Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-05-02

certainly end mos, chesp,y 10 secure ms
! from 'nvasion- And what, pri-thce, fol
lows! A direci proposition 20 the cabs :.
OF London, 10 groas 20 us me aide and faro.
lection Of the Byih.h fcc.s ~! -
| The aids end protection Of ire Bri,is4
.feefs ~! Yes. Americans, this is the IN
asofda5ie tendency of those projects and
schemes which are designed to arouse
your Prejndices against the power of
! France 3 the ambition OF the emperor Ma.
poleon. The ads and protection srshe Bril-
fish Jfeefs ~! II is right tina, the people
should know the dilemma. and see the pre-
efPice, that they may in time weigh well
tss protests, and appreciate the teAden-
cIes OF the csndu9 Of those, who, either
by entreaty, percussion or alarm, attic mpt
70 hurry them into tbs arms Of a merritt.
ciSus connection.
mere, Tor moment, let us forget that
We are independent--,hat We are a nation
I-lhst we have rights--that we are ad.
yancing BY sure and rapid steps to
strength and power, which will enable US
10 upheld our own rights without the aid
OF the British fleets. Let us forget. that
now We have half 4 million Of fighting
rnen--a,d that in ten years, our numbers
will be doubled. Let all these advan,a-
ges and prospects be covered with man.
tie, let every consideration of prudence
ssd policy, of honor and pride, all bend
before the terrors, fears and preiudices,
which relate TO the emperor Nspolsop,
and then contemplate the naked question
winch the cabinet of London will consider.
that Is, the terms upon which they will
grant to ue The aide and t,rssecsisn Of sheir
fests.
Already we know that they man their
fleets by the improvement Of their own
Pcople, and ~ the violations of national
}riShts towards eur own seamen, and in our
own vessels. The cabinet OF London pre-.
tend thatthe British power gives to them
pre-eminence over the ocean--anl that
they can likewise, every where s.sert en-
immediate agency over their own subj ets.
Inns right, or rather power, they never
tsil TO assert, and a. the Americans and
the English spesk the same language,
they have, under the sembisnce of i'm.
pressing British Subjects, taksn A mer;c.n
seamen, out of American vessels, and
compelled them to fight IN battles, in
which they had no interest, and in support
OF Q esuse and claim which desradcs
INJURIES and disxraces their own country.
IL ths 10 true, 10 il ikely that the cabi.
net OF London, after VIC shall be reduced
to the humility Of ssking he aid and hro-
fecfion q khe British free, will ii,,en tn
propositions upon terms more favorable
than those which they enforce, while Ne
are IN state OF peace while France ex-
tends to us the arm of commercial and DO.
iltical intercourse while France mani.
tests that she wants nothing from The u.
ni'ed States bu, honor, justice, candor and
ree'pfocasion OF good of,ieesi All shi,
IS true, and yet there i. res.o, 10 fear tf,.,
the old projects and new prejudices, tho
extremely unlike in thar motives. will,
Term Temporary union, which will
plunge this country into labyrinth of diff
hcully,the end and consequences or which.
no man can foreteil.
| Again. The aids and hrssect;on sf RI.
Brifish feefs!!! This, Americans. i, thu
question Tor confederation, in case of run
,ure With France. Il affords prospeets
and arguments which are far beyond The
reach of our immediate perceptions. 1t
Will not only seperats US at once from
France, but from the commerce Of En-.
rope, except such as the British cabine,
may condescena to permit; or such AZ the
policy of Bonsparte may not influence.
II will PROSTATE every thing which 10 Anne
rican at the foot of the British throne, and
We, who now speak the language of inde-
Pendence, will become humble vassals ana
suppliants, and shall De Obliged TO ask Cor
eo.oPeration and protection sesipst an ..
neny, which has been created by our own
imprudence--by, our prsjudices and fears
TN enemy which neither claims nor
wants any thing from US but peace and
jus,icc-an enemy which asks nothing
from Cteat Britain but r.pose, independ
ence, the freedom OF the seas, and thu es.
tasiishment of such principles rs will en-
sure The permanent tranquility of Europe.
It's not necessary 10 retrsce the con-
duel OF the emperor Of France, 10 prove
that this rs true; il will be here sufficient
to assert II, and to demand of those who
deny u, that they will illustrate their OBI.
mon by plsin exposition of the causes
uponwhich they justify their hostility. It
IS ioreseen that this ~ill DOT be attempted.
Even il any thing shoula be said, the .np.