Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-08-02
FROM THE AURORA.
THE MURDER OF PIERCE.
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THE MURDER OF PIERCE.
We have copied from the papers of London.
b, n m;nisreriat and 1ti-minis,cyiaL-whiss and
.oiies, --Foxitcs and Picutes-ih-ir several cbssr
vations and sodons on the tra.i outrage perpe-
sraiei BY WILDLY in the royal English shin Lean.
der The American public msy ju 'sc Vt the dis
positions Of the English government. aai of the
parties in and on, cfpowsr, By these pubicati.
ous, aai ,ney will, it is painful BIZ, Necessary
70 say, Gll nolhing in ;hcm which bears the
leist to>en nf respect for on independence or
the love of justice itself; those papers lament
for tier sGkcs that we should De incensed
but there is rot single se,tirnent u,,cred which
carries Inc idea Of justice towards the u or
Of Indignation for Sne injury-th= insu!. and the
muraer.
Thai rrmb. so much insisted on by the enc
mics OF fefrrfn, an 50 much aoprchended by I'll
who thrive upon the fnisfortunes and wrongs of
society. that truth so constantly regarded by mo
rais:s in guarding against the approaches of
vice -ihl' the commission of one innovation is
ohly ,he excuse ~ ne temptation 10 the COM.
mission OF another--this truth has never been
more fualy excrv plitied, than in the prog tesson
Of the British government, in the commission of
crimes and ouuage5 again1, oihey nations Z
very year fron me commencement of The Z, ench
revolution, 70 the present day. the disregard Of
the law of NATIONS tho rights of ncu,rais and
even OF justice, national honor and good fai,i
has been m are conspicuous ami inroierale.
That our reaiers may one vie,o bs sa,i.fied
on the extremes 70 which the ouirages and dis
regard Of universal law and justice, the govern
ment OF England has proceeded, We sha!! not 20
back 20 the well kaown msnaces of the En-l.sh
glve'nnient against GHefa EoreEes and S~issry
land, to drive them from their neutrality nor
20 the corruption prattIsed by her smbasssdsys
AMI c0nsals here, in order 20 drag the nation in
10 way.
We shall take two faas sand the murder of
Fierce shall be one OF them the other shall be =
case of nu der in the same way. but under cir
cumsiances even less hsinous and atroci us
winch occurred during our ovn revolution
In the Nep drnHai Register. for 1881 page o.
under The head principal OCCURRENCES" will
BE- found the following article:
"Nov. l9-On Saturday last. William Town.
81 shend iaie lieu enant ofthe Rover pr:vatee,
sof Bristol. was executed at Extcutlon DocL
" FOR the wifni murder OF captain Gval,,o S;k
/" vestiai of The Victoria Venetian shin l,v
ordering a gun To be ire j into tae vessel winch
" killed the captain His acknsw edged the g1n
60 to haze Seen fired by his order, bu, wi hnu,
IS the least Intention TO kill any b DR.. he beha
eyed with gTeat P.ni,snce"
This IS the case which we oppose to that oe
Piece -ihe circumstances of his murder. need
not BE- recapituated--it is known to the nation /;
and na,ionathsraaer, honor, and indeDend.ue
eel for equal aml cxasi Justice.
Look at the mode in which the murder f
Pisee is treated in the English prints is cal
led " On aBI;r thai babo@nea" - and the exDressi
oTs OF national indignation. are called stbe
.fc'Uor of fac:iOn wticb will son sn5,,ae"-it is
compared 10 fbe P2bsia, fry of Marat and his
associates in Paris when the revou,;ona,,
~ frenzy was high"
But Lex the American reader look back to the
case we have just stared of ths5 Sau.der at the
Venetian mariner ia the same xay-and corn
pare the cases
La the case OF the Venetian. the ve..c, r,.,;
cd neural flag.
In the case Of the American, the vessel earyi
ed a neural flag.
Ths Venetian vas on the high seas
Inc hnie iedn. was wi.hin the jurisdiaioa of
the Uated S;a.es, in our owl waters. add
within a few yards of cur own shores
The murderer of the Venetian had ROYAL com.
hIission. or le;ter of marque.
The murderer OF the american lad royal'eor,
mission in royal ship of tke royal navy
Of England
In the case Of tie Vens;ian. we f;nd no se
eJunt OF any other Than the one fa,aj sho,
In the case of the murdered American we find
thar there were several shois
The Veneiiaa is not said TO have attended 20
Any sign<l
Ire American had aArally csme 10 and wa,
waiting to hear what the EnSli;h ship wish.
cd 70 say when che was f,ed into and he
captains brother IT ihs helm. ki!!ed--wan.
,ony f'ed at and murdered
II tic English press has betome az dsbased
rs lis goyernr1en, has encTeasel in sba,scless
-isrcSafd Of ;lte law of natisns---it must b. cor
fessed, 'ha, ,he manner IN which the pane, Of
the Uai.ed Siaias, which are usu4ily considered
as 10 the pay e the English consuis aad agents
-ihe .Sanda.eus rsannsr IN which those papers
treat on' national government, aGo d. the Tn
siish pua'efs TOO dealorable aa sxasaple--on
THAI melancholy occasion when all he saiion
WILTON, discriminate n of party, fet the outage
OF sSnauiy 20 national dignity = I'd 10 our insul-
ted niaependence The EnEiish priais gave an ex
sS'P'e Of ssaA4aious !eyi'y asa saressn was ~.