Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-04-08

! and soothsayers, bat men oil f'esh and
blood Ills Idle 10 talk. OF sense OF
Justice in any nation. Bach purs0es its
Sense ofinterest, aud il you calculate Oh
their aciing upon any otaer principle,
prove Gully. We are asked what c..
Britain can do to annoy US. We answer
at this moment more Than any other ia
lion OF The world, because she Commands
the ocean, The sole medium of communi
cation between US. Bur draw her off
from that element, and France is not less
omnlpo;ent upon it. She is q great m,l
,i'ary power, and it is because Britain is
not, cannot be such a power, that it is
impoli,ic to break her. down, Gu to
war when you will, you must become the
ally of France, YOU will only pu, off by
enhancing it, the danger you would
guard against. You will but clap tor
toise under your elephant.
The same gentleman tells you thai
the giga:tc power of France hangs OF,
the brittle life Of an individual Blu, do
you believe il! Are YOU such driyeiiers
in politics as to believe thai the fate 81
such a military despp,ism hangs oa-;he
life Of one man. IF Mahome, ii had
been killed under the walls ut Constant
nople, would the 'desliny'of the Creek
empire have been changed +? Would
so the power have passed into the hands
Of some Soiyman or Seiim, The terror OF
he civil zed wotid. Shall We abandon
practice for theory
In some respects we are sitHa,ed as
the successors of Alexand-,swere pla,eoiy
in relation to Rome ard Car,ha!se.--
! Here Is an ,ran republic or call It what
you will, that threatens the liberties Of
mankind the government above ali o.
Ithers, in Europe, 10 &hich our o~n IS
mos, hateful and obnoxi US, This rs
beyond dispute. Does il become us 10
facilitate lis designs ? ! do no, enquire
as 10 motives, nor will tha, government
care abou,them. ifypu give II fsciltie,
toe effect its purposes. those purposes are
obtained SO far as depends on you. Is
this wise, is it proper, is i, right /! Am
asked for my plan If meant TO ACT
efficiently, would have begun with an
embatgo--I would now do wha was
done before--l would treat with Great
Britain, and for the reason that would
not have treated with her, in the year
1854; for the same reason that the gen
uemaD, whose resolution is now under
discussion, then treated with her ] would
not now, he is for war, am f,.' Gego
citation and Teace, And why? iS-cnnse
the stale ;f nations has since undergone
a momenlous chang discs roos chan
ras Id 1,1u l.. NaI In,
fsce Of things. We often near Of
abuses and co'ruptions of ,he e itisb
government /; whfs, the continental dcs
po!isms pass uBooiiced and nnFegarded.
Let Us beware OF ,ntuoanc;ng SUCH ahu
ses into our own We have no farther
copcern with them. Do geqiementhiuk
worss of the -character and motives Of
William PA Than of Robesletre, and
yet, monster as he was, Robes pierre
that capnibal of his own countrymen,
was IN bis DAY the soie-bnlwark ofihe i,u-
man race. Ard wha;everbe her motives
or professions Great Britain now stands
exactly in the place of France twelve
years ago. Take her navy out cf the
way to- morrow, aud where are you B.
The secretary Of she navy has indeed
reported that The Chesapeake is fit for
seryce. and the Consiiuilog IS ~ state
I,of thorough repair, bul would the real
| Ctesafisake, the bay I've s. ,or use IN that
case. and what would be the Operations
on the actual constitution .cf the TIM cd
States! Sir, am opposed 10 a French
war as well as 20 war with Englaad -
would treat VEN England for another
reas2I. I wish we had not commerce.
al treaty with any nation whatever.
am opposed TO them on principle bus
the principle is already settled. We
have them. BY cur treaties with her
enemies your hands are tied up from ia
king against them, any such meaaure as
the one proposed Msy are to be admit
ted ON the terms of the mos, favored
nation. This is probably one of the prin.
clpal causes of disgust to England. A
gam. she made an offer to repeal her
discriminating duties, If you would do so
too; TO trade with US lpou even term.
BY mercantile ciamor you were deferred
from meeting her beif way; moreover,
you have refused TO ralify treaties with
her, after they had been signed by your
own minister. No doub, you had the
right to do SO. Bul can YOU be surprised
under such circumstances that haugh.
" commercial rival has been irriiated,-