Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-08-02

Tica, on a motion Iar the ,cn imtorfGfion
o. oTtfiSh msrchanaise Tending me IRE
SEM DISPUTE 6etzyeen Grect Britain ana
America. BY sae author Of War in dis
gaise.
(Con;jnued.)
Yetth is, in truth, but a part of the
enormous case. By what means has
france acquitted The power of enforcing
her prohibition /! by the same foul
means which hare ensbled her TO over
throw Austria. TO break up the founda.
tioa ct the CefmsDc empirs, and add
all Italy 10 her nsurpations; by the
most audacious violations of neutral rights,
mat ever disgraced. the page OF history,
or subverted the security Of nations.
Here, We have no .controyerted prnci.
Piles 10 assume, IN maintaining the oppro-
brious charge. Ills not, that or tho o.
cean, and in the Interruption of com.
merciai intercourse with beliigerenS,
neutral preiensions are opposed bur, il is
that into the heart of peaceful cities, aud
among the villages Of harmless pessan
Try, armies are seat 10 levy contributions,
ior pursue their desoIa;ng mach by a
power which does MT a.ieds. against the
hapiess sufferers ci,hsr the righs of war,
or the provccu,ion Of wrong. Ans
pach, Hanover, Switzerland, Hamburg,
Frankfort, even Rome Rscif, where a re
conci'ed apos,ate might have been res
trained by decent respect 10 the super
s'Itlon he has protested TO resume, these.
aud many other places, need but De
named, 10 call up abborrence Of the usur-
pers mayi.ns, AID 20 ahew his utter con.
tempt ilr the most ackno wledged and
sacred OF neutral rights, whenever he has
power to invade them. Even bed cham
brrs are unsafe for princes in the bosom
OF a neuttai court.
Bat are other nations responsible for
these ouusSes :" nor directly 50, admit.
, Whether ii be not duty OF Neutral pow
ers to unite IN, conuO!ing them, and
protecting ;hose sacred principles By
WHICH the comnluaity of petiuns is bounii
together trorA fui;Eer violation, Is .
/ question not hard TO decide. But ali |
contend for here, is the very moderate
pos'aon, that neutral nations oaght not
sct'veiy 10 assist in giying elF5cl 20 a sys
tenn, which is planted, sustained and *.
banded by these inva$ions of neulrai
rights.
Ii they Will tamely permit Bonaparte
10 exclude ships when laden with our
merchandise from Harnbnrgh, and such
other marilims places, yet permitted to
be called neutral, as the terror OF his
arms has already shut against us and
10 exicnd as he now ,hrea ems, the same
system to Portugal aud Denmark il is
not neutral, ii is not equal, to deny u Ike
latitude 10 us; and they would have no
right 20 complain, If We should apply the
same introduction us geaeraliy 10 the
merchandlz- of our enemies, wherever
cur power extends that is, to every ma.
ri!ime psrs OF tbe globe.
Colonial produce and supplies alone,
are the subject now in Dispute with Anne.
RIGA but here is q principle, on which
~e might. fairly in,eFdcl the Carriage OF
French, Spanish, and Dn,Gh goods in ge
neral, whether colonial or European ;
anc not in particular voyages alone, but in
any part of the ocean. it moi, then the
rights and duties OF ncauiraIiiy are all on
WV QUIZ "'N D'uai'SitS 1ds dtiGauy DD-
tanned some Of the legal Effects Of ,ha,
sovereignty, 10 which he now openly
aapires over the kings and Kingdoms oil
the earth. lie has imperial preroga,jves
in the courts Of nations, IN Which Bri.
fish monatch has no right TO participate.
Hitherto il Is principle OF neutral
reason, to which no writer on the law
OF naiions has objecled, and which most
fof them have expressly affirmed, that i'm.
! Partially is one Of the du'ies of neutral
states; and a branch Of tbs du!y is, that
what they permit 10 one beliigcreni,
they must be ready 10 permit to the other.
Even the king of Prussia, acknowledged
this obligation, when he gave passage TO
;hc Russian army, on hearing the viola
ton Of Anspach nor has the French
dcspot himself, had the assurance openly
to find fault with the aG.
Is But Aneiica, j: may be said perhaps
has not yet been prevented by France
s from carrying any goods whatever to
The Poris ofihi country, or our colonies,'
France. admit, has not extended hsI
commercial interdIcl, where she had no
powell TO extepd It. She has no oays
arms, and therefore can bols The door a
gainst commerce on the inside only
not loci, it from without; nor c9n Oh,