Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-08-09


with the fail of England, or the destructi.
on OF Naro!eon's power. Thss do they
iiu "a moment OF passion or prejudice, en-
deavor 10 deprive their country of the Ce-
neral benefits of the peace ana commerce.
OF continental Europe, aad To take their
chance in the i'll fortune of Great Britain,
without even Knowing that theic services
viii be well received.
! II will not be denied, nor eau il be pre-
tended that the panph,et JUS, alluded to-,
IS not written with considerable ingenui
~. But the whole tendency ofthe work,
and the force of the authors talents have
been exclusively devoted to the British pD.
i'Sy. This writer is NOS only all Engiish-
| roam, bu, we are told, he is link in the
arlstocratic chain, which sustaihs that go
The chief Ministers Of State. From such
musI, under such circumstances, it would
be ridiculous TO expcct, fair, honest,
impartial and manly investigation. He
| wrote, no, merely to crafty a humor but
from Interested feelings; not AZ a philo.
! sopher, but as partiIan not to oppose
Boaaparte. but to preserye England; not
merely 10 Justify British usurpa,ions, but
10 preserve the honor, power aud distiuc-
udn OF hsrsd,tary nobility in that Island.
And aiiho' the author pretcnds TO a great
deal OF Independence and candsr, it will
be impossible to alio,y credit TO his dacla
rations, without d,screditing the general
| inhoence of human feelings and passions.
1t the pamphlet had been written in the
! United States, or in any ether part of the
globu which had as little right to fear The
combined effect of Bonaparic's power and
resentment, the Ingenuity of The para.
| graphs would have had a stronger effect,
aud the writer might have obtained, at
lea,t the credit cf Observation-Disclosures.
These thugs being considered, the
soPhisms and delusis0s of the perform,
ancs, will lose much of their force, aud
/ the impartial reader will ebdcavor TO dis.
cntangl. himself fIo,a tho deccpiious ten
denotes By other and contradictory consi-
derat;ons. He will read AID reHsct as an
| unit Of the great family of mankind, and
while he for the moment kolds the scale.
Ut justice in his hands, ne will fssl 40 pre-
ference in favor OF aH hereditary aristo.
cracf, over the r:sh;s and claims of The
most i,anble piebeians
J The writer Of the panph.et, has pro-
cesdei upsn the opini,n that tie nn.
gli,h are he tayor,ics Of Heaven, that
they are cnti,ied 10 pse-eminencs, and to
| pursue al The means which arc necessa-
| ry 10 promote or secure it. Led away
and eD,aagled by the delusiou, hs mas
| found 10 difficulty III justifying the wars
which they have lately provoked aud pro.
| secuted, or all the measures which were
necessary To reader those wars Nv des.
.ruclivc To the enemy, and as GrneiicIa TO
themselves as circumstances would per.
nit.
In this wide scope they forget or tram
pie UPON tlie rights OF nations; they en-
deasor TO make evsry nation bend to then,
designs and they do not hesitate to en-
ploy the force which they possess to com.
pei it. They act not merely as if they
were Gods chosen people, but like vice
gerents TO whom he mad delegated by
special licepce or patent 10 froScri5e the
rights a nd privileges of all other nations
by frs.cri6ing their own. VVhile other
| nations tho inferior in maritime strength,
feel aod know that all this, on the par! of
the British is an ususpatioD.
If as much pains had been taken BY
( the same, or writer of equal tale nts, on
the olher side, it would appear that the
British doctrines, were unjust---shat the
whole oflhe proIeG upon which their ma
rhine rights are founded are tyranoical,
and are denied and disclaimed by all o.
Their civilized nations. UnGer such a
view il would bs more necessary for these
usurpers to offsr apologies and excuses
for al indefensible conduct, fer all unne-
cessaiy and unpreyoked war, than TO
threaten with the scourges of unceasins
war, all nations who did not promptly and
pa;ieDl!y submit to- their consequences.
There is bat one plsai one sort of yindl
cation which these islanders can offer ard
that may be contained IN one word seic.
hrrSerV4iisn." But powerful and itresis-
ta6Ie az 10 the talismanic influence Of this
word, the charm will lose It's influence,
the plea will be oyer.Tuled when we re.
member that almost every month brings
to us some new proof, that they who
might use it have been, still are, and
threaten to be, as long as they have the
means and the strength, the aggrcssors
in The war and consequently the distur-