Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-06-10
FROM THE AURORA.
AFFAIRS WITH ENGLAND.


violation of Justice, treaties and neutral
rights, in a bold and manly tone. That
there was foundation for its appeals, no one,
ar this day, will dispute and, If anv we're
so disposed from ignorance or prejudice,
the simple fact, o. the 7-ecorcrv fo,- these
stoiiQtious, obtained under Mr.. Icfcrson's
administration, would determine the points
at once.
! A. that time, the denunciatior of pri.ish
pillagc, bv this paper, was attributed to a
French influence, TO corruption. and to de-
sire to engage the United States in war on
the side OF France. The calumnies, then
circulated. have long since accompanied
those who circulated them, into merited
contempt.
The opposition ofthe Aurora, at the pre-
sent time. can be attributed 70 no such in
Ruence, was formerly said to govern it
this is perhaps the only paper in this
country. of which the French government
under Bcnaparte, thought it necessary to
complain to our government; and, if our
institutions were as flexible and tyranical
as those OF Britain, there is no doubt but
punishment would have followed, as il did
a complaint against Peltier in England.
For France we care no more than for En-
gland or any other nation-unIcss her more
lust conduct and policy towards this coun-
try shall cntitle her 70 il, of the form of it's
government and Of the means bv which it
was erected, we entertain the same opni-
ons that we have ever held and expressed.
Ills now again circulated, by the agents
Of the BRITISH government, that we wish
for way with ENGLAND, and that we would
starve the ENGLISH people, and Colonists-
hut the whole object Of our remarks has uni
/ formlv been TO maintain peace: five wan
' 4 IT.
and fortihca'ior>. because these would pro-
duce it-and we would not recommend on
any other ground, than that Of self defence,
! a cessation of all intercourse, which would
necessarily cut off supplies ofmany neces-
! reS Of life
! But we have. from time to time, pointed
out to the British agents, nur actual a6iH-
| IN to avengc the outrages and insults Of
! England, with view of deterring them
from encouraging this hostility, and in the
next place to show our yeomanry the pow
err they had in their hands-this admoni-
ton, if it has had no effect. is but another
evidence Of British infatuation, that may
be in the end destructive.
II we con \ obtain lit or no Justice, un-
der the late administration of Britain,
which our federalists termed highly liberal
1T one of our most important demands,
that ministry, surely we can have no man
ner of hope from their successors, whom
Cullen, hired writer in this COUNTRY for
English purposes, describes as " made IN
ofthe Sta7un Of cor~Ihfion men, HlIo are
calculated far nothing else than To bring
I" Disgrace and run on Pyitain." From
such men as Harry Dundas, Castlereagh.
iPerCival, s Rose, We can expect no change
ofpolicy, fthcv find it their interest to tcIe.
rate the plumber s oppression wcnow suffer
The most pTcjudiccd partizan of England
must allow, that the administi alton Of thi!
country has acted IN the most c0nciiiatory
: and forbearing manner, under all the hos
, Titles OF Eiitaiu--so much so, indeed, thai
the very men, who are supported in on,
, cities by Bri tish secret service money nr
: indirect patronage, have one and all de.
| nounCed the government rs weak and cow
ardly-and, as if the British ministry Gre
dited these asperslcns, Cancellation anC
= forbearanCe on our part have been me
with an encrease Of oppression ard indig
nity on the other.
To suppose, that this state of worse thar
colonial vassalagc, will be borne much long
err, would bc to sanction and believe til,
: British abuse. We have no sort of cx
pectation that our ministers will be able I,
conclude treaty and our country shoull
3 prepare Tor the consequences Of create
outTages-for resistance. The resistance
we mean is, in thc first instance, partia
+ non-importation, and in the event Of it
. failure (Which we do not aDprehend) TIM
suspension of interCourse.-We cannot to-
= often repeat, this is the best and the safes
policy-or too often repeat and impress
upon the minds Of our readers facts Cha
, prove it to be so.
CuIen, who stands il the shoes of CT
bctt, and is therefore the foremost Rrit.sl
authority, affects to laugh at such resis
tance-he Cannot meet the matter ON an
serious ground, and may therefore be *
cuscd he makes the best stand he car
This hireling, however, when the non-im
lportation act was discussing in congress,
predicted that the consequences Of its en-
action would be actual hostilities--an
why, if this law could iniure the Unite
States alone Why make war upon a.
If this law would not prejudice Enpland
IS Neither ridicule nor sophstry can conce,
the fact, or inference.
!, " Non-im portation (says Cullen) prod,
- ces non-exportation, and both together pr,
= duce the abolition Of commerce 4"
~ Whether the meaning of this is. th,
!, we cannot find any other market tina
w Britain for what we export, or shat IL
ID British will not allow us TO export to ar
I other nation, we cannot say-we presun