Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-08-16

regular indemnity from England ON the ii st oi
| FEBRUARY, 179S, by an open declaration oil war
| In May, 1898, France issued her first general
order touching neutral trade, and tn ugh il was
20 SAGE her dread. and she avowed the right, du-
~ and necessity OF retaliation, of using the re-
sources Of neRtrzis 10 SAGE her coRntry, TO Prevent
Il ~ and from using n0se raj resources to ram
her coaHiry, yet France did not add the benaky of
soaiiseafion 20 neutral property, as England
docs tut agreed TO pay for the neutral pro.
Perty taken IN retaliation OF English abuses. In
the same spirit, grounded upon The same de-
, Ienslve grounds, agowing the same prin ciplcs,
1t will be found that thclegislative proceedings
executive acts. Official communications, and
soNndest publications of France from 17y2, IN.
cltsivcly, % the memorable DEGREES OF Berlin,
Milan, and Bayonne, all avow the right, duty
and necessity Of retaliation. The government
or France, mcommodcd, Injured, justly provo.
Neu ana deeply endangered by uiegIt,mate Lri-
uSh PerVers'ons o. the vast supphes, purcha.
SEES stnps and men of nedtrals II her own gan
or power. and TO rae aesfructi9u Of rae French
L france, we say, under these circumstances,
cohtends Tor the right, duty and necessity To
re.a'iale ana unhappily for the neutrals. sle
aIengtn adds that ruinOds confscation, M Ll3se
neutral cases, which Britain mad long tejore u.
uuPted and enforced in her FIRST aggressiOns.
mus does lar and calm reyie " OF the hiSt0-
~ OF Neutral spoliations 5rOve 10 US chat A. al,
even pretended, that France mad 81 abRseI aHc
perverted neutral Grade, as To give her u color o.
Pfetehsion " to TetIiiGte - wiile France, from
- 10 that day, aiw Us mant ained the charge
VI aggression ag Amst England al all her acts,
ana III the most steady, explicit, and open
| manner. The inciple OF retaat on has nc
'er carried France tO the lengths oi England
9ne is not ike England in the invariabie ;,ld
o.ppus practice of taking either American, or
E4clcll, other la,
u MT or rather capture, out OF our vessels she
''Ss never extended her claims on persons SAIL
| mo III our vessels, 20 passengers. Her Milan
uecree' VITA the exception Ottne wreck, q ycs-
| SELL is not executed by fnal and eaeetual con-
J lS aI.ol, as are all he orders oi council of G.
| oHtail- Various other differences in the con-
| 'uSt OF T. gland and France exist Ii is true,
We peileve, that Br ain assured our mi is
| 'Srs III December, 1896, that she would act 20
wards us as we sno,tid permit F.ance, so Franc
"a ioOo mas SAID sac Will follow thai example U.
1 G Sialu, and cOnfiScate under the Milan de-
| 0ESS' we do not resist similar English anteti-
| ~SSresslons; -fiording, by 4 new and solemn.
act -n0 her serious evidence, that oyi<in4k ar
SFeSsf9H Of Psr1icioas example is the real CHI al
o'eriSlc OF the English conduct, and an ia,ita-
roe retaliation OF the characterize OF the con-
4lct OF France. England, BY claiming and in
''s'inS on right of retaliation against rea-
| SON. justice, and publiclaw gives the most I'M
| 'ortuhate sanction to the conduct OF Fga zee
80 lar as she has that law on her side.
| There 10 fact in our own conduct, which !,
conclusive upon the subject of frst aggression
and retaliation. In l79+, President Wishing
ton, to avoid our retaliating on England by a Sc
questration OF property to pay for her ilIeeiti-
mate seizures, sent special mission to England
20 OBTAIN redress, and even General Hamilton
idid not then suggest, nor did General Wash
llifElOn propose to send cnrh
purpose to France. 1t would have appc AIRED
very extraordinary indeed thus formally to de
mand redress of England, If she were CORE CT.
ny fetaliating the anterior aggrcs sions OF tho
french, and to be totally ina,tentive to- proven
ton and redress IN the case of the French. Ii
ar Jays negotiations and treaty, no trace i,
20 be found OF single idea relative TO relalia
tohs by the English for any suggested Frenci
original aggressions. Mr.. Pickering was tbeI
and afterwards enthusiastic a friend o
france as anyperson IN America. He did no
then pretend She had given cause for retaliati
ms m l793. 1, is also true and is well know
to Mr.. Monroe, Mr.. Jay and others of both On.
les, at this time alive, that General HamiltoI
was extremely anxious to go To England, in or
Ter 70 De the instrument OF our demand OF a dis
continuance aboriginal British aggressions. r..
Paration br the past and security Tor the futur.
His baggage was VIGOROUSLY begun to be pack
ed, but his appointment was prevented, an,
the duty was assigned to Mr.. az So extrem,
r was the anu-American spirit az that moment !,
the British Pnb!ic circle, here, 50 bent wcr,
they on neutral spoliation, that it was asserted
|, among them, IN tile most emphatic manner, tl,s
+ " M. Jag. (ou special minister to England r.,
redress) poni nor be allowed to set his foot o.
shore" 1t is curious fact, that after 5 ich sen
e timents and conduct in 1894, Nj. Hamilton An.
Mr.. Pickering should hazard the idea, in 1923
that France was the 6rst aggressor on neutra
commerce, and England, consequently, mere
Dusuliabie retaliation. IL l. submitted 10 out
countrymen to consider the facts and observa
ions IN these papers in their due and very scri
Gus relation to the recent letter Of Mr.. Senator
Il Pickering TO the governor of Nassachuse IT'S
II VIII appear 20 that great commercial STATE
and to oar whole country, that the strong and
decided encouragement openly g,yen 10 the
misconduct of Great Britain by M. Hamilton
(, Mr. Pickering and other persons in he same
Perniclous habits, are among the real and mos
eHeient causes of her refusing to us redress anl
indemnify for tho past and security against iu
/ ture violations OF ourncutral coumclclal rights
= |yay-the Present jeohardy Of g.. Britain 4,
; eharSea6ie IN a very coHSidera6ie dcgree
10 these md simitar characters, gvho haUt
fangh her by their Hambhiefs, reEorfs.
sHecche8 and coHUcr8atfoHs ~ beHeDc, lh1
as lhe HcHfTakg VOu It bcar anu 1T frear
meHf, shr might 20 on, iHohe has at ieHgll
crct cd me u most tHdigHaffOH 0f tie Hcu
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