Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-08-12
From the National harriHgcac-r.
LIE TER II.
70 TIE PEOPLE OF TIE UNITED
HN4I'EE


the Corner number OF this papc>, WAS 10 render
manifest some of the earliest q Il greatest Of
those 2g'EressiOus on &c .ielits and trade al
neu;rals, and those infractiors Of ''t. ussg'es
OF Wsr among civilized nations" whereof, /, is
bciieTcd, that England has brought the world
tclis present. extreme condition OF passion and
violence. We shall. NOW pursue tie subject
y - more than ten wears stree Er gland, ;hro'
he late atrrir2l, sir Horatio n snn. ;,nnounccd
g. Spain, that tnr the mere cause Of her having
made war against England 81: zgaS fun right
rsHt SPAN Should no longer haze a.. .ruke.' If
: AIN nov, IN concert with France, Tetafi1fes
Il tt excessive idea, ii was England that s her
the unfortunate and unwarrantahle example Of
a. uahcard oi iufraction &c neutral rights Il
the FIST case England noticed 20 the ncutra,s,
that they Wee 10 cu. FORM 10 this detefminai ION
She ca2rrt deny, that such conduct 10 SIP IN
NOW, is a simple rs,eAAioa on her, and a uss II
nc"frais, ike n hrr oyuH use At the.,,. All tn,
was done rs n pun shWcut 10 Spain ior joining
France, and Of cnursc gave France u right 10
consider tie irreEtiarity of Erglud towards
the neutrals. a. matters fIr which she miwlt
reisi.tc. Jhus ncUtralS were either era %n
too close to France and Spain if they were Kind
and just, or were subject q 20 lie evils fjom
them, in consequence Of tkcss Hriti.h yr8niari,es
n ioioi,rr,s
Britain with Srain early in 1898, before her
Jvne orders, openly threatened Tuscany and
duct ct Tuscany .0admissiblc, and forced hcr
u abandon her legitimate neutrality. ut CO.
l'eNnaEcn also in 1897, obey declared. that the
Danes stoVM Eot De neural ami forced them out
oFthcirrcutrlcy. The British ministry, their
aU.baas dor TO Tuscany declared la a public let
tcr, tiat to be neural in Me .-0r d;0irst Fyeacc
ScaS to b. " accom- hice" zrith her ,ic,tine neu
tfaHiy Il, gnii Is France has been guilty OF 81
mlar declarations since those "c;s, has not En-
gland b. those prior pecliciouS acts OF 81 al ex
am pie, bv0Ught on tlis excess &c conduct o.
France England and Prussia drove he Fr ncn
minister's AMI agcn ) from neutral Hanbu Gh
in 1873, AND England and Span drove the
French ministers from ne uirIi Florence in the
same wear. The same attempt was made in
1925 on Denmark. Thus EnSia d used, ;bu-
scd and perverted II uusls against France
This Vas prelude and prJvoca.0n 10 many Of
those acts, Of which England, culi able rs we
l'r.'ye her, now complains against The French
government. If they now commit such outra-
Fes OF neutral rights. England, by her pcrnici-
ons and carly examples. has excited France to
these things. Towards England they are mere
rc'aiiatons. We speak known--recorled--hi
torical truths. Vyc commend not En- Gland or
Fance, bnt VIC shcw-yee prose that England
really and long sgo began the pegversions and
INJURIES ofpettrals on slOre many shores, as
y Il rs at sca.-&hc had then 40 plea of neccs-
sitv, Tor s,,c ,as 1t !. =; 10 peace, and after
o. Russia, Sweden, Austria, Prussia. Spin and
Holland, against france alone.
britain has sd2iuCatcd Ill India, monopolzed
is trade, and excluded from 1t French produce,
mau,hacoVcs, ships and men Ai'd lnaii, rs
acqpircd W Ems. nd, has more millions "fmen
& once had rnore severe gn prin cs han Europe,
rs required ~ even ntucaccd by Frarce. Eng
laHA holds ilohains the commerce Of all India.
II France does tie stone br Europe, WHO set
the avoriciuGs, dos oiic and PERM ious eNm-
PIE Il would be the c&trcrnc cferrDT Tor Great
Britain 10 think that sle ~ not observed AID
wei underst0sd n IS time toprociam hc5c
Thurs rom house tops. in All ON sea ports,
ans fOm oJr hills andmorualns. let curiirm
ard fai HAL voices procl am on s1titr'ngs ifoin
che coafine.ia p,ras o. Earose . be (aS hey REL
ally arc j fteni fhe ,eGfalisas n HsDAg'tit9aff
measures y Casaf = iiain. Ch-lHcr aad vci b.,
day.ard hour csn DC qIotef IN Praofcs these
early, frequent and Coafipu,d Engush pr0voca-
tiors ofthe bc' gcc.it5, these Eoa.'ish aBErcs'
sions upen ucuti as, these l1ns,.s' csuses I'd the
evils OF our coun' ~ 60 JOINT system oi 10
reign orders ofcounciF and Imperial DEGREES
lrrs en- Oh GU sap5,es, shut 30 am c(Qbr and
jvcsy ua no 60 crJlrgp For these orders OF
co1 c., E1g,.UA has no hgiana.c PEA o. excuse,
anl F.ncc hss D. apology bot ~ ~ prior co"-
duct Of En- land. Thus EIgiand BE- rot o1iv
Gresig ,riscI e53ts 60 us herself but IS Use reai
case OF c<,renc m.Tcaicis tp us from oiheF--
frori aff i1' ii'Hf Fi ,4le CiFiiiI'fl fvift
30 wja,, J, may be asked, does aIi tsis arru
mcut tend 10 cstabi 5h trutii, W. ans Ye', and
promote q Just e,aIatc % ,hcsc ines ezra
or,L1ery times: sdct as wc harc never seen
before Shall ve draw the sword i1 be muir
d.raus Business Of original aggression and thua
make ourselves "acecfsfrIcs alter thc iarL
10 the CRIMES OF British Or shalt we draw the
sword I'm hc vastcfal. bloody imprisoned bi
,ipcss ola wild retaliation Let us not swell
Che rivers Of tears. which already fow from mi
,.rablc man. Lct u5 not enlarge the oeegH q
AasG. which our 1g'ed -slioY .rcatnres h'v'
a.-cadytourcl upon the rccEi1r earth. Let W
not scatter che treasures, saved t'pm tne ia
ba.s IF an honest people, wan'only ON OBJ.
pronnd. Lct us ra,her uac p'ri Il the vas
suns, which n17qan ARMIES and utries con
ernc. 30 creating ai we want great Hetr
9uarlrf Jer CIV abgg '7r' produce Ict US RAISE
our own M5uchcst.ra aul Shc.Isds, our ""
Birm-aehams a..l Leeds, cor own No."ic'
aud Drrrheio Lel h2uselo4 innli'c nrcn
be ,hc universal cnc These fe our Lefrs
Americans look flr serious trio's, which rtaqa
ft-tq5es ia ,o.y ja0Hfv can feudersop9o
or which i5esemrhe.s9, v,iii pincnyou with DIS
ronC,rt and ncceBity. Look lsI tA1ss oaue