Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-08-19

shock in all her commercial and manufac
turing concerns; aid this blow was rem
dsred sui more alh Give fron the impair
tiol policy which The American govern
meat pdrsusd in adopting the embargo
IL was easy TO ioresee that rigid adher-
ence TO the commercial warfare adopted
oy he continental powers against Great
b tam, would be The means of bringing
thit nation 10 s"ch a peace as would pro-
dnce 4 new mariilI,le code, recogniz, ny the
oceao as the common property of man
kind 10 prove that this result was fas
approaching, we have only to cite The ar
gnmeats Of the English wri s Barring.
Roscoe, and B:ougham I; the msurrt 6(,cn
80 Manchestcr, and the oum-r ,us petitions
hch have thronged the house ofcom
mons, demonstrating against the orders
IN council. We presume Ina, bad peace
b-en established in Europe by The blood
less policy pursued on the continent, and
maritime code established uDCn fair and
equal principles, that every man would at
least have had reason to eioice thai ma.
ton whcis very existence depended upon
war, was at length quitted.
IN commuDical ion to the Il, pertcr,
upon the subject of late cons deraJiou
against France, universally eliowed 10 be
the production of the late Fisher Amcs, it
was proved that the existence of Greai
b'itan depended upon 4 war. I was re
marked that when she makes peace
hke the weary traveller, she lays dD~n
70 s.eep--to sleep to wake no NOR -
Adopting the opinion of shat gen,lem ~
as iniaili5e, and con.idering he othercr
csAS inst v,thont racnr,;,.,,
at at! to the unjust sssump ions maintain.
ed by Great Britain over the commerce
oil neutral nations; the right oflmprrss
men', which she does not re- nql sh and
tile ms" IL upon the American hip Ches~
aPeake which she refuses reparation For !:
1--WE say, setting every thing of this ma,
tnre ASIDE, and attaching ourselves to the
other points Stated, we ask where is the
man who can re ioice in any event tha,
gives Great Britain opportunity o prolong
this destructive war, and again deluge the
continent in blood This new occurrence
can only serve to procraSIina Z that peace
so desirable 10 humanity, and TO add new
caiamities TO the catalogue which have sf
h'cted the world, w,Ihaut having he least
eHect IN changing the condition Of man
kind For these reasons We regret the
disturbances in SPAN.
In this country the people will have now
an opportunity TO observe he arts tha, vii.
be made use of by our - junto" 10 draw
us into war with France. In order 10
accomplish this darling obiea of th.ir
wishes, we shall hear thar. the Spanish
Pcrts are opea, and that the embargo only
prevents lucrative voyages from being
made by the Americans, That our CO.
vetnment are sold to France because they
refuse TO permit few Spectators 10 car
Try on a trade which viii involve the whole
community in war with France, and
make the United Staes take partIn Eng
land. The Very men, who canled SO much
about peace, when The country was in>rl.
ted by Berkeley, will begin now, as in 'es.
10 clamor for French war.
Bot the American people, who refle6t
at all, must be convinced that ueithet
Great Bri;a n, France, nor Spain. can m
pei our administration TO hszard The peace
and prosperity of rising nation In any
controversy that can be honorably avoided
The only public duty of the American
citizen, while he laments he affections
of the old world, is 10 lake peculiar care to
guard againstthe insidious attempts Of in
ternal foes. While he people are thu
cautious, they have little to dread from Tn
nations of Europe.