Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-09-02

deserters within the jurisdiction of The U s.
aud have both received the same verbal and
practical replies, how does French influence
appear
During term Of nearly two hundred years.
IN the greater part of which this cou7try GER
family constituted the o"rest and souaist part IF
the states confe5e, dted Uhfey tke national croSvr
the operation Of the writ Of he,5eas corpus was
fatal equally to domestic Endorsement and to fo-
retgn detenhoRs of the persons of all men within
our limits. Such was our absolute rizl!t at
common law-such the right of every alien
within our borders. Such was the right, at
strict law, in the trans atlantic part of our lat,
empire. Such are the rights OF Britons the
rights of alien friends the rights of even alien
enemies. Yet the american govcrgstent for not
winking at violations of ths common Iav," of
our former empire, faithfully preserved by the
regenerate Americans, and unfaithGily surren-
dered by the degenerate English are prepos-
terously accused of submitting To French influ-
ence
The British, besides many wrongs To our
trade, have long excluded al our manufactures
from Their country, and We have lately exclu-
ded part Vt their manufactures only and for
thls moderate effort of remedy, are charged
with acting md r French influence
The British violate with blood our public and
private ships. insult gov rAors, as at Rhode.
Island, aad the batteries On our shores even
pretend to usurped jurisdiction arountl their
ships IN oar rivers and mario " seas and ATTEMPT
to take foreign minister a I'll ship of war with
in our waters; for all which aid other outra-
geous wrongs we forbid the dangerous entry
OF their vast sen army of go, 900 men into our
ports and for this act OF sound prid nee and
dlgnItiea tirmness, the government is charged
with French influence.
The British. as neatrd5s began to detain and
capture neutral vessels in 1872, a conduct cri-
minal in itself and Of evil eeamale to their
friends and foes They setluce and coerce
other nations into similar conduct. They
provoke tn ir enemies to the same conduct, and
then pretend t. retalate they indemnify their
public officers for such deeds of shame by in
creased law. They repeat, diversifv, extend,
and multiply their desp tic acts in the sane Of
"orfers IN CoaiciI' I'll nine ofthese proscrptive-
evidences ofneUtrdi dejasenrent issue in single
month. They subject our property in innocent
voyages tn their enemies unhlockaded ports to
a pend!t1 Of colfScatior, edectul and fatal.
that the insurance against British captures on(y
rising above ga los. on the & 100, can no lon
ger be effected no longer be sustained! Insur-
ance ceases and British captures work an tIni-
versal and absolute cogfscation-a British benaE-
t. Ut an arbitrary British ORDER Of Council Our
government deprives their rapacious navy of
Their infamous gain the profits of this disgrace-
f'li penalty, b. aging embargo, md too many
OF our prohigate pailtic ans dscrIbc the act to
French Influence Britain goss YET farther She
drags us from the free ocean into her own ports.
imposes there on us heavy taxes Svithout kaly
EFFORTS perquisites, and covers this conduct by
retrospective statute of Legislative body
which is daily advertised to be bought & sold,
an lest sh uld counterfeit this execrable
and intam rus conduct By employing our ozva ma
nafactWerS instead Of those of aggressing Bril-
tain, the people are alarmed in every street. in
every county with the cry and the pretence.
that OAR pacific measures to correct the British
authors of IN ire than half our wrongs are se-
crrtly procured by the menAces and influence
! of France
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.