Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-12-15
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+" NOriONS
What are {" no.iors ?,


According to envoy Jackson they are the
honest aims winch Aneric., has upon tao
/ COVE rnI aent o. England.
| Tne demand for the liberation Of our sea
men, IS therefore no ION.
| lhe freedom of our trade, is n r.ofioa
The honor Of oar fag, is notion.
| Mr.. trSkins's arrangemsn., is u notion.
| lnese are all, quoth Mr.. Jackson, "no-
! hons enormously enterta'ned," AMI they
must give way to a. Practical sahuLatfons"
! And what are these 'Htraceicai sGiaH.a-
tians?" Fhey are
To allow Gfea;. Britain to blockade, ua.
on f.aher. the entire coasts OF Europv.
To perm'the 10 cue off America com.
merchants may carry II OIL creiudUely
themselves.
! T. suffer our fiag IN b. inSuted and tram
| Piled upon without suitable atone nent.
| To put up VITA the insoleace OF Mr.
Canning and the insolence O Mr.. Jackson
| To submit to the continual and unb ouldcd
mpressneni of our seamen. And,
To acknowledge an inherent right in her
q regulate commerce by ord RS IN council.
Such are Mr. Jacison's I" hrac,ica 8 in.
uLaIoHs, such are the stipulation which
he wau su5st tute for oar legitinA,e rights,
| winch the same Mr.. Jackson cllls non .
onS ;" nd these rights are erroneou,.y"
supposed by Us to he so strong that Great
Britain will &c ise to infringe them. In
other words, England will s'ncver &c tse"
to violate the u. Ens, TO DC sure, is pta u
enough if Mr. Jackson, had been 50 p. am
in all the other parts OF n ietters--if h
had, on the affair o. Il skIne's arrange.
meut SMILED no more tuan he has ions OF
I'll s po.nt. the tories could not have held up
their heads in his behalf But (and tbs re.
markable) Wherever he speaks OF the ar
bitrary doctrines of MS own government ne
is open and auddclnus --wherever he speak
of the constituted authorizes, of the ella ~
OF Amer,cA, he covers himself with nui
utu lie Of words. Ii, then. our rights, n
the eye OF England, are mere " no.ons,
mere cyphers, { is clear that Eng ~
meAns To persevere m ner outrag t L.
nantes, she means to proceed IN the course
sne hls dane to piJnder, impress, * mui'
der. And snail we suOm /! Sin all
weld 20 BrIt,s1 p.aA lering, and IN pres
ment, and numbering Not at all w
dlsclaim tae new Ian sled no.ioas of Chan
pagDy, as "a lcn W. disc N the deSP0
tsn of the French emperor ;-ws AK tol
nothing but what the iaw OF nations lustIfi :
We ask, and will insist on, .mmuIity fron
Inpress,nent of our seamcn Tree tran
sit for bona Jide AMerlc IA properly acrOs!
, the ocean, wIthOul paying duties "a Engiis,
ports iii snort, We require to be treated "a
a neutral nation ought 20 Dc treated oy bel
ligerenLs. 1T they W ii nIs grant Us tnI,
if under pleas OF retaliation, the tyrAnt o
the laad and the tyrant of the ocean con.
Itinue to roo, burn, murder, aa1 imprisoh
We must be the btsest of slaves to subnI
There is not recorded in all history the &C
, tons of people So tame, SO serY!le, so CON
temptible as we are, II we can, under &C.
formulated wrDnSS, and injuries, and out
RACES, yield TO the arrosan vanity and do
mneerlng career OF France and Eng iand
The vale nerd OF scrI5Jers who rally unds
the banner of England, wac conmVe with
her MINISTER, VINO plot, and struggls against
their native land wins below like bulls o.
crcak / Ike pond frogs against the constr.
tut. I'd authorities of the UOIted States, can
r not move the body OF the people to rebelli
on cannot turn their hearts in favor o
Great Britain those scri6oiers are al
q boil and bubble :" heated to the ultec
ance OF calumnies by English gu.ueas
; reused 10 exertions beyond their strength BY
what moneys they get, * BY what tney nope
To get, YAey are not the ca tZeHs--they arr
, mere trunpe ,crs, morn blowers tor Jack sof
/ the envoy, who sitting at New York, pull
the wires, and pats sucn men as Coleman
and Bronson and Wagner, n motion. Fn,
community nevertheless, 7viU stand up fol
!, their rights: Mey will not mind the horn
blowers, the babOiing Fetainers 81 Francs
James Jackson. Let ths scrib1lers make
~ mucn nose as they pleas and create
az moon clatJer as tas rams horns at Ter
icho, depend upo6 1t the waits OF the con
stitutlon will not fall down, the iocrtie
and the independence OF the nation vii
not be prostrated Fhe rights OF the Uni
red States are supported ~ multtaIes Q
r noble hearts, wnich uHder Divine Provi
fence. are wiling and aoie to protect tneu
lney.do not rest upon pens points, nor,np
OF Lazy. loungmg, out -oi.Dusiness, pettifog
gers Du. upon me nerves and s,news
J a sturdy yeonanry, aad hardy race Ut sea
ftril; usu by men, tn fact, who, whlte
YER Caan,ag or Jackson may tutnk of q
!. Will Insist and conquer their rights, VINE
/ ther they be dsuonlnated emotions" o
q t,therwise.
Extract AZ letter Jrom Washington CT