Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-06-13

A o'a-atis nut vi tUC contrary SlG dSSume
| more threatening and insulting attitude
| and gave TO her system of spoliation
! more strength ami a greater scope. This o
Course required of as some countervai,ini
plan of a more safe description, all i
possible TO NIKE: az Eie sane tinse q s.rons
ahiiedi 20 her ;sseress. Thence arose the
Enbsrgt France had now carried he,
DEGREES into force, and mantle sted the same
temper VI inIustice. and, this measure in ap
plying equally TO ba.h, most completely e.
vinced The inpartiality and recsitvde OF
our e. xsrancnt. t~ t"f
Is not tie conclusion as fair as it is posi-
be TOR one to be, that il the proposi.-
on OF the late President had been accepted,
and the British ministry had felt : sincere
desire to adjust our differences but that the
Fresidene " aid have suspendeci both proc
lamatlon aud non importation it they had
given proper Assurances against the repe-
tition os sim lar injuries The door OF con-
ciliatior was fairly. frankly, aud sincerely
opened by Mr.. Jefferson. He was indeed
censured by many Of his frienls for hav-
ing gone thus far. How would it have APP.
peared on the part of the American Go.
vernnentr after Mr.. Roses demand to
have the proclamation revoked, which was
refused, if the President without any su.
perinducing use had agreed 20 suspend
all thee restrictive measures, provided
they would rescind their orders ofcouncii!
Would not Great Britain have lad shed at
our condescention and our weakness, and
have considered US as being completely
within the power OF any policy she might
chuse to adop;? Would not our own cit
izens have hung their heads in folly and
confusion (! Would it not have virtually
admitted the absurdity of the non-impor-
tatlon act, the proclamation and our claim
OF redress for the attack of the Chesa.
peake! And if MIR. K, is understood cor.
rcctly, he would have had Mr.. Jefferson
to have gone thus far No, the reasons
why Great Britain would NOT receive the
made by Mr.. Jefferson, were,
that they expected to make us TRuCKLE,
they were not aware of their disasters up
on the Continent. they specialized with con-
Silence upon the exertions of the p ,rty in
this country, win ch they expected would
terminate III the election of aone person
less solicitous about our rights and more
favourably disposed towards an alliance
than Mr.. Madison. When they heard that
he was elected, their fond hopes were
blasted in the bud. They complained that
they had been deceived by the &c English
farfy in this coHntry," aud under thu com.
phcated tissue of evils which eDtangied
them, they were forced to abandon their
high ground, and to stoop to make those
very propositions which before they had
rejected
Mr.. Randolph may exhaust the great
stock OF his ingenuity, but ne never will
be able to accomplish his design in regard
TO the late administration, of 6xing the
charge of partiaity towards France and in.
towards Great Britain. Nor
will he be able to convince the people that
the non-lnpocratlon has been the sou, &c
OF the Inconvenience we have experienced,
or that &c has been the great impedi nent
to adjustment. The same idea has never
been su 5gested by even c.. b. herself Inor
could IL DE with the least colour of pia usi-
oilIty, bee luse she mas enacted the sane
measure IN regard II US, and IN any of
our m lnufacturcs are forbidden to land in
the kingdom.