Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-31

, 10 the people, ~ IS evident their H'5ns
will never be consul'ed; nor does it ap
pear 10 be at all necessary hey seem
to have been very calm and indifferent
4 spectators of ,he passing events and SO
Il 'hey must have been, seeing that 100000
i, ench,nsn were permitted 20 take posses
sion OF their u, al, and TO over run their
country a les son, one would think, well
caculated o b. usefl -, hev governments
lif governments were capable ofreceivina
lessons !; If any one ever began TO amend
| ut amendment was too la c, If any ore
ever relied upon any thing but its power,
| tiil that power was swept away. and till
other. means of preservation became use
| tul if any enc ever Appealed to any
thing but the sword, till it was compel d
TO lien 20 the sen ence-." he who lives
tby the sword shall die by he word ("
This lessen is indeed, Of a naJure one
would think. to strike sensbiii'y even ina
s.cne.-EIoHTEnw MILLIONS of peo-
pie suffered two hundrcd housand TO take
posse ion of their country, and that two
HUNDRED thousand beng seven or eighi
jhunii ed miles from home! VIVA -
isonl BI,, what are we TO think when W.
are It'd that these eighteen millions 81
/ = 'lsiS were luk OI LO al 'ui ia
ENTHUSIASTS in he cause of heir coun
. Itry! beseech your majesty TO remark
this wei ; ard 20 bear l. in mind, when
! Iyou hear or read the language o
n cou tess, or OF venal writer's, or when
= fom he lungs If mt, actors or jobbers you
n bear bose songs, heal hs, and sentiments
h which he unprincipIed retailers ot new
. and politics hsye h.. mPud-nce to circu-
/, late as the elfisions of LOYALTY, How
=. often, alas we're we told of the loyal songs
and tunes at he !hrea.re, at Berlin & VI
lenpa How often we're we told OF these
J proofs o! enthusiastic loyal y, and at hos
> td,y towards he French How many
! hOus nds OF par9g' apis have for our in
/. f. nation, been 'rsos!s ed g.om the O =
N man papers in which he writer's of tia
n country appear aim S; TO melt away NJ
" reading the matkS # he people, q { Chec
J 20 hen" beloved ogcreigns." We have
, cen, aud hc soVeTciSns' Of German,
? have felt, what rclancs is To be placed up
, on such professions AID protes atons !: up
III on this miserable cam of loyalty Will,
- the sovereign OF Spain has seen even ihos'
of his mobiles nearest to his person lead n,
- way over % his enemy. and lead ,he
hey had formerly addressed % ,bei
a K -ees,
But, f,bece il no hope in The DISPOSE
80 :ons Of the people of Austria, or ot an
H.. o her country, * Il Donapaue should be
oome compl. ely master OF the whole {
;e comment, the ports and naval arsenal
III Included, sill 1t may b. said !" the Sc
'e ,s ours, let us take lbet " and keep IL, ii h
~ ok. the land 10 True, and SO obvious
MI iy true, that it requires not a moment
II" rehectioa. 1t is evident, hat unless VI
.hi command the sea as completely as he con
lar mands the land w. must fall. And the
lie the question is CAN we do it II we ca
S how Some persons may think, peIhap
&C that the discussion OF these questions, a
va. unnecessary, seeing that We command Il
.n- sea now bu from the fact, stated in II
a former letter, il appears ibat we do "
But command he sea now for would It not
IN, absurd to call that command OF the st
: s. which permits conveys Of 200 or 500 We
rec sells of The enemy 10 pass (coast Ways II
rs. .molested, and carry on, uniDterrupte
,er, bctween the uatries OF The enemy,
snt, hat sort Of commerce which is essent
(; 80 to their mutual mfort and prospect
iCt anu WHICH lthi'i'ftiCb abS NhAfhg "''i
ices the means of forming, IN q sko time
the vast naval force! Yes it would be {
Ter surdity itself TO give 10 this the name OF
soc absolute comuland oi tho sea.
wet, We have absoiute command upon
III sea where We caanot inIu'e the ener
but lunless IN choose 10 come out TO u5j bul
gain 10 tha, cor. uf ccmmeIcc, which IS ca
II as BILE OF really annoying him, and prevent
e is he grown Of his naval power, st we h
4 in lu, it il manifest, tha We turn 1t TO no
son. count. The expedition nov, perhaps
,ility he act OF Attacking tae enemy, may.
l &c deed do some service tnat IS SCR
the command OF the s-a which, It the Ell
{ his DC propsriloned 10 The means, must
REQ to the great Object, At which am,
M. destruction Of the eaemy's valuable c
ange mercisl intercourse ; and oil course, o
Pared means of rapidly raising and sending
r las navy, equal or SUPERIOR IN number
nd, ii that Of England. Bat Sir, if this mi
)olili- armament lhis really great force I;
lends lprobably, more han hall oil he force v
I'd re Gnglaad can command IS Intended 1
mieoi oo,hng, or should be able to do no,
h 30. nut merely capture island 70