Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-04-18

al! ne had advanced respecting il a. differ.
ent times, it was by 10 means his inten-
uon now to repeat. He shpu colfine
himself simply to the slatemen, of Two
questions, viz was i, just, p lilic and wise,
TO refu c the offer made By America in
Angus. last. and thereby prolong the ex
istence of the evils that must arise from
the present .tae of our relations with A
mericaf Or &c 1t pradeni now to revise
that fatal deter nina ion, and return to
sounder councils, and Iesi hazardous mea.
suresf BY the uojus, and shameful pro-
cedure We had adopted. We put stop to
the neutrality Of Europe, we enabled the
enemy more eff ctually to exclude our
Commerce from The Con;in than per.
haps he ever imagined he should be asle
10 etect; bu' America still remained, a d
opened TO US in another quarter of he
globe, mart for all our comm ,dities,
supply OF all he materials If our indus.
Try, from which the enemy, with all his
immense power on the Con nent of Eu.
rope, had no mems Of deba ing US. Yet
instead 1T sof'ening and ,moothing down
every difference tha, arose between he
two coun ries, instead of pursuing pol .cy
that must have attached America to QUO
alliance and our iuteres,s, We have me
every thing to inflame and exaspera,e
her, every thing TO es;range her aff.c
tons, and ind spose Us towards her inter
ests. Such is he direct tendency of the
policy which his majesty presen minis.
ters seem resolved 10 pu sue. How d f.
Re ent Is II from ha which he wisdom of
Mr Pitt adopted in 1893 W ich since that
period has been pursued AID acted upon,
which when he had the honor of being
called to his Msjesty's Councils he had
ehdeavored 10 re establish, by he adjus,-
msnt of comm :rcial treaty, Funded up.
on the reciprocal interests of he two ma
lions. But now instead of cutiva,lng hat
come ction, instead of fostering that sys-
tern of reciprocity, it would appear 20 be
now the plan of m minister's to ALLEVIATE A
merica, and force Ter into the arms of
France. If his was i,npsl tic and un-
wise from the beginning, how much must
1t be felt so since The offar of America in
August last. Respecting the nature of
that offer, the strongest misrepresen atoms
have been m,de. L. has been asserted IN
thas House, that in her neg citations with
France, & with This country, res cling the
repeal ofthe French DEGREES Sc of our or.
ders in council, America had manifested a
decided partially in favor of France. By
these asser,ions, ls had MINIS f been en-.
trapped into belief that ih.y were well
founded, and n consequence of that con.
viction, he had made use of exp essions
respecting men and measures, winch he
was now nos, anxious to retraet. Whas
could be the motive of the misrepre sen All.
ons OF this matter which were 50 easily sent
abroad x induslriously propaga.sd, he
would not take upon him, self 10 say but
he f-lt it his duty fully and accurately 10
inform himself upon the suoisa aad the
resul, oil his enquiries had abundantly sat.
Isfied h'm that the Misrepresentation he
alluded 10 had nothing 10 the world % war.
rant them. He should undertake 10 prove
not only that the words Of thu Pie, dent
OF the U. States relative 10 the pending nc
sociations were misinterpreted, Blu, that
from irrefragabls documents ne would de +.
monstrate that there were no grounds
whatsoever for the charge Of partiality on
the part OF America iowa ds France, to
the prejudice of this country. Tho noble
Lord then proceeded TO read the passage
in the speech of tn Preslden, of The o.
ni'ed SAFES 10 Congress, which relates 10
the negotiations with III. Two governments
OF France and Eoglaod.