Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-25
PLAIN ENGLISH 7!

" The result of this negotiation CErskine's1
" or rather the total failure of IL, proves the
&C truth of what told the ministers from the
" first that is, that every step in the way of
" concession, would but cause the difficulties
" to thicken. Ii they had stood firm upon the
aground of MARITIME DOMINION, there
" would have been a loud out cry for few
f." weeks; butwhat would the Americans have
done more than they have done now %
4" They have now done their worst, and they
A." could have done no more. There would
" bsve been an end, for ever, of all claims *
{" disputes about searching ships. And, to
"this it must come at last. In REALITY it
" is now. We do exercise an absolute mayi-
" time dominion. We must exercise it, or
"we cannot remain independent of France.
+" 1t would therefore, be better to do it, at
" once, avowedly, * not cucumber the thing
with " orders IN council, and other trap
" pings, which only serve to rob the princi-
" pie its simplicity and dignity -
lCo66en's Resister.l :
Such is the abrupt, bold face COME ssion
of Mr.. William Goblet, better known in
this country by the name OF Peter Porcu.
pine. He openly confesses, what the re-
pubiicans of America lons ago asserted, to
wit that the object of the British ministry
is, absolute, uniUersat, maritime dominion.
Al TcdIEy lSdyS NoooCttI ~ 10 NoW. we
do exercise an absolute maritime domini-
on" Now, this is fair play i: 1t is not bea,-
ing about the bush it is confession with.
out compulsion. We are decidedly of Mr..
Cobbeti's opinion : the British ministry
might a S well aUo7v their d esIgn at once,
f'f and not cucumber the thing zvith I" orders
IN coancil, and o.her trahhings, which
only serve rob the principle of its SiLs
hHcity and dignity" That IS, the English
government, III The true spirit of Irs opera
lions, should no longer play che pitiful
pick pocket but like 4 daring hlgh-way
robber, publicly support what il secretly
labors TO obtain.-If the English ministry
would be as candid as Mr.. Cnbbett, it
would save world of i'll blood aud silly
contention. AS Americans, We should have
no objection to such course OF Conduct, ION
the part of CT. Britain; because, If, as Cob
Dett AYERS, g it must come to this az ass,"
1t would be infinitely to our advantage to
has,en it for then the whole ". States,
no longer duped in any part oy jesuitIcal
! professions OF friendly dispositions on the
part OF the perhdIous government of the
Islanders, would rally TO man in vindi-
cation OF rights as unaiier able, as impress
| criptabie, as the laws OF nature. Indeed,
I there is proof enough, OF the intention of
the EnSiish TO usarp unsve szl maritime
dominion, for Us all 10 rally nov, aud we
certainly should sincerely uaite if it were
not for the pestIferous Delch ngs of that cor
murant ambition, which some evil men in
TINS Country manifest, and w,ncn would
swallow up every thing 10 CRAFTY rs detes
table aEpetites.-And here let us enquire
! OF those respectable well. me aiming fedora
lists, vino really apprehend danger from the
swelling pride aud not spirit OF enterprze
!. manifested by Bonaparte, and who coltinu-
ally warn Us of his approachss TO universe
domination on land, wae,her it does NOT e..
qualIy become US as men devoted to the pro.
motion of our country's goou, to resist with
/ firmness universal dominion on the ocean
as we'll AS universal dominion on the land 7
/ Nay, whether we ought not to resist the
I former more than the latter, seeing, as we
! do, that the tyrant of the land cannot on
the land reach or Injure US whilst the ty :.
rant Ut the seas daily se,zes our ships, our
seamen, and cramps our navigation and
commerce IN every quarter OF the Globe.