Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-29

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5 with sending John Q Adams to Russia If
obedience 10 BDnaparte and the NIX
thing we expect is. that he will be to blame
for the vil!ainy Of Canning and the per6dy
OF the British government.
But i came TO my. heaviest charge a,
gainst the federal editors. that of constant
| " misrepresenting the disposition of the
British ministry.
The following is an extract from the
Evening Post of April 22j, where it will be
bound in the EDITORS remarks upon No. 1.
TT the correspondence between Smith and
Erskine.
Look a. the FIRST Of this paper for a
welve month, you will find il insis ed
upon that Great Britain wished for an ad d.
Justment of our differences, and would
come to an accommoda ton the NOM Mt
we would give her chance 10 do SO by
placing her on an equal fioting with
France"
Now did the non.intercourse aG place
them on an" equal footjngi" To lhi, they
shall answer 20 their own words Elk ra6
from the Post July 2lst ---ss We possessed
the embargo and then offered to re move il
1t they would recall their orders This they
declined ,aad We then passed he non.lnter
course law which placed England and
France upon the same fooling." Extract
from the address of the Albany federal
cQmmittee, May 80. 1900 But for,u
naiely there was one feature IN The pan of
non intercourse which was the simple
circumstance of its placing Great Britain
and France on footing OF equality, scc"-
Gardiner in speech pubished in the Poi
OF the 9Th July says" When the door was
farly opened, Great Britain, walked ia,
and offered, that since we had done all she
could reasonably desire, and we did moi h ne.
more, she. was willing 10 do ali we could
reasonably desire" Again in the Post Of
the 9th July. he says" 1t W. had put our
selves in opposition to France, we neve
should have had The orders in couacl-
But We had them, aud we did after we had
them, give the pledge. Tha, pledge be'u,,
al length given, IL becomes as much moi
ter OF course that the orders should be
Withdrawn. II would have been folly f.
Great Britain 10 have continued ihsm."
La these it is acknowledged that The re.
quired pledge was given, that France wa.
resisted, that the belIigenenss had been
placed on footing ofequal ty nov then
ask, has she withdrawn her orders in coun
Gil, has she adjusted all our difference n
Let the Presidents preciamatio.a answer.
Fias Coleman in his paper for" lively
month";" been abusing the confidence OH -
readers, and been guilty of falsehocd and
Misrepresentation, or has he not! D. you
wish better evidence than his own words
f" For twelvemonth have asserted lha
Britain wished TO settle wish Us; for a
twelyemoRlh have said that the frs, no
ment she had chancs she would termi
nale her quarreIsr" and has he no, for "
tweivemonth" been lying, grossly and
shamefIlly lying? and for what why, l.
maintain the cause of Britain, to ex oil her
goodness & emblazon her Justice. aver
such man to be TORY in the s.rictes,
sense of the word, The parlizan of Brutal
and the enemy OF his country when she IS
the enemy OF Britain. Bat Coleman is no
alone in having represented The British
as pacific towards Us. The federal editors
! from one part Of the continent to another
have uniformly INDUCED the same sent
ment; the whole party are equally gully !;
read the following extract from he address
VI VIC iCu~'o al hiodHy COintnit'te on knc
celebration of the 10Th of June, before
quoted, and then say whethsr any have
not proved themselves the decided par,,.
Zans OF Britain.
"The minister resident Of Great Britain
being sincerely disposed, as his govern
ment ever had been disposed, towards a
reconciliation with this country" &c.
J
| Now have I established by proofs a.
mounting to demonstration, their owr
words, that G.. b. has not been so disposed
Fer they sdpit that the non intercourse
removed every obs acie TO adjustment or
our part, and yet our differences are unset
tied. Whose fault is il ; The British kine
shall answer.
The terms agreed upon are such a,
his majesty cannot approve"
And yet say the federaIists Great Br,
tain is sincerely disposed to concil,ate, an,
has offered the very terms 10 Nc. Jeffsr.
son, which The king csnno, approve Fel
low citizens, thus you are deceived, mis-
informed and abused by these men--no
lonly, in the LANGUAGE oil Coleman 10.