Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-13

the line liberal treatn ent from tSugl md
On the contrary, it was during this period
hat above three thousand of our seanen
ware impressed, that Peircs W IS murder
Ell at our very doocs, aud that succe ssive
orders Of council were issued legaiizng an
Ubiquitous sp,la:ion and seizure Of our
90 is and vessels. 1t WIS thus tia, iajury
followed close upon injury until out mer.
chants, those meek and patient souls, even
they. called upon the government in the
most clam orous strains for its energetic in.
lterpositien. A. their call it did interpose,
and sent special mission TO l. ,ndoi.- -
Sill, however. our wrongs re NAMED un-
|redressed, our rights, our Interests, and
our character continued to bleed az every
pore.
l. was now that France, uniusty and weak
ly we aimit, re solved Co treat us in the
came way we had 50 long been treated by
cnsi nd; and forthwith launched those de
crees against our trade which still endure
as nonunenc of her folly, inaicting still
greater injury upon herself than upon either
Us or her elemy.
These new occurrences ough: TO have es.
tabtishea new era in national 3entinent.
We shoIld, as one man, have resolved to
resist botn English orders and French de.
crees. W. should have silenced the a,;o
logsts of either. We should h we rejec {
With dlslain the plea of retaliation, as to
tally inapplicable tc US, how ever appl cable
to each other. We should have rallied
round our government as our only shield
ag tinse danger, and Im'tat ng the Nrtu Of
our forefaehers, hav. resolved to endure
every privation ofintsr st eventually to Sc.
cure our gifts and m.in ain our aonor un
tarnlshed Was this uai0ersaHy dIne by
US! No F.; and herein Is fond ano her Illus
a
lie ms supported their govern nent nits in
partial measures, although those measures
are nov generally allowed to h ave operlt
led even more Injuriously OH France tn IN
England. and were more sl,isib.y felt Dy
! the repi5lictn than the federal sections u
the union. But did the parry, We are d.
ilnedSins, act W tn the same PATRIOTS II
M. They began with traducing tls M,
tives, aud ended with opposing, even ~
] physical force, the measures adopte
they took part with, and even played into
the hands ct the Common enemy.
Mr.. Madison was called u the Presid.n-
cy, and one OF MS first acts was the arrange.
ment entered iato with Mr.. E.rskine on tie
part OF the British govern neat. Fais l.
gre enient fully restored our n " with Z l.
gland. aad threatened our p.ace win
France. The party, we are ponrtrayins,
as might be expected, ext,iled 1t aud the
new president 60 the sk,es rae repuo!...
cans were equally warm in the expression
or tn IF apprpbatijn, and demonstrated &c
the satIsstc of every reason tnle m Al,
:lelr sIern jastice and total exemption from
the French Inhaence ascribed 90 an. 10
Rnh, no withst anding the olsavowdt Of ths
britisn Y lverp nent, It Is IN sst fortunate
c'rcu nstanee TN II the srransenehs WIN
S1r Erskine W made It naa proved TO
toe SUBTRACTION of every man, win ise estee n
us desirable, tax our govern nen5, and the
! great body or those on whom they must re
| ly for support, are devoted to the tue IN
jtercsts OF the nation, andsee those IN erests
neither through the jsrndiced medium OF
French or Briticn attachments.
| On taking TINS review. we are NJ longer
lsitprsed a. the change when has recea.iyt
taken place IN public opinion Tue delui.
on, which had bsfIre extels vely prevailed
! is dssipdted. Tle h1lest portion of the
( federal party, superior IN M y lers AMI ia
J Tents 70 the residue, n I'VE AwIk ned rs from
a dream, AMI appear Determined TO sake
OF their connection with their gnWorthy as
sociates.
They have justly become alarmed for
their reputation. They have realised their
total degr idatiol aud ru n, if they Continue
tn unite their destinies vita them Having
SurOFcu themselves 10 y iuSS3 TO TeESct, ana
/ TO JUICE for themselves, their ma i've A ne
rican feeling have revived, and they nave
lpatr,oticaiy resolved 10 support their 20
vern nent 50 long as It's n assures are just
and h'noraole. We rejoice TO bel bid TINS
temper, and We trust nc Will endure, that
fore sn nations my learn thas Whatever
| IS respectable among US will be nDarked
as 10 common c,dse agIlnst their inius-
tce.
! AS to the republicans of the " lite States.
they are the last to wash a war with En-.
gland, so long as it Is no forced up,n US
cy her wrongs What can they gan by
such war Not the government for
they possess it already. Mo- the incre .sed
prosperity Of the country, IN which. belns
at least three fourths of the whole nation
theY are most deeply Interested f,r IN q
know that w4r, however it IN y ter innate
| IS always injurious. Not an accession o.,
loerty they are satisfied h that tney
possess. Not a subverslon OF the constitu.
u0n =ataey would defend 1t W tn the r D God
No. ~ war they know they have noching
to gain Their power, the popalarity OF
their government, it's revenue, their Lber-
ties, all make preservation of peace to
them an Inestimable object. NotIaS can