Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-04-17


view. Flushing was MT an object Of suf.
hcient magnitude to cal for such an cxer-
ton. It was intended 10 strike blow at
the naval power of France, and this was an
object of the greatest Importance. The
subjects of Bonaparte would then have
found, that while he was delighting them
with accounts of conquests abroad, they
were not secure from invasion at home. Sat.
that time disposition had manifested It..
self in that part of his donations, to snake
OFF the yoke mis- tyranny and usurpation had
imposed. Il should be taken into consid.
er alton how far it might be polite TO on
cosrsge such feeling, by making aa effort
in their behalf more especially as il was be
Iieved a military force from this country
could not have been received with general
hostility. 1t was, perhaps, hardly possible
so to commit ourselves, that in ne case
could we separate ourselves from those we
wished to serve and provide for our own
safety 1T would therefore be cruel to ex.
cite an insarrection, unless we had the most
ample means of insuring success to those
VINO entered into our views : but when IN
surrect,on and discentent had already IN sde
their appearance. and the struggle xas a.
bout to be made without your aid, then to
assist and enable the oppressed more eff
fectHally to struggle against tyranny was
worthy nation ike Britain This was
done in Spain. In the north of Germany,
it was true there were some insursections,
but they were but partial. To send. an arr
my would have been most nnjustifiable,
unless such force could be sent AZ we fur.
nished in the so years, war, which was al
mose = nation living within a nati..
on
Austria determined on making another
effort for her Independence without the adj
vice OF this government; instead of being
advised to enter the ISIS with France, the
counsel given was rather of contrary ma.
ture. When war was declared, We rush.
ed to assist her in the rugKle, and. when
vanqu shed, she wltnarew from the contest
unrsproached by England. He did not
think Austria thought England had done
nothing IN her cause. He believed her
grateful tor the support she had received.
With respect to Spain, il had been SAID,
why not endeavor TO eject a Change inter.
nally Before you confer a benefit, you
cannot go with the Koran in one hand and
sword In the othsr, TO change the habits
and religion of those YOU would aid. He
was not nice In the means he made use OF
70 thwart the views of Bonaparte. He
would gladly press combination oil all ma
tions, aud OF all religious iato a phalanx to
oppose nim. He would unite with the Turk
without requiring liam 70 lay aside ms tur.
ban, and ne would march To Lhe field with
the poor bigetted opsnIard, without first
insisting on mis- divesting h mself of super
stitioa. he would let every man fight in
~. own way. Soae were OF opinion, thar
no and suoaid have Doen granted till the
Cortes wsrc convokcd. But lac should in.
de be YER sorry TO have to answer f,r
such Scad4ct, ASK would nave been a sarc
way OF creating nt5ttine divisions, as the
clashinS Interests of the several provinces
might IA ave produced enc most fatal conss.
quences. fnus at the CaslIllian Cortes De-
ing assemole d, Beuapsrte, oy Calling the
Asragonese against them, m.ghs have ai-
y.deaSSPdin within, herself more completely
ina sue Is divided oy the Euro. spain,
" kh all her faults, ue .erved assistance OIL
kngland, AS 1t WIS not Tor as to De part.cu.'
lar Apus toe wespoas wisl winch our enc.
Eny ~ assaulted He could give no opIni-
|on TOR AagalnaG IAN enqu ~ INTO tue aifsrs
|ot opasns Nj IA s.ers tuou mt 1t would De
proper, ne kaa OF. ecuon. lie did not
speak asaihstfLord Wellington waeo he
Sd ID me lnarch 10 ralayera was Ia own
act. lie approved o, 1t, and of the nonsrs
bestowed op tnal .iians sfiIcen We ougat
not 10 updsrvAlue Sne hero's laureis even
though they were barren. HAD vaior SO
long oesn admired asd at last Isst its Val.
H..
iiQhsened that we could contemplate it with
pniiosopnicAi apathy He Knew the NOR.
.list might shudder at the sne Is;ng OF nu.
man blsod he knew
/" That reason frowns az wars unequal
game,
" Whsre thousands bleed to raise single
Name"
Yet still was Lord Wellisgton entitled to
the gratitude OF mis- sountry, and che glo-
ries OF Falavera ne could not THINK pur.
chased SO dsariy as to b. for ever depior-
ed. Before ne sat down, he would just say,
that he thought it inconsistr mt win tae Dig
ndy of that Il use, to speak of cIrcum.
stance connected with the late differences
IN the CaOinet. WhaIeyer might be said
by others, nothing should induce HIN to
break the resolution he mad formed of new.
er speaking on that SUBJECT.
Mr. Whitbread entered at considerable
length into the various charges winch had
Deen Drought nsaInst Ministers ia the course
of the DEBATE and commended, that their
culp AoiiIty would be made more and more
conspicuous as their conduct came to be
inquired into.
The Chancellor Of the Exchequer,
alluding to the disputes in the Cabinet,
said, that, entering as he did into the
f..l..~e-. - I.o ,,>t,Io o,,H IS 4. 70 s~h