The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1810-01-27
Prom tie V"giaia Argus.
ADMONITCnY MESSAGE.

: The president, ii viii be seen, has recon-.
m eDtled measures Of defence against the 7oor1
that can happen ana in dining he has per-
tined his constitutional duty, ;9a displayed
much Of Tie TINE spirit o. " Sc statesmah.-
we sho~d ike to have sem, indeed, htl.e
more nerre in the communication but, all
things conodered, I is certainly very COM
m"niable step; such an one, in truth, as all
sens bic men lie party zealots preach as they
va rlust athroyic. lad il b.an litlc more
N rtasO, il woad certainly b. loudly AZ
TT adtd
lar down two propostio..s as the grounds
our opn'on en- this subject, VIII CHI we TANK
IT will De thcut to CONT vert /; that is 10 saw
Is. The govs rnment OF the Unit STATES
rom It's very nature, Cannot act with secrecy ::
II follows, CT course. that ali the weird knows
and is MINI ely acquainted wi,lfevefy step
which It taxes e.ther to maintain its rights OF to
renquish them.
3D.. No nation can vindicate its honor or
aYenge its wrongs without preparation for war ::
consequently, las tie whole world knows at all
times what We are about so long as we are not
prepared 70, war, the whoe world knows hat
"e cannot fight, however much we are inju-
red.
rr4 sstlhly follows to wit that let our congress
men blus'er aud ak big as long as they please,
both England and France are w,l assured that
they have nothing to dread till soldiers, can
non, and ba, onets are voted.
Let Us look back little. and we shall very
clearly perceive the propre'y of what the pre-
sident has done, and of what congress ought
TO do.
thC,,c IF a
impressed on board the British navy. What is
the emedy' Negotiation,
rs harbor of New York is bockaded and
a citizen killed What is the result Nero.
ciation.
Our merchant vessels are seized at STA under
a new rule lot 500 and their cargoes condemn
cd in tie britsn ,ice-admirety courts. What
he cure for this tyil ? NgoGatioa
A national fr;g ,te is at icl,ysl by British
ship Of war, part # aer crew SAN and |thers
car led away into captivity. Wha, 5 the re
dressa ow ,-nlee,ns., ad resses, slang zuhaa,e-
lMg, and-N Soc,e ion.
The captain of a petty British s'oop OF wal
(the Dt,ver) insuited one of our Chief cities.-
Wha is done? Negotiation.
France violates our commerce in an nu.ra-
cons manner. What steps are takens Nego.
| ciafi9A.
During all these abuses, congress conveoe
| many inns; various inflsmmatory and WITTY
pee hes were delivered, and logic, ridiculs
ard lnvective, poured forth in streams. falls
| aud cataracts. What was the event? Why, thu
! foreign abuses continued each party praset
| it's own speeches and dubbed six penc2s to have
| cart.loads of them printed. Things passed OF
| and We again resorted to--acoo iats0n.
| AS long as England and France found tina
we bore ii with patience, or rather with srceche
| and aegociaiion, without preparing for th'
7vorst, SO long have they treated us as person
| worthy CT nothing but insults and outrages. |
IS true. both the British and French have So re
| eivct and discussed propositions" but the
we also continued a. the same time their ma!
r,.duct
! Bat the prospect Of rar, says ore faction, i
a terrible affair; there will be bloody nose
ID broken bones. 1t is all true, but it is ID
I Of humanity; and has ordained thot thos
.v!e vii not hoht snd risk their noses an
ones for their rights, shall have none. An
] ct it be remembered, that our citizens hay
! ,een enslavetl. our Gag trampled Under fee,
| ur peoples noses and bones bocd:c'! and bro
en- in the very lap Of peace.