Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-12-14
PAPER BLocKADGs.

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The administration is admirably for
sized ont doctrine of Biockades, and
he Federal yelpers, for recent british
Innovation have got all thsir teeth
Inocked out by their own leading men.
Let US arrange the authorities on the
subject pro. and con-. and see where
-eas0n and yespsetahlity prepondsrase.
AsAIssr PArxr BLockADEs.
1. The British government in 1894.
See Mr.. Merry's letter 20 Mr..
Madison. 49,
Q. Rufus Kiug.-See his letter to
the honorable Timothy Pickering.
8. Judge Marshall, (of Virginia. -
See his official let,erto MIR. King.
wherein he allows the reasona-
bleness of even the French defini.
tion ola Blockade as stated by
Champagny, but which the pre-
r sent administration does not re-
quire from G.. Britain.
4. Thomas Jefferson. See his prin-
ciples clearly developed in the
letter from Mr.. Smith, the pre-
sent Secretary of State, when Sec
rotary of the Navy.
S. Mr.. M4dison,- --Sre his letter To-
Mr.. Pinkney, our minister ar
Madrid. sy
! 6. Mr.. Secretary Smith, in his let
ter to Commodore Preble, and in
his official correspondence with
our ministers in France and Eng
land subsequently.
2. To these we may add lord Gren-
vile, and many other enlightened
English statesmen; as well as the
law of nations, if the law of natl.
ons were OF any account in tho
present day.
T> The reader will remark that we
,ut the highest FEDERAL authoyitu
FIRST.
..54 FoR PAYEn BLoogADEs.
1. DIR. Park, Editor of the Boston
Repertory.
2. The Boston'P alladium, Gazette,
and CentineI.
8. The Gazette of the United States,
published at Philadelphia.
4. Jacob Wagner, Scribbler for a
~ News-Paper at Baltimore.
S. The Alexandria Gazette !; a very
intelligent paper indeed.
6. The Richmond Pa riot.
7. With various other authorities Of
equal weight.
ps We do not wish to inf,uen nee
public opinion on the subject; but
leave every one to judge for himself.
On all great points of policy, (it IT,
worthy of remark) Mr.. Jefferso IN and
Mr.. Madison's administrations have
won the appreciation OF the most en-
lightened men of the Federal party.
Go the embargo, Oliver Wolcott and
Mr. Smith, Tot S. C.1became converts !:
On the question of Blockades, Rufus
King ard Judge Marshall coincide
with the Republicans.
The Federal printers condemn Mr..
Madison and say he does not do
right aFich. is as much as to saw
thAt the Federal printers have better
Understandings than Mr.. Madison.
Now we ask any candid man. whe-
Their he really believes that the FEEDER
al printers are wiser n,en than our
present chief magistrate, who, though
ne has never calumniated his antago-
aists, has nevertheless received re,ltu.
lar education and has spent thirty
successive years of his life in the
transaction OF public business
Mr.. Wagner, of Baltimore, declares
that the President has construed the
act OF the first Of May last, in the let
ter as to France and in the shirt as
to England. We beg leave to refer
Mr.. Wagner to the letter from Mr.
Smith 10 Cen. armstrong, of Nov. 2.
1910, wherein the Secretary of State
says, ea.
" Yon win, however, let the French Govern /.
meat undsrssand. that tiis has been done on the
5rouad, tast The repeal Of these DEGREES does in
goiye an czinguishment Of ali The edjcts of
france actually involving DOR neutral rights, and