Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-05-29
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Il
-hfee formed an exec ion TO this h -
noraoie spirit. THIS state Of things re-.
named unalsered until more than
I month af.er the meeting o. Con-
gress, when the proceedings 10 tbs Sc
nate held cut the nattering prospect
OF an almost unanimous sapaort Of b..
Presidensby both Il uses and, under
this Impression Mr. pinkney On the
I'd OF January presented his letter 10
lord Wellesley, whose immediate an
lswer was expected Had the answer
been promptly made, there is the
strongest reason to believe tha. i,s te.
nor would have been very d;Terepe
rom that even ten weeks afterwards
It IS probable, that it would have Off
ciaily admitted Mr.. Jackson to have
ocen In the wrong, announced his I'M
mediate REGAL, and named a successor
of rank & talents actually substituted
IN his stead; connected with The ~
preston OF an ardent hope that al ex-
'snng differences Nigh, be set.l,d
xithous delay by Lord Wellesley aud
Mr. Pinkney, under the assurance of
the former that he was not wedled IN,
any set of men or TO any particular
doctrines.
But, unfortunately, while the nen ne
the noble Marquis was probabIy en-
gagged in dra ing up such uote, in
tell'gence was quickly conveyed across
tue Alantlc, thas chilled The warm
current thu flowed fresh from b;ss
heart, and afterwards gave it contra
~ direction. Psrty had again raised
her hydra head in this couatry. and
through the channels of commitment.
on with the British government, held
out the hope, that she would be able 70
carry every thing before her'f.
Averse to Gliding more than wasre-
qulsite to gaining their ends, the mi
iis'ry hesirated to take any decisive
'tePs, resolving in the int rim to watch
eve nts. This indecision, no do BIZ.
emboldened the enemies # this conn.
tfy, as well in as out of the cabinet
For IT the ends of Britain were n he
at'ained, in consequence of our divisi-
ons, without making any conce ssions
on her par, or abandoning the ground
M hal taken, ii il easy to calcu ate
ne odIum that would have been cast
upon men, who had resolu,ely formed
"a telty of reciprocal stlpularions. in.
vosvlnS important sacrifices, WHICH.
however just, could not fill at once tn
shock powerful prejudices and 10
wound the naional sensiDiliy. This
pause proved fatal /; every al, iyal from
his country painted in glowing, and
prob bly, exaggerated co!ors, our d;v;-
slons, and the increasing strength of
the opposition, until the Conviction
was produced that not only no efFec-
tual measures would be taken to resist
me aggressions on our maritime
rights, but that even the exist;np mea-
sures, inadequate as they were, would
most probably be abandoned. Such.
we have no doubt, was the rurDo.t. &
such the effect of the intelligence srns
from this country about the beginning
of February.
3. Lastly, the line of policy pursu-
I'd by France towards us may nave had
no inconsiderable influence on the
conduct OF the British government.
The steady object of each OF these
powers is to em5roil US with the other.
1t, consequently, We would agree TO
make war upon Fraqce, England
would revoke her orders in council
or, 1t we would make war upon Eng.
land, France would rescind her ed,cts.
As this appears to be the end at WHICH
they aim, so nothing short of it W Ia. !.