Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-10-30

uSIP3H fSOt1DCil, llS TepSai OF Inc lat.
ter Vhe cheat. In that event we
shall Nave to come to an issue with her
upon the legality of those blockades.
IF the municipal regulations of Boz
naparte exclude British goods from the
European continent, it will be nothing
more than what the British have long
done with respect to French fabrics.
The article OF French gloves, for ex-
ample, is prohibited under heavy pen
allies from being brought into England.
And yet, it would seem, Great Britain
wishes the u. States to fight France
ii France will not suffer American YES
sells to carry British goods to the con-
tinent!
Why do not the British beat the
French into the purchase oft!eir goods?
Why should they attempt 10 make a
cats paw of the United States to effect
|iti 1t is enough for us, if, under pre-.
sent. circumstances, we can sell our
oMnprb ductions.
The British are the basest caIumni-
atcrs in the world. Trey have circu-
lated falsehoods throughout South A
| mc,ica relative to the United S at +.
representing them Ia STATE of &c eble-
ness aud distraction, and even of re-
bellion the one against the other. This
IS 10 destroy the confidence of the
Spaniards in US. But, at the same
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.tr9d Of the United States: Yes, we
avSr,fhey are more afraid of the u.
Stahrs tan of any power on earth.
i Not, indeed, Of their cannon, Though
they know by experience well enough
what hat ISL but of the unconquera-
bic spirit of enterprise and pers-ver-
ance which forms the basis Of the char
acter of our citizens ia spirit which
will conquer England and her tvranni-
cal system sooner or 1t r; spirit SO
well known and so highly appreciated
at London, that at the mention Of an
Am rican's thing in the East-Indies,
the British India merchant, rush in a
body TO the prime minister imploring
him to prevent it for" say they,
cit the Americans once get footing
in India, you will never get them OUT
aeaip."t Let them calumniate, the
knaves = they will not by that means
be able durably to nestle themselves in
the tr'fd dc OF the Spanish provinces.
A correspondent remarks, that the
Patriot of Richmond shews great SYM
pathy for one branch of the Bouaparte
family and the reason is obvious it
Is that branch which was seated on the
throne OF Holland and is supposed TO
have favored British commerce. Thus,
the partiaIities ofthe Patriot are con-
sistept whether the object of them be
in France, Spain, or Holland, we IN
variably find it anglfeA. Ia truth, it
argues stable temper in the .Patriof
thus TO stick TO his friends
We are s1uch afraid that the late
connections in West Florida will jeop-
ardize the claims Of the United States
tn part of that territory. II is not so
| generally understood by the people at
Urge as the fact is in1isputabie, that
TIE right of sovereignty OF the United
States eastwardly as far AS the Perdi-
do.exists by formal and legal transfer
from the French government in the
louisiana convention. 1t is really a
Distressing case aud must give great
/ inqdietlds to our chief magistrate.
Theeerritory, we think, ought at all e.
vents to be secured. Ii is impossible
TO ioresee what course government
will take but we NAV confidently re-
ly upon the intelligence of Madison
in this dilemma; and we would add
energy too, lift were not for the sneers
of the malicious bat we will venture
to assert, that in a case where the right
is certain and the object presents IL
self distinctly, there is not a more en-.
ergentic man in the country than
James Madison, in the truest meaning
OF the phrase.
The means which government has a.