Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-03-16

.eStaOllon an COZ ESClnSbS Oh TN con
duct OF the al minis ration o. the u. S
and serves % prove the salutary in.ll
ehce ot ,nttslSes OF decisive anC
Prompt Character. yet we apprehenl
the re,nea 81 appointing new min.
is,er IN the 'roun o: Jackson, goes
more TO tn manner than To- -she rate,
OF the dispItes be tween ittie two coun.
tres. AT least, We should like to know
The truth in relation to this intended
now envoy; that is, whether he lis to
have new instructions, which shall go to
the extent ofremedy ing the grievances
of this country; or whether; like Jack
son, he is to come hither, merely 10
receive and discuss proposals from the
American government? IF, indeed,
lie should be furnished with no pow
er, to treat with effect upon existing
differences, but comes out only to
give us the same song in a 50 fter strain,
to prattle the commands OF his Sove.
reign in all the humility OF insulting
obseauioasness, we shall gain very
little by the exchange. This consi-
defation alone ought to make Con-
gress wary in their proceedings; we
nodestly suggest that the recent intel
,igeuce from the Thames ought not
10 dispense the National Legislative
body from any act of precaution and
security which might have been deem
ed necessary had that news not been re-
ceived. Itis very well to have the acts
OF our government approved by our
enemy, either Indirectly or directly.
But Sc long as that appreciation does
not reach the root ofthe evil, Sd long
as there does not manifestly appear a
sincere disoosition to remedy our
wrongs in the British ministry, so
longis itincumbent upon US nof1o re-
Ia. In our exertions to compel what p
is probable we may not be eventually
able to obtain without compulsion.
We have now had some experience OF
the British government: We have
found that Their, is nothing t. De o.
tanned frog its voluntary, justice. Al
ter drawing cut d long period of lime
with Col. Monroe in framing treaty,
when he EnSlish com nissioners ca ire
to sign il, they tackled TO it a conditi-'
on by shich it was totally nulli6sd {:
then Rose came tn atone for the at
tack on the Chesapeake, instead OF do
ing which hc madc new demand !:
then Ersklne's arrangement. accrued
-and then, TO mend matters, came
Jackson. This, in the name OF all that
is negotiable, is amply sufficient. Com.
plaisance viii! not do with the British !:
Trey must be dealt with sternly. The
last news from Europe shews it more
strongly than ever. Let the reader
take notice that the latest advices
which had reached England from A
merica when Lord Wellesley held his
conversation with Mr.. Pinkuey, VS.
only to the / 5th of December, at which
time the senate had passed Giles reso-
lutious, rD,thouf discussion. But those
resolutions were not taken up In the
House of Representatives until four
d 'ys afterwards, to wit; on the 10TH
o. December; so that Lord Welles ey
was left in the dark whether, as lack
sons conduct had been so grossly Of
fensive, even the British legislative
party IN this country would support
him. 1t might be very naturally con-
eluded in England, chat if Timothy
Pickering re NAMED silent (as he did
on Giles resolutions, there was little
hope OF avindica ion for Jackson from
any other quarter. When such a little,
show of hrmness produced its naturl
effect on the English osbinet, what
might We not have expected if Giles
resolutions had been temporarily but
resolgtely followed up! Isthe bare
passage ofthose resolutions, together
with few other vigorous appearan-
ces, effected the prompt disIvowal Of
Jackson's audacity, and the substitute
on OF a successor, what might not have
been expected from series of mes-
sures oi the same tenor! Let US on
iy play con Sbirito and the Bo2d of G..
Britain will soon be altered but whilst
our Legislators continue to sing faiSetto
the oLtrages of the English VIII inva-
riably pear the character ofcontra 6as-
so. In considering the conduct Jf A
merica and that of Great Britain,
grlevous as it is to our feelings, the
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