Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-02-06
THE pRHsIDEr's REPLY,

THE PREsIDET's REPLY,
To the surviving military characters of
the late revolutionary army AID navy,
residin, 10 lhs city sf philadelphia.
: have received. seliog Gitiz:ns. with
particular sat'-tsc -, the sentiments you
have though q 20 address to ne, ar p mo-
meot 50 intcresling 10 the honor and Welt.
being of our cauetry. The un;ust procee.
dings of soregD governments have long
been witnessed ~ the nation with feelings
repressed, only by a love of peace and 6y
hopes founded on appeals to chose princi
pies nflaw and right which have been ex.
empIihsd IN its own conduct. These hopes
having continually failed, our siteation re.
tains its perpIexity, and tae preservation
% peace becomes mory and mors uucer.
tain. At such a PERIOD, it is a precious
consideration that the government OF the
Unied States instead OF having provoked
the inaasPicious state Of eur foreign relay.
ous, has been as persevering as it hes been
sincere in efforts 20 avert it: aud thadas
our wrongs become aggravated, tue read.
ness TO maintain oar rights become more
universal.
From none was this patriotic spirit ,rlar>
| to be looked for, than from tnose, wh.,
knowing most experimentaily the price
paid for our Independence, fnast DE the
last to suffer its attributes to DC impaired IN
Its descent to their posterty. A free peo-
pie, firmly united, in Just cause, can ne.
yer despond of either inspiring respect for
their rights, OF of maintaining shem against
hostile invasions. Should this last alrcrca
tive, in spite of all our cohciliasory endea-
vors, be forced upon US, It nday we'll be ex.
pected, that however the capacity of our
revolutionary champions for active service.
m a ~ he mr. tsed hv i,G-
the deficiency will be amply made up. by
the animation given by their former ex.
ample, and present zeal, TO their fellow
citizens who have not before been compel
| led to rally to the banners and the defence
Of their country.
Accept assurances Of my respect and
friendly wishes.
JAMES MAD ION.
January II, 1910.
The following preamble and resolutions
were agreed TO in the House of Represen..
tatves Of Pennsylvania. on the 5th inst.
with but two or three dissentent voices;-
whereas, the representatives ofthe peo.
pie OF Pennsylvania, at the last session of
the Legislature, made so explicit an avow.
al OF their sentiments, respecting the foreign
relations OF the II. States, and gave so firm
a pledge Of support to the general govern
menttnat uncommon events could not have
rendered renewal OF correspondent de.
examinations, by their successors, useful or
necessary but the conduct of G.. Britain
aad the insolence Of her minister pienipo-
Tertiary, Francis j. Jackson, has produced
a crisis, that has excited public feeling and
anxiety to such an unexampled height, thar
the Representatives Of the freemen of this
commonwealth, cannot hesitate to accord
with what they conceive to be the wishes of
their constituents, and to renew the solemn
expression Of devotion TO their country and
ct resentment against the governments, un-
der whose orders the rights, dignity, and
hoHor ct the u. $. have been violated aud
insul,ed Therefore
Resolved, by the senate and house of re .
representatives. oftbe common wealth OF Penn
sylVania, that they unequgocally approve
the paicfic and liberal measures, which the
administration Of the Uaited States had on
all occasions so zealous,y pursued, but more
particularly in the course of the lgst year.
tor obtaining an adjustment Of the existps
difference between this Country and ,he
governments Of Great Britain aud France.
Resolved, That whist with sincere plea
sure we thus bear testimony to the uDr,gh,
and honorable conduct OF our own govern 4.
ment, we DO not hesitate to pronounce the