Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-12-19


hostilities Great Britain alone, has iu,er.
course with those northern tribes I therefore
ihief that II sritish gold has not been e,.,loy-
e. theE bauoies and trrkcts, and the promise
o. support and ofa place OF refuge If ,dsL
have had their effect
II am right in this conjecture, war Is no, 20
commence BY sea or land, it 10 already begun
ana SONG ct the .ichesc 5lood oe our country
has already been she'd; YES, Mr.. Speaker. IN o,,s
individual has fallen, the honest man me o,a.
tor, AMI The soldier. ThSt he loved his coon,rv
none can 'loubt--he died to preserve It's honor
an'' us i"sie-i mean the late Commander ofihe
cavalry You, sir. who have often measured
your strength with his III forensic debate. can
attest that lie il a good degree, WAS the nr;d,.
o. the western country, and Kentucky claimed
MN As 'ayorite SON. For his loss, with those
VINO lei by has side, tho whole western country
IS ready TO march; they only wait for our per-
missions and, SIR, war once declared. nledre
myself tor my peoPle-they will avenge the
death ottheir brethren.
Another consideration srawn from ou,. mas,
conduct demands the course We have proposed
In me! year 1908, Congress declared that This
nation had but three alternatives left war
embargo or submission; since that time ns ad.
Nantagcuus change has taken place in our for
ylSn relations VIC now have no embargo, we
nave not declared war l then say il. with I'm.
initiation produced by the degradation of NV
country, We have submitted. Mr.. Speaker. /
derNe no pleasure from speaking in dis way of
my country, but It is true, and however usinfi,i
the truth may be, it should be told
another reason operates on my mind we
stand pledged TO the French nation To continue
IN force our non-importation lave against Great
Britain without violation Of naftopaI F,;th
we cannot repeal it. What effect: 18th o,cra.
tion OF thus law Producing Il is 9emoraliziuq
our GniLens' men ofcommercial habits cannot
eaSli chanSe their course OF life those who
nave lived IN atnuencc and case cannot consent
10 beg tor bread. No, Sir, they Will violate
tins law, they will smuggle; and, sir, in poli.
NcS, rs IN private life, If you wish men 70 re.
Hain Vlrtuoes, lead them not into temptation.
MS restrictive system operates uncquallv
some parts of the union enjoy the same atyan.
tases which they possessed when no difficulties
attended our foreign relations others suffer
extremely Ask the northern man, and he will
eel you that any state of things is better than
'he present enquire of the western peooIc
why their crops are not equal to what they were
IN former years they win answer that indus
Try had no stimulus left, since their surplus pro
uucts have no markets Notwithstanding. those
Objections to the present restrictive system, We
are bound 10 retain it--This, and our pliphted
faith TO the French government, have died tie
Sorulan Knot we cannot unite it we car cut
1t with the sword.
ms war, If carried on successfully, viii have
It's adFGntaSes-Nc shall drive the British from
our continent-they VIII no longer have an or
potunity of intriguing with our Indian neigh
boTs, and setting on the ruthless savage to to-
mahaW& Our woman and childrcn-That nation
WA loose her Canadian trade, and by having
no resting place in this country, her means ~
annoying us will be diminished. The idea am
now about to advance is at war, know with the
Sehtinlsnts etfhc gentleman from Virginia
am %illingsto receive the Canadians as adopted
brethren; 1T will have beneficial political ef-
fectsi 1t will preserve tho equilibrium of the
government. When Louisiana shall be fully
peopled, the northern states win lose their pow
er they will be at the discretion of others
they can be depressed at pleasure, and the
union might be endangercd--I therefore
feel anxious not only to add the Floridas 10 the
south, but the Canadas 10 the north of this en-
pire.
To you, Mr.. speager, and TO the members Of
this House, my thanks are due, for the very pa
tent attention YOU have paid to my embarrassed
remarks
I7Se following sketch ofA6. NELsox's
Speech is taken from the Baltimore .4reri-
can.
MIR. Nelson protested against the doctrine,
that IN the vote which he was about 10 give he
should pledge himself to the support OF whatc.
yer Interior measures the committee of foreign
relations night choose to adopt. He was sen
sible that he should hazard the censures of his
associates III the republican cause, by the obser-
yations he proposed TO submit. Nay, the rcpub-
hcaa prints might have the audacity 20 derounce
him as IN aPosiatc. But The people had cntrust-
Ell hun with their dearest rights and interests
and he was resolved TO pursue these according
TO ms best Judgement, regardless Of the STRIFE
lures OF has friends, and Of the coniumacioQs a.
buse OF the press Prescription should have no
influence or his conduct. And hero he must
express his establishment 1t those gentlemen
who had threatened the house with the previ-
Gus question:; when they themselves admitted
the vast impor,mce of the subject under discus
SLOT 1acitus informs that even the semi-bar-
barous Germans, when war was 70 be decided
o., took two several occasions 20 debate upoa
1t :---ene when they were in the full possess ION
OF their natural faculties a second, when they
we're c12ted BY extraneous circumstances But
N these enlightened days, il seems that we are
% decide this al -imporant question without de-
bate! lie begged gentlemen To divest themselves
OF passions II was not time 20 bow to the IN
huence OF improper feelings they ought calmly
and coolly 70 meet the subject They were 70
decide upon question which was of no rlomen-
tary nature. ifthcy did goto way, IL would be
a lasting var; and be agreed with the gentle
man irom Georgia lAir. TROUPE that if war
spceeleswefc aeccs.ary TO briag tive house 10
nc sticking point, II was iauch 100 soon to be-
GIN wat
lie proposedto consider this resolution as
measure Of hostility, according to the views of
itsadyocates: and then as measure Of defer-