Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-01

tions, by the same ADMINISTRATIONS ne
/ giectiny the sound advice of one of It's
foreign ministers. $40 urge our claims
with spirit, upon both Spaia aud G.
Britain, at the same time" < by their
attempting td awe, or coerce one, af-
ter having, apparently at least, truckled
TO the other. | think from nv know.
ledge both of Mr.. Randolph's princi-
pies and opinions, may venture to
say, that the schism, Gas tits oalled)
between him and the former admin
istration, was solely, In the first in
stance, caused, by his believing, that
they acted, both an inconsi tent and
highly impolitic part towards all the
enemies OF our country lcnient, and
even servile towards Spain, or rather
France; no stile and impotently me-
Inacing towards Great Britain. And
Ilf this was his opinion, where is the
real republican, II do not mean any of
those erected by Presidential address
ses, or legislative, or ward-meeting,
or codnlrYs meeting resoluiions,) who
would be hardy enough to say, he
SHOULD have acted differently from
what he his done. One word more
on the subject of Mr.. Raudolph's op-
position to the administration. and /
have done. Admitting the bare nos
sibiiity, that the true cause of it might
have been different from that which I
have stated, aud which l feel entire.
ly confident, is correct; / am moral.
ny certain, 1t never did, or could pro.
coed, from what has SO often and g.
falsely been represented, as the cause ::
to vita disposition TO go to war. with
Spain, and g a kind OF leaning, or par
tal sentiment towards C. Britain
i know well the high authorities from
which this malicious Insiruation con
tinues to flow and , bel;e,e, | am
notlgnorant OF It's object: bet think
myself still better acquain ed with the
feelings, the opinions, and the princI.
pies of Mr.. Randolph, which have
been disclosed in situations, and IN
der circumstances, where in 1T " as ao5
IN the nature OF any, much less OF such
man as j.,hn Randolph, to have prac-
tised deception. At the lime Of the
schlsm, Mr.. X. thought, as / am con.
hdenf, he sJill thinks, tnst a spirited
and manly course ought TO have BIZ en- !
pursued towards ali our enemies with
out distinction, as the onlY enc, like
ly to succeed with all. He opposed |
the non-iirportaslon act with Great
Britain, at the period alluded to bv
Iorvus, not SO much on account Of IT'S
lmPoiicy, as its inconsistency with the
measures followed in regard to Spain,
which greatly augmented the object,
Ons to it on other accounts, and I'M
deed rendered it as measure of CO. |
erc,op, utterly impoten.. Had the 90
vernment at that time manifested =
promptly to demand |
redress, aud firmly to seek it, by all |
practicable and honorable means. for
all our wrongs, of all who had injured
us, John Randolph would have been
the last man in the nation to say {" re. |
train yet little longer" None who
have attentively and dispasionatcly
examined his political course, can pos.
'ibly mistake either his opinions, O,
MS principles; none who will thus act,
cut must see them in the same point
of view, that l do. In several of these
opinions, without doubt, he may have
'een wrong, but his errors have ne
yer been those of intention.
To proceed to Corvus's last impor-
ant objectionable. RS conduct in
citation to that ever memorable polit-
cal nostrum fer all our political nal.
'dies--I mean an Embargo. This
happens, unfortunately for Corvus,
lot to be true for, altho' Mr.. K. once
declared, If he were asked Tor his plan,
. he would lay an Emb ,rgo," ne also
added " 1t he did any thiag." But,
suppose, for argument sake, that he
lad, at that time recon- menoed an En-.
urgo? Does it follow, III t in 1903 he
ought 10 have done the same Orisi
here any thing in his speech to shew
that the Embargo which he would
have laid, was such one rs our's.-l
IN Embargo without limitation! II
link not, nor is it in the power of
all the sophistry that Mr.. RS enemies
can use, 10 prove any inconsistency IN
what he has said on these two memo
ra5le occasions. This charge of in
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