Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-09-28

Ii Is not very easy, however, to make the |
people see any just or Correct resemblance
between war undc, taken To save Mr.. Ma
dison'S EerSonai honor for having entered in
to the views of France, and prematureiy de-
clared the French DEGREES repealed, aud
war, in which there was but one feeling and
sentiment in great and powerful people,
determined 10 assert their natural and una
lienabie rights against foreign oppression.
In the former case, the leaders only ex.
pressed and followed the will of the people.
In the present instance, the leaders attempt
10 force down their own unjust, 1--WE hope
they may not be corrupt) designs and pro-
jects against the will of large majority Of
the people.
The revolutionary war was undertaken to
assert and maintain the rights and interests
of or o1rm Country.
The present war is undertaken to enforce
the system, the anti commercial system of
France.
The revolutionary war was entered into
tor interests common TO all the States-for
wrongs sustained to all, and to procure be-
neiits and advantages equally for all.
Ihe present war is undertaken with local
views, and to promote local interests, and to
crafty the passions of certain iistricts.-It
| weaken the force Of the commercial States,
and to throw the carrying trade into the
hands of foreigners.
Some may think the last suggestion the
fruit of prejudice; but we ask them to re-
view the conduct Of the present rulers and
see II 1T he possible to account for it on any
more liberal plan.
Who voted for the war? Southern men
| and with very few base exceptions, South
ern men only.
Can it be supposed that this was the result
| of accident merely ? Did not the Northern
! members both understand and feel fer the
wrongs done to the nation as fully as the
rash, violent, impetuous young men Of the
| South?
| Again, If local interests and desire 10
crush the commercial states did not onerate,
! why not permit our immense property d.
| broad to rcturrs
Why issue letters of reprisal against our
| own commerce? WHY send out prvateers
to enrich themselves on the spoils Of the com.
mercial States only?
Was it not enough that our enemy had
1000 ships Of war commanded by yigilant Of
| hcers, and must Zve also send out our myri-
| ads ofpiratcs 10 plumber our own commerce.?
Yet such has been the fact.
Further-NVhat but adesigntocrush COM
merce could have induced the Cabinet to Law
out millions (and M. Madson's paper esti-
mates the cost at 125 millions, exceeding
greatly the Whole Cost of the war for indie
| peadence) to conquer Canada, and vet re
| fuse TO eXpend any thing inbuilding ew ships
| to protect our tradeP
VI Is then war against commerce, and is
N tact hut an extension from Holland and
Han.5oTg tihe late victins) IN Europe, of
the EAprror's colonial system to u.s.
if.the war of the revolution is so dissimi
lar to the present as to its causes and objects,
| 1t still further fIers from it in the manner
OF IT'S commencement, and the spirit and abb
| lty with which it is conducted.
The Congress of 1912 does not differ more
| dreaCJnLty from the authors of our indepen-
dence the Patriots of 1875, than does Gen.
| ileniJ Dearborn from the Immortal WASH
INGToN.
What Has our nation advanced SO wears
in age, trebed its population, its wealth, its
| refinement, its knowledge, and can it not af
ford a more worthy successor to Washington
| than Gen. Eenry Dearborp /?
We find no fault with the man-We think
his, well adapted to such a war-Tle Whole
affair is In character-There is an unity in
the IiOt and the meanS. We say nothing too
| + Gen. Hull because we find it the fashion
even with some opponents of the war to
praise him.
| But IS Gen. Hall worthy OF being named
with Greene or Lincoina
Brigader Gen. Hull is brave man. but
| can any man who knows him pronounce him
great or profound mani And can man be
a profound General without the correspon-
dent great talents in civil ifea
Those who do not know Gen. Hull Derson-
ally may Judge, of him by his proclamation.
| II he had been sure of success, it would tar
nish his laurels because laurels are never
bright unless interviewer with wreaths OF mo-
desty
But unsuccessful, what becomes of his pa
rade and his Glory
Dad Washington ever so behave?
Away then with all the Idle Comparisons
between this war and the war Of indepen-
| dence.
| Fraud and Justicc-Faschood and Truth
Hell and Heaven are scarcely more OBJ
posed than these two wars in their motives.
secret causes, ultimate objects, means and
| instruments than the war which was instI-
tuted by John Jay and others like him, and
conducted by Washington /; and "1Zodiso7l's
7var" supported by Seaver, and carried ON
! by Dearborn, Col. futile, aud &c NAV add
Armstrong, the supposed author Of the re-
! belious letters to the revolutionary army ad-
vising them to subjugate their country or to
refuse to lay down their arms.
From the HHrOra.
The public have now before them the If
fetal despatch of general Hull; the 7vRC;kl
dciay Of his de&Eafeh is now the only circnm-