Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-08-17


u Ut temporary nature, they may calcu-
late on the Cessation If the conco ssinon con-
temporaneousiy with that OF It's object.
Never had the United States fairei
opportunity to redress their grievances
than the present cunjuncture att rds.-
he non importation sy >tem, il persisted in,
turns all the manufacturers against the go
vernment-the principal part of the army
IS now employed to keep the people down in
the north. The diStresses of the manufac-
towers now presented to parliament, in Con-
sequence of the non importation system, are
beyond all belief excessive.
The people every where are living upon
nay a loaf, IN consequence of the scarcity
OF graln-tamme RACES on the peninsula, SO
that If the embargo is persisted in for six
months, there must be total revolution in
Great Britain before twelve months, which
will produce an entirely new political theory
which will i'll all probability produce a sys-
tenn of justice and sound policy towards O.
Their nations. Before this happens there will
be terrible struggle, but happen it must,
and that before long, and however lamenta-
bic is the reflection, that blood must be shed,
before such change takes place-this feel
ing IS mitigated by the reflection that the
British system, during the last two centuries.
but particularly the last thirty years, has
overhowed Asia, America and Europe
with deluges of blood. Even now how ma
ny Englishmen are daily dying in the CON-
test, on no other account than the mad am
bition and fatal policy of the present rulers,
which the change of system will put an end
to! Once for all, let the people of America
be assured, that until there is revolution
in this country, they have nothing to hope
from its justice. The late declaration of the
prince ACCENT, sent out to America, that the
orders in Council should berepealed only on
the condition that France revokedher DEGREES
as regarded England as we'll as neutruLs
generally; and that their abrogation as re-
garded 8me,ica alone, would have no effect
IN causing England to repeal her orders in
council-to respect American rights, or to
give up the more than one hundred .fmeyi-
can SHIPS and ca1SoeS, captured and Con
dcmntd under the British orders in Council
since November 1910, was considered here
when it was issued as the uitimatum of this
governmental complete closure of all fur
Their negotiation respecting the orders in
uncil-a carte blanche to America to re-
dress herself as she chose, and has been ex-
ulted in as throwing the gauntlet at the u
States.
- If, after this, the American government
temporize-away with such governments,
OF the men who administer them, say -
".Nay 49,
"This government, by continuing the con-
domination of American vessels bound to
France, notwithstanding that America con
tends against the right to do So speaks a
bove board, and if any thing were want
ing 90 induce America to make reDrisals.
surely the regents late declaration is suffi
Gent. To-day we have news from Ameri-
ca which scarcely any one believes, viz. that
Congress means to repeal the non-intercourse
IL ---this would set the manufacturers
quite at their case-many Americans are
now making large purchases goods on the
thought Oh it. K. cannot believe it, nor |
neither-but it is much of piece with the
policy which has been lately pursued