Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-08-17
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without permission Of England. so much
ag lin for the sentiments Ut the editor of the
newspaper at present the principal cha n
| pOn of the Americans What then do YOU
suppose may be the feelings of your avow-
| ed adversaries, who are still in power,
aud very likely to remain So for matters
have arrived III that pitch in this Country.
when a military government has become
necessary to keep down the people,
1t is now in substance a military govern
nent and wants only the name 20 rem
der it as much so AS that OF Napoleon
Indeed his government is not half ter
rbc to his subjects a. this. All France
is perfectly quiet, and there we dn not
,iear of single person being killed
| Dy the arny-but almost every hour
Ut the day furnishes accounts OF the PEG
pie in the northern districts OF this cuun-
try because they are clamorous for en-
plOyment and bread, being Killed In halE
scores by the military liz is not to be
supposed that the men in power, who
nave the command in the army, will relln-
quiSh it-there may be some changes in the
ministry, Dut what of that? Surprising lord
irenville TO come into power. what 1uid
he do!-Nery probably repeal the present
orders in council, because he IS pledge to-
it-but do you suppose that lord Grenvilie>
who was the author of the British orders in
Council of June g, 1898, directing the Sci
zIres and condemnation of neutral Vessela
laden with neutral provisions, bound to
France, and who negotiated that infam us
| treaty with Jay, by which the u. States, To
| their eternal disgrace, sold, for a pecuniary
consideration, the right to q. Britain OF Cap
| turing and carrying mo England ali vessels
| bound with provisions to France--tO starry
| ing France-to people who had but yester-
| day assisted America in her revolution
| who were themselves struggling for freedom
| in opposition to enemies Within and all the ty-
| rants of Europe from wthuut-Do you sup
pose that lord Grenyilie would really CON-
| cede' to you your rights on the ocean OH,
| Americans. hang down your heads and
| blush for your sins--fOr the worst of s.ns-,
that ofingratitude. Reflect calmly, and ask
| you selves, can France forget your Conduct
| III those times OF distres~s And whdc /. ,he
| to think OF you, when, after your laying yaur
| embargo which lost her two Colonies il he
| West Indies, because he issued the BERN
and Milan DEGREES in retaliation for the ID y
tIsh orders IN council, you have, cumtrar, 20
| the law OF nations, been supplying her cne-
mes IN Cadlz, a port closely besieged by
| her, with provisions lis very orue, you
may Conceive yuu have a right to do ali
those thngs--but then for Gods sake do
! not deceive yourselves by supposing tnat
such conduct is al all calculated 10 procure
| you the least favor from France-if on are
| seeking Tor this--if you wish for friendship
| and Commerce with the Continental nations
| your Conduct must be very dItferent-yuul-
| flag must be kept chaste, and no., as 1t has
| been, prostituted to Emgland-you must not.
as you did by Jays treaty, sell any on. Of
| your neutral rignts--you must retain all or
none, and until you adopt this decided poll
| cy, which, by the way, is very different
one from thai inculcated by Jay 5 treaty,
you may bid adieu TO foreign commerce, as
you have done long since TO the respect of
foreign nations.
Well then, as l have said before, sup
posing the lords Grenviile and Grey, AID
! their party, to come int power, and tA4t
they abolish The e,risfnS orders an council
what Of that Is England, now that ner
navy has become her last shifts she, / sav,
prepared to relnquish any of what She calls
| her maritime rights, any more than she vas
! when Jays treaty was made Far, lcry
far from it, indeed. By that treaty. She
| bought an addition Of maritime rights Fl "A
the United States-and though the teim Of
the lease has expTed-She not only keeps
possession OF the premises, but has Jeen cyc-.
ryyear adding little patch to them to make
the estate more COmplete-tha sc patcnei.
are however not paid FIR, nor is the rent
to be settled by lord Grenyiiie and YOU
have only to send him another, ]. Jay, and
the baTg iii is sJruck. In all c, ents ncrJ-
| CATION there mus BIZ IS necessary on &C
Count OF this Country Deing IN a state Of star
yation. Relief IS thereby oOtained-time is
afforded to withdraw the troops from the
peninsula If they come here they must
starve-where then pace them better thar
in Canada-on the A neric4n frontiers.-lf
then you send an obs ate negociator-ane
who will nos dispose OK your neutral rights,
either by PURCHASE or lease, they vii. DC
held by force, and whatever administrator
enters in such negotiation, will incur the
guilt OF the blood shed BY those BRUSH tro.Ds
which might be saved by the United States
now taking possession Of Canada, and ]. Id
ing it until the British government formally
announced her illcgtlmatc principles Of
blockade--until she agreed that free ships
| should make free gOOds--aad until the G..
| items Of the United States received remit
| iteration for all the property Of which tIey
| have been plundered under the arbitrary
| and ihegitimate cdiCts. This is the pam
course tor the United States TO pursue.
What have they TO obtain by ncgociitipr Or
by treaty Nothing surely mare than this,
| ana nothing less can be accepted with hon
! or. know that some may object TO insisting
Oh free ships making free goJds.-Bul uuul
this is done it is in VAIN for you to expect ~
ny effeCtual modification with respect TO tle
impressmeut Of your scameD, oriIdeed, hat
your property can be put on, OF he reach
Of the British courts OF admiralty, which II
all grievances you complain Of is the worst,
aud the most in,idious, because under Inc
scHibiance ofjUstce, the viii Of the yAirr IS
there, the only rule OF action. In fine "
! uo set of men in this country have he AD.,.