Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-13

! contain vioiction of the kl,osrn rights of nen
s!'as but, IN our justification, said, that it wat
,eICe" upon as by the DEGREES OF the enemy. This
. was our language up to the moment of Napoleon
J repeal. But, what says lord Castlereaeh no.v p
90 lar from acknowledging that the orders in conn
ell enforced violation of any known neutral right,
u contends it the report OF his speech be correct
that they were founded on primitive right. The
words ss they stand in the report, are these The
0'fiers IN council had been point which consi.
derabic difference of opinion in this country had
prevailed, but they had been abandoned, NOT so
Much on she ground Of this country not hdl,ifie'
TIE Right, as with view commercial cx-
pcdiency. He rather wished, however, to wave
the renewal OF that branch of the question, now
ehat the whole proceedings of government. we're
before the house With respect TO the main prin-
cipics OF that system, ministers were still una,te-
:. ed III their opinion, when the conservation OF the
country rendered it necessary, not only us it res
peetef France, but connected with the sound
est policy for The general interests of the British,
empire. Had itnot been for the manly resistance.
gwen by that measure to the power OF France,
!" France now would have been as triumphant, in
. commercial point oi view, as she with
" pee, TO the continent. He begged he might al
ways be considered an admirer of that sy stem''
now state that the orders in council themselves
ana the papers OF our diplomatic agents, and the
speeenes OF sir William Scott, almost explicitly
knowledge, that the measure was 10 be justified on
on the ground OF it's being aretaliaton on France
and that IN the two former, is exp essed his ma
Jesty's earnest desire TO initiate France in doing a.
""y p"@e oohoNious measures. This was our Ian
Suage up TO the moment when the repeal of the
rrench DEGREES announced to u.s. Our Ian.
S''aSe has, indeed, since changed /; and it was du-
ring The debates upon Mr.. Drougham's motions,
CODY argued, that the repeal of the orders would
make the Americans the carriers If the commerce
81 enc 'eorid. But, though we have changed our
language, 1T does not follow that America should
chalge hers. She always contended that by the or
uersin council her rights were violated she al
ways contende, that all the seizures we male un-
der those orders were unjust and, of course she,
demands indemnity for those immense seizures-
nut IS IL really it be possible can the thing
oe' IAat secretary OF state has asserted, in open
Parianent that without any refcrcHcc to the con-
uact OF France, and that though the dccrecs of Ma
poleon did not exist, had right to do what was
uone, towards neutrals under the orders in coui,-
Gil ; ana That whenever wethink proper, we have
right to do the same again If this be so ifths
assertion was hade by the minister for foreign af
lars, and it II be meant to be maintained then
certainly, the war with America will be long in |
ueea' Reaiier, what was it that done in virtue
Oh these orders in councIl will give Won an in
stanee--An American built ship, owned by n ma. |
i've American, manned by native Americans laden |
with Hour, or any thing else the growth o. Ameri-
ca, ana bound from America to France or any o. |
ther country named in the orders in council, was
seized on the high seas by any of our vessels of war
carrier INTO any ot our ports, the ship and cargo
condemned, and the master and his crew turned on
shore TO beg or starve, or live and find their way
nome as they could This was done in virtue. of the
orders IN council and, the report be correct this
is what we have right TO do towards neutras a.
gam, " whenever the conservation ii the country"
cais tor II that is to say, whenever our govern
ment thinks proper % cause il TO be done Now
VIII not waste my time and that of the reader by
any discussion upon mari inc and neutral rights
but will just ask him question If we have !,
right to act thus towards America, whenever we
think proper, she being at peace with us what can
she lose in the way of trade, what can she risk in
changing that state OF peace for state of war -
In my next shall discuss the other points brought
forward in this debatc.
WM. COBBETT.