Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-01
4 dollars per annum 1

I kemonstrants are wholly unable to deter,
nine. No discretion is, by law, vested i'm
any officer of the government, in relation to
| TINS subject. Its provisions are simple, plain
and peremptory. Your Remonstrants there
lore, cannot but express their establishment,
| that the State OF Massachusetts,, possessing
u sea coast, more extensive and popuious,
ehan that OF any other State i'm the Union, 6
defenceless frontier by land, should not on,
~ be entirely abandoned, by the government
whose duty it is to protect her, but should
also be refused the arms, for her own de,
| fence, to which she is by law entitled. They
cannot however permit themselves to doubt,
| that Congress will forthwith adopt such
| measures, as will render to this Commons
wealth, that justice which the Executive
Department has refused.
| Ii the war ia which we have been rasb,v
plunged, was undertaken to appease the re-
sentiment, or secure the favor of France.
deep and humiliating must be our disans
pointment For although the emperor i.
iaVisn IN ms professions of +" love for the a.
mericah people," appauds our ready self
devotion, and declares "that our Commerce
! anu our property are within the scope of
MS poiicy, yet no PREPARATION has been made
OF onesea' Tor the many outrages, indi MI
ties and insults he has inflicted ON orr po.
vernment. nor for the unnumbered miIl;ons
OF which he has pundered our Citizens -.
And when we Consider, the course of polcv
pursued, by our rulers IN their external re-
iations, and commercial restrictions. from
the PROMOTION ct our trade t. ST. Donintro
10 the declaration OF war with c. Britain
'hal TINS course often received his open an
prooati;h ana was NOT untrequenty, con-
tormable 10 the system which he himself
mysterious secrecy which has vei,ed the
correspondence OF the two governments. from
our view--and above ali when we consider
that lii many instances. the most Important
measures of our government have been am
ticipateo, IN faris, ,ong before they we're
known 10 the American people, we Cannot
eoaCeal our anxiety anc alarm, for the ho-
nor and Independence OF our country-And
We most iervently pray, that the sacr.fces
we have already made, like the early COM
cesslons OF Spain, and Portugal, of Prussia
anu Sweden, may not be iiie Preiudes to
new demands and nav Connections: and
that we may be prese we'd, from all politi.
Cal cunneXlon, with the common enemy of
civil liberty.
10 she constituted authorities of our coun-
try' we nave no" stated our opinions, and
made known our complaints. Opinions, the
IN, Com.
plants wrnng from US, by the tortures of
that cruel poIicy" which has brought the
good people OF ibis Commonwealth. to the
verge frnin. a policy winch has aunihila-
tea that commerce, so ess>ntial to their pros
perity-enciG3Sed their burdens, while II mas
diminished their means of support-proyi-
dcd Tor the establishment oil an immense
standing army, dangerous to their liberties.
ana irreconcileaole with the geuius of their
constitution-destroyed their just ana con
stItntlonat weight, in The gener.li government
and by involving them IN disastrous war.
has placed, in the power of the enemy. the
Control OF the Fisheries treasure of more
vaiue to the country, than all the territories.
TOR winch We are contenoIhg, anG when fur
nished the only means OF subsistence to thou
sands Ut our citlzens-the great nursery Of
our sea1nen-and the right to which can
meyer &c abandoned, by New England
Under such circumstances, siteuce tn
wards the government, would be tre4chery
to the people. In making this solemn re-
presentation of our suf :rmgs, and our dan,
gers, We have been innuenced, only, Dy me
duty which we owe To our constituents and
our country, to our consciences, and the me-
mory OF our fathers. AID to the sea,cher of
ali hearts we appeal, Tor the purity of our
motives, and the sincerity oil our declara.
tons
Far from wishing to embarrass the admins.
tration IN any OF their negotiations for peace,
we cannot but express our regret, that they
should not have evinced n sincere desrs for
4 this great object, by accepting some Of tn re.
peated oyertures, made o. the enemy for the
| suspension oil hostilities-And permit ma. in
conclusion, most earnestly to request, that ,nea.
| sures may Immediately be adopted, to STAY the
| sword OF the destroyer, and to prevent the fur.
| Their eifusIon of human blood that our inyad.
| ing armies may b. forthwith recalled, within
our own territories and that every effort of our
rulers may be speedily directed, to the attain
ment OF JUST ana honorable peace; that mu-
| tual confidence aud commercial prosperity
| may be again restored TO our distracted and
suffering country aud that by all upright and
faithful administration OF our government, in
the true spirit OF the constitution, its blessings
may be equally dIfiused, to every portion OF the
| Union.
In the House of Representatives, Jun. A.
| l8l3-iie~d aud accepted. Sent up for concur.
| renee.
TIMOTHY BIGELow. Sb,oker.
! IN Senate, Juue Is, lSI3--Read and CONCUR.
JOHN PHILLIPS, Pendent,
From The Essex, ('1(ass Register.
The bus nj tine Re. .,f,p