Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-03-04

Tor private EMPLOYMENT ofthe t. states-Bu
she prefers stilla courssof issrant Injustice
and rejected our offers.--1he fact is, She nov
calculates more upon our DIVISIONS than upon
1her Own strength Divide "a inipeye, is a max.
maI palhics, under whichkhsl government
has eserStted. In state @peace, when our
Minister was in Loe(%on, extending the olive
branch to her, her ernissaries were sent among
US for the purpose of poisoning the minds of
our citizens, and disaffecting them to their
own government
To pronounce with certainty of the future,
is not given to man hut.I think it may be
said, with almost absolute certainty, that ifw
would be united among ourselves, this war
would be brought to>& termipston in months
From the past, weRaS be PERMITTED to au-
CUR of the FUTURE ct5t his nation was but as
an infant compared ndw-,hh in population
poor in treasure.ahd possessh little else,
Tor freedoms blow" just emerging too from a
state OF colonial vassalage, G. Britain felt and
acknowledged its power-yet, how much grea-
ter was the stake for which G. Britain had
then to wari'-sh> believed that she was then
lighting for her very salvation, for she esteem.
eG . her &C, colonies e Prep Other existence
infer, that she cannot ho a nut long now BE
it recollected, that NJ public debt, since that
ces are crippled-her ,p<ercha rts and manufac.
turers crying out against thy'war, and all her
subjects heavily and grievously oppressed by
tue load OF taxation under which they labour.
Her commerce is only skeleton of its former
| condition-The world scarcely affords her a
single market for her export commodities
Almost all Europe has closed its ports against
her, and North America is at war with her.
| repeat then, that it requires only unanimity
at home, to enable us to obtain an scknowi.
edgement OF our just rights.-Hi,herto, we
nave been unfortunate by land-but the bril-
l'ancy OF our naval victories, more than com.
pensatcs for our losses-Whenever we have
occupied an equal footing with the enemy, we
| have never failed of Success-witness the ever
memorable victories >pbt ainedby the Consti.
tuition, under Hull and BAinbridge, and the no
less brilliant achievenepts of Ae Wasp and
the United States frig ste, under lines and De
catur. L address myself then, tosnch of you
feiiow-citizens, as consider stateof war under
| any circumstances, as unjusti6able, and I ask
| you, deliberately to say, whether you think
this war will be brought more speedily to a
close by our supporting men, who viii embar-
rass the operations of government, or those
who will accelerate them by having unani
| NIFTY or dissention in our public councils
The answer is plain and palpable. If the
| question now to be decided, was whether war
| should be declared, such of you as belong to
| the society OF Quakers, might entertain doubts
| as to the propriety of voting for man, who
would be IN favor Of that measure-But that
| question has already been decided-and YOU
| are left to pursue such course as will lead 20
the eXpedient Termination of this ccs,est If
you think that union and concert will be the
means best c;.lculated to.produce this end YOU
will necessarily bestow your votes upon Mr..
CioPton.-lf on the contrary you esteem want
OF harmony and of concord q Earring between
| your Congress. and Executive better still, YOU
| Will support Mr.. Norris
Suffer me, in conclusion to say, that have
been led to make this ddr@ss to you, from no
private malice or personal cnInity towards Mr..
Morris or any otherliving being.-He is not
unknown to me, and although my acquaintance
with him is not of loug standing, yet am led
to entertain high respect for him as private
man. believe that he. possesses a generous
and humane heart, and very good under
standing. But. however, exalted my estima-
ton may be for him as private individual,
should, nevertheless, regard myself as com
hitting crime towards my country, ifI could
entertain for moment, aklesire to see him up.
on the floor of Congress.-I would not add one
| man, particularly at timelike this, to the OPP
position there, for any consideration that can
| suggest itself to my mind The minority dur
| ing the present session has discovered itselfbv
an open opposition to every measure calculated
to promote vigorous prosecution. OF this just
and necessary war, and have discovered more
attachment to their own party than to the Coun-
try-Although Mr.. Morrismay be as anxiously
DESTROYS of promoting the interest ofthe United
States as any other man5yeti cannot but be.
ljeve that the course hewoud pursue, knowing.
him to be federalist, would not only fall
short, but be destfuctive of the very >object, he
might have insview.
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