Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-04-22
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- suPPreNSeC our resentment against
VI. britain whose injarics were uniniJed &
u"eeaS'hS and whom alone We ctuia teach
nut why, sir, are the injuries these nations
"afe oohc us conirasted and those oi Ihe
one made an apology for those ot the other
why are we pattz-ns OF either Have we
ITO country "fou own? is there land, up.
on Tue gi"oe, so lar, so happy and 20
'ee! And oehoidii.g and enjoying these
b. s&i1ss,
hteathes there The man with soul so dead,
VINO nevers,o himsei I hath said,
rms IS my oSvH, nj native Er,nas ~
Sr' 'eei neither Frenchinan nor Briton.
ou, as all American. As Il citizen OF the Cnis
tea Sta.eS beaf no affection 20 any other ca,in.
Try. II have any feeling Of partiatity for IL.
'Gr OF 'ho great beitigcrcnts, COR the coun-
Try ana people OF e. Britain From them
Draw my blood in very short dvs cent Bur
mat nation IS the injursr ofmy country, aid
Can sec her IN no other IL ht than that Of an enc.
my nor Can ind ANY apology Tor her in the
injuries France has done us-Sir. the govern.
"cht did right indIs r,mins ing be-, weeh Ri.
tam ana France, and selecting Ihe former It
was the only mole OF real, pra,:t Cal resi.tarce
The world would have laughed at u. had ~,
declared war against France, who was no lon.
Str aoie To inJure III, whom we could not MS.
san with effect, and have left the uncea smp in
Jnr'es OF Great Britain to go OH unresist.d and
ulrcsenled. The world wouit have cunsid,-.
ed IL as mere cover for Our llusI lsnimity [
say theii, that the goyernm, Mt W not trickcd
INTO war with Creat BtItain-It was COM
'nenced al tn prosecution of The best and most
deliberate roicy-it was Tie only honorable
and practicable course. If there has beeA IN
error, and Think there has was in not nv
ing long SINCE, sisted England. War ag.,nss
ENGLAND should have followed the first cmb.r.
Bo--that Was wise measure but II coulG not
fnrn Z.
iherciai restriction upon the enemy Us far as
snch policy should ever be citrisd, which
from Its n<ture caa only he tenfpofary--It at
he same time prepared the nAtloa~for war
1t brought home Your wea,sh aud seameu II
Drought home your yessels and placed you n
the attitude, in which the nation ought 10 have
been previous TO war, and its termination ouptt
TO have been toiowed b. immediate and Vi
6orous war. The pulse fire nt,ion was high
md the confidence OF the peopie IN their al,
lers and resources great. DistruSt has grow,
out Of the hesitation and timldIty then nl.,i.
f-sted. Ii The embargo had been followed I'M
by war, some OF the greatest injuries We have
since suffered wOuia not have occurred Frame
would not have ventueed to have seiz.d "a
sequestercd our veesers aud propert, AS Sic
subsequently did. She was tempted to do If
because she saw We would suf r and submit
to any injury.
jiut gentlemen say, that their great avergion
10 lh's war arises from the danger OF French
a'nance. l. 1t possible 10 No want the AR.
mics OF France OF, 1t we did, could they reach
our shores! Do we want her navy las sbo
any that dare venture to sea Where can -
and US Where can We unite! There 10 on
astonishing similarity in The history of free.
Soycrnments-The Athenians were afraid 70
resist Philip because it oulu Involve tirn n
an alliance with the Great Kng. 1t was aIledg-
cd 'ha' lie was BARBARIAN and the common
enemy OF AL free staies-But, said their ora
tor" For my part, when fad a man appra.
hendng danger from Il person who resides in
Susa or ocbatana-and yet speaking in another
strain oil one who IS at Jour gates, who is ey
tending ms conquests IN The very heart of
Greece, the p'underer OF the Greeks am ne.
tonshed, and regard that man, whoever he is
rs dangerous, who does not see danger in Phil
lp"-So must regard the Sounciis of that
man, whoever he is, who, fearing French ALI
arce, would submit 10 British aggression. 7
mean, however, to lmpute no improper motive
to gentlemen in the opposition-an Opposition
always runs INTO extremes, and, with a knovI,
edge OF tins FAC, l can easily account for heir
conduct, however extraordinary NAV consider
it, without supposing their motives To be v.rso
than my own. IL they be real, | am indeed
astonishcd at their fears of Frepch alliance
II seems to me impossible. But let us no, bv
an unnecessary fear ofone power, however great
fail TO 1epcl the injuries OF another po,rer
which Is continually pressing upon Us. SUB
mission. TO Britain now would prepare a. for
subm sion to France hereafter. The way IN
prepare TO resist the alarming power Of France
Should we be asspied by it, is now TO resist "a
britain and raise up in the minds of our cit;.
MS spirit that will fearlessly contend =.
gainst injury and injustice come from whatsu.
ever quarter II may. But, sir, it is idle, IA is
wocHss than idle, to talS of tho danger OF French
alli1nce.
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