Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-09-27


king in Canada would be unjust and woult
offend the Great Spirit that therefore q
prevent the ruin of the Greek nation, t,
! appease the American people, and satisf,
the laws of the Good Spirit, which demands
blood for blood /; this grea, council of war
| riors and wise men should order the youne
| Indians OF their nation, who had on their re
| turn from Canada, murdered the white far
] mers and settlers and their women aud
| children on the Ohio to be punished with
dea,h.
The speakers on the other side observ.
ed. that they had taken 4 great deal of trou
bic to obtain 'Cforma'on both of the Anne
ricans and also OF the English in Canada,
and acknowledged all tn be true that had
been advanced of the poaceable character
OF the Americans-tnat they had also con.
versed with Americans in Canada, who ST.
d-d with the English, they too had con-
hrmcd it-but from all sides as far as they
could get any knowledge Of the subject, they
had been able to obtain every proof of the
meanncss of the American government and
people, in putting up with every insult for
many years from the great king and hi, ser
vants--that they had for ears suffered near
thousand big b. ats ard carg es to be sto
len and carried off in time of peace bv the
English; and many thousands Of their bre-
| thren on the sea to be also stolen from o
theirs of their boats and carried into capt.
! witty, into bondage, to work and hghr in
their kings big boats, that therethey were
whipt and logged ike dogs, by the great
kings servants and could not get away for
Il dozen ye1rs, 30 visit their women aud
children and their native land-they were
called danfned Yankee rascals AVID put TO
death for the least offence and now con-
PEELED tn fight against their own country
that The great king had long given out or
J ders for eve cry American ship and cargo to
| Come into his ports and pay duty for Ii
4 oerty to 90 out TO trade OH the great water
that nc was determined not to quit the prac
| tice oi stealing the American sailors, as he
declared he must have men for his hume
| rous big boats--that he would not return
those he had taken, nor the thousand .hios
and cargoes--but had sent ont his servant.
and warriors in his big boats with orders to
sink, burn and destroy, and also land and
| plumber the people on the bay and rivers ;
Till the Americans consented to obey the
| great KING and his servants, consented to
| allow OF the tribute and of the bondage and
future robbery of their sailors, and every
| thing else of course the great king orde-
ed in his future councils. That the Anne
rican government had pocketed all these
insults and ro6brr,es for many years, only
remonsrs,ed-beinS afraid of the grea,
kIns and has warriors, they would not de-
tend their brethren however at last when
the great KING servams,repeatedly decla
rcd that no stop would be pu, t. the king,
plundering o.ders-they were in self.de
tence, (seeing ali IN daryer1 compelled &C
rethiiA,e Oh the great king and his servant
by wagng war alsc-aHd what shows the
abJect character of this people is tina. when
| II was put 10 vote in their national Council
about tlnrd of both houses have declared
thelr desire to submit t" all the great kim
had done or would do and would not .vrn.
cure to retaiiate on him and declared i,
unsafe and unjust; and Sc yeral of tile +.
States have determined not to go to the ex
pence of meddling in the war to dcfend their
nation against the rspine and plumber of the
servants OF the old king--saying that IN time
~ war ihay would be depris ed OF getting
their usual supply OF molaSseS and cod fish :
and some were afraid il would Injure their
prohts OF trading in blankets and toys. the,
used to purchase Of the subjects of the old
king, which they valued higher than the
liberty and lives Of their brethren, or the
property of their fellow-citizens on the sea
no" alter such statement, which ysu all
know to be true one, will any one of the
brave warriors of this independent Greek
| heti"H' no" an COUNCIL, vote tor taxing aWat
the life of any of his brave brethren. to an.
pease such an AFFECT, mean, degraded Deo-
pie as the Americans for the los. of some
of their old squaws, children or men A
people who have allowed for years a foreign
nation u steal away their brethren and sse
| them worse than dogs IN bondage. whobavr
| suffered themselves to be stolen in t,ne nj
peace, by pirates, and near one thousan Of
| their big boats and CaTgOes, allowed th-
murder OF their brothers and friends, & who
after many years of such treatment, after
all hopes OF redress is tah end, after Tres
ties arc made and, then immediately br,,k.
alter all these things, whsn near two third,
OF their Congress aud the President declare
Tor retaliation or war, very great proLor
ton OF their rulers and people will not assist
but rather speak we'll of the great king
| aud mis- servants, and wish to submit To him
and abuse their own gorernment-Oughtv ~.
TO Compare our honest patriotic Greek warri
ors and people to such base, servile Ameri
cans ought we to punish the Creek tor kin,
ing these base people Rather let Us ioi,, viii,
the Canada warriors, servants of tn, great
king, and subdue these tmid servjle Amer
cans, who prefer submission TO bravelv de-
| tending their countTy-and who of cour.e
do not deserve to be free and indepsndent
or to be treated like men, but only as slav,
| Could this Greek nation allow any othe
people to steal away our brethren into hon
da &c TO be "hipt like dogs our propert,
20 be stolen, and not join our government 10
man IN getting redress and revenge when