Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-29
From Tire National .Egis.
THE OCCUPATION OF THE CANADAs.

The invasion of Cauada is favouiitc subject of
Glamour with the OPPOSITE They formerly ridi-
ciicd the Prolect absurd and implNcti cablc----
They now represent il TO be inpoiite aud ruiuoas.
They say the object, Il accomplished, is unequal 10
the cIpenoe. They even depounee it as am uslust
aud nnprnvoked aggression upon the peGec OF an
nndfendins COLONY aud they tell US that hey San
iot conscientously pray Tor success to our arms
While engaged IN 40 g offensive war 20
~ most ge know this 10 be the language
o. treaehory and hypocrisy. Bu, we have hesrd
come men argue thus whong cannot suspect &c
being inieniioYaI enemies 10 the,r country We
rather believe them to be uader the iuiuenee Of
strong pussions and prcnid,es Which hive dclude
and cn.'ay ed their reason. Ard how stroHP must
uiHt prejudice he, which Induce of real
good Sc sei 70 maint in doctrine so prePoSterons
and ridiculous AS 10 he utterly mdele sibe by Nuy
argument spccious ciough reQ'iice REPUTATION -
We wish some of these good peopie would answer
= few questions Which we are gong 20 put 20 them
Perhaps shes may do * satisfactorily .ud
va that We arc wrong, nr .erhtps by aitlc reAec-
on upon tue matter, they may DC convinced tlal
d-ey are wrong themselves.
In tls first place, what IS The ground upon which
You maintain that the invasion OF Canadais unjust
ijid you ever hear of such doctrine being urged
T. any case which you have read In history or known
OF our own experience VAST ever bcfure deem
Ell unlawful for Segerent TO dispossess an enc
my OF has foreign provinces aud territories Has
II not been Cane IN every age hy every people which
has had the means Does any w.iter on the law
OF nations forbid reprehend the practise is not
every war contest between the parties to see
W!Jrh can do tie other the most burn and, in ge-
neral, how eau one more e,feetuay hurIE the other
han by di'p. snug IT'S territory and eLiareug lis
owl What difference in the Justice al, tile case
can there &c between taking al enemy S vessel and
taxing h's town or province Which sc louk g
hyidUst---to deprive Unoffen,iiog Individual uf
as property by sea, merely To change his go
Fc:ii'nent sud masters by iand II all defensive
wars must be conducted in a manner uuely deCen-
siye and confined to the p otestion OF natal soil
%hy did our fathers, during the revolutionary con-
test, invade the same province which We ire now
INVADING, and beSicge Quebec How came ibe
ffiIiish m possession ct their numerous iSalls aud
territories in ai quarters OF the wo,hi, bat y rr
o. conquest How came they in !i1sSes@ion of Gu
NADIA Itself: They hold it by r0s.ty--bRt hou,
80 they acquire but by conauering il from the
reneh and did not our ancestors help them toac-
qtdro II 3 Ii Wellington should finally clear Spain
% as Invaders and invade Franco in bis tnrn
wold you disPHte tue justice Of his proceedings -
Do you condemn the allied Aus,rians, Russians &
i-inssigns Tor Invading SaxO1y, kingdom hich is
voluntarily IN the side OF France Are not the
two last esses stronger than the particularly in
question: uNs,auch as those nVaslons OK the IN
teSisil territory OF enpipe, and this the oceupa-
ton oil remote dependency Finally, upOn this
head, "h 70 you blame government Con cRrryin-
the war rat" the territories of the enemy, have you
ever csusured that eB emytor brin eng the war home
to ourselves and making predatory iacursfolrs fpto
tho Very heart Of our cUuntIy
Ihas muoh As to the Jugtieo OK invading Canada.
Lex uN now ask "a lew questions with gCgaIu 10 tic
policy. tf CausdaisnOt wortlrDogsessinR why we're
such paiss taken 10 settle and colonies Il Nliy
did Great Britain think IL worth tunqucring? Can
il be- more valuable TO li-tant govern meat ihan
To- au Immediate Doi5hhor Is not its possess.on
desirable for many C;.soHs because il viii p,vo us
te control Of ibe t.thless aud ulereiless t,bes If
spEassS, heespse it viii NIKE Us masters Of those
inlahd scfs and that vast river which arc airoadv
the ehauuels Of an extensive and Increasing com
meree ; because II VIII o,cu IA uG new sources Of
ptoitsbe Tails IA variety OF artiCes PlItiluia ~
GIBs heosuse It will remove fOm us 2 dangerous
rival deprive tie enemy % What be has eaned his
ro-l over our backs spot mos perfectly adapted
90 the purpose o. collecting Ueu aud s. ores aud
puarsng them upcn Our eOntieu!yis, unprcpaPed,
detenceess sGttiersctss bo0luso 1t w close aa Oh
erue OF inregn iuhucnce ,sbeoause IN this
instauooA extension " toibry VIII srcna thon in-
ste,td Of weNkcn die uO.0n, a It = ~ bnanes tho
1stO cGsion in The south IS AN equal acquisition
in fne anr,h Were it possible bell Ts that oup
possess .uG Of Canada would do good, will ID
not 10 lie enemy much harui Viii a. not she'd
glory upon Oul cause and Disgrace upun heirs -
Should We o0u- oiudc 81 rcsiOiU the province Will
L. be Quo aUy.nugc TO Us Oh settlement O. ac-
cunts at The CLOSE OF The War
Our qusSuoits are more numerous than we iute1,.
dcd 20 ,u,Se ,nem--}et c-mtght propose macy o
Tiers uqdaliy appetite. We 10 10. ccqaire an an
how the invasion OF Canada IS either impolitis or
august They will aot ind our ears deaf to- reason q.
nor 0uv minds shut against conviction Bot II when
challenged ihcy dc.iue the controversy. op luoet-
ihg % hd, let thcn ior once acknowledge that they
have clamOured without cause.