Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-04-05

our own captains by whom is this i.,oui,..
torlal power to be exercised by the most
ignorant and arrogant of n jealous and pira-
teal people, by every officer in the service
OF inpudence and power. whoever captain
Dacres or any other braggart NAV think
TT to send on board for the purpose ofinsnlt
and complaint, to ask " who governs the
d ID Yankees now And how long do
YOU tkak the states will hang togeIher."s
The British Brute who can use this slang
with the greatest readiness is selected for
the judge of who is and is not Z" a British
subject"-Th;si is called ca maritime right -
and submission sin extenso," is insisted un-
on. Nav that tongue that would express
consent, never speak, to damn the fair pos
session of our freedom. Yet there are men.
calling themselves Americans, Bonds. aud
1Ioores, and Aliens, who advise us TO ac-
quiesce.
Notwithstanding Great Britain is herself
IN we'll known and open practice, not only
OF employing but impressing foreigners of
every other nation, the United States have
conceded to prohibit their being received on
board our vessels, public or private, from
the termination ofthe present war Ifthere.
tore the real pndisguised object of Great
Britain be, to prevent the doption of her
olive branch again presented, as to this point
on her own terms. Hence must it be ex
pected, if her allegations have been sincere.
that she will cease this outrage on onrinde-
pendence. propose a cessation Of hostiii,ie $
by sea AMI land, and thereby arrest the
numbers who will otherwise be daily added
to the list of natural;zed Citizens s.zts.
Beyond this act the United States cannot
go. Never let 1t be said, that our pledge
to posterity is forfeited, our blood FORGOTTEN.
which flowed to free cur offspring from fet
tiers to satisfy the Jealousy, the malice. or
the pride of an inveterate and falling foe
Would not the ravenous vultures of com
merce and the sea renew their aggravatinp
examinations report the svhithhsgs, me la
crafing 6Lozvs inflicted on me nalionai cha.
rdcter z Revive with renovated haughti-
ness the insulting Claim to prescribe the
mode IN which we shall plough the high
way OF Heaven. Whom our functionaries
may knoso to benative Americans, her do
mineering officers would asserr to be sub
jects Who could be arbiter in such a case :
The great English Paley observes cit would
be absurd to refer the decision to those
whose conduct provoked the question:
10 recede from our refusal to submit, or
waver IN the firm vindication OF our rights
IS to acknowledge this monstrous pretence
to be just! Can any American, can any IA.
tlonal rejecting man, admit that a contract
entered into according to our own laws up
on our own ground, should be submitted TO
be Judged of and broken, bv an ignorant To-
reigner, whom we never saw or heard Off
That fellow who can scarcely write his
own name. or speak the English language,
should be judge of ouras sole umpire-and
take out OF our vessel to strengthen the force
\ o: his own. whoever he pleases When, in
every case, it is his interest to infringe our
rights, under pretegce OF maintaining his
own. Submission is followed by p.under.
legalized by blockades, refused by violence,
and both by promotion and applause.
a mahly, becoming, united effort, insures
US victory, secures justice.-peace, free
commerce and scamen's rights will immeii-
ately succeed.
GHOST OF MONTGOMERY.
This question was actually quito an Ame-
rican, TAX en- of his own ship, by the ca1tain
OF 4 British frigate.