Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-12

States 20 deprive them Of the services Of the;
citizens! DO say that our seanen are impress
sed by initiate, IS To apologize Tar, but does
not iN,sI The outrage. And What is Hezocia.
hoH Is It thing 10 be maintained without
a prospect OF arriving sc some result Men
and nations negotiate for the purpose of heal
ing differences bu, it one party adheres Ia
wrong, and viii accept no terms contrary to
the pursuance of wrong, then The other psrty
"ithdrsws from negotiation, and takes other
| measures 10 obtain right
/ Here the opposition evaGs ne question. by
running into discussion Of the ooLicy, even
| admitting the Iastics, of The war. Th Y insist
that sound policy iorbids the continuance of the
war, az shis time, merely on account of impress
meit and they compare the inconvenience.
bloodShed, and expense of hostilities wiki the
OBJECT IN view. We freely admit that there
may be occasions where IT may be wise 10.
nAtlon' as well as man, to disse nblc with
regard 10 injuries, and even insults; but the
circumstances under which the question finn
preSsEsSnt wa found, on the rev Jcation of the
orders IN council, denie d to the adm. nistration
al consideration os the subject As a sole cause
ct declaring war. Var ctYeadg eaisfed and
Impressment bad been ailedged, and was i'm
truth, among the prominent reasons f,.r declar-
ing it. To make peace, therefore, without
some accommodation of that point of difference,
was TO give up The question entirely. Besides
Whatever arguments might have been advanced
against the policy al aF1nns The country to re-
SYST the practice Of npressineIt, they could not
apply to the case before Us. The country .sas
GTAaeG- r IS one thing 10 decide what you viii
hgL Tor betole you have gone To The cost and
trouble OF military Preparations and anoter
ID determine what conditions you will accept
aitef that cost and hat trouble have been ~.
CURED. No maxim IN republican politics can
DC sounder than TINS: Maze 6u, seldom, ;
dnG HeOeT make peace E0fthout reasonable adjust-
nleet Of al G;sPateF War ~ so contrary to ths.
genus OF our political Institutions, and The
commercial pursuits of our people, that it rs
quireS vast effort to enter into it and to MAIN
tam IT. But the hrst expenses, comp arst iVety
speaking, are the greatest ami If difference,
which ali parties admit IS i JgSt cause OF war
can DC settled by once mourning such expenses,
1t must necessarily prove great saving in the
end 10 pursue the object to = satisfactory ter
minati0n IN the first instance. The iedcraiistss
have not denied, thar if The British government
does no, eventually abandon the practice of
ImPresSment, 1t viii DC necessary to go TO war
IN order TO suppress II and If the preparations
of the present war have, as they ailedge, coca.
toned an expeac iture o! fifty or xty millions
vi dollars and the loss OF great many lives,
wall there not be an actual economy sf blood
and measure to that amount, or more, by SCI
curing tie object Al once, and thereof prevent
ING the necessity OF rGcurT ing to similar costly
preparations in future Nothing is more COM
mon han tor wars TO be commenced for one
point, and Continued Tor another IL was the
case OF the wAr of the American Revolution IL
was begun To resist tsXat on without represSn-
tatIsn F.; and 1t was continued for Independence
/ he people of America were enlightened en-
ough to perceive that they could not be secure
against The former, unless they enjoyed tn. lat-
ter. Independence, at first, was not ayoxed
as AN OBJECT OF the war. How much more for
cibly, then, are We bound to pursue tae war TO
PFe'eht the Impressment OF our citizens, which
S'Gs GV0Sssd - one principal cause OF the pre-
sen con,est, ahd against which nothing but
formal convention can secure Us 1t the peo-
pie Will only consider the question tuiy and
'airly, they q i'll find It Their interest t. Ezis6
"nen they have 5egHa. Putting aside honor,
| and the obligation which the nation ~ under to
protect It's s.siaring citizens, it will, in he
long run, DC money IN this peoples pockets to.
I,shi sAe 'She.e g2arTeE oas Eozs tsc are ati..
It turns cut that we were correct in sun
posing that the scribblers of the George
town tory paper lAbOTed under the convict
| on OF British atrocities when they published
the letter from Miss Barron to MIR. Cocks.
1his gentleman has Completely unmasketE
Wagner, who concealed q zvY5tteal kGter. in
order 30 skreeH tie ET!siish /! The fellow
has been so completely caught in the fact,
that he has not as yet, oyered sufficient
lmPudence to deny it. What arc we to,
think Of this creature who, th1staken, ;1rocf
ia hGaa, in fayoring the enemy, still pirates
about his veracity and patriotism But
we dare sayH the truth were all known
there would not be much wonder. Every
body knows that Phil: Barton Key was
British officer during our evolutionary war,
and a-haif pay British officer since: And
what can be expected from Phil: KEYS