Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-10-28
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might easily be taken one for another; in
case OF compelling your children TO labour, If,
instead OF your own, you seized mine. and
Obliged them to work, and did it frequent.
~ nay ii you always mistook my children
TOR YOURS, would you think it unjus, in ne
TO propose an examination of the persons Of
our sons before Seizurel Would II not be
my duty. ityou persisted, to oppose sou by
force, until you agreed to an investigation
before the taking. As to the remedy of the
wrong, as SON as our citizens are identi-
iiec, by release OF persons impressed. that
Is no satisfaction for the original sc cure.
Besides If it were satisfaction, in what a
mortifying way is he release procrastina-
ted The American sailor is taken, trans-
ferred from ship to ship-fom s;aainn to sta
ton. he writes TO = consul of the II. ). or to
his friend from one ship-he is applied for,
as being on board that ship-the lords of the
admiralty inquire for him there the an-
swer comes he is not TO be found. And
WHY Because he has been previously and
purposely removed to another ship. Thus
he remains in the British service one, five,
ten, fifteen, yes, eighteen yearsi The fac,s
are on record, Gaius, and you cannot deny
them, Go, therefore, think the war ex~
Pedient. Pcrh ps wa- would not have been
commenced, at this time for the cause OF
impressment alone but having beSn begun
for that and other causes, il Is manifesly ex--
pedient to continue it for that cause only.
II Is exptdient because to give up the cues
Il n of impressment entirely would 0e to
incur the expense and bloodshed OF 'oth-
er war Tor the Same object; for il impress
ment does not cease, that it must b. resisted
at one time or mother by arms, was the
deli erate opinion f Washington, Adams,
Judge Marshall, Ru US kim, and Timothy
PiCke-in as we'll as of Jefferson, Madison,
Mon De, Galiatin aRd Armstrong.
G. Put, then. my friend, you don't consjs
de-, that as saon IS the war IS Dver la T. -
rope, impressment will be IT ala end. Il is
only when Great Britain is at var that she
i'm ressss our citizens.
Y. That is tile very reason WHY we oughs
to fig t, aud settle the question at oace FOR,
IN general, causes Of quarrel or Of war, are
single acts, which have some certain period
otceSsstinn, and which depend. more or less
on the will OF the party aggrieved. But inn
pressment is cause of war, which, it not adj
justed, is interminable. Il will arse in de-
hance of the wisdom or sagacity of the A.
merican government, whenever Great Bril-
tain cho ses to so TO war; and that, as we
know from history, is always greater space
OF time than she IS at peace. Sothat, in ef-
tect ty suffering impressment to proceed the
United tates are to be injured on the oc.
currence OF every war in Europe. Under
such circumstances. Tse arc not masters af
our own repose; and compelled TO sustain
aqsarrel whether we viii OF not. Surely,
the sooner such cause OF war is got rid of,
he better.
G. But why was not your mode of Getting
rid Of it thought OF beforei
e al bins 1T kr.o
commodate the difference. We proposed
various modes. The British proposed none,
Had they signihed that the mode now xlg-
Sested wou!d have been acceptable, il would
at once have been acceded to. We were In
he situation If man who is guessing at
secret, and who pro ceeding from guess to
guess. is continually answered, .No gHeSe
again. We hroh osed fro time to time, hut
it was hrohcse again ! Wei We have pro-
posed once more.
G. All you are always treating.
L. Treatings Why thougbt that was
what the "heacs party" wantedI YOU o
friend to peace, and End fault with nego1i4
tioni
g Ono mo! But the war has been sad
ly condu ted
r How should it be otherwise, especial~
w at the commencement We had no mis-
litnry skill, and the l9nger We had waited,
the more we should have suffered. Tie ta-
hles are now turning
6 Yes but Is IL not cruel to attack the
Door Canadians for the wrongs of their Eo-
vernment
L. . dear! have you come to that -
Suppose man was 10 strike YOU with mis-
fst, don't YOU think that tweak of his
nose, or kick in the bFtech, would revenge
il as properly as = blow on his knuckles p
Political are Ike physica! bodies in thst res
pect--there is a common sensotium, aud hit
them any where they are sure to feel it in
the he'd.
G.. But hangit, Titus, you won't let MS 60
vern the country.
T. Whew for that have no argument.
One word, however, al partipg, deserve the
confidence OF the people, and they viii put
you IN power.
G. o. you 'rigible--.
i. Farewe G'ius, Re your temper,
and improve your principles Good neigh,
Dor Gaius, fare you well.
G. Stop! stop Titus. say Bonapartc
is a great rascal
+. AIN neither bis friend nor his defen,
der.
G.. But, say there were never many inc
pressed Americans in the british navy
T. What not great many9 Wnfre
| then did the fur dliHesed Americans cohc
from, that were surrendered since the war,
from the British Toulon squadron alone -
| Eel me that Why did Great Britain aos
release then before the war
| G.. Lillabuilero -