Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-08
- From N.is'' lAs44 Register.
REASONS AGAINST THE WAR,

- me strong bonds u oBinny and comninni-
. ~ " inferesf and Svho instead IF struS
"gtitsy TOR tie oVerYhro9p Of each other
shvtila De connected ia a holy league TO de-
"Jend azv, liberty and religion against the
"mosf nnfrfncinied and dangerous ryrant
' z7hc svas euer Permitted 10 Scourge tie
"carih.'.
II the war is indeed to make us sebarate
people, and we :hope and believe that it will
titis to-" Nam ASuNDER FOREVER" the
many guilty ties which hayA fastened us to the
Harry OF THE earth and sea, who fills remotest
nations with her hhh and, destroys all that she
touches, giving substance 70 tble-we say, in
tue sincerity OF our hearts, mote it be : for
then shall cemmenae golden age, and United
1n'eriea regifd, as she ought. every people. AS
" eHenaes ps ssa', in peace friends % present
priyations being repaid a thousand fold by the
benefits that will follow our deliyerance from
foreign predictions originating in prejudice
and sustained by traffic, to the continual excl
tation OF party broils, the consequent demorali
cation of the citizen and disgrace of the natl.
onal character. That we. do not so regard
Britain, is seen in the article before us, copied
from the leading faction print in the U. States
mat eniogrzes as do many others) the enemy
oil our country that palliates his enorni,ies
though OF character that would have dis.
grsced the barbarous ages ; and extols him
as tile bulwark" OF all that is noble, magma.
nlmous or humane that has no sense OF natl
onGi glory no sympathy but for those who
have "called into civilized war the tomahawk
and scalping knife; )" that makes subject of
laughter Of women violated and children muir.
dered, and in the confagration and plumber OF
deienceiess towns and villages, sees nothing
to condemn! We hope and trust Ia God. that
this war is destined to make the rent'' the
writer fears and We think that it will, though
peace Earnestly desired should be proclaimed
tomorrow.
We have seen the enemy In his true coIors,
and the horrible impression Gis conduct has
made, wil never be effaced, but more than this
the arrogant pretensions that preceded the war,
gave birth 10 an inteYest which the war, will
nurtare into manhood. This interest is in our
97lant5dctories; it is they that shall fnish the
independence OF the United States. The capi-
TAI Immediately appertaining to that interest IA
mounts to some hundreds Of millions ofdoLlars,
and It geometrically increases. Pennsylvania
and Ne.v 1crk have mere than four mi,iions of
sheep many of which are the most valuable
breeds. The hills of the Ohio are covering
WITH them, and in all of the states an extraor-
alnAry attention is paid to multiply the stock
OF this most profitable animal. There are large
Hooks Of pure .ifeTinors, and prob ably n,iIlisrs
OF a mixed blood The value of the sheep in
the unned States may DO safely estimated at
between sixty and eighty millions of dollars.
AS to the manufacturing establishments, We
have nething whereby to form an opinion of
their value but.ihe capital embarked in things
of the kind, great and small is immense-As
Tor instance, P'ts6nrg in Pennsyfyania, manu-
features goods 10 tie value of more than a mir
lion per amman, and it is calculated that the
accumulated capital OF that iowa IS not lest han
S)IOU,OVO year, from the various fabrications
lhere IS one Concern IN neighboring state
fhat tlsburses at tie rate OF seveRty-fpe thou
sand dollars a year in weekly wages, though the
works are little more Than nat finished. In
6afHDore VIII! be sold, the present year, goods
20 theyaiue OF $50 ,UUU, chiefly made i'm the
nelghoorhool ana mole extensive works than
Shose ln oPel Oh are erecIng, the greater d. r.
= OF win Gu w commence manufSc ,uring befo :.
the next spring and thusit is i'm very many
other places-for you can ssldom open q news
paper without seeing sumo new establishment
announced, or ness article ofedomestic work
msnship offered for sale. AR these are the
growti or progress of FIVE or SIX years in the
carry part OF which our enterIH iziHg citizens
suffered exceedingly for the w,nt OF wo, km.n.
as Wei to make the machinery as to manage
At. ThGt GDenlty eTists no longer All these
strike powerfully al those goods we We're ac-
customcd TO receive from EnglaHd-tbe fleet
will be felt abroad: and at home will COM.
III MD 4 olsseyerance OF the "srRoEc
BONDS" that have united US to foreigners. and
made 1T extremely difficult to ascertain the
real difference between an american and an
ESHehfrGr, an policy and conduct Nav !lea.
ven hasten the time I'VE want no 40 IA M
with any nation--we desire peace. Commerce
and honest friendship whh all entanglner al.
lance with none" for " i is as easy lor cam
ei TO go through the eye Of needI :" as for
rePa6te and q monarchy to have a conmuN1.
TY q tSrEREsT"
On LAScUAcE" is, unfortunately, the
same Happy would IL be for A1periea IL lis
were not 80. tnat We might know and always
marx The h0stile for igBef. But a. II IS. we
fnd Eggiaa6 an Z g.ishnes, liz { "togs'
that Infe sted EgJpf (et loose upon us, perhsns
Ior our sinsl even Az our " kneading trouebs''
---insniusted into tne deepest recesses of do.
inestIc Int by many mediams-pollutl NC all
thlhBs WIN anti American ideas, and exciting
sne very stones o rise in mutiny" against
the land -" "
In many respects our Laws, have close
resemblance, OF, indeed, are the same as tbose
oil England But IN many essential oualities-
quaii'ies 'nat designate he freeman from the
1'"'e'-they dfber We sha mention onlv
V''s C@se' TOT on That depends multitude Of o.
e's, naturally presenting themselves. In
hhe OTftfd STATES, it is the right of the ci,;zen
10 cbange ms rulers--in Eapirnd II ig b,gb fr,o.
con to imagine a change
we no" Come to We hobby that proaioa,e
PonueiAnS nave ridden to death. so C,r A. w'cL-
vi 'hen Can Destroy tue ordinances Of Con
~ =" al Ou' kkbIGIoE," tie cant OF the base
y, all sB.s--Grouy 4reH, Bonabayte and Tie
az PN'. II ~ true we have the major part Of
- o,-s ul"' prevail M @. BJidin, Gas well as
es,",H oo,uIN'fies) but thlsis all We have no
s 80, * eSf-DHShment-no ecciesiasticai eoUy,s
no fyfhcs--nO byfeefs a. Ia. -, WI" 70