Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-04-08
JOHN RANDOLPH.

JOHN RANDOLPH.
ParaSrafhs from the Manchester Constei-
iatioH. e.
&c There is not shadow of reason to
countenance the belief that the Indians were
instigated by the British"
Randoith's late Speech on the army biz.
The Shazcamoe ftofhet was and is Bri.
tish emissafy. 1ecumseh, The prophets
brother, is Brigadier general in the Bril-
fish service. I.!Hof, the notorious intrigucr
among the Indians whose talks and Lresenfs
have excited more hostility to the whites
than the influence of the hrohhct could COM
naand. who planned ihcrcxptdition against
Michilimackna /; and who was so active at
the capture of Detroit, is an English 7ra-
der. There were about 700 Indians in the
British army that captured Detroit. Almost
as many at the battle Of Queenstown in the
British service. Anglo savages were the
reachcrous murdercrs Of the garrison of
Nhicago. IN fact there is not shadoqv of
Jason" to doubt the fact, that British a.
Snts have never ceased to iDcte the sava-
Sc To the commission of hostility upon u,
sire the commencement of our revolutions
az struggle. Documents of the most con-
cluive aspect werercceived by government
lon before the declaration of waf, shelving
tina the British Traders were the instiea-
tor of everyact Of hostility committed on us
by lie Indians. Mr.. r. must have Known
all he facts, notwithstanding which he en-
dcayors unjustly to fasten The excitement
upon the people and government of the u.
States. The British have not improved
their morality or humanity OF late yea $, and
few men will be bold enough IL assert that
they never were guilty of such conduct.
Mr.. Randolph, more bent upon name in
EXPOSITION than upon pursuing the high way
of patriotism. comes boldly forth and ar.
rays himself in defence of the british right
Of mhresSmenf -" He insisted that the
British neither could, would, nor OUGHT,
to give UP the right of SEARCH" put down
for the word IMPRRs sMENT, because ma
ny do not understand its national constric-
ton: and besides, it is not so harsh He
admits it 70 be an EVIL, vet would not in
sist upon having an evil of such magnitude
corrected, II i'll seeking redress we should
hase to maintain right by force - This is
the argument of slavery; it is the 6Qsest Of
submission IT, as he asserts, the British.
Tin support of an acknowledge qyrone) will
nail their flag to the masthead, and sink a
in support Of an avowed right, be as brave
and firm as their enemy Perish the
thought of submission, and all its train of
evils.
a day, an hour, Of virtuous liberty"
Is worth awhole eternity ofbondasen
The following extract from repors sof
Mr. Randolph's late speech copied from
the u. {. Gazette, federal paper, will
show how far Mr. RS claims to consistency
arc capable of being sustained. He is con
sisient in one thing, and that is opposition
to government! be that right or wrong. II
a man, on commencing journey, has the
wind IN his back, and ON rctraciDg the same
steps, discovers it to be in his .fdce---querc
whether has the man or the wind Chang
edl-
1.-THE impressment, Mr.. r. said, was the
result Of our having, by the means of the
war in Europe more trade than we hadhands
to do it with On this subject his facts and
general train of reasoning were little differ
ont from those who preceded him ; but his
deductions and collateral remarks were
marked by singular sagacity and Ingenuity
He insisted tlat England neither would
cou'd,nor ought to giveup the right of search
And he showed from the correspondence oil
our ministers, that it was q point on which
G.. Britain would nail her flag to the mast z;
go down to the bottom with il. He shove d
that it was the French doctrine also ant
that it would so remain forever Ii wa,
one, however, OH which no wise or honest
man would go to war 1t was. in n certain de.
gree an evil, to I've sure. bit il was one an.
neXed to and insepara5c from great be-
nefit, and the price Of nnexampied prosle &,
Tity. lie would ask, were they willing to g,
to- war for the protection Of rcnegad0es o
whom he thought with detcstation, becaus,
they brought upon this land Of peace, mi
sery, and danger, the extent of which can
not be calculated. There we're neutral dn
Ties as well as reutfal rights, and SHOULD
those, he asked. who profited bv the one, re
fuse obedience to the otherl Certainly moi
Adverting to one cause OF the evil complain
ed OF, the inability to distinguish between En-
glish and American sailors, he dthat th
French govcrnment captured and kept i'm
prisoted all men who spoke the English Ian
guage rs Enslislimen, till they could prov
themselves Americans. So that tho Anne