Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-06-15
Political.
From sas Ms- York Evening Post.
THE IATEsr NEMs.


The latest news, reader, arrived a little more
than fortnight ago. and its importance was felt by
every man in the community. As ut the closing
scenes OF the drama, the tain fell Just at the most
interesting moment of the tragedy, if for the
purpoe of leaving for while in state of
brea,hless anxiety. The allies we're in the posses
sion Of Pars itself, and Bonaparte had, according
to the mos credible accounts, escaped into the in
terror with small part of his late army; but,
coring 20 these of his friends and partizans both
in France and here, he was under the walls of his
capital, with force still formidable. BE he where
he may, whenever Lord Wellington should have
become able to effect Junction with tLe Other al
lies, the days of his power from that moment were
numbered and finished. The restoration of the
bourbons must have followed of c, and a DC ri
OIL OF uninterrupted tranquility through Europe
tor hive and twenty or thirty years will be moral
!y certain. Aud what is to become orus? Are
we to continue to fgh, England for the pro, cotton
ut naturalized seamen. and to fight SIP in in sup.
port OF our purchase of her former territory from
France These are questions which the people o.
this country will have to answer.
We extract the above from the Post as a
specimen of the present tnper the " IN :
mons OF British influence" in this country
1t fully justi6es all that we have ever said
OF the fatal consequences of the Conquest of
France by the coalesced courts and Of the
restoration OF the BourboDs to the throne
Should these events which we have SO much
deprce ated, really happen, this country
would be compelled to continue the war a.
gains. Britain, not merely for our maritime
gights-but for the 6sheries-for the trade
o the East and West Indies-for the navi
CATION OF the lakes and, as i is SOW avow
ed by the Post--for LOUISIANA The
| Post editor, undoubtedly speaks no more
than is Sc! doFvn to him--antl ne asks whe-
Their we are 70 fight in support of our pur
| chase OF Spanish territory from France p
True it is. he says-"to fight Spain" b.,
1t we are to tight Spain. we must also fight
her ally Britain. ia defence of our title to
Louisiana. For if Spain. contests that title
VIC must fight her--and we NAV be SIRE
she will neither contest that title nor fiyht
about 1T. unless put up to it by the British
cabinet. Louisiana is one of the states-an
integral member of the union. Her defence
is an object justly dear to the western
states The Mississippi is the outlet of their
produce, the mouth of that river is the kew
to their territory. 1t then is as question
which the people of this country have to
answer" whether they will fight for it
they are prepared to answer it.
We are grateful for the favor of being
thus early admonished of what we are to
expect from our enemy, should she become
the arbitress of Europe. Through one chan
hCi vi ihOtucT-tue terms upon which we
might be permitted to breathe a few wears
longer of dishonorabe existence are made
known. But we trust ir God, that the next
news from Europe will confound the NAL.
ice of our enemies. internal and external.
and make them ashamed of having dreamt
OF imposing such terms upon the American
people. In any event. we feel the most
perfect assurance, that the nation win not
be wanting to itself at the crisis which NAV
arrive. Our fathers we're not dismayed in
perils ten fold greater. Is their spirit fed
Are we degenerate people Even should
Wellington himself cross the Atlantic with
those bands who have so often defeated a
greatly inferior force of Frenchmen-.and
should they buy. beg and borrow Germans
and Cossacks, for our subjugation, our dan.
gers would not be greater than the heroes
OF the revolution encountered. They over.
camea Howe-a Burgoyne-and s. Corn.
wallis. They trembIed not at Hessians and
lndians-and why should we be alarmed
when the minions of British influence men.
ace us with vengeance.
MAJ. Inf.