Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-07-09

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Madison is the ostensible head and. in either
case, the oppressed states would act Justly to
themselves, TO separate their interests from
those OF the incapable and treacherous indivi
| dual WHO has dragged them reluctantly into
war no less ingiorious than unjust When we
speak OF these and thu like crimes as perpetra-
ted by Mr.. Madison individually, we only mean
10 use his name in the common way, in which
persons in eminent stations are generally 500
Ken Of He stands at the head Of the lisi, not
put that Mr.. Gsllatin may be more artfui, Mr.
Clay more furious, Mr.. Iefferson more malg-
nant, and DO on ;and besides there is a feroci.
Gus banditti belon ging to his party. OF when.
1 perhaps, he himself stands in awe, and who. a.
they consist of Irish traitors, and fugitive bank.
rupts and swindiers. from all parts Of the Uni
ted Kingdom, may easily be conceived TO ex-
gainst Great Britain but the more shameless
and abandoned are the individuals who compose
TINS taction5 the greater odium must be cast on
! Mr.. Madison himself, in the eyes Of the moral
and rejecting part of the American population.
| II Is great mistake to suppose that the Uni
ted States are wholly deficient of characters of
the latter description. rhey have many wise
ana many eloquent men, whose words yet live
IN the hearts and in the meditations Of their
countrymen. Mr.. Walsh, tho accomplished e.
ditor OF the American Review, has attained
nigh literary reputation even in this country
anc though the late Fisher Ames (the Burke
OF the western hemisphere,) is not so much
known IN this country, he deservedly enjoys
much greater popularity in America These,
and many more such writers as these, have kept
alive the FIRE of genuine British liberty in the
United States. Whilst, on the other hand. the
miserable blunders of the Dearbons and Hop
kns,s, and Wilkersons and Hamptons, and all
the long list of defeated generals, have thrown
| rldicuie on that invasion ofCanada which was
one OF the great bats of the war. Lastly comes
the fall of Mr.. Madson's grand patron, atten-
ded with the execrations and scorn of all Eu.
rope. Can we doubt. that avigorous effort on
our part will annihilate the power of faction
alike hostile to Britain, and fatal to America 7
Is not the time proptuous for winning at least
the sounder and better parts OF the Americans
to an union of interests with the country from
whence they sprang p
1t is impossible to read this article with
out being convinced that there are men. who
seriously entertained the wish to see A.
merica recolonized; who wish to see our
King restored in America, as the Bourbons
have been in France; for Mr.. Madison is
the chosen President of the union be
does nothing OF himself it is the President,
the Congress and the people, all acting in
concert. Yet he is to be put down no
peace is to be made with him any more than
with Napoleon the government of the
states Is tyranny !; the constitution is vic.
lated. or Inefficient its existence inimical
To lasting peace the time is propitious for
winning the sounder part of the States, at
least TO an union of interests with the coun+
try whence they sprang These are esn,i.
ments and declarations to begin with; but.
IN facr, they go the whole length of recolo
nizatioH and that is tine project now on
foot amongst the foes of freedom, who seem
to be resolved to prove to US, that those
friends OF liberty in America who did not
wish Tor the extinguishlneat of Napoleon,
dcspot as he was, were not without sound
reasons for their sentiments. They saw.
that. though he had betrayed the public
Cause, il he were put down there would be
men ready to urge projects of the descrip-
ton OF that OF which we are now speaking.
This language towards the United States
was never made use Of sentiments like
these were never lazarded. while Napoleon
wssin power but, the moment he is down,
these men turn their hostile eyes towards
America, the only republic left upon the
face OF the earth Our quarrel with Amer
lea ceases with the war. There being
peace ia Europe, the quarrel is at an end
without any discussions. But this writer
passes over all the subjects of quarrel. The
American President and government are
bad. That is now, according to him, to be
the ground ofthe war and, we are to nave
no peace with them. l will pass over the
impndent falsehoods which this writer ut.
tiers as to the conduct ofMr. Madison and
the nature and the effects Of the American
government and come at once 70 what is
most interesting to ua now--namely. first.
whether war for the recovery of the A.
merican states as colonies would be popu-
lar IN England; and second, whether it
would De iixelyto succeed. AS to the first,
have n0besitatioh in expressing my belief.
that it would be, for while az least the
most popular war IN which England was
ever engaged; the reasons for which opini,
onl will now state. In the first place, peace.
real and lasting peace, and vast reduction
OF our forces. would be total ruin to great
Duaiber of persons and families. All these
VIII wish TOR war, no matter with whom. or
upon what grounds. They will be for the
war tor the same reason that undertakers
are tor deaths, and without being, any more
than these, chargeable with any malicious
motive. The farmers will be for war, Upon
much about the same principles-they be-.
ing OF opinion, no matter whether CHROME
ously or not, that war makes corn dear
Here are two very numerous classes of per.
ps. a third IS the landowners in gener-
iwbo believe that peace will lower their
without lowering their taxes. The
wncrs and builders fear America, who
3lild and sail much cheaper than they
and VINO If left at quiet, would cover
- With their ships. The great man.
frs ever will be for war, likely, as
blk, to tear up, root and branch, those
hments which are not only supplying
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