Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-08-13

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grand purpose Of the royalists to ruin the repu.
tation OF any one that appeared capable OF es,
tabiishiug -the liberties Of France. Mr. Morris
Il admit his consistency was opposed to the re.
voiution from the very beginning, and his row
atty was 80 offensive. that Washington recalied
| h,m IRON his embassy 10 France But we have
other certain proof that Washington was not -
Heregarded the burst Of freedom in France with
singular satisfaction- About three years after
| the death of Louis, and. while the anarchv vet
existed that Mr.. Morris speaks Of, he received
an ambassador from the republic With distin-
gtiised honors-I say distinguished honors, for
they were such as no ambassador ever before
or since received from President nf the, Uni.
ted States. On this occasion, lin 1896 the
king was beheaded in January 1928 )he address
1 ed the new French minister ApHr, in q Get
speech, theresut Of his calm deiibefstinf hind
--as follows Born, sir, in a land Of liberty,
having early learned its value ;-rny anxious re
collections, my sympathetic feelings, and my
best wishes are irresistibiy attracted. whe hsoe-
yer N any country, see an oppressed nl:ion
unfuri the banners Of freedom But above an,
| the events Of the French revolution hsss proc
duced the deepest soIicit0de, as wett< q, the
fhighest admiration! Wonderful people x AGA
TO come will read With astoriishment the histo-
~ OF yomr brilliant exploits J"
How Will Goycrneur Morris escape the cen.
sure he has wcakly cast on the conduct of
Washington. in his filthy elimination of all who
approved or countenanced the French revolu-
tion Let him and his friends, who profess to
admire every thing that great man did, recon.
clio the matter as they can. If they would pre-.
serve even their Hypocrisy they are bound to at
tempt it.
But as France continued like Tiger to de-
YOUR her own children, with every aggravation
of distress, the friends Of rational freedom be-
gan to be alarmed at the prodigality of blood.
Great Britain had long been at war with France
not because France had injured her, but be-
cause her government feared the establishment
of the republic-this is perfect, literal truth.
and, to prevent it, she raised powerful fleets
and armies, ransacked the shambIes of every
princely German man butcher, who sold their
subjects for money, to get men to fight; bot
{" in the lump" the honesty of others, and bull
lied some out oftheir neutrality.
To shew her rsespsct for the sovereignty Of
nations will, en- hossart, mention the case
OF the grand duke of Tuscany, now one of
the highly honored Legitimate princes."-
Her vey, the British minister at this conrt,
had long, but unsuccessfully. intrigued to
lead the grand duke from his neutrality. He
was at peace with France and his territory
had been respected. Intrigue aud brides
having failed, the minister resorted to threats
Ian army of Russians If recoleet right.
Ily) was at the bank of Tuscany, and Bri
fish fleet in frent-and he gave to the "soy.
ereign, legitimate prince, the choice of
declaring war against France, or Of having
his country overrun by the Russians on one
side, While British feet battered down
| I.cghorn on the other.-And so the allies
/ acted in several other cssss--B Bat, mr. fAe
! Uui.sd States, intrigues aud money were on
l ly resorted to--both were used profuse1y !;
and however the French directory wanted
Justice TO us, we were not without provoca.
II Sf oo t>I r,f h.,7 4 se.<~
the British minister at Philadelphia, in a
,etterto the governor of Canada, exposed to
the public by the arrest and examination of
the bearer of it as horse thief. In that
dispatch he exultingly said" the United
states have given a new subject of proyoca.
ton to France. sc. His house--the an.
Choir club, and William Cobbett's Office,
then glorying in his zeal for the service of
liking George" and universally believed Il
had like to have said known to be in the
immediate pay of G. Britain, were the plar
ces ofresort for ministers of state and mem
| beers of congress; nor were priests wanting
to sanctify their plans" holy men, to give
scripture" to misiead the president and de.
ceiye the people. Honest John Adams was
completely overrcached. War was made
| against France, and our tars added to the
renown of our country by gallant deeds
Our victories were celebrated in England, K
rich service of plate was voted to brave
Commodore Truxron for his capture of the
Ihsurgent, by the merchants Of Lopdon, ar
Lloyd's coffee house.t An army was at
tempted to be raised. as was believed, for
the purpose Of dragooning our own people,
because France could not send force hith
err, and the idea ofinvading her was too
! preposterous to be INDUCED, though Wash
| ington, in being lieutenant general, satisfied
many that it would nor be used for that pur.
pose. whatever was its design. The intol.
lerancc of the times was dreadfui--the pas,
| sions of che people we're reused against
| France by" Bloody Buonys," & all sorts of
inaammatory books and papers, were
distributed gratis in immense numbers, and
we we're so nearly associated with England's
| quarrel, so nearly linked to all the schemes
of the real enemy, that tremble when
| think of the precipice he had arrived at. But
the violence of the British partizans defea-
| ted their object it became manifest tina. an
intimate alliance with England rather than
| regular war with France, was the grand
expectedresult. Mr.. Adams stopped short
| The Indignantly cast from his confidence
those who had deceived him and abused his
authority-and promptly made an hoaora>
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j . 0nAe 18Th Of FEB. 1893, Mr.. Fox, in the
6rfish house IF commons, PROPOSED a resolution
10 the Jollozoing eject" That IL was neither for
| tke interest or honor Of Great Britain TO male
1cdr upon France, OF account of the Internal cir
cHnSfanccs cffhat country" Majoyify agatnsf
/ IL 2ZG Let fLis Trcf bare IL. L.. -. ~ =