Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-01-17
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


noriai Of the 29sh ult. representing the ex.
,osure OF your state to danger on its sea I
board, and requesting be informed wheth.
er measures will be immediately taken by the |.
National Government for its protection.
L he anxiety which YOU manifest for the |
security OF the Stats under your particular |
care, cannot but be commended, and il |
woutdbe highly agreeable 10 make acommu-
nc alton that would move an occasion for 1t. |
lhe Legislature Of North Carolina is too |
enlightened and too just not to be sensible
that tire protection to be extended by the |
General Government over the Union. must
be proportioned to the aggregate means APP
plicabie thereto: and thar, in distributing
thes regard msst be had to the co npara ". 1
practicahility and probability of attempts ON
particular states and places. Against occasi-
al attempts' where there are 30 many points |
accessible oy water. from an enemy having
ON that element a force so extensive and SO
readily concentrated, an absolute protection
ofevery one is not possible. Considering the 4
states as parts of one whole, the best de-
fence or the whole must be kept in view. nv
the authority to which that is entrusted ;,
and It fortunately happens that the security
and interest OF particular parts will oftea
be comprehsnded in the effect produced bv
means more Immediately appl ed to the, pro-
lection of other parts.
These observations are not intended to
preclude due consideration Of the oartic.
ular case, stated in your memorial They
appeal only to the candor with which You
VIII be sure to review the measures of the
Executive IN relation to the general and.
particular defence of our country. and to the
confidence claimed by the impartiality which
has directed them.
With view to the more convenient ga.
.perlntendance. and protection OF every part
OF the Y. s. they have been partitioned into
military districts The officer aIlotted tn
that which includes the state of N. Carolina.
VIII be instructed, as soon as practicable. to
visit q examine the situation of the exnosed
parts OF the state, with view 10 improve.
ments which may be properly made in works
o, defence. he was about to make such a
VISIT when he was lately called away to
more urgent, but temporary service. In the
mean time, Col of Engineers had been
sent 10 examine the ports, and to make re-
port on the subject of them.
The Secretary of he NAVY has mot been
inattehtive to the means OF defence ,lepen-
ding on his department. which were Thought
best adapted to the waters of Norta Caro-
INA I; and to the gun boats already allotted.
the equipment OF which has not been inter
mitted, like number of armed boats of a.
mother modification will be added as soon az
they can be made ready for service.
In making this communication il will of
course not be understood as supersediDe anv
auxiliary provisions which the State osaN
carolina may think proper to make ON its
own account, as has been done by some or
ther states, in order to a more complete and
particular security than it may BE- IN the
power OF the general governments to extend
r. m cod cst -. - =
frontier OF the United States.
be pleased, fellow citizens. In accent 90.
aurances OF my high respect and nv beSt
wishes s JAMES MADISON.
Washington, Dec. IL, 1918.
$40 ----
Al tnere DC fin6sc cause, and frne friends
OF hoerfy, can a genuine son of fIeeiou, ~ a
rotary Vfin6fic good, view, without emot,.
ons etanguish and horror, the unpriucipled
attempts which are made by some of the on.
Pos'uon prints, to produce resistance to the
government and laws. The faint of faction.
a"a case deyotedness to the enemy, must
roiso'' me hearts OF those who can ceunte-
s.sn .e sech caring strides in ipfamy. What
infatnation and cruelty. for American eii.
.Srs' 10 evince, a disposition to accelerate
the nireiui period of civil war; Isit not e.
."osl, Tor these harpies of discord and tory
is", ,nat the blood Of our fellow citizens =
sneuuihs ny the united hands of European
.le Il'Het'can savages VIII nothing sa-
,ie" rampant thirst for pc wer to mani
- 1i' natred against the administration
oo' inc miseries attendant on a civil war
VI are their threatenings of orpugnation to
.he embargo, the system CT a for err period.
reVIvea' OF unprincipled manoeuvre. to de-
a. enc e'cat and salutary purposes of the
government! II the energies of the country
a. ~ oe crushed by snch vipers !; if we are
,sh;o,, sen by them from the latitude, in
81, ~, nv PATRIOTISM, manly wisdom, and
Caa.. .'''a.ieh OF a triumphant majority of
80. 90. mas placed us, then may public
G,,1Ia... ron Cur courcls, and suffer a
gHrtHer nsurpation of illicit poweri Fnrcn
part we had rather see the stree,s of pos,, =,
etl'nsohed, than the sacred principles of our
.ons ., should be subverted bv faction
~ . ar VI tue views of foreign enemy
ne eutors OF depraved British sem; Of
80. TO the Southwark, have declar-
go Internationally, thar the 90 Eastern pec.
Pie ~" nof submit to the embargo,"
me editor OF tie United States Ca
zet'e, OF Philadelphia, after condemninr.
wat many will approve, the officers who
rave ieft the army on our exposed frontier.
proceeds with observing, " 1t is not very i'm
p uoaole, Mr.. Madison may want hume
Ious gang OF these gentry to enforce tn EN-.
barge, and compleat the destruction Of our
hDertes but we can assure Mr.. Madison
thst unless nc brings into action, more ta-
tents ana hrmness, he will notsucceed in de-
stroyng the liberties OF New ENGLAND there
will be marty Affairs OF a Bunker Hill ma
tnre, before he effects his purposes. They
were born free and they will remai,, free.
maugre all attempts OF French tlictation."
thus II would appear. that This editor