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


FOREIGN ARTICLES
From Cobtesfs Weekly Register. Of Apni23.
COLONIZATION OF THE AMERICAN
STATES.
1t was easy to believe. that the enemies Of
freedom would upon this occasion, turn their
bsieful eyes towards the United States Of Anne.
RIGA, and endeavouf to stimulate our govern
ment, who, kt us hope, however, has too much
sense to be so worked on, to wage war for
the destruction of liberty in the western world.
But I. who fully expected to see this, am really
astounded at the speed and the holiness, with
which the project has been brought forward in
some OF our public prints, especially the Times,
which. in plain terms, urges war against the
United States upon the same principles that the
close Of the war has been carried on against
Napoleon and, indeed, which aims ut the SUBJ
jugation, re-occupatioBs and recolonization of
that country. Before proceed any further. L
shall insert the article, which has called forth
these observations. =
cit Is understood that part of our army in
France will be immediately transferred to A.
merica, to finish the war there with the same
glory as in Europe. and to place the peace on
foundation equally firm and lasting Now, that
the tyrant B0naparte has been consigned to in
fanny, there is no public feeling in this country
stronger than that ofindignation against the A.
mericans. That republic Boosting of its free.
dom should have stopped to become the tool of
that monsters ambition that it should have att
tempted TO plunge the Parricidal weapon into
the heart of that country from whence its own
origin was derived that it should have chosen
the precise moment when it fancied that Rus
sia was overwhelmed, to attempt to consum-
mate the ruin o { Britain--ail this is conduct so
black, so loathssme, so hateful, that it natural
ly stirs up the indignation that we have des-
cribed. Nevertheless, there is in this case the
same popular error, that there was, not long
since, when France identified in the minds Of
most men, with the name of Donaparte. The
American Government in the point of fact. as
much o tyranny (though we are far from say.
ing it is so horrible a one) as was that of Bona
parte: and as we firmly urged the principle of
No Peace with Bonaparte so, to be consistent
with ourselves, We must in like manner main,
tain the doctrine of NO PEACE WITH JAMES
MADISON. The reasons for this are twolold,
as respecting this country. and a. respecting
America. A very little reflection will render
them sufficiently manifest--in the first place,
hatred of England is the fundamental point in
the policy OF MIR. Madison. He is the ostensi-
BILE organ of party, all whose thoughts, feel
ings, and sentiments are guided by this master
key. Some OF the statesmen oftbs school have
not blushed to assert in full Senate, {" that the
world ought to rejoice, if Britain were sunk IN
the sea !" il, where there are now men, aud
wealth, and laws, and liberty, I" there were no
more than a sandbank for the sea monsters to
fatten on, space for the storms of the ocean to
mingla in conflict" Such is the deep-rooted
amipathy which these wicked men have to the
land Of their forefathsrs. With such men Mr..
Madison acts and he himself before the Sc.
cession OF h's party to power. expressly laid it
down as principle Con the discussion of MIR.
jays negocation) " that no treaty should be
made with the enemy of Francs"--His love for
the latter country, however, was but an adjunct
OF the hatred which he ente rtained towards us:
and he hated us for the very same reason t at
Bonapar,e 6id-b cause we stand in the way of
any state that asplres at universal dominion
for, young as is the transatlantic Republic, it
has already indulged in something more Than
dreams of the most unmeasured ambition We
need not here detail the long history of fraud
and faisehood by which he at length succeeded
III deiuding his countrymen into war. Suffice
1t to say, he had two objects in that war: first,
To sap the foundations Of our maritime great
ness, by denying the allegiance of our sailors
and secondly, to seize on our colonial posses sis
ons on the main land Of America, leaving it to
future occasion To lay hands on our nsuIar
settlements in the West Indies Perhaps when
he finds himself unexpectedly deprived of the
buckler under which he aimed these stabs at
our vital existence-the mighty Napoleon, the
protector in Peno OF the Columbiaa Conied eracy
lie may be willing to draw in his horns, and
sneak away from his susaciOus under takingy
but having wrested the dagger from the
oravo's hand, shall We quietly return it to him
% put up in its sheath No. No. Mr Ma.
oison himself, in his very last public speech,
has furnished us with most sgposite rule of
cohuuct, which he cannot blame US for adopt
ibg, since he ayowediy follows it himself
namely, that We should " not only chlstise the
Savages INTO present peace. but make lasting
Impression on their fears. Hitherto we have
consiaefed the Americana as Identified with
SnF' "ansoh's government; but is this the fac
~ much tue reverse, tbat it has been openly
Pnsed 70 some OF the states to treat for
with Great Britain separately: and they
act wisely and jusiifaby in adopting
ssure The eastern states the most
e NOS cultivated, the most intelligent,
eyery respect, are at this instant re 4
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