Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-06-18
ron THE vIpo1sIAAa
TIE FISHERIES.

The Federalists of the Eastern States. Il an
pears, are at last about to turn their arms a.
gainst the great Enemy of the Nation. Alter
contending against their own government for
the toayes and fishes, and meeting with little
success, they are satisfied to encounter John
Bull for the Fishes alone. This is all very well
and like to see it. It is some consolation to
know that the opposition in that quarter will
hight England for any thing. Considering the
proceedings of the Boston Junto and the Mas
sachuseits Legislature since the present vsr
began, the dempnd of the British that the un;-
ted States should surrender all claim 70 n.
Fisheries rs not at all surprising. Mr. Pickering,
Sovernor Strong, MIR. Otis, and Mr.. Quincy,
had 30 long preached up the doctrine of passive
obedience and nonFesistance to His Ma;cs,v
King George and the Prince Regent: tbev had
so often Justified the atrocities Of Great ar;,a;n
upon the plea other being the Bulwark of Re
iIgion, and the defender of the civilized world
that have no doubt my Lords Castieresrh and
Liverpool, concluded that the New ENGLAND
states would agree TO surrender aImos, any,
thins without altering single complaint. In
deed, after admitting the British claims Of inn
pressment alter s,lrrendering 10 seryitude on
ooarn srItlsh men o. war some of the best van
hee Dtood IN the country, how could their lord.
ships suspect that the roaring Boys of oston.
would hounce at proposition for MONOPOLY
OF the eoafshl
But what gratifes me in this bushes. is the
compliment which the eastern federaiists tun-
Intentionally presume) pay to the patriotism
OIL the south aud the west. Notwithstanding
Connection and Massachusetts, have done eves
ny thing in their powert to drag government, 10
the feet of Great Britain not withstand; ina, ,,,,,
they have in their state-papers, abused and v; :
lined the Southern and Western people, as a.
bsndoned, proAigate, and devoted TO Bonanarte.
Yet now that the cod fisheries are threatened.
they calculate, to certainty, that these abused
and yilified people will one and all, rally to
the aid of New England, and save the Eastern
States from perdition And so they 1vili I! Nor
because the Connecticut folks or the Boston
boys merit such co cooperation But because th.
population view the subject as a national an, or
ticn; and because, it understand them rightly
they will perish to a man, rather than retract
line ofthe treaty of 1888. Field Marshal Cole
man 70 in terrible rage on the occasion. and
buster like mere Swaggcrer! It's divert.
ing to Sc, this English paragrapllist, like pud-
die in sto rm, bubblng out his artificial pas.
sion, at the s. IRE mention ofa surrender OF the
sheries lie VI u, TO be sure, set the whole CONT
pit in motion! Such sponting of froth. and
ming Of anger as we stall see on the occa
vas never with essed from even the scaly
Such fellows Us Coleman look Mt moth
"a national scale eSeD predominates in e.
ing The general Va sIfare, the honor Of
Ssd States. are nothing at all to them -
ber bee and butte.r, however, OF
I've tiNhfrom apiscary, and the whole world
must arouse to avengc them! .~seIicve me,
gentlemen, you will not be deserfei by the
Southern and Western sections of the Union
They win see you rishied aud carry TIL. red
hanl Of war to the Thames in support of what
is indispensable to yoa, what belongs to the nsy.
lion, and ofwhat it would be dshonorable to
be despoiled.
June 8, 1914.
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