Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-12-02

presume, that 1t will not now be pre-
tended, that America is too insignificant to
be worthy of such notice. There was a
time, when it was in fashion to speak OF
her as being of no consequence at all in the
world. and as not being in a state to be
spoken of as nation. / never shall forget
the cool insdlence Of the Morning Ctroni-
Gle, just after the return from America of
Mr. JeBery, the conductor of the Edin-
burgh Review, who went to that country,
Tor short time previous to the late war
The paragraph Of the Chronicle, TO which
lallude. stated, that Mr.. Lottery, during the
time that he was in America, IS being din
ing in company with the President, was
asked by the latter, what were the senti-
ments of the people in Great Britain as to
the dispute and the probable war with A.
mcrica our celebrated critic, putting his
fingers to his forehead, as if endeavoring to
recollcct, answered, at the end of mi
mute or two, think do remember hear
ing some person at,Liverpool mention the
nameof America" will not be answer
able For the very words but, as to the SUBJ
stance ipledge myself; and, let the para
graph, which the editor must have, though
have it not, be republished,if have mis-
represented its meaning. 1t struck me at
the time as an instance, OF the most con-
summate folly as well as the most consum-
mate insoience. do not believe that the
conversation ever took place; and, I would
fain hope, that the publication of the para
graph was unauthorized by Mr., Jefery.-
But, why did he not Justify himself against
what implied in him such want of sense
and of knowledge, and, indeed, such a.
barefaced disregard of truth ? At any.
rate, {. our celebrated critic" will not need
to put his fingers to his forehead he will
not need his considering-cap, to enable
him now to recollect, whether he has heard
any one speaking about the dispute or war
with America. The affairs of Chippewa.
Fort Erie, Plattsburg, Point Mobile, and
New Orleans; the defeat and total capture
of two British squadrons the defeat of so
many single British frigates and smaller
vessels of war, will teach him, as well as
others IN future, to speak of America in
different tone ; and, surely, he, at any rate,
will review, if he do not answer the Expo
sitiOn. But, upon this occasion, he must
not suppose that the public will be content
ed with his merely taking the title of the
performance, and then running on into a
rambling essay, coming to no point, and
leaving the reader where he found him..
The public will here expect fair analy-
SIS; and, where opinions are expressed.
they will require something to justify those
opinions. 81
To call this publication E6elis not to give Il
answer it is not 10 show any zeal in the cause
of truth it is what every knaye does, when ex
posed by the press, According to such people,
every one who exposes them is a E6elier. Either
the facts alledged in this publication are false
or they are true. They have been promulgated
IN another country. Ii false, it was proper that
they should be made known in England, that we
might have an opportunity of refuting them; if
true, it was equally proper, that we might know
what had been the real cause, and the manner of
conducting, the war. Yet, necessary as it was
that this paper should be repubished in England,
and though it had long been in the hands Of ma
ny newspaper proprietors here, my belief is
that it never would have been republished in
England, had it not been for me, who called the
public attention to it in such urgent terms, that
at last, bookseller was induced to hunt it out
and put il to the press. What shame is this
for the press of England What disgrace -
Had similar paper been published here, IL
would have been read by every man in the Un;ti
ed States within seven weeks of the day of the
Original publication. Thus are the people of
England kept in state ofignorance as TO those
ma tiers, with which, more than any other, thew
ought to be made acquainted.
Before quit this part of my subject, / think
it may be useful fot me TO point out the way in
which any one, who wishes it, may regularly OBJ
tain a knowledge of political occurrences in the
United States. At Baltimore there is weekly
publication, entitled {" Nies's Heekh, REGISTER.
the price of which, in America, is five dollars a
year. The form of this work is large octave. II
is printed tobe bound up in volumes, and il an.
pears TO me, that it would be worth any London
booksellers while to import number of COPIES
of this work, either in numbers, or i'm volumes
Atany rate, Venture to recommend il as an ex |
tremely well-conducted and useful publication.
and better calculated than any that know Of
TO afford any person in England competent
knowledge Of American politics. Loose daily
papers, however well conducted, are not calcu- |
lated for durable utihty.
To return, now, to the efforts Of These writer's
to kindle the flames of new war with America
shall take an article from the .Nofning Post of
the Oath August, which print next to the Time. |
and the Courier, may be looked upon as the
mouth-piece Of those who would utterly ruin tis |
for the sake Of injuring America. The article
which avn about to quote discovers all the feel.
ings and views Of this vindictiYe description OF
persons, who would SEQ all the manufacturers In
England starved rather than give up the hope of
making the people of America slaves .---'f'Tbe |
anxiou3 attention which the eyents passing Eu. |
rope have for some weeks commanded, NAV be
sad to have made the people OF England act as
II II were impossible for any thing OF interest or
of ifft1nrfance IN ia ,r~,,r a,