Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-07-12
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MY LoRp--From several parts OF America
have received thanks for my letters to your Lord
ship on the subject of the American war. The
people in America think, or, at least, many of
them think, that those letters hadgreater weight
in producing the eof Client, than which you
and your colleagues never adopted any measure
more wise nor in better time. yetyou have ne
yer thonkedme for my advice You, to whom
the peace was much more necessary than 10 Mr..
Madison, have never Acknowledged your oblca-
tons to Ine---you have appearedto be sulky about
all. thought taught you so exactly what to do,
IN order to avoid the great evils which were COM
ing upon you from all quarters The conse-
qucnces of the American war were foretold by
me nearly two years before the war began. told
YOU that you would have war ifyou persevered in
seizing men on board American ships on the high
seas You did perseyere, and you had war.
told you that the Americans would beat you in
fighting, If you continued the war for two years
Won continued the war, and they did beat you
told You that you would never have peace If you
demanded any concession from America You in
sisted on great concessions on her part as sine
,1a non Of peace; and, after three months more,
you made peace by giving up every thing, not
exceptihtr the sine qua non itself IN short, you
expended fifty millions of money, and lost, dare
say, thirty thousand men, in accomplishing no.
thing, except creating navy in America, caus-
ing her manufactures to flourish, and implanting
w The hearts of Americans for ages hatred of
the English govcrnme nt
remind YOU of these things, in order TO be-
speak your attention on the present subject. L
shall here deal in prophecies again and shall not
be at all afraid proving, in the end, not to have
been false prophet. You appear to me now to
be in avery fair way of adding another six hur-
slred millions to our debt, and of bringing the
guinea up 10 forty shillings, instead of twenty
eight shilIings, at which point it is now arrived.
wish to prevent this; and, if do not succeed, /
shall, at any rate, have these pages to refer TO,
when the mischief has taken place, and when few
besides ysclfwill be able TO say that they did
all in their power to prevent it.
I am of opinion, that France alone is now, as
she was in 1898, more than match for the coal-
ton against her. But lam further ofepnion, that,
before the against her be six months old, you
find america taking part in At, unless you abso-
Iuteiy abstain from every thing that can be con-
stfled into violation of neutral maritime rights.
War, or peace, with America, Will depend up
on the opinions Of the People in that country
The people there are really and truly represent
ed in the Congress. Their are no vile sham cleo
tons in the United States. That which the
pespe wills be done. The Americans are q
e-rsibh p-ople; they read from press which is
rally free; they discuss all political matters
r eely. They love peace; they would prefer
peace they would make some sacrifices to peace :
bat they viii never hesitate moment in prefer
ring war TO slavery or dependence.
Now, then, what is likely to be theview which
the Americans will take of the present scene in
Europe' And what are likely 10 be Their feel
ings with regard to what is passing in this quar-
ter of the world II is very easy for our corrupt
press to persuade the alarmed and selfish part OF
England that it is necessary 10 plunge the coun-
try INTO war, in order to root out the present 60
yernnent ofFrance But it viii net be as easy for
any body TO persuade the American people that
such an undertaking is Just. They viii see the
matter in its true light They VIII see that Ma
poleon has been replaced at the head ofthe gov
ernlnent by the viii Of the people of Fance;-
they will see chat he has had the wisdom and yir-
tue TO abandon his ambitious projects they viii
sec that he has voluntarily confined himself with
in the ARGENT limits of France they viii see
that he has rendered the olive branch to all sur
rounding nations they will see that he means to
caateud solely for the ihdependece Of France =
they VIII see that he has returned, as nearly as
circumstances viii permit, to the principles OF
1889; they VIII see that he has provided for the
people being really rebfesented in the legislature
they will see that there is to be no religious
persecution, and no predominant church in
France they VIII see that the French people de-
rived great benefits from the revolution, and that
row all these benefits are TO be confirmed to
them in France they VIII see FREE PEOPLE
and in Napoleon they VIII see the SOLDIER o.
FEEEDoM.
On the other hand, they will ask what right
England, or any other power, can have TO in
terfere in the internal affairs Of France =
they VIII ask why England should not treat viii
bun now as well as at Amiens why not treat
with him as well IS with the Directory at Lille
They VIII ask why England should refuse to trea
with him from whom she received the islands o
Ceylon and Trinadad They will ask what car
be the REAL object the ULTIMATE object, Of;
coalition Of those powers who were assembled a
Vienna, and who were disposing OF states at tieI
pleasure.
The Americans have seen the republic ofGe
nca given TO The king OF Sardinia they have seer
Poland parceiied out between Prussia, Russia
ard Austria i-they have seen the feet O
Denmark taken away; they have seen tn
people Of the republic Of Holland sunk int
the subjects Of king they have seen the repub
lie Of Venice transferred TO the Emperor Of Aus
ira they have seen the Pope replaced with tn
5estts at his ht els they have seen, that in Spain
where q free constitution had been formed by me
Who were lighting on oar side, the king has bee
brought back that he has treated the makers q
It as traitors shat he has fe-e5tgblisbed the III
QUESTION which Napoleon had abolished ;--ta
when two Of the alledged traitors took shelter i
Gibraltar, they were gwen up to their hunters
ard that when complaint ofthis was made IN on
Parliament, the reply was, that we had no rgl
70 interfere inthc domestic affairs OF Spain" Th
Americans viii ask, why this principle IS not an
pred to the domestic affairs Of France The
VII ask, not tor vile, foul-mouthed abuse {
NAroiE0N AID the FRRNcu rRorbr but for som
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