Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-08-05

4 France in attacking us openly; and, instead,
has now been officially stated, that we, have for
some time past, been at war, though to this very
day, Or, at least, till yesterday French vessels
have freely come into our ports, and have landed
and sold :heir goods; and then sailed quietly for
| France. However, the fact is, that You and your
colleagues have now distinctly asserted, that we
are at war, and have been at war for some time.
Here you start, then and here I start with
| You, as | did with your worthy colleague in the
American war that is to say, in that war which,
! as weare told, was to depose Mr.. Madison. /
mean to accompany you through this war. l
| have een'hesitating who should go along with
but, after due consideration, have preftrred
your lortlship to every body else not merely be.
cause ynu were the aptest of all Pitts disciples
! not because you have been the grand actor at the
| Congress, not because you have, in point Of
Character, more at stake on this war than any
other man, excepting only Napolssn; but he
| cause the times are isely to be ticklish, and be-
| cause Che mere sound OF your wa'l known name
! ~ enough to NIL any man living with. $3.50 /.
....4 prudence, my lord. Doubtless w shall
see tfmeE different from these; and I ar not at
all AFRAID, that shai have to address YOU in those
times; but we must in this world, take things as
we ind them, and fashion ourselves little to
what the Whitehall people denominate " eXis
| tpg circumstances"
Therefore, my noble companion, before we
start upon our jourrtew, it is my intention, III this
letter, to put upon record the substance of what
has now been published to the nation, in the re-
port OF the debates in Parliament, upon the fol-
LOWING subjects list, of the character of NapO-
leon 3D., of the French system of government
sd, OF our present situation with regard to France
18th, OF the Pitt system 5th of the great
means OF the allies against France, including
subsidies 9th, OF the small means of the French
TO defend themselves 9TH, Morality of the sub
sides Who that sets out on a voyage does not
] IN
| Jhat he has To go . Tbs, however, it is not al
ways IN his-powcr TO arrive at but, he must be a
1901 indeed, Ithe undertakes Of he cen ,r1jd it)
journey without knowing why he undertakes
| 1t. The causes of the two former wars against
the Freach we're lost sight of, long before the
! wars were half over. THIS was a, very great evil
! twas not so with the late American war I n.y.
| self toy charge Of the cause of that war and
IN spite of all that falsehood and hypocrisy have
| been able to do, on both sides of the Atlantic,
the cause the character, the result, the effects,
| OF that war are clearly understood So shall
| they all, in this case, miles am deprived very
speedily of all my mental powers. Give me life
and health for only three months longer, and de-
fy all the ingenuity and all the impotence OF all
| the corrupt hirelings in England (and Their num-
Der is not srnal to cause ignorance to prevail in
| tins country rs to therea cause or causes of the
war, on which we are about to enter.
From the time of NaPoleon's return being an
notmced,our hirelngs ofthe press cried rgaT
| cr1ed peace PEACE Between the 18th of March
last, and the present time, have published, LIST,
! two articles at the head of the Register; 2d, my
first letter TO you 3d. letter 10 Louis; 9Th, nv
| second letter to you 5th, letter to the ner-
| chants 9th, letter to the excellent peopIe of
| Nottingham 9TH, letter to the Earl of Liver
pool (called the VIZ 8tb, a letter to the fund
holders 9th, my third letter to you 10Th, let
| ter to Sir Frances Burdttt In these ten papers.
| nrr M, 81, 1
be found in the Register, ffatter myself that we
| shall hereafter be able to see (wthout hunting.
| through volumes OF verbose, supid stuff in one
! shape or another) complete history not only IN
| point OF fact, but of argument, of the beginning
| otthls war These articles contain, too, the po-
hticai economy ofthe question, which YOU and
your colleagues, and even your opponents, take
| little or nonotice Of Thus tar then, have made
| all sate but, before we actually enter upon the
work OF blood, mean, further, to put upon re-
cord the far substance of what has been publish
as the reaaons for tina war, stated in the House of
| Commons, during the debate upon the question
OF war itself; because, the time is come when
we shall have to refer to, and to cite, these opn-
ions and declarations, should, perhaps, take no.
| tice of reported debate of the Lords; but, it
would be but repetition. shall now proceed,
| point by point, to notice the report, and partc-
ularly TO put its substance upon record.
l. Of the character Of NAPOLEON. al shall be
very short upon this head, Lions are not paint
| ers 1t they were," said the Lion in the fable,
You would not see a man painted in the att
tude OF crushing Lon" | totally disagree with
all Va use, who drew hidcous pictures Of Napole-
| o1's character could, even with safety, trum.
| phantly answer what was SAID bu Justice would
| demand a full exhibition of the contrast that
| might represented; and, as this cannot be made
! with perfect freedom the answer ought not TO he
| entered on. il would be the height ofiustice to
| enter on the defence fany man without being
| tree 70 produce all that can be produced in his
justification what, then, would il be TO enter on
| such defence without being able to produce
| hardly any Of the main facts, calculated to put
the character of Napoleon in It's true Light Let
IT be declared, that truth shall never more be a
| libel and, then, the character OF Napoleon will
have its chance; then, and not till then, viii his
a6users have aright to expect, that until contra
dicted, their assertions ought to pass for truth.
| But, there are Americans and Cossack priests e.
| nough in New England. There are men enough
there, who assaIl Napoleon or, at least, who used
| do It. Now, hereby challenge any one of
| these upon the subject. Let him, like a man,
publish in die Boston federal papers the aqiy qd-
| Ueriiser, regular attack upon the character and
conduct OF Napoleon, embracing all parts, pub
| lie and private, of that character and CON
| duct. Let any one do this let the paper be
| sent TO me and pledge myself to answer it in
letter sent in manuscripts that same paper
| II the assailant puts hls name, I've will act more
ike man but, will not5stand upon that point.