Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-12-13
CNUMBER rs.

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por's 10 China. The last waryhas tau,bt ne bo,t,
S .e Importance Of Canada g. of the Lakes the
.,.."'er Us channel of supplies To our We, Nm =
-: ot "er Forests, fisheries, and political sit,,.
~. ION win respect to the neigtborinr, &
e-1e .'''er IS commanding position n, tn.l vsr,
,,s.s. oi me Principal American States Bv our
v,,,ers ,' VI Na'L'oa and control of the inland
nec,,on -, -, establish chain OF con-
nec''oh WITH Immense ranges of cn,,n,rr v,S;nh
PtYno'e the purposes Of trade. and f,r,hor ,,,,,
r0ai VEINS and If So, it is very natural s.,
.upPose mat thc North Americans wo,lJ he a.,
ueHeiy h;ppy to break every Ink mn, ro,,,J r..
Ss@y wy more eifectualiy do this. ,bap bv mn,
n,ra,,, our friendship with the Indians. and
hio.naopehzing Their supplies. 'A'N
ihs IS point the Americans b,vo ,,.
800 90 attain, as nav be seen by all he eo,.
.neE diplomatic transactions ON this cuL;, - -
'no "o aN.sn, 1t Will hereafter prove orc or the
ms ia1ai results of that impollt;c var into
~iNcn we rushed without plans. w,tbon, ,a.sI
,,,'' s, III short, without those essential -.
r. mat Could ensure success. and which
NJ: o,,y eehueu TO aggrandise our Competitors
for,,". as subject that cannot be too
hetuentiy impressed on lhe minds &c The T.;,;sl.
PuDhc, Tor besides An immense l.. of ~ ars
.e"'ufe' ana besides also sacrifice Of cb.r.c,.-
Al uie ey es OF Europe we are actualjy +-;,,S, -,
rear 'le pillar OF Aqrlcan greatness h;obs. sn5
tastcr than otherwise would have L,nns.,o, ~.
Smn.S up 10 tiiem tho resources of the Amer;-
.St wilderness, by regulations more favorable %
- man ours and more especially. by
- aloWlng them to connect them.
~" e,ty Win the reyolted provinces of Sn,n-
ISL AmcrIca, suffering the latter 10 ou,e ,hs; -,
uePei.oehce 10 the United States, rather than ,o
uS' nese are points which We shah bere.f.,.
seNer'sily oiicr some l,sffe ctions hut, in he o.,
'N'e' we snail pursue our observations an tb..
OF Brltish traders being deprived of
ln'etcourse With Indians residing within limits
S'a., , oy me United States, which nearly A.
iu,.S ~ an exclusion IRON all the range oftra-
al'g country worth being connected with 90 W.
Sh1li undertake fully to demonstrate
Under the third Article OF the Treaty of 80.
II was cxpounded that Indian traders have r;nht
~ resort to and trade with Che tribes within o.,
limits OF either party, with the execution nf ,hs
country covered by the charter of the HuSso,;s
Bay Company
rms Clause has ever since been an object Of
Jealousy To the American Government frc1,, ,b.
influence its operation gave IN The n.;,;'I &C &C
companies, AMI because they had thereby ,orrea
yer snare IN the resources of the A,nc-;cono v,J
der'ess, 10 Which their nation stands entitIed f
30 many reasons Notwithstanding the unl,rn ia
duration OF this stipulation, the L. states' Co.
ferl'Ihent sought 10 annul the Clause and IN -.
gwen TO Messrs. Monroeand Pinmey
80 Polehtlsries IN London, Nj Madison.
to contine tleInd,sn trade to the re.nts,;ya 49,,
% each party, AMI adds {" thar nerha,s in M
inehls OF hberalsty and general adjustment ms
meat" - ~ f-' 'diishss'
me principal grounds on which the Americans
Ess' uelr complaints is, that the ntrusion of
tiese lCrei5n traders disturbed harmony Il
So oFaef' Dy clandestnely introducing ardent
, s9FitS, :" Tine Indian trade from Canada 10
-gcr,a til "a
h'o"n prooily and credit, whereas that of th.
H'hericans is prosecuted by individual adyen-
tuSrs, over Whom, at that distance, ihe govern.
i'ie"l mas scarcely any controul. Il the aborip;
Ae' OF the American wilderness have, in any de-
gree been induced to quit their savage habits ot
lie and learned iho advantages of industry. II
was ny The early eXer.iOn of the French. and
ul1T example has been followed by the British
since they took their place and even 4 more ON
llghtened policy has been adopted. Tbep,vern-
ment OF the Dnited States has certainly dcyiseJ
many humane and enlightened plans for the he
'eHS OF NE Indians, among which its endeayors
% diminlsh the rayageS OF the small Dox oueh+
not to be forgotten, but the general character NJ
american 6acF's9odsmsa, and ofthose who actu
any come IN contact with the Indians, is by no
means suited to prevent their eXtoron, and the,
consequent evils resulting from force exercised
over weakness. The Canadian is not of this
stamp, of whom Judge Woodward, governor of
Michigan, IN late report made TO Congress ON
tlis land titles of that territory, 6peaks as fol.
lows
" lie comes TO you as an humble cultvator of
the earth, aud not as an unprmcipled speculate,
10 place rapacious hand on share ofyo,rirn-,
sures. lie looks only for that prttsnce of SOIL
on winch perhaps he drew his breath and which,
ne mas embelished and fortified bya course of Ia
Dors which he knows to be honest. lie cannot
DC IN inundated by fear ofyour rgor; he cannot
Dc tempted by the alurements of money, 10 part
WIN the hopes OF himself aud family Tel bir,
you are about TO dspoSsess him lie folds bia
arms with pious resignation and commits ibe ?.
vent TO God Amidst .tle collision of II =, ~
the incessIlt din OF arms, tlie IN ghty tide Of
volutions, he has lost a cotfr ~. 10 i've arI -.
which to be loved in return, & cast among str,,.
gers 70 his language, his Jurisprudence and reI;.
gion, he asks only small and obscure spdt ON
the earth, on which to spend in peace, the Acct.
ing transit ofhis txjstencs Deprive him Of the
ne wiii raise no arm of resistance he VIII inter
no imprecation of disappointment; he will With.
draw himself, with an unchanged TEMPER. from
your laws aud your dominofs, and viii s.e-
under the banner of MONARCHY, thar rerr,,
winch has been denlcd l,sn in The BOSOM of re.
puhlc2 = " 's
1t such, then is the picture ofthe Cana5;s,,
VINO by the new division Of linn IS now found q
les,oe on Tie United SAFES Territory, who tbro'
preference may have settled there, or who car.
ries on ind'an trade, how can this contract or in.
recourse WIN the ne'8hboring Indians be iniuri.
Ious 70 we american Republic Many Canad,.
aus nave formed associations with the NATIVES.
WeiF pursuits OF Hunting aud traffic were mn al
no ~ al