Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-04-15

/ ed their powers Of resistance. In no case
| should the nation he flies 70, take any part
In his quarrel. or suffer him TO inla,ne any
causes OF complaint which she might have
against his native country. and thereby add
ID the hazard Of producing the flames II
war, Ia a case in which peaccabie adjust.
nent might other wise be obtained
IL line can be drawn that will reserve
the point OF honor, and SO define the rights
OF naturalization. that each country will be
left IN the possession of q reasonable iuris.
dic.ion, should hope the consideration
that We have heretofore acted wrong in the
case, would not be an impeachment 20 such
an adjustment. America cannot want our
subjects at least such subjects as we send
her she may have thought with OLeeu
Anne. that the increase Of people was a
means of advancing the weai.a & strength
OF nations" bot 1t is no compliment 90 say
that such as she has received from US con.
s'Itute no improvement of her own race
L doubt ii there is man in the country that
would not compound to give up the best Of
them upon the simple condition that we
should take the rest into the bargain bat
tney will not be debarred of the exercise OF
tne rites OF hospitality ad G5itu1. Afer.
Chants and ship captains are glad to get
sailors cheap and 10 be cheap they mus.
be plentiful but foreign sail rs are no OBJ
Ject to the United States IN a nation al point
OF view they are not allowed TO be on boa d
their men Of war, and we need no, 20 ont
oil our own to be satisfied that they can
nave none better than their own breed
Any navy officer viii tell you, and wogId
nave told you before the war, that even
those OF them that we're impressed, in de
nance Il the laws Of God and man, were
tae pest and most Trustworthy of any sea
men tney had or board /; and surely we can
require no ghost 70 satisfy Us tina, the ocean
pears not Drawer men in battle !; e we did,
taey nave made ghosts enough, GOD knows.
nnt We have living witnesses in abundance
OF the bravery and excellence oftneir con
Duct who, 20 do them justice, are not par
simonious OF tAeir COMMUNICATIONS, but uni
form and profuse; Tin spite of the fire-side
warriors at hsme y as well they may be,
LOT hot an instance has been recorded OF
1asir ilinckins out an eye from the head, or
PiunSnS dagger into the heart, Of any of
the perpetrators of the double crime of rob.
oeIy and murder by improvement, that have
i@iien into their power And where they
nave suaE cruiser, they have taken the
tenderest care of the officers, as we'll as of
me crew, We have done wisely indeed TO
turn them out OF the men OF war when we
discovered that they were not invincible :;
OUT even those on board the Guerrero,
thar ret sed 70 fight, and sat with the IT
arm. ioided on deck, while limbs and balls
were hyinS about their heads, took no
advantage OF the event tina, brought their
opPieSsiors INTO their power. There is
lnasea, a morality among the American
seah1eh winch is not to be fousd in tina,
c'ssS OF men IN other countries, ex
Cept q te ~ of -
save st en- in the Cotter's Saturdaynight. a
symptom of the same kiad of educatIon-
stlii 1t IS wonderful. with the opportunities
they nave had OF avenging wrong, which
mas It's only parallel, ifindeed it be parallel,
IN the atrocou muld der of the Due Ding
men, that no Instance has been found OF
their stepping out of the line of discipline
10 90 II out that on every occasion their
enmity has ceased with the lowering of orr
flag.
10 return to the question of naturaliza-
ton. 1t important to observe that the
best advocates for our rights over our own
subjects are to be found in the committee of
Congress. appointed to report on the Ques.
ton and the best hope for disposition TO
accomodate on the part of the United States
IN the law already passed, on the sugges
.lon OK Lord Castlereagh to Mr.. Russell,
lenae me engagement of the executive gov
eminent of the United States was not sufh
cient) whereby all the branches of tina, gor
Vernment have engaged to discontinue the
naturalization of our seamen at the end of
the present war.f / say it is important to
make this observation; for though this law,
passed the Sd of March. 1913, was duly
promulgated ~ all the papers of the Uuted
States. and, believe. tucked in small priRt
into one OF our own, it is az little known as
our acknowledgment before. mentioned, that
the American government had disavowed
bonaParte's principles of maritime law.
My next will take up the subject of the
HenTy PISf. [Csra desEnf1
They cannot be naturalized during the
war as alien enemies are excepted in the
American law of naturalization.