Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-07-12

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their own, they will want very little to assist them
| in forming correct opinion as to the real Object
of the war against France, If such war should
now, without provocaton ON the part OF France
| be resolved on.
It appears to me, therefore, that the American
people, will, at least, feel great interest in this
war-much greater than they felt in the last war;
and that IS they have Just laid down their arms,
after contest in defence Other maritime rights,
they viii, theinomentthey hearof thiswar, prepare
again for that defence. America in all likeli-
hood, will again be the only neutral nation. There
viii be no lElda and Berlin DEGREES to give a pre-
tence for Orders "a CouncH-So, that, five trench
upon her rights, her ground of war will be clear
ed of all confusion. She will stand upon her in
dippta5e rights, and if she be LETT ii the full and
free enjoyment OF her advantages a neutral
power, she VIII carry on three-tourths OF the
commerce Of the world. Our cruizers may keep
at sea- but II will be only to witness the increase
of her mercantile marine, and all the proofs her
wonderful prosperity. France viii receive AL
that she wants from foreign countries by Ameri-
can ships. America will supply her with colonial
produce, and with certain articles of manutac-
ttlre The latter viii, through the same channel,
find an outlet for much of her abundant produce.
These two countries will become much more
closely connected than ever, and we should come
out of the war shorn, of our means, while the
means of all sorts OF America would be found to
prodgiously increased
But my Lord, is it quite certoil that the peo-
pie of America would not feel strongly disposed
to take part III this war against us They see
that France IS the only country left with govern
ment resembling their own. Great as is their dis
lance from Europe, they have felt, that when
left TO be dealt with single-handed, their very
existence,as an independent nation, was put in
| jeopardy There were many persons in America,
| who loudly blamed the President, Washington,
| for not taking part with the French, even when
! America had not asingle public ship ofwar. They
| reasoned thus that England was, from the ma
ture of her force as well as the situation of her
dominiCns. the only enemy that America had TO
fear, that she had never ceased TO demonstrate a
hostile mind towards America that she saw in
| America not only successful example ofdemo-
cratic revolution, but dangerous rival III com
! merce aud maritime power that she only waited
for fdUorable moment TO use her force 10 crush
this rising rival and, therefore, it was less dam
| gerous to declare at once, for the republic of
| France, and make common cause with her, than
TO wait the issue the contest, in which if France
should fall, America couldnot long survive VIII
out at least, another long and bloody war upon
| her own soil.
This was the reasoning against neutrality in
! 1898. How these reasoners must have triumph
| ed in 1914 When they saw all ground of dis
pute between England and America removed By
the close of the war IN Europe. When they saw,
that, instead of this producing in England a dis
| position to make peSce, it only produced redou-
bied activity In the war. When they read, in the
very same English newspaper that told them of
/ the abdication of Napoleon, that NOW, NOW
| NOW Was the happy moment for crushing Ame-
! rica for putting an end TO Z" the existence of
| the misclieuioRs example of democratic rebel
lion" exhibited in the American Union. When
they heard their President and the majority ofthe
Congress denominsted, in these same papers 90
Gels and traitors" When they saw in the report
10 u. II. IL
| MADIooN was to be deposed, Napoleon had
been deposed. When they saw the breaking up
| of the American Union represented as absolutely
| necessary TO the well-governng of,other nations
| When they saw the feet called upon officially by
the Lords of the Admiralty to finish the Ameri-
can war III such way as would insure the LAST
ING TRANQUILITY OF THE CIVILIZED
! WORLD When they heard the English prints
cal upon the people ofNew-Engiand to separate
Themselves from the union. WAen they heard it
| predicted, in these prints, that NfR MADISON
would be put to death, and that the people would
! form cOnncrioa rpith tie PARENT state. And,
when, upon the heel ofall these predictions and
threats, they saw an army actually sent oil from
| France to fight against America; when they saw
that identical army, which bad been engaged
| against Napoleon, sent to invade America by the
| way of Lake Champia;n when they saw the war
| OF fire and plumber carried on upon their sea
| cOast.-When those who were for war on the side
| OF the French Republic in 1898, saw all these
things in 1914, how they must have tr,unPhed
! America must feel great confidence in herself
| from her past achievements. The skill and bra
very OF her seanen and land troops must give her
| great confidence. But there is no man who re-
fleets (and the Americans are sreaecting people,
who viii not perceive, that with all her valor and
all her virtue, America has had a very narrow es-
cape and, tiat, if all had been quite settled in
Europe, she would have had to carry on much
longer and more bloody contest II cannot but
be evident TO the American statesmen, that if
France were TO be completely subdued if she
were reduced TO that state to be obliged to re-
ceye a ruler dictated by us and our allies finer
hand and feet were thus tied for ages aud ifthe
situation ofall Europe were such as to leave the
whole undivided power of England TO be employ
Il ed against America, the situation of the latter
would be, at least, very unpleasant, not to say
precarlous. And, If such person considers what
were the real objects of England in 1914, the
manner in which the war terminated, and what
an excellet memory she has, he must be bold
man indeed If he feels no approximations at the
total subjugation OF France.
Il It has not been forgotten, in America, that di-
recty after the abdication of Napoleon, there APP
peared an article in our newspapers, stating, that
there was secret aFticls IN tie Treaty Of Paris,
: stipulating, Inst none Of the parties, Russia,
Prussia, Austria and France should interfere in
our war against America. This news was given
, as copied from the Nepua Gazette. The V cnna