Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-03-25

credit or applause was deserved by them
from the EXPRESSIONS on this floor, it might
De supposed that the administration was
covered with glory, which, like the NJ antle
Oh Charity, had power to cover a multitude
o SINS. But was that the case Where do
you ind he solid benefits of the war. said
ne. Accompany me to the cottage Of the
poor, the ralace Of those who were once
f1oh IS i there you 6rd the benefits of the
var 20 to the ten Thousand widows whom
tne war has made-ask them il glory will
compensate for the less of all that was dear
To mem Ia lie? Go To The ten thousand fa..
heriess children, orphaned By the war
ask them ifglorv will feed, clothe and in
s'roct them! No, they are taught to curse
your President Mr.. Madison's war. 20 to
your encampments, ycur fields of battle, and
CRY s'ory, glory, over the remains of thirty
thousand m.n who have persisted there, and
VIII revive your slaughtered SOL
u'erS! Cry glory to your creditors - will il
stop their mouthsf Where then do you find
Inis brilliant glorys On the shoulders of
Your officers right and left, or in the rains
o. Your capitols In the exploits of your Ma
val Heroes, or in the wreck Of your Trea-
surytN No, sir, no where. We have es /.
caLe from the war without n single benefit,
arc al our losses must be laid on the shout
uers OF those who commenced il. MIR. X
concluded with expressing his decided opin-
ION infanor Of a reduction to 5000 men AS
20 danger from so doing, 70, an answer to
aho hearts OF he women of the country
MIR FORSYTH explained remark
which bad no, been correctly understood by
tue geDtleman from New jersey mir. Stock
ton) in calling the Treaty of Peace a sus-
pension OF hos'ilites. He had no allusion to
the Disposition or wishes of the American
government. This government desires no.
thing but the peaceful enjoyment of its
rights. and there is no danger of a resort to
hostllities on our part, if these are not in
Vaded Ii was in reference to The probable
policy and intention of Great Britain, as in
dlcated by the pretersioss with which the
negotiations at Client were commenced
the uDgracious manner in which it was CON
Quoted, and its exracrdiHary termination.
connected with the then recent expedition
to the Mississippi There was one circum.
stance, not yet brought into view, which de-
served notice, as another proof of the spirit
OF mat government to this Countryside
cnoice OF the Secretary of Legation, a
Shent, and thu bearer of the Olive Branch
to the United States The man of all others
N the Empire of Britain. who was chosen
TO perform this office, was one who had
suug8led himself cut of the United States.
III consequence Of criminal prosecution
commerced, or about to he commenced
asalns hun, tor violaring the laws of the
county nv Whose hospitality he was pro-
tected. NO man can calmly examine all
the circumstances under W ich it was made,
without feeling hat the Gals of hostility are
still red beneath this Treaty. A single
breath of prd in reres,, or ambition. will
resmd'e the 'mothered fire, and this instru
ment VII be educ & to ashes by It's ascend
ng hHme. IL IS to guard against the posi-
DE the probable danger, that he was Old.
posed to this reduction, at least until the
season OF DANGERS past 1t was 70 deprive
pilQe, interest, ard am bition of the hope of
grathcaton; thai he wished the armor of
defence and offtn to be for short time
retained is the danger imaginary? Have
these powerful inceRtives to human ac Tor
ceased to produce their wont. d Effects p
Pride and interestare still he m us err springs
OF the movements of itain. Her ambition
is an adder always cciled, whose fiery eve is
eternaily hxed upon its object--who watch
es with lncessant anxiety for the moment
OF fatal security, when she can strike her
poisoned tooth into the bosom of the SIC
tim. The Porcupire can live in securitv
IN community with the Serpent the nm
armed Stag dies by its venomed bite, -
TO the course he wished pursued, he had
heard but one Objectionable exnense The
necessity OF lessening the public burthens,
OF diminishing the taxes, by which the peo.
pie were groutd to the earth. And this OBJ.
Jection is urged before the taxes were felt
or complained ct. The people do not wish
GimInution Of these burthens. if it cannot
beeiiec,ed Without endangering their coun
try. They have been at all times wore
willing topay the price of security and hon.
or than we lave been to ask i, at their
hands He bad hoped that the spiri, of mar
row calculation, fak8eiy stalled economg
whose coniT c.ed view was fyed upon pre
sent eHfense and was incapable of enlarg-
ing 1t toperuan ard even uaI advantage,
had teen laid forever by the powerfu, ex
orcisHs ct reason and expe fence It would
seem, however, that il had been only lulled
by the presence Of more powerful Demon.
Since the potent spell Of Necessity had
been broken, the troubled spir, OF petty
calculation was again awakened TO vex the
counse and destroy The best hopes of the
co ntry.
Mr.. PICKERING made few addition
al remarks. In regard to the inference
drawn from the selection Of the bearer of
the treaty, he said that he was unacquaint-
ed with the fact, to which the gen
teman referred. MIR. Baker appeared to
have been the sole Secretary of the Com
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