Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-03-18

| st. euSh CoFnuert expectations q.
SEEING the ascendency' OF his Maiestv's
at,us secured IN Canada because fels.
| WIN many others, some fear upon this score
when found, that an army Of eonrtee,, ~,
| htteen thousand men, under tLe Command.
=. !" Suief IN person. had reiterated. in
| last ana with great loss, from Before
| prTess, containing FIVE or six thonsan;l
| h"sricans. The Republican Commander
asserts. that he captured a cons,derah,e
part OF our army, having. by his szil,f;a and
pofHnfecrs, pursued it considerable die.
.aace on rs retreat. Unless this account he
,aise' there appears 10 me still 60 be sonr
| n.t'e room tor fear. that the asceudepcy OF
"i' Nnajesty arms, In that quarter, wlfnot
&c. &c "l"''itained. You say, as the newspapers
tell US, that you build your confident ex~
pectations on the amount as well as tb,. ~.
scsiptlon OF the force now serving ia Cans
ia But this force is EXACTLY the nefbS.
appearea before tie fort at Platts5nrgb
ie is not changed since that time: nor has
Vhere oeen any change in the force of the
enemy. 30 that, to me, it does not, | mnst
confess, appear at all likely. that the nros(
pect IN canada should brighten before ann-
tner campaign has made some very mate.
rial change in our favor. 1t is said. that
Dir George Provost is recalled. If thar
Iou'u give US an advantage over the Van.
sees' II that could defeat their triumphant
neets' the measure would be of great value.
Inc newspapers state, that you spoke Of
the 6riLfiant and successful operations in
the Chesapeake and at the CITY of Wasb
lpgton. Having lately had the misfortune
10 see couple Of my barns on fire, [ can
the DETER conceive the brilliancy of the
scene at Washington. But, sir, while this
scene was exhibited there, unfortunately tha
Republicans were salying from Fort Er;e
on the army of General Drummond .rJ
the fatal battle was preparing on Lste
ChamPlaln. What are the operations IN
the chesapeake. when we look towards Ca.
NADIA 1t, indeed, we had been able m.
NIaMhiN at Whashinston, the case would
nave oeen different. So, far from that, our
Commander stated, that he fastened w.,
leaving several of his wounded oiIicers -
hind nm, because he feared that the nn;I;
tia might collect, and cut off his retreat -
the SHIPS. lncursions like this are not r,,,,L
thought Of in the world, when men are tan
ing 81 tae probable result Of war 7, :.
true, that the character OF our moVrne.,.
IN the Chesapeake has produced nm 70
minds OF the inhabitants deca and seus;II-
Impression But if am TO Judge fro,, 49,.
Message Of Mr.. Madison, that i,nn,,~s,;,I~
. one OF the most resoiute hostility to1ysr,tt
isn gland and, from every thing tb at bes.
irem that country, I am convinced. tbgt
disposition to yield to us, in any one noint
was never so far from the breasts rs 49,,
lsspupnfsns rs since our operations IN tb.
Nnesapea6e- However, we shall nc. -
be many days Before we KNOW for go
talnty what the American heo6ie cav 80
what they think upon the subjec, Is ~
war. For the Congress wilt go into Co.
m'ttees on the matters mentioned in ~
fresicents message. Those cemnittsa.
WIZ msEe reports, expressive of their mini.
OhS' hese reports will be discussed in So
senate and House o. Representatives. WE,
agreed to they will De published Wa
published they viii express the sentiren,,
oil the unbought, unsod Representative Of =
whole people, those Representatives bei,,'-
chosen by the free voices of all the mon +,
the country, who pay taxes to the anopnt
OF only penny in the year. There can hs
no room Tor doubt IN such case. No man
can pretend 20 say, that the Congress does
h9e speak tue voice of tle people. Itnusf
speak the peoples voice. II is elected Co..
very short space OF time The ne,nla
nave the power to turn out any rnsuber i,
lew months after he dispeases tben-
M the people read. They all lock mr.
rowiy TO the conduct Of those whom tbt,-
have sent to the Congress. And thererore
Whatever the Congress says, we NAV be
well assured the people themselves saw
dwell with more earnestnesS upon tbis i,o;rt
because our venal prints have long been h.,
boring to persuade us, that the Ame,iran
feoflle are opposed to their goUernDi mi. and
because you are reported to have taxed NJ
the war begun against rs by ''the govsr,
meut" of America. The government IN
that country, does not mean any msn 49,
set OF men, who rule over people. ,,bo
command people, to whom the Deople ov,e
allegiance. The people Of America ac.
knowledge the existence OF no such a r, NV.
err. OF no such thing, They look uDon TIE
government as consisting Of their apeots
persons appointed and paid BY them a..
conducting their public affairs. Tbev loo,-
upon these persons as 90 more than the;r
fellow Citizens. The most learned and
most wise of their fellow citizens, 20 bs sp~e
but still, their fellow citiz ms. The ner
sons so employed have not the power "a do
that which the people disapprove ar nor
can they have this inclination, seeing chat
they have 30 interest 20 DO that whica tie
people dislike. There Is none of them who
can nave any private interest in war; none
OF them can gain BY war. Il is impossible
TO iatten their families by the mems OF a
public expenditure and, as 20 .tronars.
they know Of no such tbing, nor could tbey
derive any advantage from il ie .hey had II.