Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-03-01

uia riSht, any more than lt had TO do
with our right OF bringing Goals from
Newcastle to Lsndon. Tho war was
declaredby Mr.. Madison against us,
because we stopped American mer-
chant ships upon the high seas, and
impressed people out ofthem. We said
that we did this in order to recover
our o1cn seamen, who were frequently
found serving in these American ships
but 1t was notorious, the fact was
never denied, that we impressed thus
great numbers of nutipe .americdns-
forced them IN board our ships o.
war. and compelled them to submit to
our discipline, and to risk their lives in
fighting for US. These are facts which
can never be denied. Mr.. Madison,
Tor years callei upon US TO cease this
practice. We did not cease. lie re-.
peatediy threatened war. if we nersc
vored. We did persevere and after
Years OF remOnstra1ce. he, or rather
tue two Houses Of Congress, the real!
representatives ct the people OF Anne
,iea, declared war against us.
Here, then, is the cause of the war,
the sole cause OF the war; war, long
threatened, and, at last, frankly de-
esared. previous to any hostile act or
movement on the par, Of NJ Madison.
or rather the Congress. For, my
LORD, thought Johnny Bull, wise
Johnny, whose generosity would put
all other nations into hia own happy
state though wise and generous John
talks about Mr.. Madison's hostility,
it is in fact the "a stility of the Con.
gress ; that is TO say, the hostility Of
the people; because the Congress are
the real, and not the sham, representa-
tives Of the people /; and because, the
Congress, who declared, and who now
support the war, have been chosen
during the war, and just before it.
The Members of the Congress do no,
purchase their seets no seats can be
bought or sold none of the members
can get any thing for themselves, or
families, by their votes. So that.
when they decide, it is, in reality, a
majority of the people who decide and
the people did decide, that they would
resist, by force Of arms, the impress
ment Of their seamen.
The people here generally believe
what that infamous print, the Times
newspaper, tells them, that the people
OF America never complained of such
improvements; but the truth is, that,
long before, gears before, the war was
declared, complaints, and most bitter
complaints had rung through the
country, against these impressments.
Letters from the impressed persons
were published Without end. Affi,la.
Wits proving the facts. Representa-.
tons enough to make nation mad
with resentment enough TO drive e.
ven Ouakers to arms. None of these
have our newspapers ever copied.-
None OF these have they ever made
known to their readers. They have
published the harangnes of GoodIoe
Harper, Ill. G.. Otis.poor Timothy
Pickering, and other would be No
biesse. They have given us every
tiing from the free press Of A merica,
az all calculated 10 Cause it to be be.
lieved, that the war is unpopular there
hut not word or the other
side, nor word to les us sfe what
were the real sentiments o. the major
ity of the republic. IwlIi now ley be
fore your Lordship some Of the com
plants oil the impressed Americana, q
published in the American newspa
pers for j am convinced, that even
you are not acquainted fully Of the ma
ture and tone OF those cOmple ints, AMI
az any rate, the publications, should. ii
possible, be rebutted on our part, sec
ing, that they must produce such a
hatred ofus in the minds of the people
oil America, as will, if not by some
means modified, lead to never ceas.
ing hostility. Your Lordship will
perceive, that these statements are
sent forth with all the forums of Judi.
cial acts that they consist of state
ments made on oath that these state.
ments are certified by legal magis-
tratcs whose names are affixed tn
them and that of course, they are
calculated to have great weight with
the public. IL is not bad way 20
make the case our own; to suppose
such complaints made in our DaDer,
against America, or any other ma ion
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