Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-27

I had not to contend Nith ia Che last var.
! these pr zes, which this writer holds o-t as
a b%it 10 our neya; officers & tlsircnnne~
Ions, would ,ot be SO numerous. Indeed
ith2y would be very few ia number. The
! commcfce OF frsnce would, to \ ereat c..
Itert, be carrier, on in Hrnericaa slips. A.
merica would &c The carrier for b6ih M /.
tiops The Increase other navigation would
/ signify ncthing at all to France indeed
France would be tremendously dangerous 10
us.
Letno 1aiterer pursuade your Lordship.
mat the Arsericansare 20 DC either wbeed-
led or corrupted. they love peace; tut
| they are wise people, and they viii well
know, that they must provide for var
| The last year has taught than that they
Oust depend solely On their arms. They
! viii remember The flames at French,own,
Seoa'nston and Washington. They will re-
member their suiferings from the hands OF
! our Indian allies. They win remember our
considering their naturalig ed citizens as trai-
tors. Bat, above al things, they will re-
member this: thar, the moment Napoleon
was down, and we had no enemy to Contend
with IN Europe. our newspapers incucatsd
| The necessity of suhduing America; OF
! pIaisAipi hers of DESTROYING her form of 60
vernment Of dividing her states /; of get
| ting rid OF thi' example of the success cf
Democratic rebellion. They VIII rerncm.
Der too that our presses called their presi-
| dent raj or o3id a re6eL that they vowed
never to make peace with him that thew
called upon The pe0plc TO kill him.
! will Remember. that even the prime minis.
ter, in his place stated, that, FROM the kind
| treatment OF our prisoners OF war in AmcriS
| ca, It APPEARED that part, az least, Of the
! pinpic OF mat country Tcished 70 M. then,
scIUes and-r ais nsGjcsty's Protection .-----
! they VIII be weii colvia ced, that from iLt.
| Fe'' TnSi a1d sa6JMgafioa they have been
| preserved By The wisdom of their royern.
ment the patriotism OF themselves. and the
tk't' and bfsyery oftaeir navy and army
aud not hT any forhcarance az orr part. In
shnrJs when @e look back to what passed
during the last year, can We If we 10 to.
/ war with Napoleon suppose It wonderful If
/ the Americans prepare themselves imnieai,
atelY for taking advantage of any circnm.
stances, which that war might offer, to deal
i US such blow as would for ever after. put
IT out OF cur power 90 brirg their indepen,
dence into Danger
The return Cf Napoleon will necezsar;,v
| produce great satisfaction in America he,
cause, the Bour6ons were essrnt;qIlv her
! enemies. Taileyrand had lent his aid 60 the
ann hiiation of the last OF Rsh7,sHcs in Fu.
| rope. an Europe seemed to be bound down
! forever. or az least, for ages, within The
| lines and limits Of the monarchs a. Vienna
! Lhey and their ministers, without refer
ence to the wishes Of any body of peopIe.
inhabiting any cf the transferred countries
| had disposed OF the whole at their viii. All
the lisatures were prepared and put in their
| places, the tying OF the last knot being an
mat was wanted. Your lord hip SAYS, that
| this was done With the sole view of jnsurine
long tranquility and happiness to Europe
dare say 1t was but different men view
the same transactions in a different light
| America would see this grand work with
! great pain: and of course she would rejoice
| at that event which, in a moment, has snsp-
| ped al the lgatures and blown them 70 the
winds Our great naval power, and esps.
| c'slly the disposition which we have evio.
ced TO use that power, when occasion offer
| ed against the commerce, the shipping, and
even the soil Of America, viii naturally in
! duce her to wish 10 see as enfeebed L. will
be impossible for an American to lock back
10 the flames of Washington and the plum.
| der OF Alexandria. without wishing earnest.
| ly to see cur power reduced. And in this
| temper Of mind, is It not to be feared, is i,
noe TO be expected, that, If we are At war
I with NaPoieon only few years, some oc>
cas'on VIII be seized OH by America to as.
! sist IN reducing as 70 a state which will re
Iieve her from uss Napoleon, who has now
! seen OF what stuff America is made, OF what
| importance she viii BE-, and must be IN the
| world, $. ~ take special care TO cherish her
| friendship, 20 crafty her merchants and ira
! ders. to treat ,her government With resDect.
/ America and France have no objects O T ri
! va!ship- Neither arc afraid OF the other.
| Both, from unhappy circumstances and c
! vents, are the bitter enemies OF England
and, il we 70 70 war with Fraace, at this
time, and without such grounds as shall jus
| lily war in the eyes Of all the world, have
we not reason 10 fear, that we shall have
America also FOR an enemy!
Ny Lord in conclusion, let me beg Of yoa
20 observe What mighty mischief has been
| done by tie vie nen, who conduct the
! principal Of our London newspapers. ln
America. where our language - the Ian,
goaEe of the country, al cue threats have
! been repeated through a thousand channels
! There s. not single man, or boy OF ten
/ years Ok age, in all that vast country, Who
has not read the outrageous abuse and the
! lnsolent and Bloody deRuBciations of The
| times newspaper against the President, the
! Congress, the people of America. fyot a
soul Of them has failed 20 see their country
marked rut for plumber and subinpa;iap
ithemseyes Tor chastishnent, or, in the
words Of wise Curtis, for . a colfounded
Geod R2GRiag their Presidcn. as n man