Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-03-04

strength, by the proof II will have afforded
ct the irnpor' ant advantages attending it.
Respected abroad, and happy at home, the
United States viii have accomplished the
great effects for which they have so long
contended. AS nation they will have lit
tie ~ dread as people little to DESIRE"
beseech YOUR Lordship's serious aten.
ton to these important words. allow.
that peace now made on the basis of the
Statils Quo would be success to America.
have often said this before. To defend
herself against us, single handed, will be
ssost giorious triumph to her, and will ele>
vate her in the eyes of all the world. But.
then, my Lord, to repeat once more wha,
have so often said, what will be the Con-
sequence of her success at the end ut ten
years or five years war! How much
greater would then be her triumph How
much greater her weight in the world =
How much more proud of her defiance Of us?
How much more powerful hcrpavys How
much more exasperated her people against
us1
confess. that. after all that has been
said here about MIR Madison after all the
threats of oav press TO dehose him; after
all the liars, traitors. hyhoeritcs &c. that
the eress has called him after all the ex-
pectations of seeing Yieeroy sent to
Washing on City, it would sink the heart
Of John Bull down into his shoes to see a
peace made with this same Mr.. Madison,
without extortins something from him
But you and your colleagues ought to DIES
pise this national FLY. created by the venal
men, who live by misrepresentation and
falsehcod whose tables are furnished with
the fruits of fattering popular prejudices.
confess, too, that the friends of Captain
Henry; that the would. be .No6hisse of
1iaSsachusefts that the fed6r0Gsfs in gen
era. would be put down forever by peace
with Mr. Madison, on terms honorable to
America, made at this time, and which
peace would clearly have been obtained by
the wisdom OF his measures and the brave
~ of those whom he has employed. But
hang these scurvy Noblisse, nv Lord -
They are poor creatures. They cannot
assist Us. The population of America is
essenti0Ey republican, from one end to the
other. These poor things have tried their
utmost, and they have failed AS long as
they are imulated with the hope of forcing
open he Offices Of government by the mis-
fortunes of 'ht ir country, they will talk big
aocp, a seharafion OF The Union but the
moment that that hope dies within them,
you will zee them as quiet as nice Aod,
really do not know OF any thing more like
Iy to kill that no than the scheme of MIR.
Monroe, which will not only bring forth an
effic emit army now, b't which will hold
an efficient army always in readiness at a
weeks notice, while, at the saue time it
will obviate the necessity of standing ar
my and OF great permanent expense, and
will prevent the executive government from
acquiring pitr n &c Inconsistent with the
principles of republican government, and
dangerous to political and civil liberty.
Icontcss, moreover, that there is another
class OF men, whom you would mortal'y of
fend by making peace that shonid be hon.
orable to America ] mean. the haiers of
feedost do not mean
This moment has ar.
rived the Courier newspaper with news of
peace. ] do not know how to express the
pleasure feel at this news, or the graft
tude, which, for this act, /, in common with
my conn'rymen, owe to your Lordship and
your colleagues. Far be it from me to re-
joice at what the Times calls the disgrace
OF the navy OF England aud the humiliation
OF the crown but tSeing fully convinced,
the longer the war had continued, the more
disgraceful and dangerous would have been
the result, do most sincerely rejoice at
this suspicious event, and certainly not the
les on account of it's being calculated to
bal file the views of that hypocritical faction,
who have still the impudence to call them
selves Whigs,
| am, &c. &c. WIN. COBBETT,
BoTLEY. 18th Dec. 1914.