Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-11-29
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From COb6eas Weekly Political Regis,er,
ofAugust 10, received at the office of the New
York Columbian.
No. 1.
OF THE ALARM OR,

York Columbian.
Mol.
OF THE ALARM OR,
EXCITEMENT TO NEW WAn WITH Axrn1rA.
BOtIey .49gtst II, 1915
One would have supposed, that no being less
malignant than Satan is said to be, would alrea.
dy have begun to SOW the seeds of a new war
with America, even at the moment, when. as we
are told, treaty Of commerce and am,itv is
forming between the two countries. Yet our
Principai newspapers are at this work alreadv.
Courier OF the 18th instant &c We have receiv.
ed some more American papers to the 10Th July.
| and It is Curious to see how the return of Bona.
parte to France has revived the hobe and IAN
sitiSe cftie .7msricGnS Jhey are Gpain far zso,.
We should Ike TO 6eh9ldthe csuntenanceq unon
the arrival otthe news oftheir trvorite's final dis
comfiture and surrenderto the British
Times OF the 10th instant &c American pa-
pcrs to the 10th ult have been reserved We have
not generally noticed these lately, as containing
little matter worthy of observation. The pre-.
sent merit word or two. 1t will be observed
that THE AMERICANS are as Eithfil 10 their
OLD MASTER, as Ney, Labedoyere. and the
| rest of his respectable adherents in Euro,e No
sooner do theylearn that Bonaparte has landed
on me coast OF France, than they, his trans n.
fHnHc sncjecfS, also asstnBe the tri-colored cocs
Gae, and hoisf the tTicoloreR Rag And vet the
Americans never partook of the FIVE and twenty
years OF glory gained under these insignia that
the French rebels talk about, but have ON the
contrary undergone five and twenty years NJ. in.
suit and wrong from the various reyolutionarv
governments or France by mounting the rico
fo'ed cocsadc, It will be obvious that they mean
insulting as. They are almost as ready to make
war on us, as Bouaparte was to attack The Al
liesapt Waterloo. They are for short accounts =
&ick,ly the accountsi in Europe are closed be.
tore tbelr'sis opened with us They viii there
lore, do welto fake ont their tri-co{ored roci.ole
and use less s,vaggcrqng"
This, the reader may De well assured. ;s onlo
N commencement ofa series of efforts to m;sle.d
the PEOPLE OF England, to infiame them, and TO
prepare them for another war with America
What short ofthis can these false and base asser-
tons aim at The writer knows, that all he has
mere SAID is f7se. He knows, that Americans have
hoisted no trl-colored flag or cockade--he knows
that they had fought their own battles. ALWAYS
keeping alOot from all connections with NaDuie.
oni he knows that they never approved of Ma
Poieoh title or his conquests he knows, chat,
at one period Of the French revolution. they act,,
any declared war and went 70 7var against F,'ance
ne knows that they now earnestly cultivate peace
with all the world; and knowing all this. he =.
gam beg-ns TO call them the siaves ofFrance. and
TO accuse them with dssign 90 nuke ,oar tbou
rs. ~"
And what is the publication upon which this
"aF-trumpeter, fOunds these, hsassertions Here
It IS as published by himself, from a New-York
paper ofthe 18Th July
Ssmpfoms.--It IS lamentable, that peace in
form does not produce reconciliation at heart
England seems still sour, sullen and hostile me
o"cheiy Of american prisoners at Dartmoo,, after.
ne peace mas knoVn 10 erist the i1sb7essSusnf Of
Jour yfmcr1cH sailors since that event, and the
correspondence Of colonel Nichols in Florida .oft
coionet HlOkins reiafiUe 10 he Indians tn alliance
Slth Britaia, &c. evince deep hatred TO America
We cannot doubt, that our government viii pro.
by experience, and settle accounts with Eng
land, before delay increases the score, and end9-
rance of one wrong be urged as a reason foP bear
ing another. The vulgar adage is as true Of
-
This IS a mistake as u date--the paragraph
selected fyr commcntby tse ministerial clisors.
appeared n The Columbian Of thc esh Of July.
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