Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-03-11

of the Americans, Your Iordship and
we're boys. and. indeed, no. born. cr a
! least, was not, when orr King frat wa,
involved in quarrel with the Americans
But a!nott as long as can remember aoy
| thing, Lean remember that this ooDteupt
| was expressed in the songs and sayings OF
the clod hoppers amongst whom I was born
and bred . In doing which, we conducted
down to the earth that ne delved the sesti-
| ments OF the 'squires and lords. The result
| OF the former war, while it enlightened no
bady, added to the yindic,iveness of hun
dreds of thousands so that we have enter
ed into this war with all orr old sock Of
co'sfemft, and vastly increased stnck Of
| rancour. To think that the American Re,
public is 20 be great foysr, il insuppJr
able. Some men, in order to keep her
dovn. in their language, aud at the same
J time, not use harsh expressions. observe
that she is only another fart Of oxrssi0sa.
they wish her to BE- thought, If no< depen-
| dent upon us, still to be SORT OF yoangrr
Guild ofour family. coming 10 after ireland.
Jeniaica. Gc.-----I niet a very worthy
Scots gentleman, month or two ago, who
! wished that some man of ability would pro.
pose scheme thar he had, and without
which, he said, sve neUer should haze
heace again. "Wet sir" said I, " and
pray what 10 your schem c 70 "Why,"
said he, 4" it is very Siniie. 1t Is to form
| an OVlO-N with the American sta,es"--
! 1t was ralning--and | wanted to get on /;
81 that had not time to ascertain what
sort of Union he meant, This gentleman,
however, was remarkably moderate io his
views. The far greater part of the nation
expect absolute Colnnial submission and,
IT our seets and arIa,9s should not finally
SuHCpad IN hrino pr0,a-t,, r.,
America in his Majesty's Exchequer, the
far greater part of the peopIe will be most
grieVouIy disappointed. SO that this con
fe7nht OF the Yankees has given your lord
ship and your colleagues good deal to do,
IN order to satisfy he hores and szcpecta.
tons which have been excited, and ~iuch
assure you are coGfidentia;iy entertained.
VI the eifs:ss' Of this confenht know
NOBODY, however, who have Sc much tea.
son 10 repent as the officers of his " sty's
| nav 1t they had triumphed 1t wodld OIL
ly have been over haf d ageu of fif fri
gates, with 6Bs Of bunting at their mast
Rcada. They were sure 70 gain no repuJa.
tlon in the Contest and, if they were de e
teated, what was their iotf The worst OF
1t Is, they themselves did, III some measure,
Contribute TO their own i'll fate for Of all
men living, none spoke Of poor Jonathan"
With so much contempt To read ther let.
Jers, or the letters which orr Newspaper
people pretended 70 have rcceiyed from
them, at the outset of the war, one would
! saye thought than they weald hardly have
coDdeicsaded to Setarn q ahot Irum 61s4f-
ing ship. Aud xo9D, to sea that BIZ of bnu:
ing flying so often over tie BRUSH flag l.
os! is is singing beyond expression. The
people in the country cannot think how i,
It IS. There are some people VINO are for
taking the American eommodores az their
word, and asc.i5iEg Their victories 70 the
lmmedia e intervention of Providence. Both
Perry aud ID 'Donough segin heir dispatch
es by saying" Almighty God has given
us victory" Some Of their clergy upon
this ground alone, call ,bem Christian he,
r2es and compare them to Joshua who, by
the bye, was n Jew. observe that when
any OF them get beaten, they say nothing
about supernatural agency yet there is
still victory on one side or the other and
1t they ascri6e fhefr Victories to gnch agen
cy, Why not sScribe our victor es, and of
Course their own defeats to he same over
ruling causef n Mr.. Mad.sln had told
the Congress, that " Almighty Gnd had
been pleased to enable the enemy to burn
their Capitol boy thsy would have star
90 az nm Yet, surely, he might have said
thNb "'Nh % hluSli reason dS NOI0mOlNGe
M'Donough ascribed his victory to such in,
terposition. II Commodore Perry. who
captured our feet on Lake Erie, had been
met &C New York with looks OF perfect in
difference. instead of being feas,ed and toast,
ed as he was, and had been told that the
cause OF this was, that he had gained no
victory, even according to his own ofEici.
al aGcount----how silly he would have
looked! And yet, he could have no reason
to complain. perceive a.so, many other
instances OF this aping propensity in the
Americans, Il IL the - honorable William
James, Secretary of 'he Navy :" the "Ho.
norabLe the Mayor o! New York :" his ho
nor the Chief Justice :" and even the NJ IN.
6ers OF Cong, ess call one another "honorq
Die gentiemes," and their " honorable
friends" was not till Of late aware, chat
this SICILY taste was become so prryalen.
in America. This is. indeed, con1e7ghible !;
and England will have. ia a lew years. a
much better ground of reliance for sue
cess, in this cnange of ma, .onal character
IN America, than in the force OF our
arms When once the bankering after Il
ties becomes general IN that country
when once riches will have produced that
elect, the country will become an easy
prey to au old, compact, and easily welded
government like ours. When men find
that they cannot obtain titles under the
iorm OF government now existing, they will.
rs soon as they have the opportunity.
cell the country itself to any sovereign,
WIN will vrafifv their haze N c,Is...s. W..