Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-05-22
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From the National Mtemgener.
WAsHINorSS, MAY 16.

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Our readers have already learnt, from various
sources, how extensive circulation was p,yen
in England, by the public interest in its perusaI.
to the Pamphlet published in this country lust
after the close OF the war, though actu, llv print
ed before the News of Peace arrived, entitled
" An Exposition OF the causes of the war" &c.
The following extract of a letter from an Eng
hsh gentleman, warm friend to his country.
writing TO another English citizen (the genuine.
ness OF which. the reader need not doubr shews
the impression which it has made on thu minds
OF the thinking men in that country:
"It was only last week that, through a Bath
bookseller, got the " Exposition of the causes
&C. 1t is one of the very best political publca'
tons have ever met with narrating with grea
precision placing every fact on incontroy eriiple
authorities, and all with such strength and clear
ness that know not how it can be answered =.
yet answered it must be (; for the many editions
1t has rapidly ran through shew that it has been
very generally read: and the conduct of England
before and during the wal, is placed in q light
so little creditable to the country, that some.
thing must be done to shade it off at least, if an
entirely pew face cannot be put upon 1t Poor
Whltbread isgone but some one surely will in
Parliament call the attention of tine country to
tins: but peace being made, the thing will not
I've SO much attended to as the case demands -
This, however, has been an expensive, as well as
an unsuccessful war /; and people will feel the
taxes, should they be insensible to the disgrace
A war of Conquest mitigates the evil:
But to be taxed and beaten IS the devil"
We have received from our correspondent in
London, the Monthly Review for January last.
containing, among other articles, Review of
the Tract ABOVE referred to, in which it is treat
ed with the respect due to he words of truth.
and without the i!liberality which has too of en-
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when speaking OF of our country and its produc-
tons. This review, We shall take an opportun.
ty 10 lay before our readers.
We have already had occasion lately to remark
that the tone is essentlally changed in Great Bri
tain, towards this country. We do not saw. be-
cause we do not believe, that her government or
her ruling men regard us with any more favor
and affection on account of the events of the
late war But that war has proven to the world,
that we are entitled to its respect because in de-
claring and sustaining it we respected ourselves
that our power and means are not to be contemn
ed, Tor we have strength and resources when we
chuse to call them into action in vindication of
ourrIghts Whatever may be the motive. il can
not be dlspleasing to any American to find his
country attract the respect of its late enemies
The mtemperance of the language of Lord Cas-
tlereagh and SIR Joseph Yorke in Parliament. din.
ring the war, though they seem now O have a
bandoned their famous project of" deposinr Mr.
Madison," cannot be entirely forgotten nor
perhaps ought. Between us and Great Britain
there are too many points of contact, ON the n.
cean and on the land, to justify us in laying aside
a |aiutary Jealousy in our i'll ercourse with her
But 1t is not at all incompatible WI n full de-
termination TO resist her arts, as we have hereto
fore resisted her arms, 10 hail with satisfaction
the expression OF those sentiments, a due reci.
prucatlon ofwhIch between the two Countries
VIII prolOng the present peace for many Years :
With such sentiments, we regard the following
expressions, extracted from speech of Lord
Castlereagh in Parliament on the 18th February.
which we have noticed before, but of which HE
following appears to be fuller aud more cor.
rect report.
Extract from Lord Casdereagh's speech in the
Committee of Supply, as reported i'm the Times
OF February 18th, 1916.
" Even without the anticipation of anv host;l;t;es
there we're many services in time of peace which
might render it necessary TO send out two, three,
four or tive ships, on an emergency and this
could be effected with much less expence # the
ships were ready for service, than # they were
to be fitted out for every occasion. This, then
was the policy of our peace establishment But
he should be sorry indeed, ifthere were any real
cause of jealousy towords other powers II had
been said, that an Ill spirit, prevailed in America
and he was afraid that some feelings of hostility
still exist among the vulgar in that Country -
ou he was quite sure, that prejudice equally
1lsgraceful and unreasonable prevailed against
the Americans in this. He wished TO heaven
hat both nations would lay aside these antipa.
.hies and these prejudices there were no two
other countries that more needed each others
friendship, or in reality, more deserved it, But
whatever might be the sentiments ofthe unthink
ing or unenlghtened, he was certain that the go.
Of America entertained no feeling of
hostility against this country at present and he
must dePrecate, as calculated TO produce the
worst effects, that Liberal spirit Of imPutation,