The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-11

Etdtaai Consistency. iilc the writers
for the Boston Gazette aEc renewing the
old grievance of the Louisana purchase,
whereby the resources of our country were
augmented tenfoid, and urging that is ac
quisitisn Was unconstitutional, the editor 81
the NeH York Evening Post, the leading
federal paper in New York, is contcnding
for share of the honor of having APP
prohated the ratification of the Louisla
IN treaty. lie lthe editor OF the Post
says,
:" The whole federal party of that day
was not opppsed To that treaty. In the Eve
ming Post of the time, appeared an edito-
rial article expressing sentiments and o.
pinions Numerically 10 the contrary. which
was drawn up with uncommon care, for ii
contained, frpm first to last, the opinions
of G.neral Hamilton himself, communica-
ted with emphasis in previous CONVERSE
ton and so anxious was he To have his
ideas clearly and precisely expressed that
he called al the Office and carefully read
over the proof-sheet of the article, before
it was put to press with which he ex-
pressed himself perfectly satisfied. This
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known to the public at once
We hope after this we shall hear no
more of the uRconstitutionGLity of the Lou
siana purchase; sinceit is NOW known that
Alexander Hamilton, the oracle of the fe-
deral party of that day, approved of the ac-
QUESTION Of that rich aud fertile Territory.
DoSt. Pat
The Porto Rec Prirutcers. Their num-
Der is said to amount To twenty. and it is
added they are constantly recruiting from
the pirates of Cuba. They have very
naturally laid all mercantile Adventures 10
that direction under a heavy contribution
TO the insurance Offices. To arrest their
career by force, would confer benefit upon
the government of Spain, which is even
tnally ans"erabe in indemnity for their
spoliatons. lsitnot therefore, far preferable
10 suppress the pryatesrs than hereafter
be compelled TO enter into tedious and
provoking controversies with Spain p
Against the former alternative, she will be
scarcely disposed to complain, after the
concession she has made TO England
We might indeed ask whether that delcacy
is TO be commended, which would continue
To render us the injured and complaining
party, rather than that Spain should find
pretext 10 complain without aay real
cause II is very probable that Capt.
Porter would be able to accomplish the
repression of the commissioned pirates,
without any additional expense or diff
Guilty; ut feast he coulddo much towards it.
Thus we see, that when these pirates are
pursued aud threatened with summary
justice, they resort to forms of law, TO in
sure their necks from the de ath gripe Of
the halter they institute artificial aud ex-
trasasant blochadcs, capture plumber aud
confscate property under mock admins
traton Of justice. If it is necessary for
their own security, to fight under the
sanction Of foreign flag, there is iio diff
Guilty in the causc--thry avow themselves
the subjects ofany power, whose allegiance
they are ready ii the ncXt moment to re-
nonnce. Robbers are the legislators
robbers are judges robbers are the exc
cutiye officers. So far is this from being
light matter, that every yessA that can
Unemployed shouldin our opinion, immcdi-
atcy be fitted out. Our merchant vessels,
we conceive, should all be armed in their
defence. We ale making large naval pre-
partitions lOr defending ourselves from the
attacks Of every independent nation, while
our fellow citizens fall an unresisting prey
10 robbers and pirates. Our merchants
. have right to demand this protection
from the government. There is no fear
ot Offending foreign nations in the present
cas". All countries, whether bclIiGerent
or pacific, have an equal interest IN the
! Postralon Of robbery-in the condcmna-
tlon of thieves and murderers. Indeed, it
is to'bc apprehcnded, that this alternate
Transformation from the pirate into a pri-
vatcer, 1nd from priyatecr into pirate, is
not measure of moment. In the pre-
srnce of superior force, the maraudcrs dis
play their lawful flags, shcw their COM
missions ana the instructions under which
they act but the moment they are thus
released from danger, they rob and muir
der on thrir own responsibility. Thus
they expect to elude the vengeance OF the
nation. by the assumpiaion of y flag of Il
friendly power, aud thus TO rob, and thus
murder when that danger has subsidized.
When depraviiy is 50 organized within
the smoke ofo clgmuies, is this time 10
ach'ae IN negOciation? LET orR ISDIa-
NANr CANNON fULMINATE AN ANSWER IN
TnE NEGATIVE. Pad. Union.
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4 singular ackeverneutof the brig Brutus
is described in letter from Capt. Lewis
to his owner in New York, in the follow
iss extract. The Brutus was not armed,
and had crew of only 10 men, hut had
nn board some cannon for Com. Porter's
squadron, which she made IA success
ful use Of, although she was without po.c-
der:
ihompson's Island, Hey Hest
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