Pirate ships they have, equipped in England, armed to the teeth, and unleashed upon the sea to prey upon us; but there is not a single bottom of theirs that can afford the booty which is the pay and incentive of the privateer.
Sumner highlights the absurdity of relying on privateers against an enemy without commercial vessels to target.
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Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
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