Have the pettifogging, hair-splitting, nonsensical, and yet inflammatory bickerings about the right of search, pandering to the thirst for revenge in France, panting for war to prostrate the disputed title of her king--has the sound of this war-trumpet yet faded away upon our ears?
Quincy critiques the ongoing disputes that incite war with France, reflecting on national tensions.
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The spirit of freedom and the spirit of slavery are drawing together for the deadly conflict of arms.
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