Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1810-03-08 00:00:00, page 2

iffisssisi , -_ si .- -
ss gsi ;WJS-qfthe Untted States. .
si how! or REP'ZBSEMTATNES. s
si-g. '
a'qtssso be lsimercenary regular army, but, as
' Mtrnlþd, '9 body composed at the best
( of the country.
_ ;Vctpuuu was-in favor of the amend
' {'Notvithstanding the donstion of
- thsqeeommems of the soldiers mi ht be'
duffiﬂssiufident compeusation or ten
W'ct'sm'lu, yet it-wss to be considered
. Mthfiu soho tumcdout as volunteers
" llssligne'd- an engagcmentsi to serve six
. - , !hI, and to remain under that engage
"at two year;, made a considenble sacri
-.'i_c_ctc'6si 1 The beauty of : set of arms was not
too-c'rm nssm inducem'ent to engage. In
W do t '_s they ought to receive com
_ si __ 'si He in_ service, and be placed
10 . Ipe'ct on : par with the officers.
' X ' Kms'rr'r said that in ordinary mi
"tfigsi'hwa at present required every
" to be mustered at least six_days
"":ssj'ssss' sir at hie own cost, and tn so uomg
si , '_ often compelled to go twenty or
. _ {Jctltﬂee to the place of rendezvoul.
' No' sithe ten days in the year, during which
three voldnteere were to be exercised,
would bexbut an addition of four day. to
the timenow required. and as a compenta
{ton thesiyiwould draw the rhtiona the whole
time. he sum to be paid to each one, is
the amendment wan adopted, would be but
ndollar and two thirde; and no great ob
et to the individuals ; but as economy
wu 'of im rtance at this time, the sum
tout] woul be an object to the sinancee of
the U. S.
Mn. GARLAND observed that the acdou
tremmtl were to be no part of compenoa
tion sorsithe eervieee of the volunteert, but
n_ bounty to induce them to engage. These
dletlnettone between officer. and privates
were ale. eve odioue. Hence it was that it.
who" so much eaaier to procure an army of
ofieeﬂ'ssthan of loldieu. Small ne the sum
-' w'ao toeach individual, the amendment was
correct in principle. and would place the
privacee on an ,equal footing with the offi
een. These person: were not by the bill
exempt from the ordinary militia duty, a:
he undEntood it; so that it would be ten
and not lour day: additional service. The
distinction, I suﬀered to remain, would
be odious and prejudicial to the system;
and is the pity was only sixsicents instead
\ of a dullar and two thitds, it ought to be
gtven, *
Mn. Roor was afraid that this bounty to
the volunteen would break them down. lt
wag propued now to'give to the privates
the nine. ply end ration: as to the army of
the I]. Ssi'vbiln in service. lf the same
_ Ch.? tosithe officer! (to whom the bill
33: ply all?) "there Would be a great
" Wþybo Mdsibe received ae officers.
" breme yqxequiredssthan a sufficient in
:] " enttothe militia to volunteet, and it
qui ' ): held out by the hill. lf the
"dithe'wdre thus lavjbhly hountiful. be
" founde hill Hand its way tothe president,
nctwogldljsse htoken down. ., ct
Thsie'nlnendmont moved by Mr. Garland
" * , to, 40 to 88. -
'. Busn DIVed to etrikelout. the
. " , N'eix'tnclitt-tbltttss' the till; , iot which
" in "nigh an 1 0 to lene e ter they ar
Might "place 'sios dntination, and insert
p}, she inndt'e'." lf to be called out at all
mnmþ'xyould be-too short : time for
s.' ' EPWY it to siltv ct'ad'vantagsie."'A
Ill. Smuz said that the arms were a
* .,bqunty; tqsi volunteessrs. The rations Were to
Is ss_' them while it) the field. In fixing
.- _ Fy as an army, of whatever descrip
m regard ought to be htd to the ma
k'of which it is composed. This was
— .SMLL snow-nzu
- Wenlknndsh' "
WWWY' mncu o.
.; T/ct ursc'ay, March- 1.
ss si [coxcwozu]
.-£ DFTACHMENT OF MILITMss-e
. . L' 82. the .
' 'Þ— (13 reveremtn com.
ss si' begged States, and it! eoute
' ss ,_'si-—bndyss of the pilitia. who
' undaequ'tpped accord.
Fowl _ si siOfshc'lr pc
" ' 'sijdoldfh'mno _' account tosi.
.. vsswdtfiebillctshysi
'si UW'd-me. 'Mss ;
med lad equipþed
.". No W Wsis'
_-—.—— -
is.,
ctsi':
1!
\_
si sidﬂgen ct dready [sufficient
si umsctgd' hnl'ss'lo am the whole number
to be collection service onder-tbesi bill. [!
sin millioo ofdollore woe to be espended for
the'armo for these volumeen, it would es
nntinlly ehan m- question which sithe bill
precenxed to house. It wan actdesirable
objecu'lcssinowledged by all to be so, to
diepem gie cum in poueuion of the go
vernment me the United States. The a
mindmem would involve che government
in an eno'rmous exepeoce ; and chose per
son: who hld uot guns, would borrow
a gan to ssinusccr-wich, and the government
would have to pay. so:: it, and there would
be no. more arms disperseu tnrougn tne,
country than theresiwere at present. The
objeetwas'to- preserve the arms of the U.
State; in good order and to disperse them
over the United =Statea, and hath object:
would be defeated by the amendment.
Mr. Clay opposed the amendment as
leading tn imposition on the government.
Mr. Hale said it appeared to him to be
extremely hard that one part of the people
should be compelled to arm themselves
completely at their own exPence, whilst a
nother part was armed at the public ex
nce.
Mr. CLAY observed that Virginia had mn
ny otande of arms, though they were not '
_ diepersed among the people, but deposited
;at particular places. He believed, if the
i fact could be ascertained, it would be found
that some of the states, whose tnilitia had
, not arms in their hands. had as many arssma
_ as thou: states whose militia was complete
; ly armed. 3
i Ma. Roor said that the amendment
si moved by the gentleman would have a<
; bad eﬀect on the country he repreeented.si -
' lt might be that in the state of New-Hamp -
i shire the whole body of the militia was
' armed according to law, but that he had no
; doubt the inspectors permitted arms of ve
ry different calihres to pass inspeccion. —
But if they were complctcly armed, the
youth growing up would want arms.—
VVhet-e, hOWLVﬂ', the militia were not all
armed according to law, the young men.
for speculation alone, would sign the to
gagemeot. They would borrow mubltcts,
draw money for them, and the country
would he no better armed than it is now.—
The object of the bill was to invite citizenl
to go into camp and become achainted
with military discipline, an a remuueration
for which they were to receive a stand of
arms at the end of the period of their en
gegement. He had no doubt a sufficient
number of persons might be found unarm
ed in the eattern states to complete their
whole quota.
'—
. Was beyond the litntts of the U. Stetes.
..
Jews, repel invasion. &c.—end for that pur
pose there could be no occaeioo for thei]
he this the way connen were to legieht'e]
Why n'ot se at once thee they were going
.to war's? " lsslte- _ e' twosisiW Msitaemed
were edesielsntion . wet- sgsilet ende.
MrsisiVthot-l mid MNM .50 idsice .ni
-.l.
Mr. HALB observed that it' the arms were
not according- to law, hie amc-odment would
not benesit those holding them, and that
would remove one objection of .he gentle
man who just sat down.
Mr. CLAY said that if the amendment
was agreed to. every msn voluntvering
would be ready armed ; and the U. State!
would be charged with an additional ex
pence of a million of dollare.
The smendment was ucgatived, ayes 25.
Mr. VAN Honx moved to strike out the.
words " not beyond ee.1"-—As he did not
believe the militia could be marched any
where out of thejurisdit-t'ton of the United
States,he wished to do away all smbiguity
on the subject. _
Mr. CLAY said that the volunteers were,
is their service Were rt qttired, to go without
the jurisdiction of the United Statee,bttt net
beyond the sea. '
Mr. MACON wanted to know what sort
of troops these were ; they appeared to be
neither one thing or the other. He was at
desirous as any. one of arming the whole bo
dy of the milititt of the Unitetl Stetes ; but
he did not think this the but way of doing
it.
Mr. Pomnnun quoted the diction try
to explain to gentle men the meaning of the
word volunteer, viz. " a soldier who gon
of his own accord." Before engaging they
were to sign en obligetion to serve is went.
ed. , !! the smendment was agreed to, they
eo'tﬂd not msreh to Cunsda if neeees ary.
' Mr. Vttn Honn said is he was in an er
ror, it originated from the name with which
the bill was ehristened " a bill anther'tsing a
detschmsi-nt of the miht'il of the U. sitatesss'ss
The constitution, he aid. gave Congrese na
power to all out milit'ttt, bttt to execute the
ctitithoris'mi si thessss mffii' octict' 53???
to
, Mr. CLAY said that is his eastern friends
si! should he invaded, he wished to be ready to
assist them ; and when they had driven the
i enemy back to the line, tosi be at liberty to
? step over it. He said gentlemen might as
i well doubt the right of congress to legislate
at all, as doubt their right tosisimalte the pro
visiono contemplated by the bill. Whether
it was retained or not, he apptsiehemled that
the militsita, after they had driven an ivad'tng
force to the line, Would not crop there.
Mr. [in thought this a very important
question, wrapped up in the sost title Of a
) bill authorising a detachment of militia.-—
He agreed that the msstlitia, after pursuing
the enemy to the lineayould not pull oﬀ tbsi-ir
I hats and bid them good bye—but that was
not the question. This " detaehment of
militia" was in fact a provisional anny to
serve for nine months, in eﬀect a standing
army for that time. There was nothing ever
less a militia than this t'olunteer corps- He
I was for the amendment.
\
Mr.,LYoN hoped the cnmmittec would
not rise, for it seemed to be just understand
that this hill was to raise an army of 10-2000
men to go to Canada or Cn e Horn. ":
was not much alarmed at the idea of the
president'e using the power proposed to be
given him by this bill. No preoidem would
dare to call out an army to attack Canuda
under such a hill as this. But why violate
thc constituzion in this way? One of the
E great chmgesagainet the Federul admini
etration was, that it created an army in this
_ way that the connitucion did not recognizs.
' He had idea in thin way of raising an army
to go to Hudson's bay or Cape Horn. If
that was not intended,why not strike out the
Words ?
Mr. HOLLAND said it would be perseetlv
understood by them: engaging ne voluntccrs
that they were to go beyond the jurisdictisi-n
of the Unitcd State: if required, and he
wished the United State: to have 50 or
100,000 men ready to march at a momcut'a
warning if it should be deemed necessary.
The committee then rose, 50 to 46, and
obtained leave to sit again.
ss ] l-"ebruary 26. (]
'. turnpike rood leading to Alexandria, and :
'Bussm us mitehsi-the sund- or voluntFet-S
ctCmda-ct .:It was : neyssway of making Far.
He had :: touch consideace iuss the pruident
1": he hpd ever- expected to have in any in'ao;
'but he thought under the ssoathsi he had t'nktm
tsiu ?lup'þort the comcitpsivh', hesiss could- no:
VONF for the bill if the Words were retained.
Mr. VARNUM observed that the title need
not be an object of Objection, for that codld
be zmended' at a proper time. "Great Bri
tain should make—an attack on the country,
those men would be ready to March into the
British provinces. lf an attack was" made
by France on the other hand, and it was
necessary to go into Florida, these men
would be ready for that purpose. He was
clearly of opinion that the words ought to
be retained. -
I aiies' (? Gentlemcn's IIair-Drtﬀer,
AS commenccd business this day, a: his
H shop on Fairsux street, opposite Mr
; Guy Arkiuaon'e. hom his experience inn
: business, olrtained by an right ;; an efﬂux.
_ :iccahi/q in this town, he ﬂuttcrs himself that
si he will be able to please even) person whose
-_ good wishes for the prosperity of a young
! man may induce them to employ him.
' yzr An APPRENTlCE will betaken to
the above business. .
. A motion wan Made that the committee
rtse and report progress.
new. For terms enquire of the Printer.
Fcbrumry 27 edts
FOR SALE,
A likely NEGRO \\'OMAN, about 95
years osage. whoisa good nurse, washen
woman and house servant— Also. a stmrg
well bunlt COM'H VE, almost as good ae
si - - S. COOKE
L'eesburg'ha Lombul, Countr
Mmh [;
THE lubseriber will rent the house on
Fairhx etreet, Alexandria, now occupied by
Mrs. H. Nickollu, for 200 dollats a year, pity.
abie naH yearly, und give poesesetou on the
In of May.
He will rent the property commonly called
Jonea's Point, the munh and adjacent hills,
or ny part of them ; or he will cell any part
of them, on . ct-tditos one, two end three
yean—For hie hand on Feirsu end Franklin
etreete, he will take one third of the assented
value. He oﬀer: for ule e valueble GRlST
MlLL on Gooee Creek, m the county oi
Londoun, (Vm) within half e mile of the old
hout too lere- of Land edjoinmg the "ill,
greet part of which in well covered with tip.
bee. (
.o.
RlCHARD WOOD.
TO RENT.
" The late dqstc-ienees in the United-YMteo
ss treasury, in consequence gftlte reducedelbb
= ofour trode, has nbt sailed to call forth ill.
] their [the sedrralists] ahtuc. The occnion
was too inviting to be neglectetl,nnd it would
sil seem as issor once they ltld gained their
. point. A GENERAL ACQUIES
: (,ENCE 'm th-'ir sinphisticated dsidttctions,
SEC !i ".TS TO CONDEMN TH l'l LAS'F
u' ; !:Z'.—.£ctlI\'"l' ADMlNlS'l'R-ATLONS
80 CUM PLETELY, ' THA'I' NO
, FI? ? FND DARF. APPEAIHNTHEIR
Dl-l }"ENCE.'1'HE CHARGE STANDS
CONFESSED TO l'l'S FULLES'P
EXTENT. . .
" T he fact is doubtless Than, that agree:
: deficiency (compared with the preceding
years) does mixt, and unscst'tttn'attly there
is !ittle appearance of an eatlv change. !: _
is not'lcss 'rnus,that TA-XES MUBT wuotsso
_ LY or in part suPPLY Tnt: nencmucv, that
j government may continue t'n operatt' on, and
' its creditors be punctually eamfisid."
A 'Pm-t'cm -Cotgsrssion.—The following
is cxttntsited from the Aurora of the ﬂd inn
it is certainly true that a great sichange hul
' taken place in the sentimente of the people,
) East, West, North and South, during the
' last two mouths. To what in this omngt
'ct Not to the " sophistieated deduetione" of
the "'Fedcralists." as the writer in the Au—
I rum intimates, but to the plain good cence
; osthe- satme-rs and meehanieo, who have,
'si astera fair tt'tul, eandidly and impat'tially
! weighed the merits of" the last and pretent
! atlministtntion," and have " found them
! w'anting."
The remainder of the piece frmrbidx si
the above extract: are taken, cusideabn to
vindicatc du conduct of the melsisn jqsicess
-' but the remain; in no lame llld smib ihu
it oply mia" he! won;.
_' THURSDctYsi MAch :.
Torþea'ou. -ct-A biil "on the Stibsijcct of
Torpedocs has been passed, lo the Saide;
', and was sent down to the had;: for concav
renccon Friday et cn'msig. Congms have,
thessresbrc, to spend : ii: tie mdt'c os sithe tia
tion ; timcte. amlptctsirhnps game ofthe naticn' :
money, on this whimsicai project; For usity
part, ! have no Objection to their granting
ssMr Fuitnn & few thosiuuod douaii fwm.
, our ovtqstowing treasiurssq :. asi-d thcy- was
as Well dtbat'c : se w weeks on the sis-96jch
' as on more mischiet C-ussl prqjgctsia- Bsitsitt l
hope they will not further ditch our
country, by adopting this cw mode of
! defence, to the cxchuitssm of mdre' substan
tialpnepamtionnsi it is t'urss'c' we ahotM ha :
:done with experimeuu. The nation ba
been philosophtzed o9t os' :ts sense: too loug.
Embargocssi, non intercounn, pmclma.
: tions and gun-bonta have been trisi-d long
; enough; it is high time to think of some
_ thing more oubsmmittl. These experimmts
have cost the nation miiiions of treasure
,si and have done no good but an infinity of
: cvil. lind the money which has bct-sitt vx-_
_ pended on them: unless whims, been hid
T out in sortis} :ng our port: ssund harbon, our
ct country by this time, would have been plat:
, ed in a respectablc state of descsincc. Cun
'_ bonts, and all the long (rain of commcrc'mi
natrictions are about to pass away ; and for
the sake of our ouﬀcring country in us' not
" be (litet-te d from our true intercsza, by such
a ridiculous prnjcctaa that of Torpcdocs.
What a mo'stct lamentable, heat-t-rendingsi
and soul-appallsiing picture, has the -_Auron
exhibited to the view Qsthat adminiemz
tion which it" proseaees to vindieltsse. la,}!
therefore etnngc that the people thoutd
know these thing- as well :; the A'ttrtmz
and knowing them, that they ehountthss-si
draw their eon idehesie 'si srctmsif the pen" kho
have brought the eountryss testhsisscctvqfsiosi o's
ruin? ' si ' '
* ct- " [Frmfo furhal-j
ndrta Wmm.
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