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act
0"- h'n arms shall revert to me U. o. " '
therefore one of those men, when called to -
do camp du: , should appear without :,
unilorm, whe the: law does not require it.
not (wish him with any clouhinz, until
zþe i, caned imo actual service, he is for
fcind hie gan for not : pear'mg in his uni
form before he it fumic ed with it by the
U. 8: or unde his duty to fumish himself
with it. By the_ fourth coction he is emi
ded w-mem hue gon immediately after
return it made of his name; is he should
usage :o'do thin csiamp duty, you have no
power to Shew] hu_penon; th: only pe.
nalty in : nvemon of the sun; you
therefore diopnoen yourselves of the can
and by; no control over the pened or she
IWI' only remedy fonhc arm! wobld
be by mit ; if W should renne to n—de
um dun, n mover their vggg:
On the delachment of Alih'tia Bill.
:fsi'I'he question having been stated—
_*si* Skull the bill pass ?"
ctlffl. POTTEB. This is to raise a voiuu
m and involuntary army of one hundred
Maid them and ] am opposed to it, be
gun lsithink it cnlculated to do much inju
.si ." fct-antct much money, and to do no Pog.
tibi: good ; and l should be pleased to be
infishteq by the fi'ic'uds of this lrmy, whe
Made for des. nce, oﬀence, or is arms be
shessbjecsixss? lf for defence, agaist whom?
'I: shewe gentleman in thi: house that ex
pect: an invasion of our terricory I Ictpre
oume not. lf for oﬀcnsive = war, is these
one in this House who wishes such a_ consi
tes? ! hoyc not. [( we were at this time
at_ warsi-with all the world, we should not
mat'auchan army as this. Great Biitain
do no men to spare to send here to invade
oui- 'iei'rijory ; and if she had she would
kn'ow better than to do it. And if France
wuss ever so much disposed to send an army.
into thirseouimy, it would bessin-vain—ssahp
Could- n'o: tend them. Us therefore thelsie io
not-ehsio lean þr ecc siof*an invasion, and
_ FRl'DAY, MARCH so.
57.- ___.-sizss- .________.___,;__
; Congrcss if the Unitcd States.
-si_ ﬂows OF REﬄS'EMTA rmss.
si_[ TUESNY,-RTARGH 20
(6 have anynilt of big 0_w0,_umil his cisi e
. expires. . He become" regain: mldicrsiio
ali intent: and purposes. !obezshoe orhun'g
or otherwise punishcd. accond'n-g m mnibl
law. Lo would seem bypahwsowth-ovctiow
of this act, that each voiunteo'f 'niu'lt' siþ
an engagemem to serve she-U- 8. according?
to the provisiena' of. this "act; and as soon'
as he is called into acsilum' service, under the
!
is thepvemmfn aresimossssdsipowd tosidc-iss
fiDﬂ'ly Came 6 Dollarc per armum.
Country Gazem, 5 Dollan.
dare war, where is the n'essi'eoiicy spy this ar-si
my ? But if in mid; that lbi. in no: l'dfind
ing agtny ;f'Lhat'it-ie only an lrmy_ of voiim
teem andde'ssca'iiied miiitiz. . Isihm likaycsi
undei'nodd xh'ai voluptesie'nfsom qsih'iumy'
to do coniinsi-ctgtyiecq"Wizliopt gigning. qn
ngre'ement' ful: I eqruinsistctimessor :ctgdeivjngsi.
.nct\-__þoun\y ; þu: duu- noon ;; a man _oigiu
an enlistmcnt for a certain timesisiand-fg.
authofity of "the U- S.. he Ihlll be' Iuhject
to the rules and ocdennf wet, end that he
can be caucd'into the service of; the U—z'Sct.
to any place out of its jurisdictionrnot'bd
yond un ; and by the Ssh'eection, that when
the return of ench voluntecr Khall bvmade
to the department of war; each noqsicomsi
missioned officerhnd' ptivatesi- ehail he sur
liiehed by the U. S.-with a muekek,siss&'c. in
complete order. Those two eections, pro-_
viding for the enlistmem and bounty, taketf
by themwlves, the man having enlistcd and
having received his gun as a bountyssuctoulfid
make a complete regular eolJicr of} him,
and he would be obliged to serve his time
out. But when you examine the Gth sec
tiou which providcs for the ten days annualct_
encampmeot, if not called into ectualser- ;
vice, you then find the penalt ' for not obey-g
ing orders, which declares i any non-com- I
missioned oﬄccr—or rivate shall fail to at-(
tend and perform hls duty, either in the]
camp or in tetual eervice whenever called ;
upon, or shall tail to appelr without being ]
uninsormcd accordmg te orders, without a
utisfaetor) excuse to the cOmmanding oil};
ceives inn bOUpfysisLOMsishll-lhe he eeau'sct
'Wl Daily Gizefte,
COMMBRCML u-PourchL.
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SAMUBLsNownzm_g
. !IMKD no winnen :!
Rovd-nrcel, Alexandria.
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DEZZ! TE
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--si - ct-o— -
" lt-wo'uld se7m by the 7th and ath see- ,
tions, ths: those guns were act to be delt- :ss
vered according to the provmons ofthe Sth ;
teetion, but thstthey should be depssited T
in arsenals rented for that purpose by the !
commanding officer, in the care of.:tn ar
morer to be appointed and paid for keep
ing the same in good order to bedelivered
out to the several companies of volunteers
either to be instructed in camp ,duty and
discipliaed or when called into actual ser-_
\iCC, the arms &c; to he'comstheir proper
ty ; provided, that before such volunteer
shall be entitled to receive his gun, &c. he
shaii produce from the commanding officer
of his regiment a certisicate, that' he has
performed the service required by his en
gagement. lt will therefore seem by the
4th and Bth sections of this bill that the
soldier had" eniisted and "received his boun
ty and was bound to do duty; buc by the
Gth, 7th and ssih sections it was entirely
optional with him; is he performed the
service he is to haVe his pay, and if he did
not there is nothing binding on either side.
Let us now pursue. and examine those vo
lunteers in the persormanqect'sipf their camp
duty. Who is to commantssl =} And by what
law ? As soon as they aolttntecr they are
no longer under the comm'aad' of the com
mon militia officer, and they are not sub
ject to the articles and rulrs of war by the
4th section, until they are called into actu
alservice. So that you give a boun'y to
the volunteers sor doing nothing, while the
militis are obliged to arm themselves at
their own expence, and do all the duty for
nothing- All this may be right and pro
per, but if it is, I must conﬄs I have not
capacity sufficient to discover it. ! will
leave it to the honorabie chairman who re
ported this bill, he being' a military man,
and this of course a new kind of army, 'to
reconcile to himself what appears to me de
sects and inconsistencies in this bill. The
other part of this army that are called mi
litia are detached sor nine months, without
any bounty or arms, and they are as regu
'lar soldiera for that time' as any of our
standing army. We find fault with the
English for impsiressittg their seamt-n in
time ofqvar but'herc we draft or detach our
men somtine monthsin tin'te of þeace ; and
it'is no cbh'sblation to a msm that he wtsits
fdrastcd ; he goes." mueh against his will
si as though he had been itnprcsscd in the lirst
instance, [( you want more men enliat
them. ." any thing is meant by this bili
ss more than thcsssorme; dptaehme'ntt having
the same title, the people will be deceivc-d,
and if not, it is a useless eXpence.- This
ss'detachinx And sncamping- will be attended
with mahyevils aad'ba'd consequences, and
will disturb the mind: of the people very
muehe "The sscom'moctn tminings that last,
only one'day sowe tn corrupt the morais of
th! incsutious' youth very much, and'im
provefthetu very 1ittle in 'the art of m}.—
* This encssimpingsiivill be a pemicibus thing.
'siit will'be a scisoblibrvite and immorality ;
it will be _a new thing in many places and
parts at the country; it sssswill collcct many
. idle ansi'd diasipatcd people together ; it will
be the meam" of !! gvrctssxgral puspcnsion os la
sib_or inmahy places lo the neighborhood of
the camplsisor apart .of the ten. dov- at
least- The. OffiCts will hnvc no pouss'cr toss
control the soldtcr. The soldier will be rc- \
[eased from the common mit'nia law, and ]
they are not amenablc to the articlcs and j
orders Of war, until thby arcsicallcd 'lnto ac
tu'll'dcssrvice. lo this aituat'zdn. an'd uctndgr
all these circumstances, it would be well to
have : kcligious camp mecting to' succchd
che military, as according to a saying of
the greatest persdhngc that. ever was upon
e'arth'who wd he did not come to call the
righteous, but sinners, to repentance, o- !
pening a great held for a man of picty and
takma to cXcrcxsc his siingrnuity in preach- ,
ing to these people in order to correct and '
rc'mstate thpir minds. 1
Wc are in no fear ofinvasion, and wesi
ought not to go to war for territory.
]! arms is the object of this bill, and the !
souchcrn people are not as well armed as
the northern, we are all of one great fami
ly, let us distributc arms to the several
natcs, lccord'ing to the number of militia.
And if unfortunately we should ever be: in
vaded at any point, we should not want for
men to on them. It would not be asked
to what party : man belonged, or what na—
tion had invaded us. The militia, on such
an occasion, would cheerfully tum out and
do their duty and keep the field until they
could be relieved by regular troops.
The militia m.- generally compooed of
or men, whose burdem are already more
than tþey ought to be, and but few of that
dun get exempt from military-duty by of
sicu. and I believe that they do not own
the one hundredth part of tho property in
the United Statea. Why then lhould they
do oll thin duty to defend it ? It now com
: poor mio about fifteen dollnn to equip
hiﬄgslf, ssald 5! 'ÞQ bll tom, it cotu him as -
mueh'moee' for them, besidee all their til.
nm'inin ; which in a poor men'ﬂimto
lf : men YII propert beyond the comfor
teble eupport of it:. until , with that our
- [m he'ean pay . tuum out eny'feeling
si, injury from it, and add to hie property:
] if he he- but a eccnty eopport. for htessfa'
; iniiy, till you take from him you_ take from
; their real necessitiee.
' if he has no property and depends upon
i his daily labor for the support of a young
! hnd helpieu'si family, every day you ctcall
7 such a man out of his business you injure
his samily; his time is their support and
,! dependence- _ _
I W'hat is to become of such :! samdy, if
; the head should he detached and sent oﬀ
; {or nine mouths? His pay will barely sup
! port himself, he will have nothing to leave
' with them but his prayers.
l am much opposed to this bill because it
appears to be a tavorite measure of the ad
} ministration, ! am against it because !
= think it will do much harm and no possible
i good, because it will put the nation to great
expence anJ inconvenience for nothing.—
! Those gentlemen who think it an advisea
! ble and benc-sicial measure will support it
, from the best of motives, and as I cannot
; consider it in tha'tview, ! shall oppcse it
' But if I wished to injure the present ad
I ministration and was tnshtenced by no other
motives, I would remain silcnt, and would
! not prchnt the passage of it if in my pow
e cr—but viewing the t-peration osthis bill as
3 ldo, [cannot remain silent, without do
ing all in my power to prevent its passage.
]! 1 coneidered it merely in : patty point of
view l should wish it to pass—l should not
say as was said on another occasion " ()
that mine enemy would write a book"si
but ! should wish one or two such lawe as
this passed and ensorced. In that case the
peoPle, I believe, n'ould soon relieve them- ;
seIVcs from : repetition of the ?ike evil.
! am against all kind of nrmisses in a go- t
vernment like ours, except the commonsiss
mihtict, unless on the greatest neces—iity.—
NVe began by : lm-tll scanding army ; the '
people Would not bear an increase of it ;!
then we resorted to a large drenched army.
Now we are to have a large vdunteer and
detathed militia army ; a little better arm-Y
ed and more encrþtic. is this should be
. tumid not to anew: r the expectnt'tott oil mi
lltur) men, and we should hereafter have a
.. president et more military habite, the ant
change wilt be a large standing army. And
this ." the Why that repubhcsiatmtn radual
1) blithe into military despotism. am tt-si
gamst them all, call them by an plealapsitss
name! as you please. I find mankind !
bout the same. Give them power and they
generally go to the cxtent of it, if they do
not abtt5e tt. Usitt'e them money and they
Smsi'ssiily spend it all and Witnt to borrow.
Attd'gn'c almost any siadminiatratton a large
arm) find navy. and full treams}. and but
" emuctl Plithssiy to oppoae them, and in
my --_01H"Wn Why will soon have the wun- L
=
try in war. ' - ' -
_thn ] consider that the men to be
raised þy thisbiil may" be sent to New Or
leane, lt'brmgs tossmy mind melancholy rc
ﬂuctmns respxting the; far: ofour grmysi ib
that country the lastsummer. Is the titu
ution of that place required that army for
ss its defence at that time, and as there were
acc0rding to the last returns out of . 22-5
men, only about 420 officers and mcn-fil
jor duty, it may be possible, that a part of
these men may be required for the camﬂ
Service. ; have in my'hand twolettcr de
scribing the situation and puﬀcri'tggz' of thasit
army, which I will reld'so thatsithe homsie
may see what is publicly ,1-epor-ted toss_hnvc
been their suﬀeringa, they are an soudm,
viz. [The-sollowing is one of the extract
alludcd to : ss — -' ct
" CINClNNATI, (Ohin) Dcc. 20.
Extract-qs a letterfram c gentleman qf the
rst rrsþrcsitability to' his ('orres/zondmt in .
this flute, ddted For: Adams, Octabcr 20,
1809. _ '
" The traops which were etationed be-i
fore New Orleans, during the summer, have
just passed thin Diace on their way to \Vash- :
ington (M. T.) and a more miecrable eet ofsi
beings I never beheld. Out of 2000 men'
which were mustered at New-Orleans last '
spring, there are now between 6 and 700.
dead; and those that remain are a set olsi
"3ng aqunlid creatures, hardly able to '
crawl along with a musket on their ehoui— ,
der. The sick which they lest in the hoa-l
pital at this place, on their way up, present ;
the most dreadful epectacle os human
wretchedness and misery lever saw in my
life. Figure to yonnelf about 120 being!"
in the last etage of the dyeentery and ecnr-s
vy, tumbled into upen roame on the ﬂoor,
many of them without ehirts or blenketzi
end eimoet all without ehoee or each, end
wothout fire and the nttendnnte which were
left with them ectu-{ly unable to bury the
deed, for the Gut few (laye being bmly
eonveleacent themselve.: Sonebedy yet
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Copþcrsmillz, Number, mad TimPlalc.
ss = . ' -Woﬂer5ss - ' '
AV [LG R'EMOV'EDsi frdm \Vatcrss to
'Princc street; two do'ora above the
corner of the late Col. Hooe, inson'rsa th'ose
who have'hitherto 'favorcd him with (neit
'sscustom, and thosc'ys'ho inay be dia'poaed to
do so," that ho_will thanksully receive" and
'cnsslcavor tb merit theirsisavsiors.
Cash or exchange given for old Copper,
* "mea, Pewter or Lead.
XVANTED,
'A" BOYvos good morala as Apprenticc to
thc'ubove bn'sincu: ' - *
March 29. Law
1 lsA'Ac KELL',
L
Potomac Company.
NOTlCE is hereby given um : l'pedll
mecting ofthe stoclsiholden will be held
at she Union Tavem. Georgetown, on Tun
J" the lou- day ol And next, on business
of im tune- to the Gompany.
, order ofthc Pnuidout k Director!
Lcmprierc'c Clauiu] Dietionary, Mnirs
introduction, and : genenl n-omncm of the
Clasaic Authors.
March 29.
NEW PUBLICATlONS.
7ust receivrdfar sate by Fame: Kennedy,
sm- "Boaheller, King Strevt :
THE Works of Oliver Goldamith. M. D.
a new and degant Amorican edition, by Coal
and Thomas, in five volnmca, with a sin.
head of the Author.
Travela through the Northern and Eastern
State: of the Union, in 1807 and 1808, can...
taining a particular acconnt of the constitu
tions, laws, state os socicty and manners, lite
rature, aoil and produce, popula'tion, be, of
each ; by William Auguatua Kendall.
Travela and Advcnturas in Canada and the
Indian 'l'crritory, between the years 1760 and
1776, with a particular account of the Indiana '
—-hy Alexander Henry, Esq.
Romanse of the Pyrcneea, a navel.
Rosa. or Amcrican Gcniua and Education,
be W'Tahie 's'oi'sitite eitttltion' of the add;
tiond mer iqsithugfpva—theysihm be...
exposed 'to the fatal"! of the ciitnate below,
without either eulietepcy os cloathing, o,
ekilsnl enrgeone, or hotpita'l etern."
1th hot read then letter! for the pus.
pole of eriminatin'g any prison; but they
appear. to be e'orroborated by the etubbm
facte, contained in the report of the ?!Cs'c
tary at tvnr, when ! on that in about ﬂy.
or six monshl, such an atmy reduced by
eicknese, death and drsemon to no small;
number, and that about seven hundred of
them are dead—and ] kind by the returne
thttt Iixtefn commissioned officere migmd
' their breath, sisty-one have resignedthciy
ss' commiesione to save their lite:, and that
six have been dismiseed by conrt-mart'tal,
si who ] suppose have lost their honor and
saved their lives. Now, sir, an I have great
-_ reason to believe from the great morality,
si sickness, desertion and reeignation, that
these pecple have been neglected and treat
ed with great inhumanity and abuee, ! ne.
ver will vote to raise'another soldier unless
this country should be actually invaded, un.
til the cause of all this misery and wretch.
edness is properly investigated—and for the
honor of the U. 8. ! would hope that it
will turn out to be a calamity that could not
he avoided ; and if it should turn out other
wise, the author of all this misery ou ht to
be dismissed from office, and pumshed
' with greatssaeverity. lct had been in hapcs
from the solemn and imprettsive manner
gthat this subject was first Brought beiore
? this house by the gentleman from Virgittiz
' (Mr. Newccn) which w'as the'means of-np
ctpointing an ittvestigeting committee, that
'we should have had areport' before this
ftime. But I preensime they'wili do their
;duty. That committee, end thi'e, home, in
: that respect, have notemh siind imperious
'duty to perform, whichthey him to the
friends of thedecemd, to' the remnant of
;that unfortunate and miaerable army, to
i their country, their conscience: and their
God. lt is said hy. the gentleman [rent
! Pennsylvania (Mr. Smilip) that this army
! is to be compssOscd Of the bestsissmnterials and
' blood of theconntry ; foij my'part, ! will
never agree that the best'þlood of" my con
{stituc-nts shall go ,to nnnttre the bosyand
fetts of theMitainippi. . -ct ,
,(Specc/sitjtq ): continued.
a novcl.
ss ALSD,
T jossa? Cargon,
,umzli'mss ' "mar"
m .
Am, person: indebted to the eetate of
Samuel Dunlap. an intolvent debtorqre re
quested to make- pa ment to the enb-criber,
and all person: havmg claim: against suits e
state are requestod to bring them forward
for cxnm'intttion. . z- - * .- -
CHS. 1. CATLETT, Tmetee.
March 21. . - Law
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