Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-12-26

| tNst ii powerful n-ti-n IKE ne GN''SN
Sistes, would declare It's inability OF r,iaot-
ave. 70 faPPo-t this moderate military force
It .so4 j incur ,he Sea,enpt OF oihsr u-H
ona. They would ia t.y cocesisynd 10
,geat VI us soT eon,c ia.ion u 'ijt';'c
or Il ,hey made ,rcoIi-s, they would violate
,hein ia7he fol- confidence OF impuni'y.
Bot it was laid by he gentleman, thai as
this battalion had no. ysi be,n rsi!et, the
inference was obvious toat it was not nsce'
fay,
Bot Tor wha, reafon b,d the rafting of IT
been d-!ayei IL WOO DC recoiiected .h;t
during the ls& felion OF CongrelS, the iate
Secretary Of War p,e(en;ed TO thia hou!e,
( project for reducing he two regiments OF
lartiiiery 10 Chres bo;,aiioas each, and in lieu
oi the tonsth battalion 10 lubititute a corps
o! ar,iiiegiVS and engineers, aud military a.
cadeioy n which they might be initiated IN
% The pfinciPlcs OF thele ulefui aud neceiIl
y i,lences. While thai rep r. was peudiag
before che legidHure, ii would have been
iirproper aud iaexpsiient to recruit for this
fourth battalion. Had the {1b,tiirie been
adopted :hc r1cef5yc would have been luper-
sedsd. Bot the report II the Secretary,
tnoqgh many parts or i were in lis opinion
highly ee!ervng Of attention, was not ac-
cep.sd by Congrci6. Since that period, the
ieat Of Eovcvamont had been removed. The
former tecrct5ry OF the war partment had
'eigued, aud torne time OF courle had been
/ OF ne trcy however tha, fome of he Of.
hcers had been appointed, and had rcaion 10
. ~el,a,e hst ,ha ,.o.-, ,.,e..il r.
'csily organized.--ADa,her Teaion, Mr. 0
rs alleged was, that tre attention of Co.
verument was principally dire3ed 30 osea-
n'ze the temporary army. II being con-
ceived that tue permanent eaaS,hment
might proceed more leiturcly. On the wboie
Mr. Otis iaid, that he wac uot one ii thole
who were dilraysdst he crG3 OF the poi
teal affairs Of the couatry, aad he trofed
there was It'll majority 10 the hcule, who
unawed by change Of times, and unihaSsu
by the prClpCct Of (ec,rg their nSaiUres here
after reverted, would perlevere while they
had the power in mSiR,aiiag The principles
and mraures 10 which the natios was IN
de6;ed for its dignity and PROPERTY. It the
administration OF the government IL defined
70 change, let th0ic who fnccee1 take upon
them!eiyes the burden Of reform; aud ifit.
was iutendedby ,hia Teiolu,ion that he hould
nave Az opportunity 10 paftske 10 the glory
aud advantages Of it, with al! due actnow-
ledgment he Begged 10 decline the offer
Let thoie, into Whole hands the fature govern.
Ioent might fdli realize the expectations ,hlt have
been raied, lct them perform all tht engagements
they have made, le, them preicrve and lugmcnt
lie, ~ L. T.
executive credit OF thcir niesfuress~They mou Il on
thole conditions receive al The fupport AMI app!o-
baton w'ieh in his humble fphere he afford.
49, But he had no idea 81 adopting mealures th1t
would h-tray symptoms OF rcgfet & c0ntrition Toy
the pat, and lac hoped his friends volld 10 notn.
ing that ihoud be coniru.d into deatb, bed
repentance OF conduct which confliruted their
glo-y and their Pride-Retiing himfcl! from
iho7t political career, he bad the conoltiDn to re-
heet that his efforts had heen directed to the lup
port OF no mcaiuTe, which would not be fource
Of iatiaaetiony il he were retiring from the fphere
OF -liiteDce. And he doubted not that the other
gentlemen had been aetuated by the fame motives
aud would unite in the evidence of their tcber con-
victiOn By voting againl the refolution.
| Mr. FaTnUm obierved that his colleague had
nor confined himieif a true datement oil fat9s.
il well known that the military force RATED
in 1894 was for 4 landlpg army, of which eharac,
ter was inc bril- regiment OF artillery. bar when
the iecond regiment was RATED, the country was
f III Gate Of alarm. We were told war menauced
us, aud were terrified with he idea of invaljon,
Sui it was determined by CongreG4 that the real.
meat Mould eonGa OF no more than three hattali
ons. Il then It that period, VIXEN the Danger was
exaggerated ny DOR fears three ba,talions were
thought lufiicent, can more be thought uccelary
now, when there is no alarm. no danger of war
or nvalions
Wr. HaInum was Of opinion that the three bat
Jaions were iuiiicien, for every national purpols
( 80 be accomplished by artillery. RE did not mean
TO fay that thsy were equai5 the defence OF she
: country in CAFE Of inyafon. The idea would be
childifh. In zach cafe our reliance pua be upon
the militia, upon the grea: body Of the people
them!elves
The gentleman who had preceded him, had
dwelt on the anfavorsble condition Of the militia.
and the little knowledge VIC had zee acquired ia
relation to arilletiAs and engineers. Yet tha,
gentleman mut know chat IN MaGarhu'etts alone
there were forty companies Of artilierils and en-
gincers well equipped and well diftipIincd, reaay
A. amoment' notice to trrn out in defence ri
the laws OF tie United State, or OF thu; laie.
Other Rates wsre probably as well provided
The only ocesGon we had for THIS dogeription
Of troops wa, todsfCnd our barbours and porte
from any fudtsn atta-k. For this purpo,e 'wea
iy.eight eompsaies were fully adequate. on the