Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-12-30


AIDED piio~ lie waa O. ifan tbinSing
S ce2 Aa.lars pi';iul fun. 4.
+ IL Sri.h d;lc'simed ha 5epgiog I maa |
liaaas iles Of 5.aiqiihiRg the p-efcu, e.
eA.s Eo,ce of he Un,ed States, AM nore
2a.t:calafly that of The s-s:lleTy. Tisas 1T
areCeat in exiiteuee he,hought uleiul and
Mr.. u, Lee thought view could be t. I
ken Of The lsbi-a before the houlc, thsl
would drmonaisss The insxpsiiency OF a.
dop'icg the irfoln, ion propoted by ,he gen-
,lemau from Mahschu.eIts. Lex viz'g e.
takea of our tore, ,beir diitsnce tlom each
o.ber, the 2Oeunt CT orr o drance, and our
iplan. navy, and the number OF "enrsqur-
s6 scg al ,hefe obi.Gls; and he would ak
the movey of The reiouticr whether he could
p,-ia ia hs purpo.e. 4 &atenens hid ssen
made G; he EuV,ber ofour forts, and d tie
Number Of the men that gayr;:onei them.
t{e woGld ell upon gecacar1 20 lay, whe-
I thef shc number of uasD vas more dian ado
qnase 70 ne, ordinary ohjstte 'h.t a,O.e
1i Tag aa,e O pace. This wsa Mt inf-
icent Nc mat coa,smpia.e oar prcdics-
mart IN dase o war. i nc miiitie he'd
tcea rcprsrca;ea, ia fash fate Of hiaco,
as orr great defence. Bu, il was = fsa 'hat
before ibeT cou.d be oPrra;iye vcry in'e--
rior force nislI fwcep oul Of our handa ma
~ of our mo gs'ua5i. !oria.
! The gerf-uisu rom hIary'acd had giYen
( it "a his ocin,oG, tia, tAe force iiat;oayd at
! Norfolk might be scdnced. t1r Lee held
an onpofte OF ia, H &aev E,izsGetb
river 70 =: yery irnper:zn,, zad be a!io k 7w
tias It was badly prc,eGied- II, fad AS.
Lee, you % net dcfeGd youT forts well. goa
had mnch Better no. 90 il at all. Newport
and New York were ala very Inpc,;ast ia
tious Hamctop-Roads ccInmarts yoqr
attention, Flow, uader ynsr prefcnt ella
bianent, would you de;end your navy rid
ing ia thefe roads? in cafe 9, wac ~iLh
Eagland, your little aasy mcit BY to your
ho,es 10, isie.y; and when ther; how sre
dies 20 be pro e6tea
This BATTALION not having been railed by the
( PRECEDENT has been toctured inro al ssguai-It %
I raiph the mez ute usder ths beLei that the Pre-
! ,.dent dough. /; ureleis Mr. Lee ilid, he uas
d.fpoled 70 pay the hiSheh reipe2 tic Pr-iiteht
( 81. tie Jii;ed States, Snd he was hsPpy % hear
ctnty gentlemen unseeuGoG,ed to exPreis fgcl'
2
wac oosoldiAanGing, nor Dipped 20 faefiiice MS
/ own opinion though be thoughs The eopdac1 OF
/ .Ae Psc;t-ut hai hsen otheTwiic itisisdos,iy *
( planned ly Gentleman whc had gonc before hin
IN ,Ne ta.c.
MR. Lee wihsi gentlemen 10 feel The full force
OF lhoe rera-ils mich rad enforced tie great
weight OF a-stiery ia military operations. in ti:e
yaJous campaigns .oocuctea BY tire chief trat
gas nov 80 moe we vcyc wi,hcr; artillery in
eoateqOeIce Of vhish mu,k American blood had
/ been fyi.ied Ffou, tie wsat q. aEsi..srf we had
ia NsStrY SIX. 10 tAc .ols Of tAst phce IA
J tai blow bad been inieied upou our arms One
( engineer Of telents would have saved it.
( lie was not dipoied, ny adopting the motion,
TO cut NJ 10y the roots The Only military feloei Nc
/ have lef;S IL was within our power, and j, W.,
+ undoubtedly our duty 30 setrcnsh ~ Uit,sfs ex-
psnaieUre of pubiG raOuics. Bat he held it TO he
I a Gi higher daty nos to hszsyd the welfare Of
tae condtfY. u VOC determined - reduce the
array, Asike az the infantry and cavalry. The c..
! VII which you viii then do may hi foon repaired
( a ew weeks viii make ioid'era ei THIS deforipti4
on, Bur, BY . wauton hIowl you dCRroy fei-
/ sscs, hcdy, and experience, you raHnot loop 70.
! pal. IN iois.
/ 1hs Speaker fa;a he rofo to ohfsrve tia, !, wa.
aosia ord. 80 make NJ. of -rgunerts derived rom
! The execution OF law by a.: Pfeident, j, no
eonliituiionq oontfoul could be sxtreiied by this
boulr.
&lr fJleon fa;d hat the trpe qp,ilicn was vhe.
! tbes the 6cui: thought il ncceiiary ar his tie
70 rai'c ta- aoGuo9s' blttailoa, Docs iuch a ltat.
Of things exA Is fsqu.rcs is being RATED IL it
I -oes lot, il sagh. no5 % be reiisa. the nominal
I tztleuce " tnc hsitaIion PAPcg che contra.
/ ~ notw.thilard.ng As it never yet ia reality
I CT Red and ~ hsd done sely well without IL, he
law no ocaaiiop why Ne ihouid cali it into being
Dows rs TO the aiirdsed uie oil u It a luture pc
! riod he though; h. idea futile. Tor then twenty
bataiiol., loE sught &C ssn fay, may be tholght
nceeGsty.
4 Gsoiienen had iaid thu, tss I'D argument Of
i@v.ng flJit mca-y had been ALL MT Macon
isid hs tLons l., tic rgunens VeIy good one on
~ oeeahont. Or al occslions unei. . good
for could be aiIgned to- Spending the public mo-
aey, il cug hi not 10 be lpent
SuFfoc you fsnc the battaiinn. Experience will
icon dsuonGss.c is uitleiu,'s anG then yon
s.i 5,lcheTge the aeo, and give chem three
msri, pay 70 60 hsu,e wit..
We lave been toij thit 80 = certain event, not
very Improbable, the weiern potts w'li be AfUek
at am we mall be Obliged 70 go TO war. Mr.
Macon hoped tia. Re Days Of alarm were Paa.
sGd lte.eiEu sfterror ovct- From whom was this
blow 6, come Ele did not know any nation likely
20 nria. q our yo1.. we h-1 got. Il WIS aid,
treaty with France. u 20, We had nothing 70