The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-05-21

Extra7 concerning u Standing Atmy, ti-om the
Amsrica" -Anapai Rfgias, far r796.
THE two houfes have already had fone
Engagements, fuch as that on the oh of Tune,
'7os, about the defence of the South Weffern
Frontiers, againf the Indians. The repre-
tentatives wanted to have the prefident autho
rIted 70 call out, as occaiion might REQUIRE
them, ten thouiand militia. The fenate infiH-
ed on defending this frontier with continen
tai regiment of eleven hundred and forty men.
ihe bill was dropt. On the 18th of March,
i794,a motion was made in the houfe of re-
prctentatlves for adding fifteen thouland men
TO the military cbabliihment. On the If of
April 1894, Dill was brought in for adding
twenty i've thouland men. On the 10th of
May 1914, the bill was difcuIttd, and the
twenty five thouiand, along with fifteen thou
land, and zen thouland were fucccniyelv pro.
Poied and rejected, Mr.. Sedgwick was one
OF the leaders IN this plan. A bill paR in the
ienare for ten thou{and men, but on the Goth
OF May, 1894, it was re ected by the repre-
ientatlves. The regiment of eleven hundred
and forty men, ALREADY referred to, was
then Fropofed b. the fenatc, and refifed
by .thc representatives. Mr. Giles expreled
his extreme lurprilc at6iuch perseverance
on the part Of the fenate IN an idea 70 biphIy
offeni've TO the majority of the REPRESENTATIVES.
trat ;, te fsid, had never affirmed Il greater
variety of lhapes than this attempt for a ffand-
ing army he people OF the United States
elo not with TO be trode down by tandinlr
army Since this diicuiiion, two years and an
half have eiapfed and the intervening ferries
OF events has juftihed ghe negative 20 an addi
tlonal ettab!Iihment of twcnv nye thou!aDd
regular troops. here has indeed been an infI,r-
rection, in the fall ofl7o4, in the four wef}ern
Counties of PcnrfyIvania. Bur that was lup
pretted without oppofition, by fifteen thoutand
militia. 1t would be found difficult 20 nav
theie twenty i've thouiaud rcguiars Several
OF the militia VINO went out OF the we{}err
expedition, have not YET received their arrears
! and the whole eXpence Of thar affair is bat Z
trHc 70 what 10 great body of regular
would have colt. If perfon is unable to dic
charge debt Of fix pence, be can itiIl LET'S re
fund FIVE guineas. A fummary Of plain fslt
will delnonttratc that this compariion is no
/ oyerdrawn 4; and that the coil Of n7antainin.
iach body Of troops in time of peace wouic
| endangcg the cxi!}ence of the union.
| The wages of the labour Of twenty-five
thouland workbench, at dollar per DAY, come.
| to an hundred and fifty thouand dollars Z
week, or feyen inillions and eight hundred
( dollars per annum. On the 18th of Fcbrua-
! ry. 1898, the representatives difcufcd bill
for fleet corps Of militia, and, on .hae oc-
| cation, Mr.. Sedgwick fated q dollar PEI day
as loft 20 tEe public bvtbe ablc1ce ofeach man
! from labour, I ne ATTRACTION of twenty five
! tboutand hands from labour would give fatal
| ttroae 10 the infant manufactures Of America.
Viewed in that light, this proiea forms a
corf5 de reisrUe 70 the excite upon lugar and
inuf Few tradeiu2en in America, who at
tend clofcly 20 their buGucis, are able to
oyercakc the whole o e IN EusfaEtory time
An Lnglfb gentleman, who bought farm
tonne years ago, within twenty miles Of Phi
IadeiPhja, laid tina, when he hrh came TO the
country, he was iuFg,,ted to fee feyersl Of his
neighbours IN luch extreme want Of aAu3ance
from . ihoemaGcr. AT la{t he fonnd IL owing
not to inability # buying fhoes, but to the dif-
hcuiry Of getting a pcrlon to make them.
Break ;hc key Of your dsfk, md get an Anne
rlcan lmith to mend it. You 6Gd it chea pcr
20 buy a new iock and key from England.
Wages 20 icrvauJ5 and iourncymcn oiaiI kinds
arc, through many itate5 OF The union, hiahsr
than III any part Of Europe, ard after all,
hands are iometimes not to be bad. The
Jonrneyman carpenter, on Whole aid his en-
ployer depended for the fupply Of cuRou ers,
bolts off WITHOUT warning, 70 Eeatgc.y o,