Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-25

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M 800 c American ssamsn. =.
ptotee'loIO :. u,us Into committee OF inc
The nv :. bin 10 am:nd the several acl,
ss0's o. s.s,n.lIy 10 provide tor the nasi0Da'
pars efessu :. militia Of the u. S. Tonne.
dsssoes y ..vards a message was Feesisso
di''sy (. =, oresidsD, Of the U. 5. transmit
from s0s mmonica.iop 10 wiring, IN Pof.
aas e Two resolutions s . Me- GAYS esq ago
' .aasmiusd By SIr. Randolph 9 : S sand I j
!ssp WilkiOso0, &c. !, 80.
gs %s. committee Of the whole then rose rose.
~ conmu0ieasion was rsao. :
aud ~ declares that the s'assmsn. 70
g%res'aso. deposition Of general Wal.
~. bayiag corropsly received money
sue, =. Spanish government, was inc MS.
to- i.n.,;on he had ever received on taa'
ioiofns' I'D ,ha. the inquiry should be
'aols ia xi,h rigorous imps'tlality.
s.sompsuyiOg the presidents message
Aes0 soeumep,s on the same subject.
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|Tss rssdirg of them occupied m0fs 'aan
20 htur. m.n,s were re.
,.,.d 70 4 select committee
The house ,hsu again went mo e0"I
). e he whole 90 me above OH.
NJ. clag moved 10 fill the blank IN the
mi' 10y III ,bs words "26.h
alr. Lhaaalsr said, tina. as this was 8
n' .o,'so, hin, he moved ,hasthe com.
,a,,ss ,i.s, report progress, and ask leave
0 sit again. ..a -.
o],n,;,,ss would rise, aud thssthey would
s.s".sa lsave 10 sit again 90 ts's b'l-
n ,boupht, that in the present situation
our Affair. ii would be improper o pass
.,S asr 4 had been said that il vas as.
.,sary % class the militia: this might be
he cas-. :bu. such q classification woutdnot
-, he sense Of the na,iou- 1t the dIffsr.
\, sal. had done their duty according 20
y co~usd,uion, the militia were certainly
sp,bls of dcfendiDg the country ! Il they
al NOT, there was po;hing 10 that bull TO 10.
nc, ,hea 10 do their duiy It the militia,
vas ss.d, were incapable OF detendingih the
cunuy, there wa. nothing wanung bur a
roper degree of subordiaa.ion. Some
,he mos, brilliant battles OF the revo.
pdopsy war we're fossas by the mli'tia.
he militia, from Is 20 rs, who ,cons;-
ersd themselves az a band of hro,hera.
bd who had bsen acting togethe: hereto.
ire, world cossi1sr q Classification 40
5yidious Distinction. Was i. to be sup.
psed ihas young men who had acverseen
service would be better able 20 do duty
baa men wso knew the nature OF d,sci.
Inc, and who had besides families and
topery to deiend. HesbSliesed the nal.
pa Of lac VI S. was in general stpreseut
rl organized. The state he had the
Fror 10 represent 10 part had 10000
Ihaa vel orgsuised: their artillery CON.
Pnlss, ic particular, were not interior IN
%scpIlue to any in the work.. f'he bib
:" PoS P'osanCus t"aS 0aS0 SSNWSS0
and As should never SO farther 10 SET.
Than 10 q peighboring state. Thus il
e. appep, ,hss 10 case Of invasion, all
young meu would be cot up, whereas
The whole body Of the militia had been
p cut at once, The enemy might have
60 'spslsd immediately. He hoped the
use would nc. uow adopt any new regu.
p00s which would tend 70 disorgan,Ee
militia.
AK. Clay eouleoded that tae present
'nia sysienu was extremely detecsive.-
n0Psd Tia, geollemeu, instead of go.
Into detail. Of the b.; would conGne
arguments TO the principle of it.
St' I,ysa said az this nasion would nc.
.0nssns' TO false a standing army some.
rs ought to be done TO provide an ef.
~ system of 6efeace. He conteoded,
y attempting ~ make regular soldiers
VIC Shois body of militia, the house
ua ie:e their object and maks sold,ers
ouOSs fir Was Scrr, 49, or..s