Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-03-08

Ns'ehce during his passage through life !
During his minority he Laws up by learning
trade or profession. principal, the int.
rest OF which supports him after he attains
the age OF twenty one. We also well know,
that young men under twenty one canno,
stand hardship they may do Some service
they may ma, ch about little, but their sys.
ten is not matured they cannot undergo
fatigue. We also know that it will almost
take two men of eighteen to cope with one
man OF twenty FIVE in bodily strength.
We shall now proceed to shew the num-
bers OF each class as nearly as they can be
ascertained from the census of 1900; we
have taken the authority of the best stats-
teal writers for the progressive numbers,
The census of 1900 gave of males from 26
to. IS, 4s9,1e3. am not very particular as
to fractions, being of little consequence. The
annual increase from 1870 TO 1900, was a.
bout ID per cent. which we will assume
Tor the increase since the last census, being
seven years. This will give us an increase
since 1900, OF .8SS-which added to the
number by the last census, makes $50, O75.
From these deduct, unfit for service, as
nearly as we can ascertain, IS or 10000.
We have taken for the sake of equal num-
hers, 3S.07j which leaves 100000 men,
who may be relied on il the danger should
be so great as to call for all men over 26
and under 40. f1o6e COnfiaacd }
The following is the speech, delivered
by MIR. GARDENER, of the state of y York,
in the house of representatives of the u.
States
Reforfed for HE u States Gazette.
SATURDAY, Feb 90.
MIR. GARDENERS speech on tie bill Gin
addition 10 me act, entitled " AN act SUIT
Elementary TO the ac., entitled an act for
layi"g an embargo, &c"
shalt vote in favor of the motion to COM
nit; bat not for precisely the same rea-
sons, which have been urged; but, as ] ap-
prehend, for reasons more powerful. Ii
has struck me, sir: that the more we lc-
gislate on the subject, the worse we le.is-
late-thc more we legislate, the more we
legiSlate to the destruction Of the country.
Why we passed the embargo law itself,
have been always unable to tell. Why
we have passed subsequent laws for the
purpose of rendering the original evil mere
perfect and more universal, G cd only knows.
1t does appear TO me, sir, that we are led
ON, step by step, BY an unseen hand We
are urged forward by a SORT ofspell, to the
run Of cur country. Under the name Of
an embargo we are in truth and in fact pas
sing nolf-intercourse laws. Under the be-
guiiing form of a bill, supplemental to the
embargo law, law which prohibited the
departure OF vessels from your horts and
HGr6orS, you are about to prohibit all inter-
Course by land with amy Of the circumia.
cent territories of foreign nations Between
the original measure and this, there is no
connection: the principle of the one is to-
tally different from the other.-Nay sir this
bill is totally at variance with the presidents
embargo message. ( mr. Gardenier here
read me President's message If December
81, 1907
he communications now made, show
the great and encreasing dangers with
which our UeSseis, our seaD,en and yer-
rhdndize are threatened on the Mgn seas,
AM elsewhere. from the belligerent pow.
ers Of Eurohe: and it being of the greatest
importance fckeef in safety these essential
resources, deem il my duty to recommend
the subject to the consideration ofcongress,
who will doubtless perceive all the advan-
tages which may be expected from an in
hibison OF the departure OF our UcsSeis from
the horts of the u. So
To prevent our ships and vessels from
leaving their ports, for the purpose of pre-
serving them as resources to meet a state
of war is that should ultimately cone, was
all that the pres dent frofessed to have in
view, all that he wished US to do at least,
at that time. And state it to the ever
lasting henor OF the minority on that occa-
sion, and as long as live I shall be proud
Of the shared had IN that honor, that to re-
sist even that law, we sat day after day and
night afterhght. I Cannot, therefore, pos
sessipg now the same opinions which gov
erncd me then, opposed as ! still am to the
existence oithe embargo act, cannot CON
sent 10 90 Oh, for the purpose of extending
the operation Of the evil more widely-for
the purpose OfmakIng that worsc which is
already TOO bad. But this is different from
our embargo law. 1t is a non-intercourse
bill. The hlore the original measure de-
veippes itself, the more / am satisfied that
my FIRST view oft was correct; that il was
a sly canning measure. That its real OBJ
jet was not merely to prevent our'vessels
from going on,--but 10 affect a non-inter..
Course. Are the nation prepared for his /?
1t you wish 20 try whether they are, tell
them al once VIII your object--tell them
what ynu meat--telI them YOU mean 10 take
par with the grand pacifcator. Or else
stop your present course. DO not 90 on
forging chains to fasten us to tie car of the
imperial conqueror.
Here Mr.. Smile, Mr. &. W. Campbell
and Mr. Montgomery, and several others
rose together, some calling to order and o
Tiers very wrsthfully hoping the gentleman
might proceed
The Speaker hoped the gentleman wouId
keep within tie rules Of propriety.
Mr. GARDENER hODed the sDeaker would