Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-11

low, viii break thos, Distinctions that wi
even "a sist between III. rich antl the r,oor.
me wen dressed AID ILe ~. dr. ss.d .oan
mons troops where an IN torsaity OF liy-
ing. ~ nor M4de an sssenti4l arIiese of lha
| niiitar2 code. Eacana .sen;s VII accus~
tom the men % su5priint i,n, ao5 will pro-
noe that berev isoce afii good feiiopsliD.
| woich ~ Al c untr IS are the charsctsr-
| 'st,c qualities thit Distinguish a sdliier,
I lhe a u ling til- number of privae men
| IN each ca Epsny ana rssitnrat ~ the pre.
sene establia3 nent, would ir0nogea great
SAVING in the n,t,Ond txpanIitdre. IL
Would Tree the gDgernm Ne iran the nay os
o'hcers to a,ss aIn uat lnd the uiicers
from many sdp@i a,pu, explEs:s.
! Wish these ani S.inl,r Re ,a,4aons, tho
es' a5i' Sh.nsn; ut al army wulli b. re "a.
ced 70 s'e 'ow s. pNssi5is expense; and ths
country would suffer iietie by iss mainte.
nance when subsisied in the nos. ecano III.
Cal manner.
What will be the necessary expenses %
90. or 80, or 100000 men, the reports Of
our national Departments sufficiently In.
| orT Us.
| The committee of Congress for the naval
and iGilitary ests oiishm. nts, Of which Mr..
y lson was ohairman, made a report Dec.
20 1919, II i prop 1stion for raising so coo
volunteers. According to the plan taere
Ind dnyn, the + st years expense of those
troot's wosIt no, exceed 9. i91,Ooo doliarss
and the expense OF the second ao5u. 500,
coo dollars.
But as hose troops, according o the pro-,
, position of ihe report. were noJ to DC mus
tered more than s days in each year nn-
cnc inped more th.n so days annually n
tnesr respective sta'es in cas- oil actual
n7sti'ities, stationary force would also be
necessary; We should, tn refo-e, put 30 ,
geo additional troc2s on permanent W r
establishment. fhese, With the voluateer
already mentioned, ii encsn.ped a, proper
points t1roush at our mariiirne country.
You'd secare us az .inst every maritime ex-
pe.ii,ion nv SION, aud would chastisa
such Z attempted.
In point ct expense, the support Of sue n
military force will not have an extr4nr~
diniry pres use on orr country 4; and how
we are iosprocure l revenue sufIic emit for.
rs sui port, coupled with the expenses of
tue prSeen' p ace establish nsnt, the Ieport
o. the S=crs tary Of TIE Treasury of the
LIE of the d Of last November will in-
form US.
Bat whatever the expenses may prove.
As she credit f the United States is undi-
ninished; md we have borne with ,nsuls
and niustlce to that extre me point at wnich
patience IS neariy exhausted Whenever
we WI deciare war, We shall have 40 rea-
son 10 reprosoh ourselves with h wing COM
men ed hostilities from wan and unsubstanA
tai moves,
Our Independence as sovereign power
has not been merely question d, but denis
ell pracsioe. We nave beea debarrel
the right of DISPOSE g of the frnits of our
industry, in III manner which we consi.
der the most advantageous 20 our national
welfare. Whist we n We been prohibited
by the agsrsssio of Z, foreigl power from
aifordins that reciprocal protection to our
citizens which every governments owes IT'S
snoJ ects: When rtmDustrance and Ne oci-
aticD have, DUtw!th Standing, proved abor~
tive, and hope Is gu : xn tussed: az Wla-
soever time We shall upsheahe he sword
We have the consoatio, .or Acct that II shall
be done only III deienCe "a oar inle pen leas
severe ignty rs Da;ion: fiiaL II our ans So
tors have com5atted for freedom ratner n az
for lite ; it becomes US not tamsly 10 We u
up that bequest which 80 macy If chem nave
purchased at the price of tht,r mood: nt
that if liberty, which II succ siv ~
hesn banished from The oehrr three gu r.
ters OF the globe, canlot mere n e., a nd
ers or a resting plsce: shat manEind sra
formed to he saves anu that free dom > -
blessing of wiz ch tLey are not w,ffhy
Bu' after all tbs: car SINGER op On is,
that If unanimous aud vigorous m -sures f. ,
pursued, hat our adversary dare 10 IA
drl with this county. or hat ub,r
h the folly to do It ; thu re t.fsies &
the Union stall shortly after, wave ON hIA
fortressss in North America.
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