Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-03-30

4, trainings, which 10 poor mans estats'
II = man has property beyond the comfor'
table support Of his family, With that sur
nlus he can pay a tax without any feeling
injury from it, and add to his property.
he has but seanty support, for his ia
n;lv. all you take from him you. take from
their real necessities.
- IF he has no property and depends upon
his daily labor for the support of young
and helpless family, every day you call
such a man out Of his business you iujure
his family his time is their support and
dependence. >,
What is to become of such a family, II
the head should be detached and sent OIL
for nine months His pay will barely sup
port himself, he will have nothing to leave
with them but his prayers. ..
I ana much opposed to this bill because il
appears to be tavorite measure of the al.
minis,ration, l am against it because
think it will do much harm and no possible
good, because it will put the Nation to great
expence and inconvenience for nothing
Those gentlemen who think it an advised
Bile and bene fetal measure will support 1t
from the best of motives, and as cannot
consider it in that view, shall oppose it.
But if wished to inJure the present ad-
mnistration and was influenced by no other
motives, would remain silent, and would
not prevent the passage OF it if in my pow
er-but viewing the operation Of this bill as
do, | cannot remain silent, without do.
ing all in my power to prevent its passage.
II considered it merely in party point OF
view should wish it to pass-I should not
saw as was said on another occasion so
that mine enemy would write bcok"---
but should wish one or two such laws as
this passed and enforced. In that case the
people, believe, would soon relieve them
selves from arep ti,ion of the ike evil.
am against all kind Of armies in a 60
vernment like ours, except the common
militia, unless on the greatest necessity
We began by small Standing army the
people would not bear an increase OF it ;
;hen we resor,ed to large drenched army.
Now We are to have large volunteer and
detached militia army li,:le better arm.
ed and more energetic. IF this should be
found not 10 answer the expectation OF. mi.
Iltary men, ard We should hereafter have
president Ut more military habits, the next
change will be large standing army. And
TINS Is the way that republicanlsm gradual.
" .hdts into military despotism. am a..
salnst them all, call them by as pleasant
names as you please. fud mankind =.
bout the same. Give them power and they
generally 60 to the extent Oft, IT, they do
not abusc It. Give them money and they
generally spend it all and want TO borrow.
And give almost any administrator large
arm, and navy, and full treasury, and but
4 small minority 10 oppose them, and in
my OPINION they viii soon have the coun-
try i'll war. ..: .'.i.
When, | consider that the men to b.
raised by this bill may be sent to New Or
leans ltbrngs to my mind melancholy re-
hec'rons respecting the fate of our army in
that country the last summer. IF the stu.
alton OF that place required that army for
Its defence at that time, and as there were
according to the las, returns out of. 225
men, only about 40 officers and men fit
for duty, it may be possible, that q part OF
these men may be required for the same
service. have in my hand two letter de-
scribins the situation and suferings of that !
army, which / will read so that the house |
may see what is publicly reported to have
been their suferinss, they are as follows,
viz. The followingis one of the extracts
alluded to: ....... .
CINCINNATI, (Ohio) Dec. 20.
Extract Of a letter from a gentleman of the
first responsibility TO lis correspondent in
this place, dated Fort adams, October 20,
1909.
The troops which were stationed be-
fore New Orleans, during the summer, have
Just passed this place on their way to Wash
ingtoa M. T.. and more miserable set Of
beings l never beheld. Out of 1000 men .
which were mustered at New Orleans last
spring, there are now between 6 and 700
dead; and those that remain are a set of
rapyed suualid creatures harfllv abl. ~