The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-08-27

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was displayed in his preference Of stand
ing army. Here we again find Mr. Smith
on ground truly tederal* In this respect,
as IN the case ct the bill concerning our
commercial intercourse Mr.. Smith succeed
ed not IL doing any thirg--for no,hire was
| ever offered as q substitute bu, in pre-
venting any thing from being done. So that
We nave neither detachment Of militia; nor
organization of militia, nor classification of
militia; nor vulun GERS, nor, b, wha ever
! name called. men enlisted TO carry OF the
hrst campaign of a war, nor an, other mea-
sure substituted. That MIR. Smith had
much agency IN producing the embarrass-
mentS OF MAT session, and preventing any
thing being dore, caunoi now be doubted
although we, wEc were in the dark, at that
ume, could only wonder at che results we
Could not account for his energy, which
Could not put up with b.. Cire6 thousand
mIiiun, due organizat of tn. whole bo-
/ ny ct, perhaps, q million Of honest h ants and
sound heads, and the enlistment, of twenty
f'nousand volunteers, by a Singular halluci~
nation o! the late Secretary. termed hQif-
spny measures--tiis energy for Which these
measures were not sufficiently energetic.
gave birth to nothing matured nothing, pre-
vented every thing
Let us not here omit 20 notice the other
measures ot defence, Or rather, preparation
In ms several Introductory speeches, and
not carried into effect particularly the for
ming and inStrncting officers the military
aeaoemy forming officers in corps, &c -.
Nohoihe these. steps recommended by him.
ana not taken, with what has actually beet
done viz. the substantial and permancpt
inrtlhcation OF our most exposed points
inc accumulation in our magazines OF pow
oer and military stores the procuring an
r. M -
and considerable quantity OF artillery The.
treblins of the army ; combine all these
| together, and no tauit can be found on that
score.
/ But. perhaps. Mr.. Smith means 10 init,
mate that the President should have recon-,
mended war The message is charged with
ambi guity. - here is nrne. The Presi-
dent recommended the measures he waited.
and did not recommend war, because such
recommendation would have been improper.
on his part, it is the province of Congress
Exclusively to declare war and they had
all the facts before them. II woud have
been injudicious, until preparations were
made Tor such state OF thInss, which pre-
paraficDs were recon- mended by the Presi-
dent. Ii would also have been ohiectiona-
bic, because incompa ible with the policy be-
! tore stated, OF not going to war with one
/ oeihgereut, whilst the other continued it's
a the
stAht effort OF government 10 obtain justice
from both beligerents and if no, fron, b,th
at least from one, which would extrlrs,e
the nation from The embarrassment OF ifssi
iteation, and enable 1t TO assume tom &c.
iand uHeq5iUocaHy manifest deter MAJ
ton to take manly stand, at home su,i a..
broad, IN relation tothe other 6trc. he,
repeated provisions in our laws hayiuo Lac
enc m view, and propositioLs 20 the liz
gerents, in consequence thereof by The ez.
ecutive Hence, among others, the ac, oe
May, 1870 which Mr. Smith, adonting e es
the expression of the =" detision'' ci the 6eo.
pie, the name by which it was bapiised a.
! ms iont, IS pleased to call Macon NJ :
to which, by the way, Mr. Macon W. Him
self opposed
Alter the preservation Of any res rictive
measures, or making any pIepars, inns =,
case Of war, had been defeated as !, no,,r
appears through the agency al NJ S,oi,h
IL was proposed that the President should AZ.
'east De enabled to make the bropositior,
/ c'ntaned IN that aC 10 both belJ,g.,en,s
and, ii either did revoke. thatthc e,cI,,a;-S
| OF armed and merchant vessels shonI, -
place IN relation to the oIher The D,ov;a;-
| OBS ihuS to be contingency enforced 80
pfised MHcon's bill and non-in pcrts,;o,,
which proves, that if Mr.. Madsnn -.
! Tor TINS plan, he was, ~ bf,r.c CO.., 80,
!" taVo' ri incorporating a Lon-l,teTco,,rsf,
IN Macon's bill. Eve tn, was nnr,osesI
irodh he Same Quarter which had de- frs,aa
tits predecessor tUt,> fortnn,,aI,, - IL,
pass, and IS the act OF May 1910 one ,ho ~"
measures, III MIR smith 8 CD mon =. rse,,' ING
less OF the prosperity and of tn hotCn e
ne y. States j. an asse ton n, piIes,Ji ~; ~
reconcuable with the ground a, AM, -
taken BY the republican party. Wbat -,
the avoweu opinion Of the eDHb,ica 80 Az
| d'd the ffo&HeTfy OF ne u. ;. teon,rs
Il Commerce iIee iron. any fore M 80
tion. WhaI did the honor of hr M 10, ~
| q"iTe retoCati"p uf edict. ~ III -
! ligerenls, which, If submitted To- 80,
/ deeply wound IL would in fsct de,,,. s.'.-
independence. We had 10 contend ',';.r.
two natiois; and could only come in c,I,;si'
on "he" a recession OF one from, :, . 80:
peutrai ground, should enable us ,v,,, -.
TO come IN contact with the otber -
! then were our honor and prosperitv me-
( & ~ by an unqualified subm;s.;o, e
I ---.------ W
Ne rcgret 10 say, haf thts do,,.;,..
reee'Oed me factf acqWcsceAce 81 I6e s'
afe al N same 8es8'on ayho hlr,,;l,.,JE
! rfhors 10 re On Their fa6ke. sp5,rb
eDUer " STA rtghf8 aetf "a .,,,,e,-', ~ -
@hoie mihta system by denyf1e Ibe ..
! Y Con8re8s 10 organize as recos,,,,.'.1ls.,
by the Presideat. The militia Of rb~'J} %
! " his subject. I'VE mug hare so17eI6,,,. ~
Sdg, on SINE /ifuic orcoals,, ,,a6 -