The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-18
position vet lie could not believe Il was


nendment Ok the gcptleinem troun Connec-
icdt, which ought not 10 be pern,lIeSi 70 lie
| IN the table, and hereafter DC cons,dercd.-
| te regretted that the Yeas and ~ ays had
| ieen called for. lie Supposed that the re-
joiu,ion would, at least, nave been suffered
p lie on the table. without objection.
Mr. Grundy SAID, ne voted i'll favor of
considering the resolution because if we
we're to refuse To- consider ie to-d;sy, the gen
t,eman might renew II from dav - day. He
oe,teTed The time and circumstances under
wh,cl cans moeion wa, DrOU,l, forward, h:sa
produced inc sensi5iilty winch hid been no.
need. de did no; wish 1hoid udt 70 the
| world that this military force was raised
Si,h ANY other view .han to ~ to war.-
You'd it not be highly impropcr, at thc me-
ncnr NC are r"iSing men to Gefend bur coun-
- that We should DC discussing PROPOSE
ton Tor employing chem l., m4Ain; roads *
annals ! Can the Seipt@-..1l irOn Virg ma
| IL surprised that Ems no.ion s',4ild excite
| sensipiiitys
Why vas not resolution # this kind, ii
| nc thoagnt ie necessary, brougn. forward
pefore we had prospect OF war Would
the gentleman have these men set to WORK
wlth their pick-a.ses and spades, at mo-
nent when the country is bleeding under the
| wounds which She has received from AN inn
piacSibie enemy? Under different circum-
stances, aud under different modihcauCn,
he probably should not lIave o6iected 90 such
proposition The mndihcat,.n 70 WHICH
nc alluded was, TO allow 10 every man who
saouid nc thus employed addiiionai piy.---
| ;'ut VIII any gentleman Whu has yo.ed io'
| var measures, Consent that this prop SlCiou
shall lie on the table, II 50 the people
will still beGerefwe are not IN earnest. ii
the mover OF tbs proposition - lisp 7Sed, N
the least, to accommodate thc House, !,
! would be best at once to- take 4 vote Oh th,
resolution Itself, instead OF the mot, n at pre-
sent before the1ouse.
Mr.. hrmt However, might be disposed
O. discuss a resolution of this nature at am
or.ier time, am decidedly opposed to 1t %.
| chs moment, eitner III It's original shape u,
| A. amendcd. ohould we be serious in gp-
ng to war, our army viii have sufficien.
lempioynent.
Tne President knows MS duty too we
hct roy p;lloy those men III erecting and re-
pnla,lg. SsgiIsi to guard against the inroad
g eUiies--:ur powerful one sna
ksIinteAd with. View, sir, ourextensy
.lisacbas srorn the Chesaueake 20 Mississi,
a piHe-Georgia and the Caroiinas must be
| watched and leiended-New-Orlean mas
3e protected, and New York mist not DC
Veviooked. Are we, to raise those troops
lr,h their nuulcro,s officers, md encounter
| I countless expcncc, to 10 what Cue roads
: and make bitches. Wat effect is the gen
tlenan's resolution calculated to have ON
The enlistments about 10 De mddes Patr!o-
tisn alone can raise an army in this country
Such is the facility with which comfort
able subsistence can be obtained in this hap.
lpy land by agricultural pursmes, tpat men
are t De induced by patriotism, not the PIT
lance That W. shall offer them, enlist in
the service of their Country. However cor
rect the motive and object of the gentleman
may re, ms resolution 1T this critical no
| nelt is well calculated To bring our mea-
sIres into conte npt. 1t is we'll adapted 10
convert the serious, solemn acts of this
4 nrse, into a mere farce. What is propos-
ed To Convert your army at time like
ehis, into mere nc wers of wood and digger
Of earth-tnstead of avengias the Wrongs
so deeply inflicted upon. Nj .SsNf,.stR,fSb
are - DC consigned to work 1pohSthe roaas-
u oeassoc'ated i'll npl oymcnt with criminals
| who by the laws of some Of the states, arc
sentenced by way of pun shment tohard la.
Dor on the roads. The gentleman from Vir-
| ;'nia speaks of the leg ons of Rome had
| ich resolution been adopted by che Ro-
! al Senate, it would have cnn*ert ell their
| >r4ye Iegions into worse ti,an 4 otn,E 6f:sin
| crs. it woald have bent their loft, nind,,
f"nm the greatest bravery, from me loft
80 virtue, to debasement beneath calcu-
alton. -
nope the Hodsc will reject the resolutio.
| 9ith that pronptneSs, with that decision
which becomes us.
! Mr. Rauiokth had a wish to accommo-
| date the gentle nah firm tennessee. ii
| would therefore, Withdraw. his motion f.
laying the prop ,siti'n ON tue taDle, and ha,,
the question on the adopt n. If the resoiu
ton
M' Smile, observed, that if such pr :
positi IN would at any time be proper, it is
extremely improper at this time The less
said on tdc subject the better.
Mr. KY had always eoIisic cred it to BIZ
the duty of the soidiegy to buid fortifica-
tions (; they had t. obey the comnands =
their officers i'll executing works of this kin
The gentleman from n. Caroftla { Mr.. Sta y
fird) had stated corrective that the soldie
had been employed IN naking ,he roao
(which he had mentioned; and nc believed
at his time some troops aielengaged in cat.
sing road through theslalkls of the Chac
Jaw nation of Irdians Rht he was oppose
e the resolution UNNECESSARY il Being
already the duty of soldiers to exccn,t
works of this Kind, under the direction c
| heir officers
Mr. Widgery wished go know &c the motor
:ouldno be divided. The WORKING on forti
cations was certainly part OF theduty oil
}ldiers but lie Considered this power al.
ready in the hands of the commander OF eve
| " army, aud il would not be taken from hin
~ any vote we may give, SO he Should vote
ganst the resolution As 20 working or