The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-29

cssity arrives for the cxertion of their prov
ess Aud, as to militia, where the doc
trine Is inculcated which makes thi
great national bulwark a mere name, d" full
OF sound and fury, signifying nothing
where federal principles have paralze q
ITS eXertions, its services have been foun d
to be most inefficient when most necessar nv.
That such has not been the case in several
instances in the South and West, is account
ed for by the absence in those quarters of
that demoniacal spirit of party, which. in its
struggles to attain TO eminence, tramples
under foot alike the barriers of the constitu-
ton, and that moral feeling OH which alone
its sanctity depends. In no instance, we
believe, where Republicanism predominates,
have the Militia awaited themselves of the
pretcnce, set up for them by party leaders.
that they cannot be ordered on service with
out the limits of the United States. The
baneful consequences of such doctrines are
pencilled, Ill lines stronger than our pen can
delincate, by the disastrous events of Queens
town and the disgraceful scenes recently
exhibited at Black Rock. The honorable exc
ceptions to this general remark but serve,
by contrast, to place in more hateful CO.
Tors the conduct of those to whom it justly
applies. On the conduct of the command
ing general, on the more recent occasion,
every one is competent as ourselves to
form an opinion. Maj Int
Massachusetts REPRESENTATION in the
Thirteenth Congress- We have been ia
vored with the following list of the gentle
men chosen to represent Massachusetts in
the 18th Congress all supposed federal
except the two first.
nm Richardson, LcUi Hubbard .frte-
mas Wara, Timothy Pickering, IVm. Reed,
Samuel 1aSgart, Nm. Ely, Daniel darcy.
.16yah Bigetozv, Elijah brigham, La6a,s
Wheaton, WiLiam Bayiies, Nathaniel Rug
giles. John Reed. Cyrus King, Geo. b adbu,
ry, Samuel DaUis, .d6iek Wood, John HH-
son, one vacancy.
tor in Congress from the state of New
Hampshire, vice Charles Cuts, Esq. whose
term or service expires ON the Sd day of
March next.
PLEASING INCIDENT.
We are informed that, few days since,
oh its being made known to the Secretary
of the Navy that the crew eff the late Uni
ted States ship Wasp had arrived at the
Navy Yard in this city, he accompanied by
their gallant commander Capt. Jones, the
commandant of the Yard and other Navy
Officers, had these brave fellows assembled,
and after shert but pertinent address, in
which he assured them of the appreciation
and protection of their Country, the Secreta-
ny observed that as all of them were brave,
he must be allowed to take each one by the
hand. This was done most readily, & while
these honest fellows extended the salute to
every officer present, it was easily to be dis
covered on their approaching their comman-
der Capt. Jones that they not merely respect
ed but ioUed him.
Capt. Jones was then required by the
Secretary to allow to these brave men eve
ny reasonable indulgence as to money and
time, having regard to proper discipline
hos
these worthy tars have been recreating.
not an instance of disorderly conduct has
occurred; for the brave are always pru-
Gent and circumspect. Is.