Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-12-07
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firesent bounty of forty dollars, and allow
ing one dollar Per month less regular pay
than intended, OF six hundred thousand dol
lars, in the short space of five years. II is
better to pay large sum in hand, than to
Continue to pay small one for several
years.
Nor IS this saving all. The object of the
war on the land is the taking possession of
Canada, &c. Ii, therefore, $4,000 men can
be Immediately raised by a bounty of forty
dollars to each man in land, that Country
may he subdued in one year: Whereas, il
we offer no large present bounty, the small
increase of regular pay is so little felt, that
recruiting goes on but slowly, and there may
not be troops enough raised in two or three
years to effect the object. 1t is needless to
make any calculation TO shew what an i'm
mease saving the bounty would produce in
this point of view.
It NAV be remarked, that if any distress
Is occasoned to families by enlisting any of
their members, it is chiefly felt in the first
instance; for after the lapse of year or
two, such is the mechanism of society, the
families of persons enlisJing, accommodate
themselves to circumstances, and do not feel
the loss very sensibly. This consideration
weighs,in favor of the present bounty, which
tends TO relieve families at the precise mo-
mcnt they are most III want OF relief.
Much is said about Patriotism and we
believe that our countrYmcn have Just as
much Of it as other people. But we should
be glad to know by what rule of reasoning
it IS, that the wealthy part of the commune
~ are to be allowed 70 stay ar home, pur
sue their vacations, enjoy safety, ease, and
all the benefit Of an army coping with the
enemy; andyet, for these induigcnces, ex
pect the poor soldier, out of hnre iiatri0tism,
to encounter hardship OF body aud peril IF
life, for less MONEY than he can get at nomc
nv following some honest occupation? " Our
brace armu!" Our hQniofic soldiers 90
!" Our gallant troohs :" are pretty phrases,
and sound very we'll But to cur mind, the
best way 70 rise regular army with speed
is to pay the men more with fieLf and less
with h1f$. If soldier were to go into \
merchants store, and say, Ny gay fellow,
You are glorious patriot, you will earn i'm
mortal renown, ifyou viii only let me have
cloth for whole suit FOR half as much as
you can get from any one else, think YOU
The merchant would be SO silly as to doit>
MT hel Thcn WHY expect a similar &C
guescence from the poor soldier?
Besides, regn'ar troops are chiefly enlis-
ted from that body Of men Who are desti-
tuJe of rea property. They cannot be ex-
pectcd 10 do SO much y unfairly for the
country as ycU great laH3hulders your
ba K stock men, your natiVe raiders, sc.
Tnsy ought, therefore. in justice, TO aaye
nore-pay. in solne shape orother, than any
othcrdescriptiou of troops. Generally speak
iic, thcy fight more for the benefit Of those
who stay A. home than for their ownad
yau. gc. Volunteers are commonly of a
different stamp. They ars moved by high
er impulses and our remarks, OF course
d. not apply tn them. nor to the militia.
November, so, 1912.
Mr.. Quincy seems 10 be afflicted with q
political dilbefes. He came 60 Washington
dr'ernmed 20 be silent but ~ eoRld not
contain himself
The people OF Massachusetts viii NOT en-
lis, Mr.. Quincy says because they fear thai
Il cou1uest 81 CsnaG ~ some pre-
.text tor keepmr up SANDING srcc TO over
come the eastern states Now eall,y, ii
g, ch pretext were probable, or sicha7 arms
were likely 10 be kept up, the better ogc
would he that the citizens Of Haas .chusc-t-
oughr Nv insist on en.sting; because ben
TIC overawing army would be et~yerr uen
,snh the less likely u ifjUye shsir partca!ai
brethren.
Mr. O tincv has tod t bat = i7n3' more
fqv he federal folks rf Massachusetts sant
~ make them epiis, ir t1r frny buf thai
the defeat is tie want % 81 r7rat roIvc.-
Eud vet nc allows, If tie var tefc entn ely
4aUai one which SUIT the h~clniJ inter-.
eefs &C tho Massachusetts people men c.
roleh would Is.i,qnd % tight o'r hra.es.--
Thus wc< pdei ,,,IuE 1r VIZ