The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-11

| ncanly Skulk within the cells of the t,a stla >
ne contended that the real cause OF Nil
>is'' aggression, was not to, distress an ene,,
my, but TO destroys rival. A connarat;ve.
ItIew OF our commerce with ENGLAND and -.
continent, would satisfy any one OF the truth
OF TINS remark. Prior TO the embargo. the
balance OF trade between this country and
England was between e.even and fifteen
millions OF dollars in favour of England. Onr
consumption OF her manufa ctures was ANN,
any increasing, and had risen to nearly fifty
millions OF dollars. We exported t. her
what she most wanted, provisions and raw
materiais for her manufactures, and receive
eo IN return what She was most DESTROYS to
sen. Our exports to France, Holland. SDain.
| aid Italy, taking on average of the years
100, 8 q &, amounted to about So, OO0. 900;
Oh domestic, and about SIS, OO0, 600 OF foreign
produce. Our imports from the same conn
tries amounted to about S95 ,OOo.cOO. Tho.
foreign produce exported consisted Chief
! ~ OF Injuries from the West Indies. Il
is apparent tha this trade. the balance os
which was in favo II, not of France, but 81
the United States, was not of very, Vital COM,
sequence to the enemy OF England. Would
she therefore, fo the sole purpose of dea,
prlving her adversary of the commerce. rcs
iinqush her valuable trade with this coun-
try, exhibiting the essential balance in her
favor--nay more, hazard the peace of the
Country !! No, SIR; you must look for an. ex-.
PLANTATION Of her conduct in the iealousies al
rival. She sickens atyour prosperity, and
beholds in your srowth--your sails spread.
Oh every ocean, and your numerop scamen.t
the foundations of ower.which, at no yervs
distant day, is to make her treInbie for her
avail superiority. He had omitted before
to notice the loss of our seamen, if we cone
tlnued in cur present situation. What would
become of the 100000, {for he understood
there was about that number) in the Amern
can service. Would they not leave us and
seek employment abroad, perhaps in the,
very country that INJURIES Us [!
1t is said, 5hat the effect of the war &C
home, viii De change of those who ADJ
minister the government, who viii be re-
placed by others thar viii make disgrace..
1ul peace. he did not believe IL Not a.
man in the nation couid really doubt rhes
sincerity with which those III power have
sought, by all honorable pacific means, 10
protect the interests OF the country. When:
the people saw exercised towards both Del
iSerents the utmost impartality withes-
sed the same equal terms tenGered to both 81
and beheid the government successfully.
EN- bracing an accommodation with each in.
exactly the same spirit Of amity, he was
fully persuaded now, that war was the only
alternative left to us by the injustice of one
OF the powers. that the support and confi4
dence of the people would remain untlimin-l,
lshed. tie was one, however, who was pre-
pared (and he would not believe that he
NE t8R net t II faGFY 1 IN II, the road ~
his duty,a at all hazards. What shall 3 1t
be said that our amor 5tatriG is located az
these desks--that We lusillanin us!y cling;
TO our seats here, rather than boldly Nin-
aicate the most inestpabie rights OF ne E
country /! Whist the heroic Dave SO md.
his gallant associates, exposed to all The Pc.
ri!s OF treacherous savage warfare, are sa-o
criicing themselves FOR The good of their
country, hall we shrink from our duty ~
He concluded, by hoping that his rQ%as
nafks had tended to prove that the guam.
tum OF the force was not too great---tht,t in
ITS nature it was free from the objections
urged against It, and that the objecf of It's
application was ore imperioOsly sailed for
by the crisis
Mr. WlDCERY said, there was no dis
agreement of opinion III the House about
asserting The rights of the country geltle-
men disagreed only as to the mode OF IL :
ling t. tie was sorry that the gen,iets
man who had just made SO handsome an
! address on the subject before the commits
| tee, had not cast single glance at the Vol
unteer corps, which was yesterday under
consideration. The militia OF this countrvs
he said, had heretofore been considered
as the great buiwark -four defence and
| 1t was still SO considered in the eastern
states. The militia Of that part of tbs Uni--
on were always ready to perform any sera~
wee to which they might be called. They
are an army OF themselves. They are nofa
| like the militia in some other parts of the
country, called out to exercise with cor,l-,
| StatkS---every man has his musket in good
| order, and the service of militia man is
there considered an honorable service. Fof
himself, he was in favor Of raising volunteer
corps, in preference to regulars, and he,
knew not why that bill had been laid aside
to take up this. lie knew they would be
much more easily raised On being proper-
| iy addressed, by beloved officer he had
no doubt, that one half or three-fourths of
many regiments would offer their services az
volunteers but it that officer went among,
the same men in the charac er Of an officer
Of the new army, he would not he able to
get ten men. He " as oppos ed, a. all events,
! to the passing OF bill for raising large
army for lie believed as many men would
be got by AN act for raising or 10000 men
az by one for raising $4,000
| The honorable Speaker had said, that Il
the towns Of Philadelphia, New-Yorb and
Boston were to he captured by the enemy
= a liberty would still re main. But whereof
10 the rear, he supposed. God deliver him
from such liberty. There wds no necessity
Mr.. w said, for all this trouble about rais-
ing a regular army Tor taking Canada. The
militia of the New-E England states, only