The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-03


age himself. How comes he in the ranks
against US, with his tomahawe aud scalp
ing knife Why has the gentleman shield
, cd British ins;iyation OF their ontrages
Again. sir--iits the gentleman no feeling
Tor the sut!eringS, nocs.r for tho groaus vi
oar suI!ering seaunen Has he NJ sympathy
For these relations Of life, from which the
seamaa is torn away, aud for that moral
sentiment which is violated in that outrage
---and are We guilty, because we seek to
shield cur Citizens from it Are We guilty.
becasse we resist the British scdlping knife
Recall the year '93 to your recollection, sir,
and the ponpons display OF energy a. thar
day, anG the armies raised--tu fight whom
--a lew miserable r.cnch,.S1 whom they
c.cu;, catch 1T sea. War VIZ, then mere
amusement. Why, that we are now at war
with the station which has been SELLING Cur
property, capturing our citizens and carry
ing them int9 slaverj--why are our means
oscarrying on war to 6e limited
AS t. the provision of this bill so much
objected TO. was it esteemed such a viola
ton or ali right and principle in the COM
mencenIcnt of the revolution, to take chill
Gren OF 10 years Of age from their parents
That Was period when the youth os the
country were invited to the field. was one
who accepted the invitation, and have ne
yer regretted it. But, says the gentleman,
will you take the child from the parent p
Sir. which eNcites the most tears-a Child
leaving his parent to defend his country, OF
parent torn from his family and his coun-
try to fight for a foreign power9 The truth
l., that most OF those who object to this bill
would destroy all the means OF carving on
the war, if they could. 1t was not thought
immoral III the war of the revolution to
take youths of this age, nor were they the
least efficient part of o army. ur
Bat. the gentleman says, the property of
master is thus to be taken from him, and
the constitution guarantees that it shall no
be taken. 1t is the first time have heard
apprentices called property, and they will
scarcely thank. the gentleman for compar-
ing them TO the negroes OF the south. The
gentleman says we initiate the example of
France. He might as well say, we are all
Frenchmen, because we fight or that En-
-siishmen are all FrsacAn,en, for the same
reason.
The gentleman speaks of this bill as
though Its provisions were compulsory
Sir, it contains nothing but an offer to the
young men of going into the service Of their
country, and defending its rights. Had that
gentleman retained the pride and feeling of
l!7o. which has carried us safely through
one war, he would not have thought it dis
honorable to goout in defence of his coun-
sry. We have much more cause of war
ROW than we had then. There is no choice
between REORGANIZATION and war, nor has
there been 10: Z long time. Those who
are now disaffected in the east, if they be-
lieyed Great Britain insisted on the right
to impress our citizens, would one and all
have Drawn the sword Oh our side 1t is
because they have been deceived, that they
have not done SO. 1t is this CRY of French
influence which has blinded them. The |
people of the east are jealous of their rights /
and God send they may always remain |
so. These insiaIations, sir, have been !
brand of discord thrown among us. 1t is |
the division they have excited, and hope Of
still greater, which has drawn this way up
on us. And yet, sir, what have we been
told by the gentleman of our gUiltf The
arrangement Of Erskine, Great Britain re-
fused to ratify she bribed your citizens
TO break your laws in Clandestne trade |
which is forbidden co the fair honest mcr-
chant. Not word said against it by the |
gentleman And even at this moment, |
when the sword is drawn, after your men |
are butchered and roasted-after years of
outrage have passed away-the war OH our
part is called guilty contest! These
sentiments may seem proper to be uttered
here but they are not American seIti
meuts, and the time is approaching when
they will not be received in this nation.
tef the gentleman and the world, that such
WIN DC Tue Case see nothing III the
b.u objectionable it contains some provisi-
ons absolutely indispensable and shall
vote for it with pleasure.
Mr.. d. R.WILLIAMS said fit was posi- |
bic for him to keep down those feelings of
Indignation which pressed upon his mind, |
in what he had now TO offer, he would !
speak with due respect to the orders of the !
House, and not infringe its privileges
Tie wished indeed be had not occasion to
speak but, sir, said he, it is my inisfor- |
tune to be the chairman Of the Military
Committee, more, Mr.. Speaker, by your
partially than by any merit of mine.
am compelled to rise have been stigmatised
by the gentleman (Mr. Quincy as the in
PRODUCER into This House of an atrocious
f,yineDiie. If such language COMFORTS with
our rules Of order, must submit, seeing ii
is uttered where he is protected but, sir, |
must pronounce it libel Oh myself, and
throw it back on him who uttered it, as a
foul atrocious libel on the committee. Sir, /
came here not disposed 30 use such Ian
guage nothiDg but extreme injury should
e:.tor: :. from me. | wish thar the gentle
MAN had kept the resolve he informed us
ne had ioYir.ed; as he could not do so, |
would thHt he had been good enough to
spare me irCra tie aCrimouy OF his remarks
Atrocity The advocate of an atrocious
principle Let tue gentleman recur to
those WAC originated this principle let
him 70 back 20 TIE day Of the revolution,
ard damn tie memory Of tie patriots of
those times, the frsit u whose labors he so