The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-08

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INTERFERING DEBATE.
IREPoRrED FOR THY BAL. AMERICAN
SENATE OF THE u. STATES.
DECEMBER 10, 1911
SStccch of the Hon. G. w. Campbell, on
the motion of Mr.. anderson 10 strike ont
The 4vord I" ten" before " regiments" in
TIC first section gfthc bill to y'aise an adj
> sditionai military force, for the fur1ose
OF inserting q Tess number.
Mr.. Camh5cH [of Tennessee] se,sand
in substance made the following observati-
scns. He said, he would submit to THE Sc
nate some If the reasons which would gov
ern his vote on this question: and then he
would notice such of the remarks made by
the honorable gentleman from Virginia (Mr.
Giles) as appeared ohlm to relate to the
grounds on which-he acted. 1t would seem,
said Mr. c., from what has passed on this
subject, chat little or no difference of opini-
on exists, especially among gentlemen on
the republican side, with regard to the OBJ
jects to be effected by the troops proposed to
be raised. All appear to admit the time
has arrived, in which you ought to, & must
act; the crisis requires it; the nation impe-
riously demands it; and nothing short of a
speedy and honorable accommodation of ex-
listing differences, securing your rights-or
open war, in which you may avenge your
wrongs, will meet public expectation. To
produce one or other Of these results, and
be fully prepared for either alternative, was
his object; and he would vote for such a
force as appeared to him best calculated for
that purpose. If all are serious, as trust
they are, in the professions made on this
subject, the only difference of opinion APP
pears to be in regard to the number and kind
of troops necessary to effect the objects In
view. Our decision on this poiut must be
governed by tine information We possess
The amouDt, as we'll as the description, of
forces to be raised, ought, in great de-
gree, to be proportioned to and regulated
by the impression intended to be made Oh
your expected enemy, and the probable
force to be resisted or subdued. The pur-
pose for which these troops are raised, and
the immediate use to be made of them, ap-
pear now to be made no secret. The hon
orable gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Giles)
told you this force of 5000 troops, proposed
to be raised by this bill, ought to be consi-
dcrcd the army of the north, and are intcnti-
ed to take and occupy Canada, &c. If It be
intended, said Mr.. G. to occupy this coun-
try, of which AT present there appears no
ground to doubt. it ought to be done with the
least possible delay, and In time much
shorter than would be required to raise so
large regular force. This NUMBER with
the present establishment OF 10000 men,
make an aggregate amount OF So, 900. Otthese
you have in service little more than 5000
of Course near $4,000 are yet to be enlisted.
To raise and discipline this number, or the
half of it, would consume more time than
ought to act, if you are determined to act
with effect
The motion is to strike ont the word " ten,
the number of regiments of infantry, for the
purpose OF inserting e" six" This would
make the number of troops to be raised by
this bill, somewhat less than 1900, and
increase the whole regular force to $1,000
men Mr.. G. said, from the best view
which he had been able to give of the sub
jcct, upon the information we now possess,
this force, aided BY a proper proportion of
volunteers, would be fully competent to eff
feet any object the government may have in
view to resist and subdue any force and
to occupy, it necessary, any territory in your
.peighboIhcod. On any sudden emergency,
the number CT volunteers or militia actually
employed, might and perhaps generally
ought to equal and on many occasions much
exceed, that of the regular troops, as they
could be orgapiZed and marched to the
scene of action in a much shorter time than
would be consumed in raising regular troops );
WOuitl CtDlSlSL Oh DctISI lDdtCIldlo, dUI tOuit
be more relied upon 20 make a first impress
sion than newly enlisted troops, without the
advantages of discipline. They wouid also,
when the service was completed, lay down
the military character, return to their homes
and again anaigamate with their fellow ci-
tizcns, without a murmur. Hence the ex-
pense would be inconsderable, the time of
service being probably short.-It is thei e.
fore. fair to calculate, if your regular force
amounts to 27 900 men, that you ought to
and will have in actual service, & of course
in pay, 10000 men. And will it be contend
ed that this force is not sufficient to accom-
plish all the purposes which the most san
guine have in view? But it seems volunteers
are not now to be relied upon. You must
depend entirely on regular trcops-on a
standing army. This doctrine is of modern
date among republicans, and may, if it
should gain currency, sap the vital princi-
pies of your government. The lang,iage of
the President on this subject. in his mes
sage, breathes a very different spirit. He
recommends, " that adequate provision be
made, for filing the ranks and prolonging
the enlistments of the regular troops for an
auxiliary force 70 be engaged for a more IL
rnited term; for the acceptance of voun-
tecr corps, whose patriotic ardor may court,
a participation in urgent services for de !
tachments, as they may be wanted, Of othIi
portions of the militia" &c. Here we pet'-
eeive he considers the new force recoIll-
mended to be raised as only auxiliary to tIC