The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-18

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| of the ploiot of any man in, ineu % en-
Ter tue service. lit DC patriotism whicl.
'sadsa nan to enter into the army, he vii.
! calculate upon leaving 1t as soon as the az
ny saaii nave effected its oojcc and ii ii
any time, during his service, he should not
nc waited to perfor.n' military duty, he
would prefer beng employed in honest la
OR, IN the open, cncariui air, TO being Shut
I,up IN Il D',rr;lCs.
MI. X. would venture to say, that If at
me end or this Congress, or AT the COM
mencement IT the next, IA resolution to this
efteIt were to be land upon Che table, wnen
tie present War Fever nad somewhat aba
ted, II it shall not be wholly removed. no
thing Oh the SENSATION which we have now
seen would be produced. lie could readi-
~ oeieve thdt the Co,nni0n soldiers, alred-
dy encrvatcd by id,ehess y nebTiety, would
have objections TO tins proposition out their
objections would be, with him, the highest
recommendation.
In no iemarks, Mr.. K. said, which he had
ever applied u an army, had he any re-
renee TO thac army 20 which we owe our
Independence. lie thought OF it with far
more reverence. Let net gentlemen deceive
themselves, the Amy ot the Lresent d;,y, is
the army Of the northumberland
" l.&mson is not General Is ashington 4
A'ore corlupi military body never existed
snee the Prctoran Band
!i1r nifsht epqaiied Of the Speakeri;
we're III Crdei ehds, to abuse the army 81
the country,
The SPEAKER said the gentleman had
right TO eX! isss ms opinion OF any publ
| establishment; the great object in debate
| - 20 respect Curse es, not to exhibit ext,,i-
"rdnary heat, but to discuss every question
inch came before the House in cool ana
| 1VslpYlN ef. pIt
gentlemen ought to be treated.
| Mr.. Handol/ih rose and asked if another
~romweil was at the door-or, if not dit
| he door, in full march TO SUD ert the iiber-
| cs OF the nat!on-and shew me a nation
aid he, which has lost its liberty Ill al,
| ,ther way. A member is not to rise & an
ounce the danger, lest he should hurt th,
ceilings OF some gallant and honorable man
| because he may wound the feelings of the
rotor &c the rst Consul. The opinion
| which he had expressed OF our army, was
| ihe deliberate coDN icton of his Judgment,
| rom which he never should be driven Ii
I'd been made his duty to examine the tes-
'mons OF d cloud OF Witnesses, many Of them
Nemhers Of that body and MS s.ui Sicken-
| With loathing,and disgust at rle exam
| atlQn. he would net be understood as
licking his observations general. There
-!'e IN the arm many worthy, gallant spir-
t'ts but, taken IN the mass, it is canker-
I'd to the core. He recoliected the evil
| fence winch he was compelled to reduce to
writing IN the Trial of Aaron Burr. He
Nnew b. Whom i'nrr was received & sup
pied Win arms out OF the public stores.
nich ards rderly sergeants he belle ed
they were calied-and ne had seen ,nese
very persons S nee promoted. Under these
! circumstances he had right to express
I him aei OF the army as he felt
! Mr.. *. could IIrl sit down, withour again
expressing HIS regret at the heat which had
been struck jut oi rhis plain, reasonable
| proposition He would remind the gentle
man from Tennessee, 5hat If the resG.ul.on
were agreed a., the details OF the oil could
DC made c..atrlnaD,e o the idea ne nad sag
gesed. II ne could nave believed that the
hmse would have nude much op .osiLion
| Is ms resoluti N, he would not have brouph,
| u forward; and he vas prevented from
Withdrawing II at present, only from tiie ma
are OF the reception II mad uet with
Tr NH'ioT vas SURPRISED that gentlemen
were not ready To receive any propoSit.on
rijch was made to the House, with cool
ncSs, aud to discuss 1t with moderation ne
thought ii better To take this course, than.
'mneat and passion, a, one go rejeCI 4 nca-
'ure, which, in our opinionkaBay Dc rnpro-
or : He Thought iefri.haa MAI the question
tT'uiu NC secfucu .! y c31Ftnu nays, and ne
puid vote against il. However, much ne
| sspec;ei the gentiemaE who broughS for
ward the pr0posi1on--3pd he alway 5, rs en-
90 his eioluence wiXplcasure and oane.
IL he could not vote BIZ it, because ne had
cred for the bill ffir&Faising an aidI.ionai
.Tmy, and he considS Fed that this pr positi-
- was calculated tIfrqY a damp uI,on the
| ,siucss of cn!istin de md consifiere.l
20 ne his duty Is along With the yIiaio.
~ in putting til silation into a ct,sf,piete
ate of defence trusted We warg Is
ming new POI &fe, which had bfenI loag
commended, ~ he considered lA2 dis-
POSITION as ausun9g@ell FOR the prosi33ty o.
| 1e country. ~ go 4X
Mr.. N. obseked that one part IKE rs-
olntion was veE objectionable. ~ III ~
yer been Considered Is the duty III dicgs
| . make roads and Zig canals, exHt suct
vorks oeca'nesnecessary for the 8tommo-
| iation 81 tfe army, as had beenfHated b,
the gcnttemaA, MARYLAND. f8 to the
other branch. .s the resolution, IL spect;rq
'ortifications, tits aIre idy the cosiS& int prAc
! zee Of comnandegs thus to eaibley ,ner
+Icn, AND thereforc this provisiodB unneccs
| Sary. lie hoped, therefore, the3;e5olutioi
! you'd Ne rejected.
1t was rejected, as stated in aformer pa
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