Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-01-23

l 10000 men for the occupation Of Canada. |
l'ut upon the executive proiect, there would be !
lett for that service only 50J0 men, unl,.ss IN
deed tie western and southern frontiers should
he left unprotected, or the fort ifcatons on the
SEA board shouit. be only half mmacd, and of
course left - the sport OF the enemy. NJ C.
sud, he apprehentcd that in the FIRST onset OF
tue war, g. Britain would direct her force to
tie occupation OF n. York ans! Orleans and if
sle should possess herself of those two points
| lac would venture TO predict that the administra-
ton which commenced the war, would not FIN
ish it: especially under system OF policy,
which would only furnish half of the
means deemed necessary for tlieis' protection
YES, sir, known IL be inadequate at the time
Of applying it. What apology could be made
| 10 an injured nation under such circumstances
| We knew 1000 men TO be necessary for the de-
/ fence Of New York-but we sagelv determined
to apply LOCO Only 10 that object, for fear of in
currirg the expense of the requisite number
This would be sclfcondcmration Tho people
| world lose all confidence in such calculators &
would certainly make the experiment of
change. Under such circumstances, Mr.. G.
SAID, he would be the first to- cry out for a
| change OF administration for it would not be
| possible to lose by it. Defend New York with
all the judgement and skill you can command
| Ell the Notifications with the full complement
| Of troops amply provided: call in the local mi
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| British should get possession of that city But
] then there would be no blame on the admins
| tration all its duties will have been perform
ed: and the result would rest upon the fortune
| otwar; but single act Of neglcct or miscon-
duo, would certainly deprive the administration
| of the public confidence.
! IL, Sir, Great Britain should get possession of
New York and Orleans, and YOU should get
possession OF Canada, you would be very glad to
| make the exchange upon the termination of the
war. Therefore, take care of these two points
| FIR. Giles said, he also requested the bon.
| secretary TO consult with the President and
| inform him, rs the Presidents secretary, whe-
tter the Prssacnt wished to hare the number
OF men reduced or whether he had prefer
ence for any other number The reply, after
| The consultations, very properly was, that the
! President lad no opinion to offer on that point
lie considered it = subject of Legislative discre-
tion, &c. of course any Informal executive
views ought not to be substituted for our own
discretion and responsibility. Mr.. Giles said,
he knew it had been suggested, and perhaps
from very high authority, that nothing was ne
| ccssary to induce Great Britain to recede from
! her aggressions, but TO convince her, that in
stead OF opposing to them inefficient CONNER
| cia restrictions, they would be resisted with
| physical force {; and that raising ten thousand
| men, would produce this conviction, without in
curing further expense. This suggestion fur
nished some of his strongest objections to limi-
| ting the force to be raised, to ten thousand men,
| So far from producing that conviction on the
| British cabinet, he was convinced it would pro-
| duce precisely the opposite effect. The British
| cabinet would look at the means provided for
cfiectlng the object as the best evidence of the
| object itself. Aud as these means would be
| viewed so utterly inadequate to the purposes of
! war, the cabinet would necessarily conclude
that we were not in earnest-that we were iok-
ing, even upon the most serious suhject--lhat
| war was not intended, and would not be resor-
ted to under any circumstances. This impress
1 sion, the necessary result of our former mca-
sure has become so general, both at home and
abroad, that we have much to do to rstrieve our
lost reputation we do not stand upon original
| ground. Our measures must be Of n very diff
terent character from what they have been, to
produce the desired conviction, either at home
or abroad. Having changed our principle of
action from commercial restrictions, to physi-
cal force, limiting that force to ten thou
sand men would be in his Judgment, as much
trIfiing with the energies of the nation as in
| efficient commercial restrictions had here
totore been triAing with the character and IN
terests of the nation, and he feared was dictated
by the same unfortunate imbee;le spirit and
policy. Mr.. Giles said that whilst upon this
| part OF the subject, he begged TO be excused
Tor reading few paragraphs from a newspa-
per, which he accidentiy picked up last even
! ing, containing the annunciation of the Presi-
| dents message 1T Quebec-the very point to
whichthe proposed force might probably be
directed. 1t fully demonstrates the impress.
| ons existing there, and which have been pro-
| duced by our former measures
| "QuEBEc, Nov. 19.
| PREsILENT's Extraordinarily the ex-
| pectation of Mr.. Madison's speech, steps in OPP
portunely, rs something of an sntidote to the cf-
| feet of the European dearth. From that speech
] shall we learn that the terrible being, John
/ n.n u.
sells, manned and equipped at an enormous ex-
| pensc, to lie wholly Idle but that they are
| guilty of the audacious tyranny CT being, in
sor1e degree, check oil the violent inclinati-
| ons o. Dame Columbia to extend her arms to
| cherish, aid and aasist her admired hero, Napo-
leon, in eHecting John's annihilalion. Much
will the speech complain that the sovereign of
| the ocean is not pow, -liil to no purpose, and
does not descend to, and put himself on q lev
81 with the imbecility Of the u. States, with
| their dozen ships. objectionable is tho griev-
ance that the Levlathan is not as powcrlcss as
J the Cod that the Jackall, whom nature meant
| for the Lions provider is not permitted to di-
vert its Provender TO the support Of the Tiger,
with view to the destruction of the Lion.
| \" The speech NAV not say these things in
direct terms but such viii, unqucstionably,
be its meaning
"With syllogisms twill make clatter,
| VIII abst rights, three-deckers batter
An empty purse At millions shake,
| And no trade 'gainst free trade stake
| Directing produce count the gain,
| 4 selhosrd boast shut from the main;
| 10 seamcn recommend the loom,
! And on each mast 10 fix the broom
Merchants for lack of foreign wares,
| Sretsil apples, pluDs and pears"
! Limit all our mighty efforts TO 10000 men,
and 1t will afford better subject for another
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