The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-25
spEECaOF AlR. MACON,


SPEECHOF ak. MACON,
On the Dill Jor raiSm; an additional force.
MIR. MACON wished to make few OBJ
serva,ions on the passage OF the bill. lie
great Inconvenience would
arise from the passage OF the bib III its pre-
sent form OH account ot its containing a dis-
ferent arrangement fer raising the troops
from any other estatit,hment III the nation.
VIII not, said he, every new organization
in the army Introduce discordance Have
we not seen the Effects produced by having
two differently constructed corps already
and viii not the Inconvenience be increased
BY, d third ? He was wiling 20 nave voted
for the 10000 mcn asked ior by the fxec-
utiye, and would afterwards have gone AR
thcr, ii necessary. But he diSlikcd the
proposed arrangement. Had there been
any complaints, he asked, OF orr old organ
ization 1t carried US through the revoiu-
ton, md he thought might still be relied
upon. In proportion as different arrange
ncnts are introduced into the army, Will
"a introduce discor3ance and confusion !?
An army should be but one body, and ough,
to be moved but by enc soul.
1t appeared To him that this objection
was very material one to the bill, AID il
he believed such motion would prevail,
nc would now move to recommt the bill, III
order that these troops mig be put upon
the same plan with those already in cXis-
Jencc. He had another objection to the bill
IN it's present form In the clause giving
| yand to the soldiers, there is no provision
which prohibits them fr m disposing IF Z
which there certainly ought to be. Bnt he
mad no hope of getting any Amendment q
| fbA hll al. ~ ~ - -,nc manner III
l--tr0Tf other attempts at amendment had
oeen made. Comparisons had been made,
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The present. Ehe.e was no likeness, excepu
in this IL WAS then usual for Congress g.
lass one bill, in order - make it necessary
70 pass another. What was the situation al
hings at that eime' lthtd been cmphati-
cally called The Reign of Terror" Was
not the Rogn 3 march played at the doo.
i one OF the nos distinguished members as
tue then Congress, and other acts of extra
ragance done, nd was not the Seditio.
vet passed to prevent US from complain
ing?
MIR. M. said, he should have been glad t.
ave voted 10 the bill, but for the objec
IONS which he had stated to it. He be-
'eFed every gentleman was satisfied thai
netting must be done but lie did NOT
like to pass one Oil to make another ne
cessary.
lie party which opposed the raising OF
he army in SO, did not believe it was in
ended 10 operate against France because
| they could see no object on which it could
DC employed. They saw the black cock
ade mounted, and they heard every one de
hnunced who did not noun, it. But there
| is nothing like this now. If we say we will
| mt defend our right to carry our produce 70
| u market, II is not worth our while to make
H. ifyou give up an acknowledged right
you acknowledge some superior power
Why did we lay he embargo, and pass our
! restrictive laws, but TO avoid the situation
l'ito W hicll we have now got ? He approved
one or those measures, but not Of the
rest. If Gre Britain would only do what
france has done, there would be an end
| ot the dispute. is ohere a man in the II case
shat wishes another attempt at negotiation,
or one that wisles 20 go 20 war If it could
ossiOly be avoided
We are now, SAID Il N. apnrea ching
- Ssate-ur .nings which we ought to
nave come to years ago. Ii we cannot fight
by paper RESTRICTIONS, we must meet force
by free. Ii we cannot DO this, it is time
we put ourselves under the protection o,
some other power. Every attempt which
mas been made TO keep off The approaching
crlSis nas proved Intellectual. rs soon as
me t7o''nef, z0hich carrieG oM the Presi-
If Us message, and the rehort Of The com
"fftee u fore1Sn Rela i1nS, returns, if M
= 40 O" III ", tOC mast go 20 IOuT. 4 OF
where Is the difference between stopping or
produce between New-York and Aiban,
q stopping 1T between New-York x AN
other market
NO gentleman has vet pointed out an,
other coarse. Even the gentleman from
Virginia (Mr. ohefy) whose talents he velS
much admired, though he had objected I,
e course proposed, had not offered an.
her.
Much has been said about the strength Of
thls government. Some think it is not stron;,
enough; but If tn ere be any strong go, eru-
mcnl Ill the world, il mus, be this govern
ih-nt, and what gives it this strength is the
".'acnment OF the people toit, and il is as
strong under an unpopular, as a popular adj
'nlnlstration; because the people know there
Is tune approaching when they can change
the administration, if they do not like it.
WIN respect to our getting an army, it
~ depend very much upon The persons ap-
Inted for officers if they be men in whom
ne people have confidence, we Shall get an
'Iny but If not, VIC shall set no army.
There was something in the history of on,
tfiairs with Great Britain which had nos
cen mentioned, which goes TO shey the
tr"ng claim which thiS government has up
N Great Britain. lie meant the conduct Of
? ~ WIN. &c tin declining 20 give Judgment
III the case OF thc Fox, when nc heard the
erin and Milan DEGREES were repealed
80 strongly was lie persuaded that the or-
ers III council would be repealed in consc-
1ueloc, that he stopped all proceedings in
ne case ct the vessels under consideration,