The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-01
{ Vol. 8-------No. IS.

| houd enable the government to comply
! with our Indian treaties, and the statement
made by an hon. member, Oar. Harper) ON
| this floor, that there we're no blankets, nor
any to be had, an article SO necessary to
enable the soldier toencuunter the inciesnen-
cy OF winter, in the high northern atitu,ies;
unless, indeed. it is contemplated to make
'he conquest during he dog dags, to enable
inc troops to return to more genial eli
| mate before the approach of cold weather.
a circumstance, confess, nc. very proba.-
| BILE.
! 1t has been supposed by some, that The
| conquest OF the British provinces is easily
accomplished. That it is only necessary to
erect cur standard in Upper Canada, and
promise the inhabitants liberty and int!e pen
dencc (accorting to the French mo,ie) and
| that they wilt tock around it and assist in
numbing their oppreSsors. Nothing can be
more vain and visionary. Many Of the inha-
bitants of Upper Canada, are natives of the
u. b, who have been attached to that coun-
| try either by the nature of it's government,
or by the advantages which it holds out to e.
migrants. If these people love your liberty
SO enthusiastically as to engage in treason to
establish it, why have they exchanged it for
the Colonial dependence into which they have
voluntarily placed themselves 1t is not ra-
tonal 70 expect that those who are bound by
their attachments to the British govern
mcnt, or by gratitude foi its benefits, would
act in any other way than we ourselves
would act in similar circumstances. They
will meet the invader, whoever he may be,
with bold and manly resistance.
Sir, l presume it is admitted By all who
treat the subject seriously, that the British
provinces CAN be subducd only by, conside-
rable military force, which it requires time
TO prepare, and which, when raised and ren-
dy for service, VIII require time to perform
, hoe l.. I'D 49, l.:
baole, that while these preparations are
making on our part, for the avowed purpose
OF making descent on her provinces, that
q. Is. viii be patiently looking ON WIN She
not, (haviug the dominion of the ocean, ) give
employment to your force, in defending our
| cities and coast, which she will keep III y
constant state OF alarm by her ships of war ;
Or should she even permit you To strike the.
ri'st blow, and should your troops get into
canada, and actually obtain possession Of
the country-is it to be expected that nc ,ii-
version would be attempted by her on our
| OWE shores, to bring back your forces to pro.a
tcct your sacked cities Sc unprotected coast:
OF eighteen hundred mics in extent You
would have the credit Gf any there could be
lnit) OF waglng offensive war, for no other
object but 20 he reduced to the necessity Of
defending the next moment your own shores
from the predatory invasions of your eneiuy
--'nyasions, rot for conquest, but for rapiue
and destruction III which our cities may be
reduced TO ashes, as Copenhagen has been
before them. Should you, however, under
| these circumstances, he able to retain ptss-
session of the conquered territory, (contl airy
TO my expectations confess,) will it MOI he
a calling reflection that we have acuui,3ssi
the frozen wids Of Canada, to compensate
us tor the irreparablc injuries and losses
| which We have suffered at homee For mlr
own part, though might be safe beyond the
Al,egany mountains, where it is said (bv Mr.
Speaker liberty would dwell were the whole
Atlantic country destroyed, ! cannot consent
| TO make SUCK an improbable exchange.
| Before we enter headIong into this war, /
should think 1t NJ cessary whatever othcrs
may do) to make some estimate of ths. ex-
penditures which will become necessary. &c
or our pecania;j resources. In 1909 we had
I'D service, exclusive Of the corps OF engineers.
about OF 90 troops--which, according to !.
statement laid before us by The Treasury
Department, cost the Country including all
Incidental Charges, three millions three hun
| bred and iOrty-hVe thousand dollars tghiek
| S about A92 Collars per man on an average
we have indeed AZ estimate on our tables,
III wiiict IT is supposed that a regiment of in
ttantry under the existing establishment can
ne matntancd az The eXrcnCe OF about I67. =
10 doitdrS per annum--Out every persoa
VINO nus PAD any attention to this subject
knows tnc difference between estimates and
expenditures. BY soine means Of. other o,r
military, and naval establishments. cost ms
double u much they do any other nation.
proporGoned to the force we employ-4-and
indeed such has been the management (bo,y
II has happened do not know that Under
5hc protuse and proGi;ate administration of
, "tr. Adams, the army aud navy cost US lee
~ one third, tnan 1t has done durlifq the -
conomicdi administration Of one of tie latte :
ears, making the proper allowance for .hcs
inference OF the number Of men and sB;ns
employed. ! think therefore when IL 81 re :
tohectcd that these troops are to be enlisted
collected from distant situations to ,,sor,er
. IrcncczTous---attended with tbeit batpssre
artillery, ammunition. &c. she annual adj,
, tionai eXpence OF the troops proposed 70 he
! raised by tins bill ana the biil already nae,
ed, may be estimated at little less th:s, 81
2 tecn millions Of dollars. Our ordinary ,,4ac
= expenses including the civil list Che arr, y
: and navy now in being inferred and n,.i-ci-
p pal 81 the public debt, and other miscellane
! ous expenditures, fall little s,iort of fftcen
l millions. It an additional naval force sbo,,Id
be equipped which will be Necessary tn ro.
Il operate With thu army, e the voiunteet,
b tut " nio1oh a. I>rC posed ~ ith tic Jefer-
e sive measures which .ill be indis;,ansihI~,
S VIC may estimate our whole exbcnSf.s due
] ihc war at forty i've millions 5f <ollays ne1