The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-12-05
fVol. 9--------No. Sc.

In the fury and tempest of bis passion
my friend from South Carolina seemed to
overlook what thought ne would be one
OF the last to forget, that we hive in limi-
Yea government, possessing restricted pow
iers, winch We Cannot exceed. Has the
constitution. with the most jealous scrutiny,
aehhed the privileges OF member Of this
uousc, not permitting us to define our own,
ana made our principal privilege All ex-
IemPtion from arrest-and do we Clothe cur
selves with the power.ot exeppting from ar.
rest az h6ifani a whole class of society-of
creating priviledgcd crders we are indeed
Ia privileged order--bue we are privileg-
ed oy the constitution. I ask the gentle
man from South Carolina whence he de-
riVes the power of Creating a privileged,
order-and shall this assumption of power
be ate mpted in favor of the military, of all
n'hcr classes In my opinion, sir, the sec
ton u. winch have had reference is freight.
ed with most fatal consequences. / will
suppose case. Suppose man had writ
served upon him and he afterwards enls1ss
tnas an escape warrant as taken cut against
MIN, and contest ensues between the re-
cruiting SERGEANT and the civil officer tor
TINS man, and that the civil authority sup
ports Its otncer by calling out the force. ae
its disposal--What would be the up.
shot {! What is it to lead to need nor
state the consequences. These princi-
pies, sir, were urged thirteen years ago /,
they are urged now in the same place and
on the same occasion. / cannot consent, in
reference to any gentlemen, however great
tneir zeal, to admit that | merely urged
them at that time from party views, to put
down one description ofpersons i'm order to
get into their warm births cannot consent
10 such an admission, and therefore cannot
| give my support to any bill which contains
such provisions. have said this will be an
expost facto law. 1t is so it operates not
only after the right has accrued to the Gre
ditor to sue out his writ, but after it is i'm q
Course OF execution. Let me put another
case. Suppose that Congress wsre to pass
law that every malefactor under the SEN
tence OF death. who enlisted in the army,
should not have the sentence of the law ex-
| ecuted on his body. Have you not IS good
right to do that as to pass this law Would
you Consent to see a scuffle at the gaIlows
between the civil authority and the military
for the body of that wretch?
l will put another case, sir. A son. who
is the only support Of widowed and aged
mother, i'll some moment Of hilarity, perhaps
OF lntoXicati on, led astrsy by the phantom
glory, eniists IN the army of the u. States
speak ut one who is a minor. Although
know that treemen of this country cahnot
be property in the sense in " HIGH a s,ayeiE
property, yet do allow that the mother has
q property in the lime of that child that he.
is under an obligation from which no human
law Can aosoive him-an obligation i'm posed
upon him by the maternai 5hroes that issued
him into ife-by the ncurishment drawn
from the parents breast-by the cherish
ing hand which fostered him through imbc-
cllity and infancy. You have not a riebt ~,
take him-I hope then, sir, that no nnest,aT,
VIII be made OF your power.
iput another case, said Mr.. r. although
an apprentice anc minor are not properiv
IN 'he sense IN which a slave is properly.
there is class of men unluckiy in certain
parts OF our country, in Philadelphia for IN
stahce--l mean that class called Redemp-
toners, who were sold but Yesterday in tbe.
market of that city. Is the gentleman who
represents that district, lMr. Seybertl-
wiling that they shall absolve themselves
from their CONTRACT by enlisting in the armva
II he is, l am. a Redemptioner. sold Ia
Philadelphia, for term of years, bought in
I the market as fairly as any other commo
aty-l say fairly, because bought with his
own Consent, and as ne believes for his own
advantage-such person, if tempted to err
iist' Will unquestionably prefer the paw and
emolument OF a soldier in your army To HE
present situation. With regard 10 apnren-
uces, very much fear, sir, that those who
enlist VIII tor the greater part be of that
description tor whom their masters have adj
Vertiscd SIX cents reward and forewarned
all persons mountaineering them. ren,em.
| ooy W nave seen q series
OF prints BY Hogarth, called " The Progress
OF Industry and IdIeness." The eradat;ons
were not more regular than natural. The
one ends with wealth, honor, an eligible ma
trimonial connection with the daughter Of
ms master, with whom he had been admir-
ted into partnership the other is brought
up by the gibbet. Their names were F5o-
mas Idle and William Goodchild believe
sir, that more OF the Thomas Idles than oe
any others will enlist under this law-apd
! sincerely hope they will for / very much
tear that even William Goodchid. after he
mas gone through the discipline e a ramn foy.
hVe years, will De utterly unfit for any ettet
| species OF employment. This is no. 80.
theie arc other Considerations, which fir.
bear to touci. which l sl, uld have supoosed
would haVs prl ugh themselves nome 70 the
bosom OF every gentleman in'this House. per.
sonar lndIsposItion mas prevented nv attens
dancerln this House, 4 | did dot hear of this
OIL until last night. 1t WAS then nneutione1 70
me by one who IS fast ire tie ola faith X r.,
often brought the II use to Z. recollerti,n ~
goot Old prnciples---Ss did one thar thev
would this day have received n orc streno,,s
sld from that quarter than they have. rome
the House will refuse to pass the bill fiji ~ eve
only to shew that there is some one act nj
the administration Of 1799. 1900. 1vhicb
the present pO~ SCISSORS Of power have nor
copied from their statute book There re-
mains only this and the eiybt nor ce,t. Tt