Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-11-27

W C hear great deal aoouS 'ocfo1 ;aifa as, !.
Sir, VIC want thssicat means Where
is the difference between a war on tie
land OF, a wal on the OCEAN! The plum,
der Of Canlda is not the object, Tor
which war was decisred-Tbe n,otiresi
of tae south are tue same as those OF the:
north arc, or ought to be--ihe impress.
mcnt of our sea,nen. VIII the gentle
man tell ME the humber OF sailors I'M.
pressed from the Carolinas and Gsorgia,
bear any proportion to those taken IRON
Massachnsct,s We do not carry the
barocrt and The thunder OF our Cannon
into Canada, merely with view to PLAZA
der thar province. Sir, 1t is 10 toree
her to restore eur ssamen, and respect
,be fights she has trampled upon. SIR,
10 repair The losses, and wipe OFF the
disgrace brought upon Us by the tTeache.
rous ,ranor Hal, will require all tie
physical force of this country.
We ask for this bill as a mean Of vi
goroasiy terminating the war it is our
sole motive. ] rise principally 10 repei
the charge, that l sln the advocate of all
a,rocious bill. Sir, you suffer death by
Massac husetts' threats but let her re-
.ist the bill; and should the contest be
ever necessary, | would be one 10 make
Massachusetts feel that she Is buta COM
ponent par, OF the union.
Ms. WHEATON said, that being
now satisfied, that tho bill would re.
eeive the eanclion OF majority OF the
members present, be would Rot dstain
the House, but for single moment, in
adding TO the remarks that had already
been made. Heregrcltea extremely, that
the amendments that had been proposed
could not nave been received, As With
out thcm he could not, In good con-
science, give his vote for Its becoming a
Law. He said be had never been an ad-
vocate for commencing the war; the aif-
fculties and calamitjes OF which the
country BOW fell. aud that were he now
TO profess friendship to its continuance,
his sincerity might be doubtea' at least
by some he had therefore rs such pro-
fsssions to make but he presumed 1t
would not be doubted when he declared,
that he had DO objection TO any reasona.
bic remuneration for the services or
those unfortunate mes, who, either Eo-
unfairly o. by compuls;on, h"d entered
the ranks ofour armies, and that he DID
not think the sums, as annexed 10 me
several grades mentioned IN the hrSt Sec
ton of the bill were, under every equl-
table consideration, too high. He doubt
ed, however, whether such an increase
Of pay, were ths dictate OF public policy
Punching want may give courage and
resolution TO those, whom iulnsss
would render inactive or disorderly.-
Besides, as this war must undoubtedly
Continue at least half century before
any valuable object can probably be oe-
tanned by it, it may be uerta cons'dera-
ten wheihcr we are net entaihng too
heavy a burden upon those that are 10
come after US Regard is to be had to
those that are to pay, as we'll as to those
thar are to receive and 1t has always
been attended with more difficulty to re-
tluce than 10 raise the wages OF those
employed in the public service. But to
this additional pay, however reasonable
in itself, there is snother objection and
pet haps more forcib!c than any, that Is,
that il is ill-tincd For, said Mr.. w. #
il be fact, and that it is, as an honora-
bic mau. am not a. liberty. to doubt, as
ii is Supported by no Tess authority fdsn
that Of be president of the Untedntctes,
"that the national spirit rises according
10 the pressure on IT, and that tee late
partial caian,ities ~e have experienced,
haye been converted into O source oil IN
yigorsteti efforts, so as 10 render Ii nc
Cessary To limit, rather than to excite
tho patriotic zeal of the people" Would
it not be dictate of prndencs to post
pone this new encouragement TO enlist
ments TO these duller days, which, in the
course Of another season, We are taught
10 expec., and which we fondly antlci-
pate, when our arm. in the hands of our
present soldiers shall be more prosper
Gus, s our success more complete, and
when consequently the ardor and patri-
otism Of our people Distinguished by
their political stations" shall abate =
And FL 1ber he observed, as applicable
to the provision in the bill for freeing
those that might enlist from arrests 10
civil Causes, that no justihabe reason
could be assigned, why one set OF men
should he thus privileges, and placed in
situation where they might acquire
RICH, in the burying grounds OF foreign
country, while another arc thereby de-
privsd of their honest dues. He also
thought it irreconciiable to conscience
in legislators, who are tho guardians OF
the lives, as we'll as, property OF the peo-
pie, when they will not suffer The con-
Yeyancc of the smallest parcel OF proper
*, made by minors to be valid, to legal
ice contract made by such al one,
without the solemniiies required from
persons of full age, in Cases much less