The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-13

ing It tn ;ts ob;ects Is or,r.,,;-.,i a,a X,
liz would certainly he des;rahle Gu. him 70 he
updece;y.,l in ties. ;m,,ort,n, ,...,,.c,. n :,
would ither,.fore - ,,r,i,o ~ y. 49,
amount and snrc;es of &C., ,.o,,,,;.oa r.
what is .nnderstoo 70 ha ~ ,'ar''t;,,. oy
iect bv tbe house of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES o.
lby the report of the con,,,,;,tea Of ~ en-
ate. He won,d then n,o,sad 10 s,at. Ia.
reasons for coneI,,d;ra. th,t ,,,;. ,.s,,,;,S
lhad nl,ced tor mncl, -, 49,. -
unteer force. and that II would J;s,p,,o;n,
his expectations nj ieas, ,rds. ,b, ,,ro,,nv,,
organizat;op. 80: :, sP,'.e " ii
He said. The ,Shn,a forc,. c,1I.,, fo,. h., tb .
executive oroiect was IN ooo me-, IS ,bsss
&C. 900 were To no rey,,l.r. and so nm vol
unteers 10000 ,r,r'I.,.s ,rcro ,,,onosed -
be raised in add;toS to,bs ,,rssd,,. =, liz -,
establ; shmrnt' . 2, 20 600 ,ppi.s.. ri }
house of representat;ves nronosed 70 ra;se
IS 900 men-.S5 COO rernIars and oOoC
volunteers. being rs. 600 more than tbe
whole number called for NV the ex.cnt;ya
If the amendment re,,orted Inv tbe comm;t.
tee should be agreed to then tb, senate
would prtr,ose ia raise in tb. Who'll oooS
men IS. 600 regnlars ami o. ooo ,,o1rnte.rs
This, he thought the best arrangemen+
because he believed It would afford n prea !.
ter momentum of force. Compared witt the
actual expense.
| RI
! state. with the most resnectf,l conv;dera-
tons towards .he execnt;ve b;s csso1s
! for believing that theexecutiye had a GREAT
preference for the volunteer over fh, reo,,l
lar force, and that his expectations wo1Id
be disappointed in his reliapce On II II
cannot escape observation. that Of he new
forces PROMISED To he raised IN mn ,.eo,,.
lars ONLY are caleb far hx the e,,s,.,,t;y,,
project. and SO Oo0 volunteers he conch-
ded that great reliance was nlaceJ On Vol
unteers. or five f;rneS nc n,.nw you'd not
have been called for. as Of the other snc-
cies of force bes;dcs he sa;d = void ~
pear from the Pres;den,'s msssa@e Of 81,
Jan. of the present wear comnsnnic t;no,
'evidence of the continued hostility of r, re
that Mr. Foster, letter to Mr. Monroe vas
dated az far hack nc the 17th of ne NC
cedinp: Mr. Monroe,s ren,v wss non m.de
till the 18th of Ian. folIowinp nor com,nn-
nicated till the 10Th Jtbannened fiat M.
Fosters letter conta;nino thic ev;denca of
continued hostility. hears date,on the verv
day the discussion tool, Mace in tbis boJy
upon the motion for redpcine the nunsber Of
number of 81. OOO ,eur,Iar troons Vet II
was not till after the final PASSAGE of that
bill. that this important commm;c ation was
made. The bill finally passed both houses
on the 18th Ian. and was annroved Nv the
President ON the same day If that COM
mup;c.t;or baa h.a, 49, 90 a. -, L.,
its effects in facilitat;np and accelerat;ns
the passage of that bill in it's original form
cannot be questioned. He did not mean to
throw the most distant inputation mon the
executive for Withholding this commun;ca-
ton until after the PASSAGE ofthat bill. 81
making it, whilst the volunteer bill was un-
der consideration in the house of represen-
tatives because, he had a right so to act.
and if in his judgment, the public interests
would be promoted thereby, it was right he
should SO act but il was a strong evidences
to his mind of the executive preference for
the volunteer over the regular force, and in
this light only, he wished the observation to
be regarded. IL so, it rendered the censid-
Grafton and examination of the provisions of
the volunteer billsmorc than usually imDor-
tant. 1t is true, that Mr.. Monroe in his
reply to MIR. Foster, observes; that he
takes the first moment of leisure to answer
MIR. Fosters letter; and he must presume
the iact TO De SO but TOR himself, lie was
at loss TO conceive what more wcighty
TIM hon Secretar,,s tiros Co.., ,,ear,,, a r,r,,tb
dian re,,lv;nor 70 = LIT. anno,,uo;1 80
~ Us W 9 e ~ co,i-
nm. ol INC Ps'rl vi W. britain d
Sahist llls country, at moment too, when
congress was anxiously engaged i'll fur
nishing means for repellinp this hostility
&c - ..y...
The co4r.st,ondspce was rs e,ch oha.
- 49, -, =. ! 60 Va SUI q ehs'i a.. q.
- s'."' Oo 'ooi 'i"1 was amply BULL
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