The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-12

tr"hsi'NtinS InS report oi TIE statement ti
imper,atinns OF goods IN Amerlcau and
foreign vessels non, Oclober Is. l6iO, ia
seth September 1871.
WAR TREASURES.
The House resumed the consideration of
the Order of the Dav
Mr.. froWh concluded ;he observations he
yesterday commenced in favor Of the biii
MIR. y. r. iViH;am$. with view of pro-
posing certain amendments To the ball, NOV
ed that 1t be re comnitted to committee
oil the whole.
/ he motion was agreed to, and the House
resolved itself into :, committee ui the wiiols.
Mr.. Dih6. in thc chair.
mir. Ht(tidhis then moved to amend the
bill 10y striking out the words, =. tzycnty
| regiments" and inserting "such num-
Ger 81 regiments, nor racStdins tTrcaty, as
may III fhe citc:,on crane PYcsiaent be- ne
| ce&Sary 10 ne fubAc sercicc"
Mr.. w. said the amendment he had pro-
posed WAS OF such natuI. as required but
very few words TO explain. nv thasc
WAC recoilccted the former course OF his ar
Suments 1t would be remembered that he
had stated that this force was intended not
only Tor the defence Of the country, but for
hi!ing mp the deficiency of our regiments
| he OIL goes To repeal your present laws
| authonsing the acceptance of volunteers,
while the act authorising the President to
raise $4,000 men i'll one way is to be substi-
tnted by this bill authorising $4,000 in ano-
thcr. AS however under those acts certain
corps mad been accepted, with the amount
OF winch ne was not acquainted, it was not
| the disposition of the military com mittee, or
OF those who manage our military affairs,
| to ask tor greater force than was ne
cesssry ; and it was therefore he wished
to give the Executive discretion not to
\ raise SO great force as proposed by this
bill. by 50 many volunteers as may now be
| in service For instance, If 10000 volun-
teers should appear to be in service, under
| the volunteer acts, it might be advisable not
| to raise Of the force proposed by this bill,
more than 10 coo men.
Mr. HtGtGms motion was agreed to with
out division.
section of the bill. giving to the President
the appointment of all officers under the
rank OF Colonel. Motion lost.
Mr. NJ Gay then made motion TO strike
| out one year, the time of enlistment, and
| insert Mrc=. t
Mr.. I.o1o'idea spoke at length in support
OF the motion. He was in favor OF a vigo-
rous prosecution of the war, for which he
did not think this description of forca calcu-
lated.
Mr. FIndI-y and Mr.. VILLAINS replied
to MIR. l..
The motion of Mr.. Clan was negatived by
large majority, Is or 90 only rising in ia
vor of it.
| MIR. BIeecker then rose to speak aga.ast
the bill generally, and occupied the floor
some time.-Mr. Iaiin,adge followed on the
same side.
When he concluded, the House adjourn
ed.
Friday, Jan. g.
MOUNTED RANGERS.
N1I'. Jennings said, that il must be recol-
lected by the House, that the act which was
passed at the last session of Congress, for
the raeing Certain companies of Rangers for
| the protection or the frontiers, had expired.
nose Rangers were raised under the ap-
| prehension of attacks from the savages Il
those apprchensions have unfortunately been
realised far beyond the general anticipation.
When those companies were. raised, Mr.
Speaker, we expected long since to have
taken possession of the British province of
Upper Canada, thereby to have interceD-
ted the connection and communication be
tween the British and the north western In
dians' 1t will therefore readily be perceiv-
ed, mat IN consequence of our disappointed
expectations in that quarter, the north ives
tern frontier will be more exposed to the
savage knife and tomahawk, at the oneniny
OF the approaching Spring, than they have
oSeH heretofore his description of force
II again organised, and stationed at Suitable
points without the frontier settlements, will
render it more efficient, and in a better ii
tuation to range the woods and prevent the
unSppri2ed attack of the savage upon the
helpless women and children. If we had TO
expect INVASION from a civilised foe our 81
tuation would not excite so much terror.
but the savage character draws noe istinc-
tioA between the helpless infant and the pri-
soner OF war. Under such circumstances.
no calculation of expenditure ought to have
any weight against measure calculated to
afford necessary and proper protection to
such an important and extensive frontier of
the United States. The secrecy and facili-
~ with winch the savageS can assal that
frontier, renders it improper that we should
depend entirely for protection upon the yo-
lunteers and militia Of an adjoining state
hey carry with them their prejudiceS, and
too often forget the sacred rights of private
property. This fact has unfortunately been
verified by petition which presented yes
terday from the territory which represent.
But Cannot believe that such is thu, cha
racter OF the citizens Of Kentucky, altho' |
90 Deheve, that the cause OF that plundcring,
so FAR as 1t did take place in the western
part OF the territory Of Indiana, by a portion
OF the kentucky volunteers. may be found IN
the unbailowed eXertions of lscal political
purposes, to impress on the minds of at
least some OF those volunteers, that they
we're to defend British agents, British partj-
Fans, and persons having connection with the