The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-02

gard to the hrst Of your propositions jus,
mentioned, viii give YOU case in point.
! Whenever l shall learn that having com
menced an action iv, damages, ca after
wards i,r IL, suspicion tnerSiv, tliat tie
solNtncy OF the defendant might no, to a
s'Xponoe prove co-eXiensive with your
Claim Qowever just ani temonstr.hle)
have dismissed Your SUIT although / MAY
misSrus; the sanity ofyour mind, shall be
lieNe you p,usc,yte to the logic now aIlu-
ded To :until then, must think. that in the
fersor Of composition, you Gid not maturey
consider the character az such an argument
Your other proposition is nj, less vX,riva-
giant. 1t is in effect asserting dat the de-
i'iai OF any fact, is proof OF tie nome existence
ar such fact. Whether this be war
tor commercial rights and for the liberties
OF Americans, must be determined by en-
curing, whether our trade has been and
stii. is broken in upon whether our citi-
zens are robbed, kidnapped and enslaved
by British ruiiians Answer these questions,
Sir, answer them candidly and openly: look
back Oh the history {. Your country with the
I, elngs and spirit oi an American, aud you
wili be constrained to declare the war in
which your country is embarked. a Contest
provoked by : series of wanton outrages on
the independence OF the nation, C the hap
pincss ot It's people (; a war long and loudly
demanded by justice, honor aud humanity
and which is unchanged in its character 10y
any clamor, that by interest or dclusion
has been raised agaist it.
! have now, Sir, closed my review of your
address-as have no particular claim to
your charity, and feel no wish to be in
debted to it, shall not declare the motives
which prompted the measure. The STATEN
YOU emulate is high & important (; YOU ask
20 become the guardian of the interests of
thirty hive thousand souls; ! have said
that Invested OF the dignity, temperance and
candour, indispensable to sustaining with
advantage to them, a character so sacred,
YOU would carry with you bigotted ILL
bera'ity, blind prepnssession constituting
you the agent of "a faction. How far these
charges have been supported, our fellow
Citizens viii decide have only to add
that not by any want ct respect for You. but
solely by the unavoidable engagements of
iaborious life. have the above remarks been
postponed to the present time : the same
causes render quite uncertain the date of a :.
ny observations in future but you may
hear from me again.
~ CITIZEN OF THE DISTRICT.
EXTRACT TO THE EDIToR-dated
~ uSHfS tOH, brC. oJLN, loJZ.
- We have, passed, some days
since, the Bill for an increase of the navy,
and that for relieving the merchants to
certain extent, &c. To each OF these Bills,
which came from the Senate, we made some
small amendments, not changing the prin-
cipleS of either, which we learn have been
agreed to by the Senate.-We were vester-
day In committee on the military Bills
One FOR the better oreaRiZ alton of the ar
my, the other for raising 90 additional re-
gimens for one year. The first passed
through committee with an amendment, or
a new provision, which we fiatrer ourselves
will prove ethcacious in filling the ranks ::
IT proposes 10 give money bounty of forty
dollars to each soldier enlisted for FIVE wears
or the war the land bounty is done away.
There are various opinions as to the proba-
bic effects ot this change; but calculating
on the kind of men who generally fill the
ranks, think the change will be an impor-
tant one in promoting the recruiting service.
l he Bill Tor raising 90 additional regiments
for one year, is substitute for the volun-
teer system, and will, trust, enable us to
organize.a force which will be efficient
One provision of this Bill met with stout
opposition | mean the one authorising the
President alone to appoint all the officers
below the Coionei.-I am sure in practice
1t will operate favorably in raising the re-
BiHChlS' L HS SOiclel VIII De appointed by
the government, he will select his officers
from the neighboring country generally, the
officers will be able. we flatter. ourselves,
to embody their companies, Slc.-and in this
way, valuable corps may be organized; men
always going into military service with more
alacrIty, when they know they are to serve
under officers known to them, and with
their friends, neighbors and relations
The general outline of the next Campaign,
as proposed, was given yesterday by d. Il.
Williams, chairman OF the military com
mittcc.-lt is too long to be given in letter !;
you will see it IN print, 10 doubt, shortly
think it will be gratifying to our country,
and ii we can carry it into effect, the result
l am convinced, Will be satisfactory
deed, we are very much III earnest and dc
termined to make vigorous exertion to re-
tricve our reputation, and convince the c.
nemy that they have beer mistaken in us.
% We are cheered this morning with the
information that Vermont is yet safe---fulI
confidence is not however given to the re-
port.--Ihe majority, it is believed, is under
one hundred, which ever way it is Should
this information be true, it viii in coniunc-
uon with our success in New York, be a
source Of much consolation
~" IL is IUcHoScd 10 give SIC bounty
10 thc 20 hcSS'S.
4 WORD ~ TIME.
Are the good People OF 3lchmond 7vaiffur
TOR n IRE 70 pat them IN mind - lhe .sa@.