The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-02-16

| me Arg can do no rvrong. Indeed. SIR. T
know of no person on whom we may make
war, upon the principle of the honorable
gentlemen, but Mr.. Stephen. the Celebrs-
ted author ofthe orders in council,a on the
ooard of Admiralty, WHO authuri.e and
regulate the practice Of impressment ~
The disasters of the war admon;shis,.,
we are told, OF the necessity of tcrn,jnati,e-
the contest. If our achievements rnon ,he
land nave been less splendid titan those of
our intrepid seancn. it is not because, the
American soldier IL less brave. On The
one element organization, discipline, ard A
thorough know ledge of their duties ey;s,
on the part of the officers ana their me-,
On the other almost every thing is Ne, tn
be acquired. We have however the en-
soiasioh that our Country abounds with the
richest materials, and that in no irstanc.
when engaged in action have out. arms
been furnished. At Brownstown and ar
Queenstown the valor of veterans was dis
prayed ana acts of the noblest heroism
weie Petr'rned. 1t is true. that the dis
grace OF Detroit remains to be wipet off
nat Is subject, On which Cannot trust
my leeings' 1t is not fitting should speak.
but tnls much Will say, it was an event
winch no human foresight could have anti
cipated, and for which administrat;on can.
not oe Justly ccnsured. 1t was the ,,arene
OF all the mistortunes we have exper,eIcsa
oh lano' But for It the Indian war would
nave been IN great measure preven.e3 mr.
terminated the ascendancy on lax. Fr;e
acquired, and the war pushed nernens
10 Montreal With the exception of thar
event, the war, even upon the land hoe
oeen attended by series of the most bril-
liant exploits, which whatever mfarest
tney may inspire on this side of the noun
Jams, nave gwen the greatest pleasure ON
.ne u,"er. ne expedition under the COM
Il
Russell, to lake Pioria on the Illinois vas
completely successful. So was ,hat oe
captain craig, who it is said assembled thar
river still higher. General Honk;ps des-
'r"!ed the PROPHETS town. We nave ius
received intelligence of the gallant enter
PRISE OF Colonel Campbell. In short. sir.
.he ihdian towns have been swept from tie.
uiou,h TO the source of the Wabash. and a
m "on."e {. country has been penetrated tAr be-
yond the most daring incrrsions of anv -
paign during the former Indian wa M
yer was more cool, delibe rate bra,,.,,, a..
prayed than that by Newman's ps,r,v So,
Georgia. And the capture of H.tro;t a,,a
the destruction of the Caledonia (whe,ha,.
piacea 10 our maritime or lard accmn,l
'or Judgment, skill, and courae e ON thenart
OF Lieutenant Elliott, has meter been ps':
passed oeeh sur
1t is alledged that the e1ec,;o,o :;
iand are in favor of the ministry ana -hs.
tnose In this Country are against IT, -,
II IN such case (stying nothing of tba in
purity OF their electionsl the peorla - III
country nave rallied around their coyern
"ent, anords salAtary lesson n The,
people mere whoat all hazards ougbt ~
tsi 1920 " ;ne.rs: stFuggting as it is to main
have not been false to themse,yr. Gi''e mere
,ti'aj1f'ty approves the war. as is ev;neaS
ny .he recent re- e9cc ion of the chief $50
'rate. ouppo3e il. were even t,na ,ha,e
entire section of the Union Were onMosa.
10 inc war: that section being m;rdrrT;,,, -
inc VIII OF me m ajority to be relino,iisbsds
~ 1na. SeGt'op the real strength & 4. ~.
Ea"r on n"0 been greatly exaggerated =
hs,. '''.;e I'S ny successive expressions Of
ner opnion. approved the decla rstior, Is
war; In New Hampshire. part;as a"a ol
meary .equlpcised that out of so or a. non
'o'eo, uhose, WIZ approved and for q, 80,
IT. iost the election By on.y I, Ofo ~.
i,oOo. In Massachusetts alone have y, n
ootained any considerable accession r. ~
oo1e TO Network, we shall find that otber
.ions. ieF cleo
,oN What s cause, Mr.. Chairman, which exi.-
Tea 1or declaring the war has been go
we'd We sought indemnify for .b .eno.
ana security for the future. The or5srs
ID council are suspended, not revoked M
S ron Pehsation for spoilations-Indian bost;.
ii'ties, which were before secretly ;rs,;on-
, go nov openly encouraged ; and the prsc-
mSs Oh lmpressment unremittingly 'preser.
veg IN and insisted upon. Yet administra.
tioh mas given the strongest demons,r,t;
on' OF its love of peace. On the 26tb h'na,
lesS tban ten days after the declaration -
war the Secretary of State writes to NJ.
russell authorship him TO agree to an az
.''lS''Ge' upon two conditions only, and ,;hat
arc they That the orders in c,nnn;I
shouid be repealed, and the practice oF In
pressing American seamen ceace Ga
ready impressed being released. The M
POSITION was or nothing NOR than reoI
truce mat the war should in fact rcasa.
on 0ofh sides Again on the 97tb IL
one month later, anticipating a possil,,e
JeCtloh 10 these terms, reasonable n. ~.
are Mr. Monroe empowers Mr.. Rnssa,i
s''Puiate IN general terms TO-, an arrn;s,;oo
having only an informal understand;no ~,
these points. In return, the enau,y 20 ~
iered prohibitation of the emnIovmen.
u, seau'en III our service, thus femovino
eh'irey all Pretext for the practice Of ir,s
preSsment' ne very proposition which
the gentleman from Conpec,icnt M. d.
KIM contends pught to BE- Hade has ~,
mace How are these pacific aGyanc.a
met w tie other party Rejected &c ~
"3iutely inadmissible, c wills are ;ndvi'.os
Nd Ut the inadequacy of Mr.. Ru.ssil,s ~
'rN' ana the want Of anact Of C,o,e,,ls.;
animated Aud yet the constant nsans ~
nations / belteve ie. u'e'fS VI