Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-01-14
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s u 4 si,a.sss yils.
tf nd l,is army might have
i ~ ~ q essat s!s ia a.at quarter But
~ eot been l.sss' sssSSh since to have
fetf'sved that misfortufe? Hive We not since
| mad Other generals To supply his place and o.
| Iher armies more numerous than has who might
AT least have Obtained = Foolhold i'm ca ada If
| tis conquest OF II was so eaSy-a matter rs was
| represented? As 10 the dissaffcction Cf the.
| eastern states 1t Is wellknown that a great
| proportion OF the people in these states are OPP
| posed 10 the war; bat il Will rot be pretended
| lhat they have not promptly complied wish all
! constitutional acquisitions in support of IL ex-
| cept indeed, BY some in the refusal, mentioned
| Oh I've governors oil Massachusetts, andsCoanec-
| uHnt 10 furnish the detachments of nilitTa re.
| CURED. And surely in would be attaching too
! much Importance to their rcfusals, To consider
| them IS pdralizing the energies OF the whole
nation. On this subject, Nj. Speaker as gentle
men have more than alluded 10 il, would
| WISH they would spare their remarks, and more
| especially their censUres, until 1t Is brought
| regularly before the House, il such 4 step
| should be deemed advisable; then perhaps
! More may be said upon it than they have anti
| clpAted And Il those states shall consider
Congress to have competent jurisdiction ofthe
| SUBJECT, they viii probably acJuiesce in any de-
| termination that, IN their opinion may comport
| WIN the true spirit and meaning OF the consti-
| tutiu and not be incompatible wLl The rights
OF sovereignty reserved tc them by that instru-
| men Perhaps this remark may be thought
| irreVelent 10 the subject Immediately under
considerations if SO, l can only plead as my IL
foiogy the practice of other gentlemen, and
| particularly the example OF the hon Speaker :;
VINO, recOlect, an lis able speech en- the sub
| lecl oi the Merchants Bonds, took occasion to
advert to the disasters OF the war-the cause
oil them--;Nd 10 comment with some severity
upon the conduct Of Massachusetts and Tons
nectiCut Tor refusing Obedience 10 tile requsi-
uon oI The general government. think also he
went so Tar rs TO pronounce eulogIum upon
his Trend from Kentucky tor his p. trGtic zeal
ana soi'llet-iike conduct IN lare expedition
against the Indians. l do not mention this
with view OF casting the least degree o. cen.
sure upon tire Speaker Tor h,s, but only as an
excuse, II NECESSARY, Tor my own depression
But viii proceed To state, rs I promi sed
to do when rose, very concisely some of the
reasons which viii induce me 70 give my vote
against the bill now under consideration And.
sur, my objections are grounded in q want of
talth-an entire disbelief that the twenty thou
sand men proposed TO be raised Tor the term of
II months can be adequate TO the objects for
which they were said 10 be wanted.
T know that the hon. Chairman of the Mill
tary Committee, who has doub less paid great
attention 10 the subjcc', is perfectly contidens
that these 10000 men, and the $4,000 men
already raised and to be raised are compe .,e
to carry on our offensive war wish succ IS md
AFFORD all needed protection to every part OF
the country. And ne certainly seemed TO taxa
q commanding view Of the whsle ground
when he addressed the house | own, sir, 1
was struck with admiration at the facility and
precision with which the honorable gentleman
arranged and disposed Of this force in differ
EN- oireenons Tor the purposes of offence and
defence. The whole nation seemed, indeed.
at once to he I" put into Al armor and an atti-
tuae demanded by the crisis We were with
'''s nf.y-hVe thousand men not only TO be
Suarued ut every vulnerable point at home.
but prepared TO extend our comGues,s abroad
whenever We pleased.
Tut, Mr. Speaker, would ask whether anv
gentleman, upon cool reflection can brinSr
himselfto believe, that il, with all the force e
every description which has been emulove1
t'iS summer past--L, with the militia. rerulor
troops and volunteers, we have not Dc en- liz
to gam single inch Of ground, but lost a tsr :,
f ritory-i would ask, ii IT is seriously believed
that with the force relied OH fer that pnrrooa
we shall be able IN Single campaign Ia 80
qucr all tho British provinces in Ame.;ca !,
NO iur'her dependence, ii is said, can be ri..
ced on militia OF volant .ers--i.lI expect =, -,
OF further aid from them, is abandoned TIL
war IS now to be carried on solely bv rao,,i :.
troops. How much preferable IL point e ~
cipine or IN any other point ofyiew will h. th.
ia" loops now TO he raised 10 o~dira-,, 80
,t'a' Tut We are told that our I'll su-r.Ss -
Dceh OWING 10 our officers Our men arc -
ana would have been victorious b,,, y,. -.
had PAD generals. How many arc me-, -,
included IN The epithet, ] 90 not kn,,, - Is
i nil neeh the most openly denounced In ~.
whether any or What change is n D.. 49,,
10 we line OF officers il IS iu,poss H.. "'lee
70 say "ut as there appears 10 hsy. -. 'i ~
error OF Judgment IN the sppointnrr, 81 -. y 1i'
u u"I "Hicyrs, what security is there 81 80.
may "nt suffer iurthcr from the s.,,l - - w
say error o. Judgment fo- il is 80. 4 ~ =
p'esu"ed' mat OF the eve Of a war az. 20
"ou'u &c selected frow motives Of c o'neers
supP''e t"en that another rencrsi , '.ls,H
PlV'S unworthy, and from tbet cr c "''"''''
I"es cause We should iaii Of sou :
CO. NsAFy 10 ''rinE tic var 10 succs y.
~ 80 ',c neAt campaign, what are o.
sa,d t,..,,o ,. s,' -'i srHrmy Of twenty tho,
| 60. ~. "'oilhs men, and SO co.,ir,,'
me ibs, tt,.., sir Speaker, * srtesr. 20
'W Una. nose who have the r,s,.srP '"s q
sNairs either are deceived I"'''t ement %
estimate tiie magnituae of n - 80. rights
uncs rtgken IN er.rafrtny l., - "'H 'hey hEvs