Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-12-13
MIR. CHESS SPEECH
sIaoa The BIZ for raising tiny thousand
RI. .ia Yoiuntee,s. t,..
IN SExArE, January 90, 1879.
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have a well disciplined army.
, n 10 make men we'll acquainted with the du
ties OF a soldier, requires time. To brin- IN, m
under proper discipline and subordination. mo-,
only requires time, but IS work OF great Cli FL
Guilty and in this arss,y, where there is so M.
tie distinction hetwten officers and soldiers re
qiires AN iincommTn degree of attention. 10
expect then The Aame service from raw and mn.
DISC pinned recruits, as from veteran soldiers.
{. IS to, expect what never did, and perhaps never
will happen.
6 Men who are familiarized to danger. an.
proach 1t without thinking whereas ,rooi.s
unused to service apprenend danger where no
danger exists.
Three things prompt men to a regular dis
chSrge OF their duty in time OF &C, ion--naturai
bravery, hope oireward, and fear of punish
ment. he two FIST arc common to The untu
tored and the disciplined soldier, but the last
moss obviously distinguishes one from The O
ther coward taughtto believe that. Il he
breaks his ranks and abandons his colors, lie.
viii be punished with death by his own party,
will take his Glance against the enemy but
the man who thinks little of the one, and IS
iea'iui OF the othsr, acts from present feelings,
regardless OF consequences.
ga an, men of a days standing will not look
forward and fronexp erience, We find. that
rs the-tme approach 5 Tor then discharge, they
8r'@ careless of lher arms, amnuri ion, camp
ulehss, &c. nay, even the barracks themselves
have felt uncommon marks Of wmton depre.
dation, and we are laid under fresh trouble and
additional expense IN iding for every fresh
party, at time wllsn we fno IL next 10 impos-
slhle TO procure the articles absolutely neces-
sary, IN The iirst Instasce. To this may be adj.
ded the seasoning, which new recruits must
have to camp, and the .oss consequent there
upon.
" But this is not all. Men engaged fo- a
short limited time only, have the officers too
mach IN their power. 10 obtain Gegrte OF
popularity IN order to induce sec nd enlist
meat, kind Of Familiarity takes place wiioh
brings on areh&a,ion Of disciplns, unlieen-
sed Burroughs, anu other indulgeacies, incom-
panbit with order and good government. by
winch means the Ia ter part OF tl,e lnie for
which the soldier was engaged, is spent an UNI
dong what At ~ luii CO. much labor t0 lnculcate
Ill the fsst.
c"fO 80 into an enumeration Of all tie evils
we have experienced inths grea, change OF Tie
army and the expense Incidental To IL, to say
nothing ofthe hazard we have run and must
run between the discharging Of one army aud
the enlistment OF another, lunless an enormou
eXpenee OF militia IS incurred,) would greatly
exceed the hounds OF 4 letter. What la, c al
ready taken the liberty or saying Will serve 70
convey general iGiea Of the mater; and there-
freedom 10 give it as my OPINION, tina, If Con-
gress have any r. ason TO believe there WI be
occasion for troops another year, and conse
quen ~ To ant. or enlistment, they would save
nloney, and have infinitely better troops, # they
We're, even at the bounty oi twenty, thirty or
more d ii;Ts, 10 ngase lis men already eElis-
ted uhtit JAltoary rSXt, ang such others - may
be wanted TO complete he estab lshment ioI ana
during ting war. / will not undertake TO say
d Mo ma. Ia H.. t
Lam sati, fed that 1t will never 90 to let tie
matter alone, as it was last year, uill The tune
OF service IS near expiring In the ii ST place,
the heard Is 100 great IN the next, The trou
bic and perpleXity of dIsbandIng one army and
raising another at the same instant and in such
arcritical situation as the last was, arc scarcely
in the power ofwofds to describe, ard suca as
no man WHO has once experienced it, wiii ever
undergo. again Vol. ,, pa. 2BC, 2oI, $50,
285, 254.
Here follows the comment Of the historian
Unfortunately, Congress did not leei so sen.
sibiy as then general, the iaeapaciiy tempo
raiy armies to oppose those which are permaa
nent Nor were his otficsfs of high rank, as
yet, sufficiently impressed on this subject in
a council held previous To the new inode,lng
of the army, they had been OF opinion that the
enllstments might be only Tor one year"--YoL
2, P;28l.
scarcely was tniS nrst Success obtained,
(in NOV i775, by MoAtgomery) when the fa,ai
consequences Ci short ei.iistments began TO dis.
cover themselves. he time Of service Tor
which the troops bad engaged being now near
expiring, great difficulty was experienced in
prevailing on them to proceed further, and the
general was under the necessity of STIMULATING
explicitly, that all who wished il, should be dis
charged at Moairesl, e.ore he could int,lce
them even 10 march against that place Hav
ing effected this compromise with them, he
proceeded A. ainst Montreal, While his n atna
batteries Under col. EAston, advanced up q
81. Lawrence, aud not oply ehectual y pfcyen.
ted he armed vessels OF tlle enemy from max
ing the escape they had fo,ected to QueDcc
but drove them from their anchors still higher
UP the rlver."--yol 2, pa. $40
April, l7L6-" A considerable part Of the
army having become emitted to discharge. no
inducements could prevan on them 70 continue
longer in so severe service. This deduction
from WOoster's force was the more scmsibly
fell, because the present situation of the roads.
the lakes and the St. Lawrence, uuayoidabIy i'm.
pcded, Tor time, ihe arrival Of the reinforce.
men destined for his aid" Among The Grst
WAC reached camp after this state OF things
took place was general Thomas, who, after
being appointed 90 the command in Canada
had made great eXertions to join the army
III arrived on the first Of Nav, and on exainin
Ing its force, found It to con isl Of toialn.ne.
teen hundred, Of whom less than ono thousand.
Including officers, were 1t tor duty. Among
the electives, were three hundred entitled TO
discharge, who refused to 90 duty, and insis
ted ir2por ,unsieiy ON being Immediately dis
missed"--Vol 2, pa 354. 3S5.
Dec. 1776-Gen. Washington "was carne 81