Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-01-18

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VINO shall haze Uttered the army. Go ON wiil
Four eniistments'ior the full tern of FIVE wears
"hethef the war be bad one or rood one. You
must unite and get cut OF it. The only way TO
| .''su'c success Is To un,tc. As to speaking ri
'he people OF the Provinces Withdrawing Them.
ives rom The British sway, It was idle to ex-
/ pect u unless they were assisted bv ON, n,,...
surcs. IL had been our nisfo,tne rior,, o,,, n.
experience IN the art OF VIZ, like most youns.
y people, not 10 make proper calculations al i,s
""'hncnccms nt. The militia had refused Ia
Cross the lines, and would be totally inefficient
M me putp9Se OF carrying on the wa, as hra
oee' iotetoid BY men OF experience Speaking
y "''ltt'' mr.. &. sad 4 bill had been reported
10 'he House for chasing the militia. vhicl, had
always been iavo:ite object with him. and he
'nHeved that was the only way in which the
militia Could be made etc ctual On the pre-
sent occasion, he said, he regretted TO see so a.
NE body treading step ~ step in those e.rly
measures OF the revolution which had proved
','e'''c"cIous. Che money already expended or
Tue "'itia and volunteers had answered no end
put 10 disgust themselves and neiehbnrs and
It always would be the case with men crlis,ed
, Tor short terms OF service. Mr. C. concluded
oy moving to strike on, one year, (the term Of
enlistment) and insert g during the 1sar.''
Mr FISK was opposed 30 the notion and
should himself almost give up the hjll If it pre-
V"ncG easked the atten t.onofthe House for
moment TO comparison between the sgcscnt
/ state OF the country and the commencement O.,
our revolution What was that period. and
wnat were the objects OF the war? w. wcr
then colonies 10 Great britain, not ca,cul sting o.
separation Nom the mother country, but o. re-
3is.ahcc 10 her expressions. You viii find ST.
ON cooking into history, tIat this was the cours
81 inc firSt Congress which met. 6. Britain
theh not only Claimed and exercised Jurisdiction
| over these states, bat had armies in the IN
4 try. and IL u.f s,1.
Ciared that i became "a SET. rs war. Tie VIZ
! then progressed slowly Tire difficulties Ue,,
| encountered which have been a,lyerted TO bv
the gentleman from Virgins taIr. Civ, until
| threat Bnt%m became involved in war with al
europe, and was obliged 10 withdraw her forces
rom our shores Our situation is now very
| different No man, SIR, believes that Britain
! can maintain ~ army here now. How Ion. viii
lt.t"ke us with "a ample force to overthrow
| C"nada IL wiz be easily done in ono wear
WIZ sutnclent force, as III three wears With leEs
! than an adequate force. The mere disease. of
| the army Wit waste more menun encampments
IN three years, thsn taxing the country IN one
years hard fighting viii diiapidate it. The zen
| ucman from Go''NocticuN Nr. Mo7rl,-s mas re
| tcrrcd 10 an observation which made N the
Hst1=%sion, shst Ike people OF anad were ca
dy TO conquer themselves, which he treats c
having been visionary. You have been told by
| gentlemen themselves that ,hcv were ready to
JON y"u, but your disasters have cnliql. cned
| them And to prove the truth of what / s,;d a.,
inc last session, would refer to the first nro
clamation o. zen. Hull on entering Canada. I'm.
der which live or SIX hundred men fiocked To
! your standard; but, owing to the coysPdice or
something else otyour general, they were sur
rendered. Had he behaved properly. Upper
Canada would have been yours now.
As to.the motion before us, sir, to strike oot
9Hc year and insert fee years as the term OF en-
iis'rnep'' we cSnnot get men quickly for ,hree
o. hvc years, and 1t is well known we can ret
them tor one. The gentlemen say, thsv wish =
respectable force. This bill, sir, Offers the very
| best means and the only means of speedily OBJ.
/ tanning it.
| with regard to the relations Of this country
with I'reat Britain, and the opinion of the peo-
PIE Oh mat country. and their disposition now TO
! support NOR government, agree with the gen
tieman that they always wiz & L am sorry. sir
that the impartial pen of the historian must re-
cord that rrthis free country are to he found
! men who advocate the cause of a foreign conn.
/ try and condemn every thing done in their own.
am sorry to hear 1t said on this floor, sir, that
| we Fave no cause OF war, and had better go
home. was sorry to hear an excuse made for
! tne refusai OF the British government TO ACCEPT
| the pacfcation last offered that Mr. RnseelI,s
powers were deficient. How. sir. are we i. cv.
pect the conclusion ola war, fit be not through
our accredited agents. Why did not lie gen.
tieman say, that if the British ministry doubted
his authority, they might still have approved his
propositions Why did they notify Mr. Russell
that was Il subject on which they did not
chuse to negotiate What APOLOGY can be made
for an enemy that has treated u. in every in.
stance with injury, insult, neglect & contc6lDt
! And yet we hear her defended Il is stFn.re
sir, how the same gentlemen who apologize for
| her feel towards Russia az this moment When
mission To Russia was spoken oF a year or two
| ago, they said it was tnadvisabIe 6eoa,,se she
was at war with Great Britain and now that
she IS IN alliance with G.. Britain. she has their
warmest affection. These things, sir, speak for
themselves--the people cannot be blinded TO
! them-itis too late for such ccnduct-the tune
raj has gone by.
! should be extremely sorry if this bill should
! be lost. Il embraces the only efficient force
! you can set. When you shall have conuucrl
ed the provinces wth It's aid, you will have en-.
ough five years men to maintain the posts il
them. You want nov a sufficient force to ovci-
run the provinces. Ten thousand men will Se
enough for tbe Upper province, fifteen thdi-
! sand for the Lower, with the exception of
Quebec. OF all descriptions Of forces, that pto-
posed by the bill will be ,hc best fof the tim.s
They viii be willing to enter for ono year, ind
20 submit TO discipline. IT it be changed 10
five years, the object viii be defeated entire
1 ty hope the gentleman viii Withdraw his
motion on further consideration.
Mr.. Widgcry said, he would vote f7r the mo-
ton 10 amend, If the gentleman from Virginia
would so amend IL. rs 10 move to subsfi,,fc 18
FOR II months enlistment. ! should have no
hopes ofgciting troops Tor tho next Summers
campaign, should such an alteration take place
as TO make the enlistment during thc wa.--but
60 alter Che bill from ~ to 8 months enli,i.
mcnt would meet ny wishes much better than
it now does fully agree wi'htbe gentleman