Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-01-18
a dollars per annum. !

,ih'ent must therefore be set down 10 the sid.
VI opposition. Sir, ifyou enlist men for twelyu
.'1'''',' o','y-Deiore you can get them disci-
pinned az! concentrated TO any on,. min, va 40
| % be useid,, one htlf your time of cnl;s,nsat
would be out: Sir, ifit is as gentlemen saw,
me men can be ef{sted by the last of May
With an ehlistms sasa 80 months yo,, can have
1Wo campaigns -,ifsbiie inthe other case of -
months, you canssS.;tvc but one eannair, The
only reason haze heard against tits. that vn,,
siust De at double the expense for ciothirc. sc.
.r- lle answer 10 this is given in youi. bill
: noe sSorer discharged. If your business is
HiisAei Ill one year, you can DISCHARGES them
- well rs ifyou had enlisted them b,s foy ON.
ysar--and ~ months is so short a time. tl,,t
GU may SET them tor that time. If Won can ,-ct
,'cih . al. Many unforeseen accidents NAV
i.tpoen 70 prevent Your accoInpi isiinp YOUR un-
.'er ,''N'n@ me hrst campaign, which my make
/" necessary 70 attempt second--for which
.S.'sIn, hcc'Wilhstanding 1 am opposed to a.
,.,..S 'F"h' months to an enlist!nen. Tor
Wv, :1s nc war II the gentleman chuses TO al
VI u 70 20 months, lwil 90 with him other
Wise' must vote against the motion. because 7
90 nor think ii wdi answer the D,ir,,,ses ,o.
Wiiich lhs bill IS Intended, as men cnen,or,lv
nlcnt. 49, 'S'' e'i4'St-
MI BOYD said he rose to offer his sentiments
i.,t t'e question now before the House and tie
D''t Seneraiiy. SIR, SAID lie, 90 NOT expect 20
'iake one proselyte 10 nv opinior kpcy, ho,v
d ticu, IL 10 to persuade predet.rmineI men
81" INN IS an impartial hearing from Ink. Sneak.
81 ana oie House in mat wi.l horse TO BE-. m
'W6ed: VIII try to take 4 comprehensiye
-" vi tie past, The present, and from that
,"'~ % INC 'uture. When war wgs declared
l'.' session, n IS well known that / rave NV
ice II because / thought IL prema-
vi La. We We're altogether anprepared.
~ - '"e event proven That, in that
was AT least Correct n was altogether = mis-
taken zeai for the pttairnen, of VIZ W.. ,'iI,d
triiShts Having maize that mist,,te. Iccul1
an 90 most seriously hope that our disasters
Wou'u arrest our sanguinary progress and not
p'unIe ourselves still deeper and d,cner in
SNch unpfom'Smg, and, in nv view. riIinous
measures 4 near ~ my memory serves me.
u'e Ap'essions OF many genteucn in the m,,-
J"'''y i'St session were loudly and con,
a."nt fe',era'ed, that the spirit Of tie nation
was UP ana demanded of us that We. should de-
clare wsr and give them IN oDporsunitv 10 re-
Veh%e the wrongs and insults OF their injured
conn. Villa! thcy would rush 10 the American
s,"hu!rd, 20 the tented field and TO dar.-sr-
uial the nnlIt'a would, It perm tied. +ake the
Otu'aoss--t!- volunteers with their hi-eb snir;t
" pS,fioUim wosid do II. Well, Sir. thew
nave o,ss" iet loose IS 1t dDne' No. sir, nor.
WIZ ~ - cone S!ori OF q regular force equal to
w. 49,. 81. '','ie O, tue undertaking.. hen the
war was "sc'are', perhaps we had Ev. tho,,s,nd
mem beiieve NOT rlore 10 d,.f,,i hr,.s
a"1'' toIiss OF savage frontier. ipc,u,I;,o. q.
"'N", W ~ fy man say chat o,u. fo,c. ~.
sluai |" Tie attainment OF the THING ,,r no,ed ,
"e h"ho.aife Ch Irman at the Nii.,ary Com.
,"l''eG "CA nfy'edges he hath been deceived in
".' I''o"'l'iqhs with respect 10 the Drov.ess 81
spirit OF the militia and volunteers,
- -, 'o' ana hence that COMMITTEES through
NsH
5, to be enlisted for one year and
1nal 49, acc{fdng 10 the present v;cr Tn ~
C''eHe I'e frand object. No, sir. mt in NV
i"''d. wlii ask, will your numbers ON name,
~ '''' britsli possessions I'm America
~ ." We nave tried that TO the conyict;o,
y. T,ef! ''Tn IN America that will think at all
"''N 70 ouildIsgrace beware Of Che second ar
'e'"!S' Oh Pc same kind. Air Sneaker. ven.
SESSION to say, that it would REQUIRE
ely. W.. f"nu disciplined troops TO complete
,"e ISuuculn OF the Canadas, inciudioc. oua.
D"c. Tiiaid was mach scor,.1 ~. ., ~.
tune an now fortified in that opinion nv .
majority "'the House And the auestio, 10
no" "fs y'h to get them answer. NOT ~,
uic iTesen' bill IN its Present form ;o:1
WIN the gentleman from virginia. mir claw
"I'o ".'ys'that by short enlistme,,ts Won never
In nave ~ army IN the field that can b. de-
Y.'t'Iu ulon' What said the late Geo, wash
.
~ 'he revolutionary war, whom we all respect
as o'H' ifst authority l. IS this. that short
en- Ehents gave you men TO feed and ciothe,
""' 'Iia' thslr time was spent IN collecting,
i,i"i IhihS 10 camp and returning home; that
ttneYc'ild not be disciplined and when with
The army for short period, could no. be reli-
ed fP0n, and therefore advised enlisfinents for
moe extensive period. or for DURING the war
! h1pe mat tins vii ne thought good authority
=, tIuitioh to this, NIr. Speaker, with your
ieFe, VIII mention Discourse that took
pice between Gen Wilkinson aud mysclfsome
dFs before he left this city last sun,Rcr; as [
tRnk u IN point 70 my present purpose; it was
us observed TO him that was desirou, of
as<ins him question but Wa not sure that it
vas proper one--'hat howgoever did not
mean that It should be otherwise, and that he
must be the judge. lie replied your oues-
ton, sir. 1t is this if we lad al this tina
.,IFy thousand troops enlisted and here at
Washington, would you undertake TO redrc.
the Canadas, including Quebec, to obediencs
20 the Z. states IN one campaign Ilc said,
90 you wish an answer to that question III
agreeable to you, sir. j have no hesitation in
ans ering you, Sir, said he, and then said.
should not like 70 risk my reputation on IL.
Ihis give as an additional authority for the
opinions that / advance on the present aIesti-
or. S r, am as little inclined To reiingu sh
my rights or tie rights Of the American noodle.
as any gentleman on this floor but what tbcT
are and how they may be best dcf,nded, for
me IS different and an important question.
DO doubt the zeal and patriotism of the hon.
orable Chairnw that reported and those that
support the blll do not but the PROPOSE
ton appears TO me to be plugging The country
into more ana more dilhcultr. and ther.forS
object onsbie. Sir, when td. Chairman Wa
called upon as to the number OF traops On.
we had actually now ~ service. he answered.
that the committee lad the returns Chat would
satisfactorily answer That inquiry, md he