The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-10-13
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Ian any thing be more unequal than ne
wrr OF tie Sea-bcarI; ? Why arc the mill Il
harr2sscd, shoals Of them called out, the
Tough standing still on some of orr farms.
some OF orr veorncn unable To pay their tax
IS, the recruiting service stopped fyonu the nu-
Nervous substitutes found for the militia
while the enemy, with much smaller force,
hovers on our coast, worries cur tr7oDs. and
laws waste CIR fields ?--HHv is tAiss And
7yf9t is TO be done How shall these ms
RAIDERS be repelicd, and cur miiitia-nen be
relieved
NM istt2 It's because they have means
which we have not--thcv have ships and the
use of the waters. We fight them ON t,t
same terms that q q,ad'U;5ed would fight
tifld.--lhey have qui1es--we have only hceks.
In aays of oil, says the flbulist, when the
beasts ct the fed and the birds of the air
Claimed dominion over The earth, war broke
ouS between the most swift-foutcd of the horses
and the most raycnous of the Vulttres Il
was conducted with greet activ;tv on both sides
our on very unequal terms. The vulture wax
Wont To make descent upon the horses pas
'urtF; DIV by the time the horse was ready to
meet hin al one asSail, bic point, the bird
WOO! take to his wings and Nv on 70 another
ne horse was driven 70 the necessity ofleav-
my; great part Q. his territory exposed, or
1T St2tionng large troops Of his friends and al
lies at different points. This was done-and
what was the Consequence His means
We're wasted, his friends grew cool. and after
ms most strenuous exertcns, the enemy Was
stu able 70 find some situation on Which he
nllght aliSht with safeW,-A Fox seeing thu.
Unequal game whiC,' was carried en- at ienotI,
whispered this friendly caution nts tie ear, ~
| the Hose: b" Change the seat OF The war and
garry it to the cneyuy's country. On yonder
heights are his h@bitations Scorer +han
nave hrs comtHions seized and lis nests torn to
pieces, he VIII Ice froH your pastures and re
turn to the defence OF his country
upon such terms have 70e contenGc;, Wit.
! our dcsolnt:ng enemy. The cdi1Ii0ys Of his
ollls are his 7m7#$-on which he flies with
rap'dity from point to point, from shore to
| more: Alternately he threatens or des lates
the North or the South, and keeps the Whole
| coast in constant state Of preparation or p
laTin. live pitce our deadlest arms upon
our neetcst stecds, our movements are vet
comparatively SLOW to his From the Pataps-
CO he flies with rapidly to the Potomac: from
the Potomac to the Rappalannock or York
from Portsmouth he passes to Boston. from
Ntw-Lpndoa % New-York. In this desuIto-
ry warfare, of rapid evolution and unexDect
eel surprises, small number Of troops is com
petent to the ANNOYANCE Of whole country
His ships multiply his men--and one soldier ~
! ms IS equal to mary Of ours. 10000 of his
troops can employ 100000 of our militia and
tle cost and thc waste are heavier uvan rs in
h'aTiY the same proportion. We save them
indeed IN the eSfence Of ,ilirs-but on the
otfer fand, we G1vc tents to provide, waq-
CONS To transport, and horses TO MAINTAIN.
what are we TO do then> The path IS plain
before us--it requires no Fox to point it out.
why then delay? Whv does net CONGRESS-
provide an qde9vate and efficient force, to
drive the war back into the enemy's country
1t must be such a force as will answer the
parpose--n2t hastily embodied or as hastily
a'S1lndcd ; not privileged to retire from the
service, nj the very moment when thew are
gettns lit toT it--hrt called together for lon
ger tours, their constitutions seasoned to the
camp, their hearts well strung, and accuston-
ed 70 discipline and trained to the use Of arms
we must send such troops 10 Canada
ao'3oo 81 suHh men, in,ermiyed with, impro-
yea and animated by the heroes OF c liDre,ya,,
and bridgcwatcr. should be ready to pou,
themselves upon the enemr's provinces.
What could be the first effect of this lnoye-
ment! The enemy would vanish from our
Soast-the sea-board world almost reDcse in
tranquility, except when it was now and then
disturbed by his sailors or marines-1he
troops, which would come from FurcDe. would
r"c@Ye tn came destination. Can there be a
d2uot OF t'hS result Their pride, their inter
est every passion which enters into the AFRO
: NJ VI eiS E7t1tlSh character would iuNDel
lhcHl . maze every e2.ertion for tie defence
OF the Canadas.) Have thew been bithsrto
! snl cesstni IN this obiects This very success
only renders it a greater matter Of pride with
.'en no' ~ De beaten hereafter. Canada too
| mas iateiy grown into greater importance
m tAe eyes OF their Statesmen. Pamnhlcts
nave been written to dazzle the eveS of FL
/ gishmen win those Abundant suD,,i;es of tim
| Der ana pTovisloas which NAV be e-:t-ac,ol
rom hcr forests and her fields VIII tbev
. oehoId tfts fair advantages r,yaped f,om
tn&ir hanos--ahd by Americans too
bnt IT there could BE any doubt OF the f,c.
tae f,stcry Of the present war wond rcu,ovc
~ here dii Bgckwith and his nercenaries
20 WEen at the close OF the LIST can,pa;co
~. troops threatened to burst ueon Cangda
storm ''-' P''e inc
During the present can,Dairn we have coon
no - troops dispatched to the Atlantic. until
sni'icicnt number had been poured into Cana
d4.---'Ve have seen the surplus sent to our
Ibus, if We send further r-;nr-r-omc,,, %
the Canadian frontiers, the pressure ON orr
seA-2oard would vanish. Hannibal would he
reca'lcd from Che gates Of Rome To- defcnd
'hose OF carthage. The best defence of A.
merica 10 70 be found in Canada. For tho On
e'ny viii know, that we can do them me-
harIn ther5 than they can do us here U,@
can take Canada whereas they cannot t,ke
America The mass Of our population is y,
great ana the distance So incousiderable. that