Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-11-10

seCtl6H. Dut tubS S
IL appeared. was not iit for i've Jug
ofwar. This Mr.. d. denied. iney
had given evidence Of their ability
10 bear every hardship. in the cam
paign on The Wabash. in the dep'n
Of winter, they had marched barefoot
without complaining. From Inc
severe battle OF Massissiuiway, how
many had returned whs were not
froshiuan ! The men who will 'o'
Iuuteer have no idea OF eniisting-
Won come at a species Of force 10 be
had in no other way, and as effective
as any in any scene OF actien. buf III
the open field which must DO con
tested by military art alone. Tie
did not believe more than ten thou
saud at the utmost een'd be got ny
this bill but IL we had huadrea
thousand surh men. oGlcered by such
officers as Brown. Scott and Gaines
divided into three armies, they would
end the war in a single season. by
canauerins the whsIe Of the encsny's
adjacent provinces. the post Of Que
hce perhaps alone excepted. &r. &c.
He hoped iherrfore this section. the
main inducement 10 volunteers, wonld
aot he stricken out.
MIR. Gholson Of Va. was clearly
Of opinion that. in consequence oi
their service. the volunteers ought TO
entitled by law 10 SEINE exemption
from militia service, but net SD far
as this bill proposed to 20. The
section which had been substituted.
in committee Of the whole, for that
now under consideration. snins TO
exempt them until all the ether mi
Ii;fa in their district shall have sery-
ed An equal trrm) he thought went
far enough. But, If the war con
timed 10, IS or 30 yeas, would
gentlemen require the main body Of
the militia to do duty two. ihrer or
four years. and continue the exemp
lion in favor Of those volunteers
who shall have served only two
years: Mr.. &. said he could net a.
gree to do -.
The question on striking out the
section before reciled, was then de-
cided as follows:
For striking out 105
Against il rs
THIS question having beea carried;
The section reported in lieu OF il
going to cXcmp, all volsa,rers who
shall serve Two years under this act
fro,a being in future called into mi
l;;ary service nnil all other militia
men in ihrir s,r,es az districts shall
have served for two years. was read.
Mr.. Jackson of Va. moved an a.
mend,nrri 30 this SECTION, TO strike
eui ina years in each Instance, and
insert in lieu thereof ore year. Or a.
n, longer term. which the volunteers
may engage 20 serve.
AIR. Ghc:soD Of Va. embodied FIR.
Jacksen's amendment in the follow.
in. form, (which MIR. Jackson ut
ccptcd AS his motion
(" That any volunteer wlioe shall
be aerepted under this ari shall BIZ
exempt from military service until
aillhe militia 10 an, stale or terrific
~ in which he resides shall have.
served tour Ct duty equal TO that
which the said voluHlerr shall have
served -
After short debate, tits motion
70 amend was n-saiived. al to ~.
TIN mctioa Of Mr.. Fisk If VI. the
section reported by the committee
was amended by striking oul those
words ~hirh have the effect TO ex-
empt such volunteers frem sulbse-
quent service, whenever tive militia
are called out IN MaSSe.
Air. Gros,cnor Of N. X. denying
the constitutional power VI Congress
10 preclude the states from making
nse Of the 2miiiiia for stale purposes
tinoyed an amendment TO the section,
gsing 10 make The volunteers therein
mentioned. liable still 70 state calls
Tor militia.
MIR. jackson Of Va. called the
attention; of mir. Grosvenor to one Of
The earliest acts Of the general SOC
yernment. to exempt certain persons
(putliv oiiieers) feom militia duty.
whish fact overturned the whole or
the gen,lcuan's argument Oh this
head.
This remark Of Mr.. Jaeksoa's