Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1814-02-12

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pursue the investigation, let nae tell
hhn tbat expectation has been t,:sap-
| pointed. If hr considers that ;,e was
| pledged 10 p:osecute an e.fectuai sn-
qqiry, ! tel BIN ,hat pledge remains
% be redeemsd. he has, 10 BE sure,
brought forward IN elsguiay, bnt of 4
very different character from that
which he proposed fast session. Like
Inc weird Sisters, he has : kept the
"srd OF pra.nise to our car. but broke
1t to our hope"
voted forthe rssolntian. not becanss
'consiaersd it proposed Nh cifectualin-
vsstiSe,tiou-i knew il did not. and
aesSsa the HON. mover to give some
Mite time For Consideration This he
declined, an;! It was iiurrie& through
The house with very little reflections
! Gid vote for it en- two groanas-it
c.simittec The .faiidre IS lie cairT0'sss,
and tie necessity Ct the enquiry. This
enquiry IS made OF the President, the
eommsnder in chief of year armiea,
and who may kihseif be maswerahls
FOR the nnslbrtDmes and caiamities Of
cur military operations. | do not mere
intend to sharSe the failure OF oar arms
to the President do not know that
he IS 10 blame in the conduct of the
war; but il he was ever so much IN
fnnit, You eonid not ask Ct hira to H.
calpaie himself. The President IS
completely protected; the present
mSic o. eaquirv aI5o ef{eciuul!y shields
the departments. The President viii
not tell yon that his secretaries are
untasthfui sr incompetent: for he has
power to remove them, and ke will not
plead guilty To the charge OF retaining
uniaith!1i or Incompetent nep in his
cabinet. Besides the enquiry, alfhos
directed 10 the President III farm. rScs
IN fa"i - t'e Secreturg ri Hur; ana
lc : ifs list ma ir his na,isn Ia uhe7s
s'tt.' Gil eaqu'ry s:.c:.ld dace t,en a.
~gcjsd.
Ii isa ro,ilion net 10 ne dounteG. that.
snr 1iIi't'ry operators ~ 4, in a sood
ie5r.a. take their ne aud character
! pm the head ei the var departments
~ am tree TO confess ;hat thtnk
he Preseat secretary has mere railta$
ry talent thaa hi. immediate pge;eces..
s"r, Or any member Of he cabinet.
,'ut your iaroes appear 10 be crippled
ana hoana, "a ii bs euch&ntmeni: and
1t seems, that even she present secre,a>
ry Of war, great as hi, talents ara
e'aim-d To he, and respectable as IN,
willing TO admit Them TO DC, eve1 he is
not R,aSiciaa enough to break the
spell which rests upon Your army
The head of the war department is ale
ways Ia some measure Responsible IL
the first instance, for the failure of 3.
campaign ; but in The present case the
secretary at war has identified himself
with our military operati0us--he weat
to the eamp-he personally superintcn%
ded all the operations of Tie, army-he
ISSUED sss orders fross day to dAy-ks
governed, he controlled, he directed g.
very thing; his friends claimed EoS>
him to be the ''ipse Genea" of the war
Had the campaign suececdcd-had h:S
army proceeded on to Montreal, ana
takea it-i.ad victory perched on srr-
standard, you would kave heard rnore
OF The ''head which planned, and ,aa
hand which executed" the last eaG...
aaiSn. Had we been victorious,
"IsRcrcaace, ctcGSpicg Tsw"ro" is i.e
motto you would havr seen biozentaaa
his e5ea;chsshs. AID ye} ve have
s'eD hi X @pply IS IT, SECRETARY ~
War fer inSoymal,or respecting DE
easSes Of Inc ia.iv., o. npe arr,s. So
ask whether th.S - Sliict end ina2c
t'si ja'tice IL III ~.icers II re crmy ?
dn pat 'h.G!. "@c ? ne'als t'.se GU i
tied themselves Is o. Inc peculiar IA.
voriles of tins house bui niufi. fear
we haYe adj .plsd rourse CT :u-rSt.isa.
'ion, w'ie:, !hcy uiii iainN in.i.;it IS
towards tiem. lGufiecjG.u a ,,:Ix ea-
quiry mass be, we have Snt 40 answer
yet; and VIC sre called ~ to grant
you more man, wh!ie those hereto fo.s
granted remain alicg thsr auaecar nted
for. IA enquiry similar to the one
proposed at the last session etlSht 10
have been adopted. 4 committee Of
this hoVse, 'cHt Po'cers 10 send Eg1.per-
so'is and papers, appears, 10 ne iad;s-
peasd6te 10 n fair and impartial invss-
legation 81 The cn.ises IF The failure or
or arms. And more mez Olisht not
10 be granted, before such smmittec
has performed its sGice, aad reported
TO this hsusc.
Mr. Speoker-I ain surprised that
this course has xot suSgc Ted itself Ia
honorable sent!smea, " no think no
fault ear be traced Ia Zoe aanisistraA
ton. Ii - we'll kpevu that uucjs