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


GA as to hep you il the passage Of
this b;i!--you snSht FIRST to have in
ve,,isa'rd the cause Of ysnr former
failures--sos oasia te kays cleared!
the administration fron, blanc, or the
suspicion OF II. This weald have
i.spired confidence woald have
Effected a,otiier object, SO near the
hearts III certain honorable Seutiemes.
IL would hav, reduced The nJjl2er o!
rsorai traitors. a moral traitor, un-
derstaud, TO be one. who, disappearing
OF the war. dsciiues TO aii,ard 1t any
voluntary ai,' ---one, wha IN the fair
exercise OF known. and acknowledge
eli constitutional right, freely eaavass-
us the conduct OF public iaen aud the
hearia;; Of pibtic measuGcs, eD,i IN SD
doing prevents sthers from ieaminy
money TO The government, or enlisiine
II the array. sir, ! ask whether this
Is u trur definition III, is not, ]
hope I" Sc set ris h.. lam nat correct
ed lave ikca given {; irua definition
OF that f,tncsint, subiinats@. phiieSo-
fhicGt, ethscul, polit;cal te,oR, de-
aom'auted 1t inorat TRAITOR. And
assure honorable gentlemen, 1hat
much this crying deadly sine of ,nu-
raj treason, may Sc traced TO web
Srnunds,i better that van are inst 10
manage tbs war, which, you so imsro-
ridently created. Here Mr. Grundy
rose anl observed, that moral treason,
as defined by hin, differed frsm that
ROW spoken OF by MIR. Miller. Mar.
G.referred 50 his printed speech. Mr.
Ri. asked Nlr. e. to state the difference
--SAr. C. declined.
iise honorable gentleman fsom ZEN
nsssse MIR. Grundy) was right in sGp-
posing alluded to what he lad said
III his place last session. He refers
me to his printed speech, which am
not certain ever had the pleasure 10
read. He says there is distinctions
between what he said, and what
understand Aim 10 say. am bound
to telive him but as he has not con
descended ts explain the difference, l
must be permlitled to keep my own de-
fnitioa until Il more correct one is
furnished me.
MIR. Speaker, we have not the in
we have not even enquired forit in u
way to give The least possible chance
Tor Il FAIR and Impartial isvest! ;,atinu
In this, j think, you have erred. This
house has adsAitted The necessity of an
enqairy--ihe nation imperiousiy de-
man,ls it---lhere has been, there net IS,
load peal o. nurmur aud discomfort.
from one end Of the continent to the
Other-it cannot have been anheard--
1t ought no' is have been disreSarded.
Lad this house seen proper to make
an ei1eciuai investigation or had we
received an answer to HE enquiry
which we have maaa, I might, PER-
haps, have arriye.; at different con
clhsion: bat under present cireum-
stances. l must concnr IN the opinion,
which IS entertained by Il large proper
ton 81 This nation, that this admins
frati0n is not competent TO carry on
this war. And in this opinion, find
distinct and insrtluonuiab!e okjec-
tien 10 the hiil on your taAle.
3. l an; opposed to the bill, because.
think this administration is neon
tent 10 conduct the war 10 successful
issue. ] cannot caHsen', that you
should have more men, particularly at
this enormous rate, until ycu produce
same better proofs than you have done,
that you haye talent To use them with
honor and advantage to the nation. -
YcH have had a fair xper;:neat--yon
have lad All authority to raise every
MAJ you required--ysu had appro-
priations 10 The utmost extent yen ask
ea-whelher you have enlisted n9a is
more Than can say but we al ,sns.
you have expended all the money, nd
more tkan yon required Beth yous
canipa:;ss have proved asortive.-
.ffene IehsL IS written III The most iegi-
be characters. on all your military
operations-oith my consent 700 shall
not have a .ian more, u lead 80 death
and disgrace, in your fraiiless attempts
IL conquer Ganada.
speak not Of the navy--I deny this
administration ANY credit Oh account OF
tne eavy-but am content they should
be ,:Ss.,.Ated Wa. ali lie laureis their
army has ggiaed. Il is their army
iet them mon,polize its glory. Be
fore proceed TO The mana cement OF
this army, ] ask whether prudent and
competent men, viii, ii declaration o.
war lis view, would have lei sur llar-
eofs aud sea porls unprotected 7 Would