The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-18

camp. and introduced habits of iicentions |
ness and intemperance. He was therefore
averse to Increasing the pay as proposed by
the BILL 7~'
MIR. Comstock was opposed to the amend
o'eh'. As TO tue objection that increased
paw you'd produce iDcrt led lcentiousness
IN camp, he was of opirion that Increased
bount', ss proposed, wo"id be much more
likely To produce that effect.
nv. Iroup conceived it not very materi
al whether the proposed amendment took
pace or not but IT ought TO be taken into
consideration, in estimating the opinion of
military men, that the Description of persons
VINO form European armies, and armies in
genera', were very different rom the des
eruption of patriotic soldiers who might he
expected to compose the land levies of the
u. S.
Mr.. Lowndes acknowledged the Justice of
me remark OF Mr. Comstock but the e.
VI, ne had supposed was inseparablc from
au ehist entss On which a bounty must be
gwen. An additional increase of nav. he
added, must be extended to militia Also *
considering the great number that might be
called into service, this would be no incon
siderable objection.
MIR, l.owndes's amendment was agreed to,
ayes. IS. ~
he blank in the second section was. on
moti"n ct Mr.. rroup, filed with the first
day of February.
Mr.. Webster of N. II. moved to strike out
she section allowing to the recruiting officer
collars. for each recruit, the words or
other herSon."
Mr.. King of Mass. spoke in an energetic
manner against this provision in the bill
DE deprecated the Injurious effects it mipbt
PToduce- Mercenary men, he said, might
be induced by this premium to offer their
sons as sacrifices On the altar of their coun
try even an army of slaves might be Thus
Collected, fer aught ne kRew, from places
where, as'in this neighborhood, there might
De as many slaves as freemen. This. said
VIZ. h.Is no the way TO raise an army. Adj
dress yourself to the patriotism of the peo-
PIE, convince them that your cause il inst.
that the war is righ;ful. and they will foc
oy thousands to your standard. Until then.
oonoie' TRIBE YOUR ofers-none but men
" 'hou' nr'nclpie will enlist in your armv.-
II had been said that these high premiums
W. re necessary to enlist the farmers sons tn
JON the army. So, then, Mr.. K. said. it
seemed that these Inducements were to be adj
dressed TO those who pay all & fight ALL
why not enlarge the bounty ST. as TO make il
an inducement to gentlemep's sons also I.
why are the farmers to bear all the burtb-
ems of the com munitys
Mr.. Wright Of Md. said that the ren,le-
man just sat down appeared to think that
farmers were not gentlemen, Now Mr.. w.
SAID, IN his country farmers We're gentlemen
q ne would be glad the gentleman would
oraw the line ot distinction between the far
mer ana the gentleman. He should be glad
to see gentleman" analyzed. MIR. ~
was opposed to striking out these words in
the bill as proposed. When every effort was
used by the minority to defeat the recruiting
service, there ought 10 be a counter hroief
on the part of the government But the
gentleman had said that with all their in
ducemeHts the government would not pet
any men OF principle to enter the army. If
to defend your country, when menaced and
invaded by the savage tomahawk and scalp
ing knife, and still more savage Drompters
ot the taS ny enemy be a dereliction Of Drin
cipie, Mr.. w hoped, he should always
De found n wa,nsing Of sgch principles. In
qured By the tolls lof the Revolution.
should such abnminable doctrines be heard,
so contrary 10 its principles When it was
al important to promote the recruiting ser.
VICE, such treasonable sentiments ought TO
be countervailed. Mr.. w. adverted to the
opposition which had been made TO the len
n'@S money To the government, and to the
recruiting service, which he strongly censu.
red. Ii might be a love of country. he said
which had given rise to the predictions
which had been heard to-day. as we'll &C
heretofore of the failure OF the Ioans--but !,
was not love of the American EmDire
Lock at a neighboring state, said Mr. w. g,
see the farmers and farmers sons rnarchino
IN defence OF their country, and finally can
turing an army of the EnemyI Did they
want principle They were farmers. and
gentlemen too.--Mr. w. defined gentle
man to be man who did not eat idle bread
VINO engaged in arts or sciences, cultiyating
the soil, or in the service of his country
w must our frontier was wrapped in aames
ana fenaies Tying before savage enemy
ne had never expected to hear it said in this
Rouse that 1t was an unprincipled thing for
any man in this country TO become a soldier
what could be more dscouraging n enlist
inents than to be told it was an uDprincfpIed
act to become solder9 Mr.. w. said if
ne were on court TO try man for dissua
ding another TO enlist, he should pronounce
him culprit who should assert that 2 man
violated principle by enisting.
MIR. Webster said he was actua;ed bv
no III wall to the bin, in proposing this a
mendment. He believed it unnecessary. Sx
tnat 1t would be productive of much incon-
veniance. The army being part of the conn
try' ne was DESTROYS 20 see everv man who
joined 1t enter it freely, and without the uss
OF unusual means to induce him thereto.
Mr.. King said it was not his wish ~ i'm
peue the recruiting service, or throw arv
obstacle in the wav Of it. Par from it. 4
responsibility. deep responsibility rested
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