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

audyou was d:sappoiped-you mad,
some ca!eulstion On the patriotism o
your frientis-you row, however, make
a direct appeal 10 their cupijity, YOU
propose 10 inereaso your bounty 10 IN
extrevasant ausouu; and yet am mol
sure, that yonr racks wifi be SLED. ]
! know i, has hacs said, that armies are
usually f.icd witt, The idle, Ike yasraRt
the obsolete aud the proGiga.e men
| withput occupation, without character
without homes. Nor do | forget that
our manners, oar habits, oir customs +:
our pursuits, and oar feelings, are like
our government peaceful that in this
COUNTRY the meass of subsistence are so
| easily aegnired---;sse rewards OF honest
industry so great; and the. condition of
our people so com 1rial,le, that-tIey re-
qiire stranS tensa stiom tn exist in
ynY:' nfa'y. Tee = mun'. weigh; III
all this, bnt il Is not si:.Ii=ieEtto ac-
caunt for The presrnt state ef your re-
cruitinS service. There is another and
IN less powc {aI reason our ,Uar is
unpopular. ln common with every
| friend of the country. rejoice that our
people are 50 happy and cantenteii al
borne. that they require stroaS ,tempta-
ton 10 iuJace iiie:s 80 leave their ac.
| cratomeH avaca!iaas and parsuits. Brt
ann proud Indeed in the hiies. that
they require alss ia be satisfied of the
Justice and necessity Of The war, be-
fore they will enlist in the ranks OF
your army. s'hew 20 TIE people "a Ibis
country, that ynu have rot been want
ing In any Of the duties you owed the
| -neay--Shew 10 them that yon have
| nesotial ed III Saod t,ith. and Chat NIL
ypur negotiations have faited through
his fault. In short. prsvc to them
that ysur war is necessary aud Just
that II IS The proper remedy for the e.
wills OF which you Complimentary
them that VAR is necessary 10 assert
national right, or to vindicata naiiouaI
honor, and yow aciii haze az ernp-
ycu viii linen command the energies OF
every heart, ana the '.n,i,ht which
'lumhers IN every aru.'' Bat until
you do convince the people of this ne
cesslty, offer what bounty you please,
am not certain that you will get an
army. DO what you Will. say what
you please, the people Of this country
will think and will talk; ara strong
indeed must be the t mp,atiun for them
to enlist, unless yYa convince them of
TN justice aud oeyees.iy d. ii.e war.
There is pride ia their wn opinions
OF right and wrong--tliere is an eIeva
ton IN their sentiments OF mdepen-
denee-a !auShtiDsss ID their notions
Of freedom. which requires this at
your hands.
The advocates Of The bill have more
than once alluded TO the situation of
tine frontier and we have been asked
whether we woudtnot consent TO ell
the rauks of the army. now, that our
frontier was dcsoIatei, and our villa
Ses sm":ling in ruins +? Gould il have
| 5tea tile intention Il aon. gentlemen tu
give an impression abroad, thut the
minority OF this sOase was opposed to
the deteRcs of the country sir, sLeL
an Impression wauii be eTroneots.---
Holding, az We justly do, the majority
aiswera1ie for the hood and treasure
OF tie Eatisn, we haze at all Tines, ex-
pressed willingness to afford oar all
tOr defensive measures. Tie ncu 10 he
raised under this uiil, cannot be en-
listed, much less organized and dis
cipi!ned for the defence of The fFonl;er
~-l'ie object js conquest aad on this
ground we oppose it. II has been IL;
tImated, tbat we are Dot willing to Il
ford Tie means Of defence. Ny homo
rAhie friend from Virginia, (Mr. Shelf
fcy,) has / hcpe put this question at
rest for ever. dc this morning offered
you an amendment to the bill, limit
ING tie .jorce to The deferce Of the tron-
tier" lie s!edged himself and vunch-
ed for The support Of MS friends, proyi-
dad the amendment waB adopted
What was the fate oft You reject
ed it with contempt aud disdaia you
would not give il a second reading
Let ii not be said then, that we refuse
you the means Of defence. FOR that,
we always have been, we still are rea-
dy to open The treasure of the nation
We will give you millions for defence :
but act q cent for the conquest OF Cana
dd--not the ninety ninth part Of cent
for he exterminatior of It's inhabitants
This Is one ground Of opposition to the
bill.
ed. am opposed to the bill, because
we have not tie reformation we ought
10 have before VIC grant more meu or
money, 10 prosecute this ruinCus and
disastrous war.