The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-05

ton ought TO be drawn between the ultimate |
security OF our claim, and its immediate dis
charge (; that we should BY moving at this
tine, move all the other creditor sta es, whose
claims might not be as small as they we're
represented that although Virginia might
be willing to take stock. the other states
might insist on immediate pay ment i'll full );
that even If they should BIZ wiling to take
stock. the necessity of providing for the utter
est at this time might embarrass the Gene
raj Government or call for additional taxes,
affect the success of the loan OF S25. 900, coo
that our peace establishment and the in
terest of the public debt already amounted
10 Sl2,0O0,o0O, and our revenue only to
S1O,000,000; that the reventie on fhe side
OF the customs would fall of. while the in
ternsl revenue could not be augmented with
out difficulty that the amount Of our claim
had been funded by the state, and there
was &C necessity at this time for pressing
the General Government that this was an
agricultural nation, possessing less eli posa-
BILE capital, than older countries, and that if
the war should hast, it would become the
duty Of every thinking man in this MAJ ion to
assist in devising the ways and means Of
CARRYING it on; that If the Government
should be compelled to make peace, it would
be from want of money and not of naen =
that the influence Of the states over the re-
sources OF the people, should be brought to
the aid ofthe General Government, 81 that
by such course we should strengthens
the government instead of weaket ing and
reducing it to the feebleness- of the ole Con
federation that the states during the revo-
tionary war, were not thus clamorous and
importunate that gentlemen in pointing
outlofty ground to the administration should
recollect that the Eastern states has with
held not only men. but money as far as they
could from the Government that it was
very easy for a member of the senate of Vir-
ginia to assert that the government. might
and ought to Co this and that bu. that
while we had every just reliance on their
homer and justice, difficulties might exist
which we could not see, and appreciate i;
that we conld have only a limited view of
the ground but that our delegation in Con
gress having view OF the whole, would
know not only what to do, su, what not to
do; that they were the representatives of
the state OF Virginia as wei! as ourselves, &
their discretion and wisdom might safely be
entrusted with the subject :; that il would
be the dictate of prudence to leave TIE claim
with them at least till the result of tn cir eff
forts on our behalf should be known. and in
tue event OF failure We might resume the
consideration OF it at our next session,
After the discussion had terminated in the
Senate, several members Of the II, of ID.
declared that they were rejoiced the mea.
sure had been rejected.
Not man in the Senate was influenced
In his vote against it by an averson to the
proposition to take u. 5. Stock in payment.
On the contrary, that mode of reimburse
ment wou!d be highly acceptable TO them,
and to all classes IN Virginia.
As the case now stands, the earliest prac-
tica6ie settlement & adjustment of these ac-
counts are recommended by the best inter.
ests of the Administration in Virginia. The
object OF the Opposition, in pressing these
claims, as a party measure, is 20 produce
endorsements to the administrator, irrita-
tations among the States and fears among
the People in regard 90 the expenses OF the
var. Their particular object, at this ting,
is 10 bring to ,lIe view Of the nation the ex.
reases incurred by the States, in orSer to
defeIt the loan.--it is scarcely necessary 10
observe that no part of this remark applies
"a the Republican members Of the Senate.
Messrs- Johnson. Watts, Chapman and
Cargif, who voted for the Resolution.
Our delegation in Congress are now cal
led upon 20 exert themselves to use the best
constitutional exertions 70 make pro visions
for cox ering our constitutional claims as we'll
as those OF the other States. The u. S. are
bouad to pay the expenseg Of the militia CAL
led out within the puryieW OF the Conseitu-
tion, (" to repcl INVASION" Without mani
Testing serious intention TO Discharge this
duty, the attachment Of the People 70 the
Un5on is affected, and even the power of
the Union itself over the Militia is weaken
ed. They have right to call cut the
Militia when they see 6t--but when 30 cal
led out, or called when the emergency is so
urgent as not to admit ofappealing to them.
it is their. duty to pay the militia. Such are
clearly " the law and the Prophets
FEI
Extract Of letter t1'onI fse1;ey oftie H31se ~
Rsbre,enf0t:pes, to q Member Of the Lerisk,tre
eSPirginia, dated Washington, Feb A.
Dear Sir-On receipt OF your letter OF the 26lh
nit. which was much retarded in its way here, n
presume by negligence of the msil. applied to
nir. Eppea, who laid before the rcso .tioh calling
upon the Secretary at War for information on to the
Claim Of Virginia. as to what parts would be paid
tel and what &. L..