The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-11-08

Grafton or the olller OiliS. AS 10 lnS ScCtich
to which the gentleman objected. 1t had 10
reference whatever to an exemption from
draft, and was perhaps III itself mere surplus
age. its object being only 10 define ulcrc acc,i-
rately the term of service at the proposed
force, which was intended to s,,Ssi;tutc ire
qIent requs'tio"s CT mil:tis tnrce, khan
which it was hciievc,, this would DC mere
efficient, and pr5bGE;y, trOI ~ prctracted
term y: service, a much cheaper force. Ihe
subject % general or psrt.l e>;e!upticn from
dra!s. would properly enter, IT deemed Ca
pcdient, into t'ie general Classification bill.
Mr.. L2zr7.ies reioinei', that to the partic-
ular section under consideration, as explained
by Mr. Troup, he had no sort of objec-
tiua.
NJ. Trout moved 10 strike oct nir:e months
(tlle proposed term OF service) and insert
tgVetre.
Mr. DcsHq of G!y. opposed the mcton, he
cause nc s2id nine months was enough Tor one
campaign, and twelve rnGt'trs tho little for
two. If the time was eX led, he should
prefer eighteen months, which would en-
brace two campaigns.
Mr.. johnson o;fE.y. assigned the reason why
the committee on military affairs had dieter
mined to propose TO change the term of ser
vice from nine Z, Twelve fnonths. It was
ii y three months uIghr be afforded fer dis
cipiine and instruction in the eyolutions ne
ceSsa-y IN the face Of an enemy, before trey
were called into Tie field, and the remaining
niue mouths would cover summer and fall
Campaign.
M. Rof.kiYa II ,EIv. s5ii he should vote a.
gainst the proposed amendment because he
WAS desiroas of inserting eighteen in lieu oi
twelve mosths. He believed tiat carps es s}is
description might be is easily obtainel tor
Eighteen months or two years as for 11lv other
term-and. ire longer the period of their
service, tie more u1eIll they would Certainly
be. -
Mr.. 7rouh said he should be glad the GEN
tlerneR from the " ssterII country would set
tie this qpestica among themselves. They
best knew what term OF service would be
most agreeable. The ehiect was 20 set the
neu-and the period most agreesbiet to these
disposed 20 enter the service, woula certainly
be the best. -
Mr. Ba15ouy ofYo, stated t,at the militia
~ committee proposed tine period of twelve
months as the D;iain;u,s OF servioe--tie men
would, according "a the bill, if amended as
proposed, serve not less tkon twelve months.
which period certSinly embraced Icrgei
term of service. If It shoa!d bs found as easy
to obtain the men under it. =,
The mcs'on to strike oi.t riae aud insert
tTvefle was agreed to, as follows:
For the amendment So
Against il IS
The bill having been fllther amended s.
the blanks filed
Mr.. Sha77, gf Ky, snquired, whether il had
been the Intention o. the military coin,n;clee
that single Regiments only should BIZ raised of
this description Of forccS Ifothel wise,wheth-
CT any provision was intended to be. made
for general officers?
Mr.. ITotqt replied, that that was point
which the 7comGiflee had, not taken under
CO. Iteration; as Sre hil now stood. il only
contemplated the acceptance rsf tl,4-s ,,..l...t
tcersfty regiments :battahons and companies,
who STonld of course bes placed, when neces-
saIy from their numbers orthe nature of the
service, under regular general officers.
s' Mr. fcTbythe ofGeO. moved to add as an
amendment to the bill new section, in near
ly the following words
e" Ind be IL fzrsdfr enacted, That the off
GERS, non-commissioned officers and rrivates,
whose services are accepted under the author
Ity OF this act, who shall serve for two wears,
shall be exempted from militia service during
the present war"
Mr. 1Sontt suggested the propriety of de-
tcrring motion OF this Kind until the bill fol-.
classification should be taken up, when II
would De properly determined who should &
Wno should not be exempt from its operation.
What would be tie eject OF such a provision
III this bill on any future act respecting the
militia, he coa!d not, nc9 could anv person
now determine 6c therefore thought the
SUBJECT would Gene .2cre fa5;iy and properly
before the House. WAcn Tie ether bill should
be tfken up
Mr.. Fosykfe SAID Il VIZ. impossible for
him to say what would be done il relation to
the bin his colleague had aiirdcd -. Who
ther the bill would ever Dass The House. he
could not say. The tendency Of the proposi-
ton he had offered you'd be, 10 increase the
length of the term Of service 70 induce
great number tO engage for two years iostead
ot one. Ii lie could he certain the bill in 4,Ics>
ton would pass, ard u II dii pass. thar such
provision as this would he attached ~ it, Mr..
/. SAID he would withdraw his notion But
as these points wcrs both doubtful, he must
insist Oh his motoa
MIR. /rluh then sad I've would state can
diGiy the point OF his objectjon 20 this motion
lhe bill nov under consideration, vas nnt in
tended to substitute tpas particular kind Of
force which this Honse mos. RELY mainly OH
for tlc. prosecution Of thc var VI IL was IN
tended 60 substitutes a volunteer for regular
force, such a provision would be veil worth
OF consideration. Put 81 Ilng ~, he hoped, no
Que entertained such an its, ne feared such
an amendment rs this would, At the game
tine that it would make the amount of vcun-
teer force unnecesS irily great, tend to dinin-
ish the amount Of the rerular force which
might ne raiScdby draft, &c.
Mr.. johnson of IN. said he was sorry to
dilF-r from the Chairman nj the Military com
rr,If1e. ,,aI.ift,r To tI,,.