The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-26
[Vol. 1O.-----No. 1o6.

pondehce printed in the journals Of the ex
ira May session. A single additional au-
thority was derived from the records of the
Council ri state; the facts were frop, puhA
lick and printed Documents. The report
was deiayesiin part by the other necessary
outies OF the chairman and the sever Al
ulsn,Ders OF the committee, but in part also,
TOR the purpose os rendering it more perfect
) ny presenting the whole account of the
lCommonweai,h down to the latest period
~ the session, st which, time enough would
ne lett toacs upon the subject. Some sf the
,ten's OF the general account, were de,ived
from the Auditors Office some, from that
OF the AdJntant General. ; end Others. frtn
ehe reports of the armory committee, and
tne committee or EXecut We Expenditures
Ire TWO last made their reports ON the 5ih
and l0h OF February, respectively. Ike
relov', IN question. was communicated on
me i2,n. 1t is not unusual fer some of the
most I,nportan' measures of every session.
10 be delayed till its close. Least il shon,d
be supposed tIint the Senate is more remark
ABLE than the tower House for the circum-
specuon with which j: winds up It's proceed
ings, let the reader who will take the trou.
Ole 10 consult the journals ofl311 & 12
when preamble of twice the length Of
mat, so recently rejected. quoting volumes
OF authority, and compre hending an exten-
s'Ve range OF argument upon constitutional
P-
tqual delicacy aud imp r,ance, WAS adon,cd
ny that branch Of the legislature in The We
ny close ut its session, without any previo,,.
discussion OF IT'S merits, or any apparent de-
sire TO explore the sources from which its
numerous authorities were drawn.
Even the author of thes. uufounted I'M
mutations, alledses that "the report zyas
zor,.een' and auowed 10 be 7vyittea. in the
'oiidest language possible for the nnr,ose
OF smoothing away difficulties and obiecti-
ems. he adds. 1t underwent some nsll
nodlhcations in the Committee Of the House
Oh Delegates" 1t never was before anv
committee ct the lower House, excep. than.
ny winch 1t was originally reported, and il
received no modification in the house, ex.
cePt one which was suggested bv the wri.
ter OF the report, and which coasistedip in
.erting the phrase "by the Department of
War" after the word asserted in tbis
sentence" Those (referrine to the r,;r.
cipies mentioned in the preceding para
graph) asserted in behalf Of the govern
ment OF the United States. were. not lcss
eX raordInary, than unexpected" It WILT.
rsadiiy perceived, that the organ Of the
Government of the Uuited States. in its
cCorrespondence with The agents of tho
Com monwea'th, having been before dis
tnctlyi pointed out, and being repeatsdIv
| aoverted to, in the SEQUEL of the preamble.
thIs amendment was but matter Of form
iS was moved by mem Der from Cuipeper.
n order to exclude the supDo.itiop thar
hese princir'cs had been sustained by the
fresiaent, G theotEer members of his calj-
net' eauthor OF the report believed
- y 2 s-ccretaFsfynf VVar had neyar shev,,
the correspondence, between himself. ana
the commissioners of the Executive Of Vir.
g'nia' 70 the President; & ne positively ur-
oerstood that the doctrines, sustained bytha,
department, had not been sanctioned bv th,,
other members of the administration cor
submitted to Congress when apparently re-
qnred o. resolution o. the ~ Of r.
Inc principles were Certainty 7,,,s,hec4
en-, because the revenue of me Cornn,r,--
wealth had been advanced, Nv the Fec.
i've, 'n the hrst instance zvithous nutdoy;
~ ana upon no other ground, tiiaa that the
Cnred states would promptly and chee-.
fully replaceit.
whether they, also, nerited the anne,
iat'on of extraordinary, a recurrence n
tNes Quoted, as they are almost literally.
rom 'he preceding CORRESPOND snce, will
r'atllIy determine. Nevertheless. the onIy
mendment of his report, by the Senate wss
- strike cut both those expressions bv NM,
h'rnous agreement, before the report was
reje.ted was
The author Of the report invited toward,
II the Criticisms Of the House and ,hrica
promptly yielded to motions 20 lay it on the
'aOie' lot Iarther consideration. 1t wac,
contrary to usage, read twice by the cierk
ana several times. by as many individual
members, who guardedly scrusinized ;fs-
expressions towards the administrator rs
the United States. -
four corresDondent should have aclrou
,,edsed that this course. Of which, II apnears
he was fully apprized. was not celebrated
ana could not have been designed To mai.
tnis report " party measure" He wae
ESQ. informed that claim of The Common
wealth upon the United Ststes. for 10,
snare OF those arms purchased or RAM.
aciureSt under an authority from Conorssa
20 the President, coupled with no d;scre,io,
Whatever, to distribute them among ,b,.
several states, in proportion to the nnybs,.
ci theIr effective militia had been sunnree..
CO. pnrposely to avoid such a copsenrenr,
MS claim, arising from an animal anrrn.'
pr'atun, Tor seven years past, Of S9oo mn
20 the purchase or manufacture Of arr,s
for the whole militia Of the United States
cannot be OF less value, at present tba,'
one hundred thousand dolisrs. ''""
ne motion to amend the resol,..o,..
which closed the report. so as tn avn, tb.r
~ the sanction of an unanimous VOC ,,.i
| MAO nv GENERAL Pegram, at the rcnuss, r.
ne Chairman Of TIE Committee. hv u,h;ot
,hs7 we're reported. 1t is not e;vs ~
leave to say, by a;snmmous rcsrInt;,O. ~" ~