The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-11-04

nom Maine TO the Mississippi a Goa It of two
Thousand miles extent. is very considerable.
Even d small force moved in thi, manner. for.
tne purposes ;ivowed by the BRUSH comu,an-
oers, cannot fail to be scnSby felt more es-
peci1iiy by these who are most exposed To
TIT is obvious, If the militia are 20 he relied
Oh principally tor the defence of our cities s
COASTS against their predatory and desolatinc
nclrsions, wherever they may be made. 1. :,
by interfering with their ordinary pursuits of
industry, il must be attended with serious M
terruptiun and loss TO them, ana injury TO the
public, while it greatly Increases the expcnce
1T Is an object, there FORE Of the highest inner
tahcc, to provide regular force, with the
means OF transporting it from one quarter to
another along our Coast, thereby following the.
movements OF the enemy with the greatest
possible rapidly, and repelling the attack
ASherevcr 1t may be made These remarks
are equally true As 20 the miIitis servi,e
generally under tic present organization of
the militia, and tile Short terms of service
prescribed by law. 1t may be stated with
confidence, that 2. FEAST three times the force
| IN militia has been employed at our principal
cities along the coast and on the fron>ier. in
marchmS TO and returning thence, that would
ave been necessary in regular tluops ana
that the expense attending it has 6ccn more
than p'oportonahly augmented, from the diff
hculty, II not the impossibili,y, Of preserving
the same degree OF system in the militia as in
the regular service.
But it will not be sufficient 20 -crel these
predatory and desolating incurs'ons. To
orinS the war TO an honor BILE Termination,
we must not be contcnteu with defens'inv our
selves. Different feelings must be touched, &
apprehenslOnS excited in the British, govern.
ment. BY pushing the war into Canada, we
secure the friendship OF the Indian tribes. &
command their services otherwise, to be
turned by the enemy against lis ; we relieve
the coast from the desniation which is inten-
ded for it, and we keep in our hands a safe
pledge for an honorable peace.
1t follows, from this view ofthe subject, shat
1t VIII be necessary to bring into the held,
next Campaign, not less than 100, 00V regular
troops. Such atClCe, aided H. cX.rsag, GI,laI-v
emergencies, by volunteers ID Inhtia, viii
place US above al inquictu;le IS 70 the final
result OF this contest. II viii is, on a solid
and mperiShabie foundation oul union & ~
dependence on which the liberties and hap
piness OF our fellow-ctizens So essentially
depend. 1t VIII secure to the United Sr.tes
an early and advantageous peace--
It Will arrest, i'll the further prosecution Of
the war, the desolation cf our cities and our
coast, by enabling us to retoIt on the enemy
those caiamities which our citizens have been
already doomed Co suffer a resort which
selt-detence alone, and a sacred regard for
the rights and honor Of the nation, could in
duce the y. 5. to adopt.
lhe return of the regular force Tow inser-
vce, laid before you, will shew how MANY men
will DC necessary to Fill the present corps !;
and the return of the numerical force Ct the
present military establishment, will shew how
many arc required to complete it to the num-
Der proposed. ne next and most important
inquiry is, how shall these men be raised !.
Under ~ -,
that the most prompt ana efficient mode that
canbe devised, consistent with the equal rights
OF every citizen, ought ~ be adopted The
following plans are respectfully submitted to
tho Consideration of the committee. Being
distinct in their nature, win present each
separately, with the considerations applicable
70 ii.
FIRST PLAN.
Let the free male population of the y. 6
between 10 and IS years, be formed into class
IS OF 100 men each, and let each class fr nish
n.cn for the war, within 30 davs after
the classification, and replace them in the C.
vent 81 casualty.
The classification to &c formed with a view
20 the equa! distribution of property AMONG
The several classes.
If any class fails TO provide the men reorir-
Ell OF it, within the time specified, they shall
he raised by draft on The whole class any
fCISvA N'u9 uIatItCN DtlIih dllOWCU TO furnish
substitute.
The present bounty in land 70 be allowed
to each recruit, ard the present bount, in mo
ney, which IS paid 70 each recruit by the u
States 10 be.paid 70 each draft by all the IN
habitantN within the precinct of The class, with
in which the draft nay be made, equally. ac-
ccrdng to the value OF the property which
they may respectively possess and If such
bounty be not pail within c!ays. the
same 20 be levied on all the taxable pr,ocrtv
OF the said inhabitants. And in like NAME r,
the bountyi whatever it May be, which may
be employed III raising recruit 20 avoid a
draft t. DC atscssee! On the taxable property
of the whole precinct.
The recruits TO - delivered over to the re-
crulting officer in each district, 70 BE marched
to such pisces Of general rendezvous as NAV
be designated by the department If way.
That this plan will be- tfiCiel1, cannot be
doubted X is evident, that the ra-n contem-
plated may soon be raised by 1t. Jhr[A modes
occ&r, BY which = may be carried into Tee.
ist. 81 placing the execution Of II in tie
hands of the county courts throughout TIE Il.
States ID. BY relying on the militia officers
IN each county. 3D.. By appointing particular
pcrsonsin each county for that purpose. 1t
is believed thet either OF these modes would
be found adequate
Nor does there appear 10 be anv well foun-
ded objection to the right in Congress 10 a.
dept this plan. or n it, equality in It's applica-
ton flllO,v citiyf ipdtt,;d,-If., 4