The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-06
DOMESTIC.
WAsnlTcToN, March ST..
Paw OF NsIIlVIA ~,

WAsnlHcToN, March 81.
fhF Or MILITIA, Sr
he rt'vs en- Incorporated in u the bi!i 10 amend
the 'ni's isas, which was referred TO 10 IN. sot.
seent oi The rrcceed;es. ct the House OF epres.o
tso'es ON Mon ey, authorizes the payment %. H..
expsrss. bere,rto~e ineurrch rs ii, A. tln.e IN -
hereafter incurred, IN marching aetaeLmeots rs
miitis 10 t.ieir pisces of re devious The SECTION
~ss moved by Mr. laet son o. Virginia, 10, s,nnort
ed ~ the mover, and by nr. Epres and Mr. Mel
son, on the ground hist the cxpen.ss inc.dent tn
calling out and marching ;e militia Oh The reon s;s,
on OF the proper authority In its place Of RENDEZVOUS
constituted 9s inst ela'fa against the United States
as ttose incurred ssterwa IL va. ranI inst =.
construction had b en- given the War Department
adverse TO such claims; that provision for their al
sowsnce lad been recomrne n ed by the Pre- ,;,,.,t
oi tht u d snd every principle o justice and poIicy
sanctioned the adoption of the amendment, H..
Chairman OF the Militia Committee and others .r
guen that II was polite to s,opt the ameadn,enI
that would subject the government to tie rsyDept
o! Improper expenditures of money! and that h, 70
prospective operation was nadmissible. Tie oh,ee
uons urged sgainst that provision in the seci;oo
"hich required payment OF the exDences of calm,
our the militia, induced its frepda consent to eS
pnpee It, and with tat modification Il passed The
House by yeas aud nays, after debate OF more ,han
two hours ~
This section, agreed to, is in the fo,lov;rs.
words:
Mre }olistss the section CO in ctr Ia,,
we have more psrticalary noticed t,ic amend
men,, because it ;s poini which has occt s,neet
ems. cradle eensslon in some Of The states aud par
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.
Ihe following Ness ge was Yesterday
transmitted by the President of the Upi,ed
states to both Houses of Congress:
TO the Senate and Hons II Rehyesento~
fiUes d ihe United States ::
ak,nS into view the mutual interese
which the United States and the fore;,-n
nations in amity with them, have in a Iihe.
raj commercial Intercourse. and the ex,cn-
'vS changes favorable thereto, which have
recently taken place taking into view also
tue inportant advantages which NAV other
wise result from adapting the state of our
com merciai laws 10 the circumstances now
Existing:
Recommend 70 the consideration of Con-
fsress the .xpedi ny f uthorlsinp. after
certain day, expor,etipns SD Gle excen,-
fed. r m the Uni;ed States in We sejs
OF the United States and in vessels owreS
and navigated bv the subjects IF powers
al peace with them and repeal of so
much ofopr laws as prohibits he impor, a.
.ion ar articles not the p operty of nrmies.
pnt profuced or manufactured cnly with n
tn il dominions.
recommend a'so, as more IF ctnal SAFE
gnard and encouragement 10 our er,,U;n,,
manufactures, that the additional dn.;es ,n
imports which are TO ex ire at tie end Of
one year after peace " it'll 6ifcat Rr;tai,
be prolonged to the end of two Years after
that even AID that, in favor of onr
monied institutions, the exports r;gn of sne.
cue be prohibited throughout tie same pc
Rod. PC
JAMES MADISON.
N'arch 31Sf, 1914.
IN" Message having been rsad. was. :.
both Houses. referred to the computes On,
Foreign Relations 90
ne PRESIDENTS Mesa ge to both Housss
OF Congress, which we this dav Law H..
me public, is or ne utmost inpor anre ia
IT'S bearings upon all the best in. er.sts os
re country For ourselves. we have here
eofort been the habit of thintipo the rse-
itrictive system one OF wisdom TN, l. 10 -
les. certain that the state of the poli,;c,l ,
oelrgrrert and commercial world has verv
recently undergone changes az unexpected
| as momentons. How far. therefors ~.
same wisdom which resorfed TO the sys,eIn
- now called upon, under these great chan.
Ses' TO relax it, the enlightened Repre.en-
.a' YES oI the people now assembled. and
nh",S noother feeilns than that of ankle
" Tor their country's welfare, must deter
mine. NS'Si~
II is at least consolatory 70 reflect, and IL
reoonnds to the honor Of the republic that
so long "a the system has been looked to a..
one from which sanitary rffect, were RI ~.
expected, its privations have been firmly
borne. No tunu'tuous upposi ion. no men.
aces OF faction. no popular or lepisI ,;vs
clsmors have on this occasi n, supqe.,ed ~
the mind of any the slightest motive nv
nece7si't for repeal ut On the con,,arv
the fidelity and rignr with which all it's ro'
visions have been executed. have nut &c.
ton apd folly to shame, and protra,ed
heir guilty hopes.
Such state of things affords the boa, 3,
most aninating assurance thar whenever
the Interests Of he Country may aysin he
tho gnt TO demand tn ,esiigci,aticn cf the
system, there is enough o. both tri-aisno
x energy in the country 10 give /, full ana
| complete eff, CT. But whether under the
4resent extr ordinary circumstances Of mr.
| own country, OF EuroDs, and of the world
| circumstances suddenly intruded anil re =
character the most peculiar, its duration for
ne present ought to BE extended is. we 70.
peat, question for the l. beral pisdom os
ICongress TO decide upon. Russia. $ eden
Denmark. almost all Germ any. UoJIand
Spain, PortugaL aad tie countries e ,hf.
Neti erraresn, besides France. arr. we o..
ware now tie countries that wnpld seek
! Win us an interchange Of commodities q
foeting Of mutual bsnef.
Bot we forbear, because we have NOT time
! TO enlarge upon the vie the i4c, open.
A single remark strikes US in corcIusidn. -
II We are 70 participate the Commerce ~
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