The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-11-24

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| the factious man h;,unts them with the sound
| or C0ascriitisat C0nscrfhtion! because
\ they will say IL him "Why tell us of Con-
| scriptcn, when we know that it has no SINH
lituie to Ronaparte's measured 1t was in
| troduced before bonapartc w;'s thought off,
| It was recommended by the father of has
| Country, the great Washington, whose name
you have pretended TO revere. II was adop-
| ted by our venerable fathers, those revoIu-
tionary sages, whose acts will yield in point of
wisdom and parity to those of no mortal man.
They classified ou,' militia, aud made so many
men to furnish one man.--Ilerc is the Law
| i'll the Virginia Code of i7SC---h.re is the act
| OF Congress--here is the Statute of Pcnnsyl-
vania. In what other way can we obtain sol
| 'ie,s. who gre able to acquire discipline & DO
the most servicc--ca we save the lives Of osr
| countiymen, who are now pcrshing. because
| not seasoned TO our Camps--iu what other
| way, Can we cease 10 be harrassd by con-
| tinual calls of service. In what cher way
] can the Industry of the country go ~ with a
| lacrity--and we sfleed TIRE fkCngh pa
| 1t is in vain that The Federal Ring-leader
| tells them that this law is uneonstit utionQi:
| that the militia are only 10 be called cut to
repel." Sudden inUasion," & that the States
| ought not to permit their militia to go cut un-
I'll they (the States) are satisfied that in
| pdsloa has taken piace---as Mr.. Rufus King
and his patriotic Compcers are at this mo-
ment telling the Senate Of the y. States.-Be-
cause the People viii say to him, " Yeu
| would deceive US. We too can read in o,i,.
| Constitution, and we see there that it is not "A
| "swfden invasion" but to "repei invasioh''
| that our Militia are to be called out and w
know very well, when a part OF our conn
| try is already occupied BIZ the enemy s. 9TH
err parts are daily invaded, ani formidable
| expedition is menacing our coast, that it is
nigh tine to embody the Militia to reScl
| them 1t the power over the Militia is conce-
| ded to the General Government, we know
very well thatthey too must have the power TO
! Judge when the occasion occurs for exercising
| 1T. Your doctrine would on bring us lack to
the times ofthe Confederation, when instead
OF calling out the militia by it's own authority,
| ongreSs could only call for acquisitions upon
| the States. You forget, too, what was the
| doctrine OF Gen. w ashington in 1901, when i'll
| the case of the Western Insurrection he cal
I led upon Gov. Mitflin for SO many M,iitia--Sl
| asserted his power TO demand them, and To
| Judge himself ofthe necessity of the demand"
If the Federal Party should say Z" Put US
| in power and this is the great object which
| they seek, 1--WE will make heace for YOU
| The People will say, eve doubt ycur pow
| er.-FirSt show us your private dispatches
from the Prince Regent, Which g;re you the
| assurance that he Will make Peace with you.
1 Prove to US that he viii abandon his pretcn-
| sions and that you will not dismember our
country, TO oblige him. If your H'ise men of
! the East are to be our rulers We say, we do
not choose them; because, they. so far from
| yetoxpresSing any opposition TO the terms of
the enemy at Client, have shamelessly avow-
ed that these terms were such as we ought to
| accept"
IT the Federal faction should say, "WtI.
then, put us in, and we will carry on the
! war with visor."--The People. viii reply,
How can We believe you, when you la re
hitherto opposed nearly every nseasare which
! is calculated u i've it vgor? You kav,. at
tempted to wea'.en the authority ofthe Union
oy setting up the States as ! paramount
Power. You have labored to DESTROY orr
credit, by running down the stocks and oppos
ing every loan. And now when YOU are ri
dlcung the want OF energy in your opponents.
you are opposing one OF the most vigorous
| measures which they have projected, bv
! nicllnaming it Conscription.--Yo say. von
would introduce more vigorous men INTO our
councils. Do YOU then arrogate ell the n
Tents IN the Country Is it probable. that
there IS more talent in the Minority, than in
tlAs Minority OF a nation in Che smaller part
than III the larger? We know indeed that
i2ient IS or no party; and that many great
ami valuable men are 10 be found IN, your.
ranks. But what proof does the history Of our
campaigns furnish Of your ercExSive YGle1tg
! are Wmder and lad TO be preferred to
Scott and Brown, to Gaines and Harrison -
IL the Opposition were TO change their
plans altogethec, they would have a better
chance OF success. If they would display
more moderation in their censure, more liner
Atty and generosity towards lheir opponents
more Indignation against the enemy, more re-
gard to the legitimate powers OF the govern
ment, not aton:, moment enacting AN alien
and seditiDn law, and at another crjDpjug
the government in its authority over jts own
Militia; it they wdu!d furnish all the nccessnrv
means to rcpei the enemy and gard THEN
county from the.r raTsges. and then leave
the People tod-tide g W no were the 6t+eet
men TOT these meatat What party was
the best calculated to wage "A war, nov urne-
cessarly spun out by the insolent Gen,.nds OF
the enemy PIT the Federalists Of the Fast
would speak Of those terms - they deserve.
and swear even 20 sacrifice their ambition,
sooner thar accede to them IL thev would
cease TO breathe the language Of disaffectiou>
ard disunion. ana abaRdon the Convention Of
Hartford; iftheg worid wave any grievances
OF which they may think they have reasons 10
complain, unti the return of peace might en-.
able US to revise the Constitution if they
would really practice the dying words Of
Washington who erjoineG it upon his country
men to abandon oil political associations.
such as the convention Cf Hartford, ali local
distinctions, such as the Contracted phrase of
" Ne50- EhielH6," I'LL whispers of djsouion
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