The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-06

by toe adoption of his resolve, the hous,
| "ou'd In any way afford aid 10 the enemy
however gratifying its passage might be t,
| .nn pers onaily, he would most readily aban
don it. But. If the gentleman had attended
10 the 'erns OF the resolu ION. he would hav,
seen tiat ,he Information to be conmunica
| eu was left discretionary with the Presi
'cnt--and lie was competent Judge o
mat could properly be communicated. He
a'heo nottne plan OF the Can paign, but TO-
hose causes CT its failure which it was no,
improper for the country to know.
Neither was 1t his object, MIR. B. said &c
cali IN question the ssgacity or con uct oI
the department of War; nor take any par,
n'He siIcrepces suppo.ed to exist between
ne oiilCers OF the Army, or to inrute any
want OF geocralship to either of them. HIS
lhoJect was TO ascertain why all the move
ments OF our army had been So nope ya,ive
and had disappointed the expectations en-.
j'er!ained by all men, the reasopablencss OF
which the President in his message .eeme d
"''e recognized. 1t ough. not to be
supposed, because this or that general did
NOT move in particular direction. that this
safe of things exists. The causes oupht 70
DE ascertaned and made known TO the
nonse' to enable them. if witb'-, their pro-
vince, TO provide remedy. Without such
Showieose !, was impossible the Executive
ana Legislature could ever move together.
Money might be wanted /; men might be
wanted. Gould not Congress supply re-
NEEDY fer either of these ,lefectss 1t nigh,
pc mat the very opposition Of the Northern
otatss TO the war was t,e cause Of i,s II s e
cess IL SO, said e, lei tie blame fall ON
Snem-and trust in G. ID we shall apnlv
ths remedy. Whatever be.the cause of The
iaIuie OF our arms. it is proper this House
lore nope the resolution will pass.
The question on the passage of the reso.
luton was then decided as 70 lows:
fEAS-Messrs. Alexander, Aston. Andersen.
Hccher' avery, Barnett Baylies OF MSS. Rayly OF
alrs Besil; Blge,ow Bradbury. Bradley. Broken.
n;n ,nr'snam, hn'sr, Caperton Caldwell. Cha m
p'on' Chiey, Clark, Clopton, Comstoek. Coor,d.
Cox, Irawford. Creighton, CROUCH. CuIpepper. Ia,
venrort, Davis of Mass Davis OF Penn. DenoveIles
P sesna; Dewey, Duva Fly Eppes Fisk OF Yer.
Gedde, Sa.s p0rn S tar'yihe Franklin, CASTOR,
HaV, Harris, Hasbrouck, HAYES, Hubbard. Huflv'
ftn nphreys, Hunserford, ingersoll Irwin. Iolnson
OF Firs Kennedy. Kent Of N C Kentof Nd, Kerr
nershsw y ki'bourn, King of Mass King of N. C.
Law, !. herts, Lewis, Lovett, Lowndes, Ly,e. va.
con- NCoy, M'Kee, Miller, Motif, Mont,on.rv
Moore, Moselv, Murfree, Markell. Nelpn' NJ
,nn' orm sby, Parker, Pearson, Pickering. eken,
b.. ~ p,tkln. p!rassnts, Post, John Reed, Rea d
er's' Robertson, Rueeles, Sage, Schureman S.v
r1 ohsrp, Shelly, Sherwood, Shipher.l, Skinner.
smith OF y. Y Smith OF Penn. Smith of We
otanf9rd; Stockton. Strong, Stuart. S,urges, Tas'
cart, a'imadge, Taylor, Telfair, Thompson. u.
d aI, Vose, Word of Mass Webst-r, Wheston
W., Wn'te, Wilcox, Wilson Of Mass Wilson of Penn.
Winter. Wood, Yancey-13Y "'''
"HfS-Messrs. Rari, Bowen, Chappell. Gho,.
son. Srosvenor, Hanson, Oakely, Potter. Sey;sr
roup, Ward, of N. Whitehill, Wright-Is
30 the resolution wa passed. & commit
Tee was appointed to wait on the President
with the same
oh motion OF Mr. Crouch, of Pa
PesoiveG, That the COMMITTEE of w..
Mesns be Instructed to enquire whether any. and if
my ~Ast alterations or amendments gre necessary
20 De made by law in tie relative to the es,,bsb
ing me compensation of the collectors Of The Gus
port by bill otherwise - re-
Inc house then adjourned to meet or Monday