Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-09-30


ment. Sec page $50, OF The 5th vol. Of Tx
Laws Of the u. :.
Let tie navy establishment under the
federal administration be iainutcly exam
ined. and the impressive fact will appear
that it was, in its equipments, compare
lively speaking. and merely tor the osten-
sible purpose OF encountering lew soil
tary French fiigatcs, infinitely more cx-
tcnsiyc than that with which the rcpabh-
can administration boldly assailed tie
British navy OF more than a thousand ships
of war. and carried the maritime renown
of the United States to pitch of glory,
alarming to Great Britain and astonishing
to the world. It may also, with proprie-
~, be added, that in addition to the ire
mcndous, but triumphant, conflict with
the whole British land and naval forces,
the republican administration has, with
little accumulation Of expense, successful
ly waged two foreign wars the one with
Tripo, the other with Algiers, either of
which was equal in importance TO the
French war under the federal admins
tration. In the case of Algers a trophy is
understood to have been gained which IS
of peculiar character: the tribute paid
to Barbarians by federal policy, has been
redeemed and exonerated by American
cannon directed-and animated by the re-
publican majority. / now proceed TO the
topic of the army.
.iialltGyy Establishment ot TIE federal administered
ton.
1. An set regulating the military establishment
Of the United States. Page Iii, vol. L.
9. An act for adding another regiment 10 the mill
tary establishment. rase $50, vol. /.
3. An act providing for raising and organizing
corps OF artilerists and engineers. Page SO, vol
i. An act for continuing AMI regulating The mil
itary establishment, sc. Page 2oi, vol 8.
5. An act TO ascertain and nix the military estsb-
liahment ofthe United States Page $50, vol 9.
g. An act to amend, &c. an act to ascertain and
fix the military establishment. Page 407, vol. g.
Z. An act to provide additional regiment Of
artillerisis a0d engineers. Page 9S, vol. i.
g. I'm act to amend the act, &c entitled an act TO
amend, &c. the act entitled an act, 20 ascertain
aad fix the military establishment Of the United
States. Page 112, vol T.
9. An act authoris.g the president ofthe United
States to raise provisional army. Page rs, vol.
L.
10. An act supplementary to, &c. the sci aut!lo-
rising the president to railc provisional army.
Page l4i, vol. L.
IL. An act to augment the army Of the United
States, &c. Page 2i9, vol. H..
,. IN act giving eventual authority &c the pres
ient Of the United States to augment, tie army.
Page 4s9, vol. i.
IS. An act authorsins the president of the Uni
ted States TO fill certain vacancies in the army &c
Page 5il, void.
+. An ac for the Better organization ofthe troops
Of the. United St,tes Slc. Page IL, vol 4.
Such are the titles of the leading acts of
congress, under the federal administration,
in relation TO the military cs:ab!shment--
1t appears, therefore, distinctly, and from
the most iadubitablc authority, from the
laws themselves, that, with only the petty
French war to manage, where there could
reasonably be expected no military opera
tons, where the naval operations must ne
cessarilybe on a small scale, the federal
ad ninistratICn went into anexteDsige and
complicated system of legislation, with
regard both to navy and army, exceeding
under ali the circumstances Of comparison,
the military and naval preparations OF the
republican majority, who have been en-
gagged in three sharp wars, one OF them
with Great Britain, the first power of the
universe, as to the means Of annoyance,
and who had no other war to employ her
attention during the greater part Of the
time.
This absurd extravaganza on the part Of
the federal administration inevitably led
to great expenditures of money. Accord
ingly, they spent all they had raised by
the titles of which | have cited. They
spent all that, and they borrowed more
The following references, with respect to
loans. speak rs to facts that viii not be
doubted
Loans made BY the Federal Naturalization
Loan Of 18th Aug. 1901 268, vol LUIS.
OF ID May 1792P II, vol 3
of28th Feb 1881 22O, vol .
OF Goth March 1894 p II, vol 3
of 9th June 1894 p 1l8, vol 8
ct 18th Dec. 1884 p 157, vol 3
of21st Feb. l7S5p 172, vol 9
Of 81 March 1895 p 221, vols
of 3Oh May 1875 p $50, vols
Of 1st June 1896 p 500, vol3
Of eth July 1927 p 50, vol 4
of 10Th jay 1892 227, yol4
OF 16th July 17os p 2S2, vol4
OF Cd March 1893 p 49f, vol q
OF 9TH May 1900 l42, vol 5
It is TO be remarked, that the federal
administration. in negotiating these hume
rous loans, had the eutire support of large
British capitalists, as wei as the aid Of al
most all the moncd men and monied insti.
tutions in the United States and generally
speaking, the times OF negotiation were
those OF peace. And yet, It is q notorious
fact, tina! eight per ceat was, at ore pcgiod
Of that time, given cor The loan of inoncy.
Strictly speak ne, this was much greater
premium than the republican majority G.
vcr allowed, even when ongirOncd BY
schemng stockholders, and opposed by the
banking combiu- tons Of the deral minor
jty, together with tho whole weight Of tic
Erifici, trp4spry ard Uffffab ~auffo1fetc