The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-12-06

ooturC, oxtenoeo inc 1nkeroicuon 10 the
ltock of our own banks. They are never
sailed ON for loans upon their stock held
By the state, spd their issues Of an arbitra.
~ character, to individuals, are the lar.
ger for it. Perhaps also, " hen q very
large proportion is held BY the state, the
profit from the remainder Is diminished
TO individual holders, as there is not then
to the Same extent, an inperious, una
voidable necessity to answer the call for
a good income every year, and il is more
apt to he disregarded when made by
few voices. As the banks are always
ready to accommodate the James river
company for the long period prescribed
by law. to make loans to il from the lit.
erary fund, would have tendency to re-
duce the quantity Of money kept in cir
cuIation. That had no selfish view in
this decision is well known, for appli.
cants, If able to comply with all the con-
ditions required with the promptitude
demanded of them, were preferred as
they offered. could even wish. that
the evidence to prove my not having re.
ceived any accommodation whatsoever,
from these loans,in any manner whatever
direct or indirect, was not quito so over
ample for that purpose, as it really Is in
fact.
In favor oil the volunteer corps Of the
state, which it has been attempted to de-
CRY, must DO permitted before enter
again into the ranks of society, to give
the parting testimony fan old compsn
ion and devoted friend. At Lexington,
at Bennington and Saratoga, at Kings
Mountain and Guilford, and more other
fields of glory than can be now recalled
mp, in our war for independence ; at Bal
,imore and New Orleans,in that for navi-
cation, the success of our arms, was eli.
Their wholly, or in great measure due to
the gallantry of volunteers, who took the
field for the occasion. In South Ameri-
ca, at Madrid, even in Greece, we find
them always an efficient, often an irresis-
tible force. Can the bands of unfortu-
nate wanderers who sell their liberty up
on long and irrevocablc contracts, and, in
consequence look upon those they are
hired TO defend as equally their foes, be
wisely preferred or can they be safely
employed, in numbers sufficiently grea.
to oppose a formidable enemy? Can
homesick. untraiDabie fathers, and their
awkward unframed SONS, forced by lot in
TO the ranks together, be relied on with
certainty, on occasions where instinct it
self must be subdued, and annihilated &
every avenue to the heart firmly closed
by passion, grnve,or gay calm, or furious,
as temperament may command Can
either be reasonably preferred to volnn-
teers, ardent and active from youth, pa
ten, and brave from honor, persevering
and unyielding from emulation, faithful
to all the interests Of society from ties OF
affection? 1 hat, indeed, Is the cheap,the
,sure, the safe defence of nations.
Always keeping in view the possibility
Of such another disturbance as happened
in this place in 1900, at New Orleans not
long since, and at Charleston in South
Carolina very recently, have been con.
staptly prepared in my mind to meet that
event under the most formidable aspect
imaginable could represent, or the vari-
GUS less serious combinations of the prob
IDLE circumstances, which it could dis
tinctly trace for my memory in an impress
sive and lasting picture. To disperse any
TO check any movements attempted by it
at their commencement, by a prompt at
tack with two light field pieces, supported
by a troop of cavalry has been always the
most favoured thought. have accord
iDgly encouraged the artillery company o.
this city, and have promoted the wish of
sahc captain of the public guard to have
bie cnmDany also trained as artillery he
cause 1t could be moving onward while
another was collecting to take its place,
at its different stations of daily service,
and while the cavalry were following after.
I have been induced, by this considera-
tion, to be somewhat prodigal in the u
sual order for powder to fire the national
salutes, on the two great festivals OF the
year, because at no other time could the
guns be used, in earnest, without an ex-
pense not reasonable for individuals to
bear.--Not doubling on the last fourth of
July that there was still on hand suffi
cheney OF damaged powder for the pur-
pose, as such reservation had been re-
quired by advice Of council when large
parcel, which very little more than paid
charges of sale, was directed to be sold,
! made nv usual requisition upon the
adjutant general. Fifty one cartridges
were demanded for each company, that
morning, noon and night, of the glorify.
ing festival, might be duly sa uted, and
that neither side Of our double hilled CITY
might he wholly unhonoured. found
afterwards, when payment Of the bill was
~olIed for thar IL had heap pecaeeorv n