Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-03-13

twice the quantity We now have. The co... .',-
timber, delivered and stored, will be abon, I.
000"
II is thus seen, that we have not halt en-.
snn-caTriages for cur notifications, and no,es-,-
guns. counting all sorts and description. :,
OF which were in use in our Ieyolulionaly v..
Others are 81 aniiquaied patterns; and a la,ya
ton Of them unfit for use LIT Us lake r'r
Monroe, The most magnificent Of all our w5..
as an illustration. The force s'a ion,c -
amounts TO PSI men-aboul one MAJ. 90 eyer !.
venty yards Of the torifcation. This trfe,,
IS true, could lie easily supplied Bn, how !.
with lis arnamenta 1t is not half eoonob
protect IT, BY the tests, il is ascenaipel rf,. :
the 42-pounders 1854 per cent OF them onl.. +,
sool; OF the 32-pounders 1862 per cent. .coe.
ana oil The 2l.rounders GIG per cent aye go.
vi Inc large guns only abont ne-lorr,h are 20 d.
And IhIs IS The condition OF the work which i
protect yonr navy-yard at Gospor, Tie cites
Norfolk and Richmond. and the town OF p.
burg; 10 afford shelter for your nalioua. s
coasllns vessels; and, 10 great extent dc;tc;l
Chesapeake Bay and is tributaries mi =.
them Baltimore and Washington. Can yon an
| our notifications and put them in situation !,
meet the shock Of war within twelve morp,
even II Great Britain should be accommota,,r.
enough 10 wait that longl We al know thai
/ is physically impossible. We have not he to.,
drieslo 60 il. II every one fitted Tor oaS;Se ca
non was PIT into reQuisiton 10 morrow yop ;. /.
| not arm our iortihcations 10 say nothing at.1
armlns The increased navy which woua u :.
CURED, and The army and militia
so mnch Tor one arm ot our defence How
IL with the navy2 | do not mean, Nr Cha,
man, TO weary the committee with long ts,,
i abnuf its cppjt;1p IL l.
Suffice i! 10 say, in that species OF vessels wh,o.
is mainly 10 he depended upon in al! lu.de ~ /.
I particularly for harbor defence, which We n-r,.
| pally stand in need OIL mean s,eam.Ye,sel.-.
We ale woluly deficient We have row n /,
use, since the accident 10 the Princeton MOI e9..
| IL to be repaired, but 0ne hrQr st.dMst II i
stands Grsat Britain in this respect? She :.
about one hundred ant nty al leas. cae ag,
| ,!!e;i and twenty-five oi when con'j y 4. :.
swarm upon on! coasts al a moments VANS
! They might be made the f.gsI messengers / t,t
Us the wofnl tidings OF war How long yi. !
take US, sir. TO supply ourselves with s,c4 .r.
enough 10 defend our bays aud harboTs, All
protect our coast and our cities from wa
confagraton Every wel-iniormct men.
knows the extent of our mean, for building w..
steamers and casting an armament for them =
| he EnoSs that, with the utmost exerlion, ".
make bu poor preparation in twelve rl,-
| So say, sir, if this Congress were ready i !.
! 10 work Al once with The creates. energy, VI 4.
FOL GET rplaraby ready for war with England
twelve months | entirely ditier, !.erciofr l,c
the gentleman rom Massachusetts, (Mi. .,Laa,
who says he will vote for no warlike pTepaga,g,,
until we give the notice. And here pefmi, re
remark, that il he think, The continuance u IS.
convention more likely 10 bring war thar is IL.
iniEation, his course uGghi TO be the reverse
what il is.
Sir will not vote for The notice until We isg
made such preparations rs Will mec: tie II,
shock OF war. In our presenl STATE Of t3t1,s
will not vote for the notice which man n 10 w
but, in The language Of a distinguished naga. is
Ger 10 me, will go for "ceHing realty d -, 4.
aGtice whenever there shall be any necr> il. .
H." Let us do that, and then we will b
condition 10 negotiate in The "muitayu siu'e .
seems 10 commend itself 50 much 10 the GENT,
man from Massachusetts Mr.. Adams ! vi
not vote Tor the notice which man bring Wal a.
trust 10 This Congress 10 make preparations
II, particularly when gentlemen take the gfoUf
openly that they will not do il. | wan.,o see i :
preparations made FIRST, and until thai is done,
shall vote for no measure, except undera strong,
necessity than now see, which even mn bnt.
on war with such power as Great britain Z
The idea that this Congress will make any r..
paratioDs for war, is negatived BY the faci a
The ratification bill, which the gentleman from \
Carolina [Mr. Mckay asked yesterday mir
be taken up, contains only the ordinary apr
priarions. Sir, this Congress do not mean 10 a.
nit TO their constituents BY making preparal.t.
that in giving the notice, they are doing II
thing likely to produce war.
We are told that this nation never will 2
ready war in advance. thar in * M, IN -,
peeled under our institutions and that The PEI,
will not sustain their representatives in your.
large appropriations in the mere prospect, VII.
out The certainty OF war; but thai in some ,W
years after we are involved in il, we vii 4
whipped into pIeparalion-lhat disasters aoi-
will reconcile the people TO the necessary
SiT, ] have no confidence in the slale,m&"st
OF that member who will vote for measures III.
will probably bring on war with all rs
roIs-gleal under all circumstances. hul u.
terable when country is not prepared Tor lies
and yet cannot find il in his heat 10 voe e r.
pare Tor il. ! have no confidence 10 The s..
maBship Of that member who had rather Il.
war without preparation, than vo;e appr.f
tons for defence, which, perchance, may be ga'
ctssary, nor Tor the constituency which rs..o'
such course 1t may do very well ior {
men living in the interior, out OF The WAY 81
ger TO refuse 10 risk their dear popularity tg
ting appropriations 10 prepare Tor war. vi
they are doing all 10 their power 10 provoke,
il will be rather a poor consolation 10 til =.
on The seaboard 10 know, in the even, o. vi,
they have been made 10 suffer for 2 cons.aelal
OF that sort.
Before vote Tor any measure which M. g.
10 war-and much more, before will voc
any measure which probably will lead 10 l.
must see the country IN state of defence.
yourself in that position, and you secure The 9
guarantee for peace; a deienceess condition
invites assault a few millions spent in pref
ration may avert war; which il would e
many millions 10 conduci. As matter d: 2
dence, as a low premium OF insurance, "a
nothing about putting yourself in position 10 =
go,la!e in the military style" you ought 10 {. 1st
prepai atoms for the worst. As matter o, g |
pony, you ought 10 do il. One dollar spent
will 90 arther than ,en alter we are involve
war.
| wish TO b. understood. | do not go for Il. l
VACANT appropriations for warlke pieparalioa. l
will not ask, | will not even vote for n do'at uf l
than can be spent useiuly for the courGy e.,
in the event that war is avened Ii YOU co
plete and arm your notifications, the moref
not Lost. You only do now when there Is r
pricly in it, when therei is surplus in the 'i'fe'
sury, villa, will, in all events, have TO be done
lima,ely; and you will have the worth Of
money in the works. We require no, sonuc5 z
increase OF our Navy for dis,an, service
steamers for harbor defence. II you CONSTR
iron war. steamers-and this material Tor The &.
struclion ofsuch vessels is now almost univs.s
~ admitted TO he best, and, in the long run
cheap est-your money is not thrown as'
With proper care, they are almost indesifn.
and you will only be doing, in The shape q 2.
steamers, what you have all along been 60.
the shape OF timbcr-in laying Up in aC''.
large stock 10 meet an emergency.
We are, Mr.. Chairman, in conrra'l'
more detenreless situation Than We were
commencement OF The late war ana W. a 7 Y \
what were the suierings OF he country
time. II is irne we have a larger populsho',
we have anger territory 10 defend. Bcsit'-
glands power Of attack is much greaier
than then Since that time new and terri
strumcnt OF war, The steam-triga,e, has
brough, into use. Then she was conlend'n.
her very existence with the greatest mii,aT
MUS The sun ever shone upon; now she +
peace with all Europe, and in close ifsr.'
with her ancient enemy, France. Then Sic q
only send comparatively small de,acLGs, e
her forces 10 fight US; now she can bring Q.