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.FRIDAY JANUARY 17, 1812.
No. 824.
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Congrefs of theU. States.
House of represent aI'IVes.";
Jl'j:ssst4r, Jahuart 1, I 8 12-
Tlie House yesterday 'went into committee of,
the whole, veft. br,eckennclge in the chair, on the
'25,000 army "bill. Mr. Clay, the speaker, after'
several incidental amendments had been corople-
. , ted,' rose and addressed the chairman upwards of
an hour, m, favour of the but and m favpr of war.
Perhaps it is because I dotiot like 'his reasoning
! that I waidisappointed in his speech. It had not
his usual force and elegance, and if it had any ef
fect it was not in causing new convictions but con-
' firming settled prejudices and purposes,
He proceeded to show that 25,ooo. added to t!ie
; present forcts would tot he too Urge .en army to
tU' ; nr conquest ot vunaaa, ami Garrison the ma
ritime and o;her forts,' and it wa better to rr, if at
all, on the side of vigor. He supposed that in the -land and theyiTMj- get v. at ouce withoutyoor trou
fortress of Quebec alone thers were six or seven We. i can do it thyself,. I don't hesitate to say i',
thousand, and that fortress ought not to b aUarrk- and there we many-At ho -know it, wiy.i believe it.
ed with less than double that number Troops in the house, though some don't, I know, but it is
would be wanted to garrison the. forts ami strong true enipmwr me and I'll see it done.
: holds in Upper Canada as fast as they were taken. S Mr. Boyd niacin a very plain gpxl sewe speech
In all armies, from desertion, sickness and other J against the policy, cf going to war, but Lis voice;
Auses; it was to be Supposed that a aith, or -per ; did, not admit of my healing much. We are, said
haps a fourth, would be deficient, of the nominal 1 he, to I ise c vat ci.cai of money,, much blood,- mm!
force. With a large force the territorial war might , possibly our ccv.sti'.utbn. W e have no mcnty,
be ended at once, though it might for years conii. sind w'c shaii f'e'strojr the means of gelling money, j
nue on the. ocean. If we commenced- with a small , t he revenue VV-shall add no one knows how
and inadequate force, the war would be protrftcte.d,iniuch ttx te pubtic debt, and shall have no msaiu i
and the exptnee eocreased. Of standing armies 1 of ever pavin tms interest -When will the war
in time of peace he was no friend, but this would
be in time of war, and for w:u Nor was he afrnd
-of the designs of any ' ambitious c'i'itfwho migh.
command the army, U disposed to overturn tiie h-
berties of the country, little could be efivctedby Uip
pititul tOFCevi 20 or 25,000 against seven million ,
of souls and a military force of one nnllinn at k .-.t lici- 1 ! v arc we to get money to carry on
capable of bearincr arms If even-a stat or tw.O..' th, ii v. c ran borrow, how are v.cto
Staes, should be refractory, the other j njbht bring v :n-v Inic-asi ? Suppose, while we are attack
them to order.-Sonae had Wished th- house had-tn,r 'zwu, :-,n army lands in' Florida or New
1 gone into conclave, but it would have been useless; Oi le ns cow are they to be opposed ? What can
it would be impossible long to hide our intentions : oi.rfcw ua !olis and larger vewcls do with the
if the law was secret, the raising of -the tnrps-British navy ?
jnustbeopen, and jtspurposes kn; wn. In a mere1 - '
pecuniary point of view, he conbidi.red open war IvssoAr, Jakuart 7.
preferable to the state in which we now are ; by j Ti-e 25,000 bi!l was called up yesterday a little
persevering in which we lose commerce, charac
tcr. "anHl naiion'a hpst trekftufe. honor ( what dia-
tiftction he makes brtweeh character and honor I
not. understand.) He combatted the ideaoray efpressed hrmstit ur intentionaUy such.
.Ejr;rland'a.Egbting the battles of the world, consLl manner, as to be called to order. .He was called
derTng fcertathertgTOH w orderyTMr.fighlOr Sayi that he spoke,
tnent ; as jealous of our nsinp powerj especially (uccordiug to the i ule established by the House re
Commercial and naval, and solicitous, by wanton ; lative to the previous question,) by the courtesy of
'aggressions, to destroy that power. Nothing, he i' maj'.-rOtf. J he Speaker however decided thai
aid, was to he gaired by further forbearancerOp- be was in order. He hoped he shotdd not again be
position ought at once to be made. What has not interrupted. "After a few'bbservfctions not distinct
Spain lost by her long submission to France I 'y heard, Mr.Writanford sKjke of the signs cf the,
What should not wehavelost,if,atthecommeuce-inies, the heated violence cf party:" a geniie-.;
-sTr-.t.i-nT.,rtAfi7
lea tax f -TK governments it.jjasj.ieen said, is
not fitted for offensive war, but invasions we may
repel. -What is the difference' -between invading
our ttiritory and blockading our coast ? What be-
tween surrounding my farm, so as to prevent' my
egress, and actually invading it ? Mr. Clay' dwelt
l-.wiffi
with declaring thai: all thiners pointed to war, audi
that neither he, nqiy-he trusted, rthe-insjoTny, -
would be deterred from pursuing-the measures
for which the situation of the country called, by
any iole fears of losing their seats ;mh! power.
Mr. Widger-.t poke next : and in his homespun
uile uttered mahvuseful 'li-Jths. Ife was astcn.
; , j .u u-.a .....i. ,,a,w ,t i.t.icom; of ihf n. !ir- . m to the-House bv winch ves
ope
. .r,nW-An'the subiect of the militia, the volunteers, i
. , . . .. . i
the efficient force, ihe 'bulwark of 'the-country,
Yet he was not surprised thai mcmbe: s from some ;
states,
where corn-stalk... were used on training
Iavs for cuns, should be silent on the subject ot
"th TYulili;i It IS imnossip e to raise men pv mis
In New.England you would .no get ten j
, roen out of a regiment to' enlist : but. if you .-pass
the volunteer bill I dare warrant you as msny as
' vcu wish. We , havea milifni ' in New-fngland,
tiie regular standing army of the country'.: They
, are all tquipbed even to a priming wire and brush:
and they'll fight : the militia there will tight : wit
Jties3 the battle of Bennirigldn. Massachusetts dti
" ring the war, furnished upwards of 67tOOQ soldiers,
- New-York 17,000, New Jersey lopoo, Penr sylva
ria 25,000, Maryland ! 3.00(5, and Virginia 2(5,000.
I mention this to show .that the physical strength
of the country lies to the Northward and Eastward
, of vou MMassachuseirs did so much then, what
- r'; . . T .. li u. :T
-, . jnight sre not uo now s - icu juumm ju oic
1n earnest and really want men., you n.usi depend
, cn the militia : you can raise none worth speaking
: ' of by that bill; If you make your bill Jor 10,000
' ' instead of 25,000, you'll get just as many ; and that
, 4vill he. but a very few i your recruiting officers,
omrrtig us in New England, won't get above live
' or six lba. company in six months If you don't
get Can'ad till you Ret it by raising men according
, JU his bill you won't et it at all. But', if you will
empowerthe militia of New.England, your.eed
not trouble your h and -i any more about ir. Give
tae the power and I vilt raise a . company at othre
larre enough to take tt, ana you neea mane no
more speeches, no more bills. You catfi I tell
von Baiiir raise any men by this' bill. ' If my ipco-
; pcrty depended on the- protection of all the men
' Va'iep. IM vet it-ensured some other
way. l'here are
many in the. house know U.at
bjr this biiland yejt they ll
men ca,n t be rajse
vote for it. I have 'em in my' eye ; I don't want
to call names looking at the Federal scalslthey'll
vote for these war measures, but when the ques
tion of war cornea they'll flinch t. and when asked
I why they'll plainly tell us that they only meant to
(encourage us, to give us rope, that we might get
:,jto diru-;i'hy, and he "Mined in our political. Btand-
wrt) -end th
High at us. Well, 1 don'nt'
blithu- 'em, it r
n.uural-to parriesNo, let us
take nrnhe Volunteer u'.ll and depend on the mi-
liliu, i! you" .v
And t v'u'il
it- to d'j atiy thing nut make a show.
ni nd that bill: I would say. And
be filibci (tided ti;
t every soldier who has been
pone moinn
m:-.) actual service shall be entitled to
one hunch v' acre: ;ri:ud ; aid, if they are longer
in service, sive 'en :vo or three huadrvd, I don't
care, there's enough of it, -wild land in Canada ;
not the cull iva'ed icv ! ; I would not take their
fanns-tYom -Vtrv hut srfy, kp your farm, brother
Englishman, brother Cm arian, ve don't wan't.it ;
we. only want xle w't'd. land; and tin: lurisdiction
'of the soilVes, -give ti: XevWEnglandcrs the
- f-ui ? W hut :i.a',i Joe gain by ill .What must youi
not.w
1 yoj y.t Canada, whl that 'take da the
; Orders i
vocr'ilf After tnc los-sot Canada, win -
l.ni ji te nt a
bill,
humour io treat with us ?;
Wi:.; -".uU t--'i.ontfie occai
ccan ? Nothing but k;ss.in
, no market for surplus J t
i ' lonw v. ;., iso revenue, no roar-feel tor surp.
; after 12 o'clock.
'Chair.
'Mr. Stanford first addressed the
Mr- Stanford apolopied for having on SatUr-
doubtst
whether he should -support the committee, ol for-!
. eign relations, in their ulterior. measures, had goue j
thiough the-ordeal of prescription -from' the Dun!
'to the ficersbeba of the south. He proved c
; cbnclus'n ely that there had been forme i ly far grjat- j
j er cause for war t ban now. : j
After some other observations Mr. Stanford i'
spoke in strong terms of the impropriety of the
rule rreianvc to Tneprcviousiuesuoii. oy wnicn ;uip'
I debate could 'be ended jit the call of one fifth of the 1
house.- rv
lit declared that the decrees of France (arrete;
. .... . - . :
! perhaps fuHJ.were in 'VS lar more outrageously ,
jitjoiistrbus rhar. 'he present orders in council
- sels havinj- any Utiuih goods on board were decla-,
.... . . - ..
red pirates; meoihers he read to prove that if
nonor arr,
esis'tance cf war, there was',
formerly lar gi enter cause ioriwr j
"fie toe k an exiu;.asa- view ci ine conuuci oi uic:h"."..i-piui irc s.uV7.m,
uniioiny unuw me itct. . i au.i. .....iiviinu " i
verted lo addresses of the- Legislature cf Virginia
arid tbeir - instructions to their senators and repre-
sentatives in -congress ;
to snow now unuiiy uicon
sistent with their tuesent wari'ke sentiiiKnts .and
measures were iheir- peace loving opinions St pur
suits in those days.
He said he ws-k worn o.ut.wUhljc constant re
petition of the subject of impresotnts : and quo
ted s'ome remarks orMr. Monroe when minister
at IndonV to show that the impressments were
not so numerous as represented, and not affording
us sufficient ground for war. He also tjuoted'the
last report of the secretary of state on that subject,
which enumerated about 900, of which in fact ma
oy hail never been in the UmtedStafes, many
vVere deserters, &c
The gentleman from New-Hampshire (Jfarper)
had said we must take the Bahama Islands. - Mr.
Stanford reprobated this ambUious, and ruinous
policy, this love of fpreign conquest,Jhat had njjide
the nations of Europe misera'ble,'and would have
the same effect here. . r
He saitthe believed that a consciosusness, oa the
part of preat Britain that, we could have taken
Canada, had been the cause of our not being at
war with her, for she otherwise certainly would
not have borne our -embargo ana non intercourse
laws. He thoucht (Jrervt Britain now, not strug
.: . , . .
,;linj; lor conquest, but tor-ner exisrence i agamst:
our non non importation law, arid the-same exclu
ding festriciivojmhjrcial system of the conti
nent ; and -that, instead of embarking in a ruinous
war, we ougnt io nepenu on u;iuuuiiui.cuiiut
non-importation ac;.--1 . .'" "';'-;
The spirit of enterprise,. this thirst for territory
and dominion, this wish to extend our government
to Hudson's bay, the Culph of California and the
Pacific Ocean, would, he believed, change 'the very
nature of our republican institutions and habits of
thcpople j would be entering on a system of pur
suits that would not merely be injurious but must
be ruinbiis- He would adhere to the sound repub
lican principles by w hich the present majority and
former minority had been governed. .
. In the course of his remarks Mr. Stanford said
there wesa project meditated by the French gov-
ernment-for sending a force to this country jn 98-9.
When Mr. b. had done speaking Mr- Blount said
something which I could not distinctly hear on
account of the noise in the house, but disputing
the correctness t)t Mr. Manlord a declaration res
pecting this project. Mr. Stanford gin declared
he knew the fact from the most unquestionable
authority and appealed to Mr. Randolph for con.
firrnaiien. Mr. Randolph declared that such in
formation had come to his knowledge fromasgood j
authority, as creditable as any in the world : and
that if perchance the debate on this subject at
this time should escape mulila'ion and perversion
and go fairly to the public, it would occasion the
production of the compleat evidence of the fact.
Mr. Bluunt said he had heard these' things suid be-
fore but had never regarded them as amounting I not be compelled to rely on persons not known
to proof, nor could he nov. j to them. Our guarantee applies, of course, to
Whether this information came from Mr. j the due application of any monies or securities
Gerry, Mr- Davie, or a French agent here, I dot'r agents may receive, and not for any error hi '
not know. It ii. certainly important that such a i judgment, in deciding a case of so much difficult
fact hould go to the public with unequivocal proof. ly still less for any political consequences.
The assertions solemnly made by Mr. Sunford ! Should you therefore, think proper to avail your-
and Mr. Randolph are sufficient authority of them. 9c'f of our agency, you will please to transmit to
selvlfr; but if accompanied by that evidence from us the certificates of your shares, with the usual
which the most unbelitv.vng caimot fiy, it cannot power of attorney in blank, statinc-distinctly, in
ne wiinoiii us eueci on uie puonc muiu. l be
project cl sending an army to join the democrats
98 to overthrow the federal a 'ministration, was,
sure, a. mad plan '; but it shows the disposi
tion of the r renchgovernn:eiit,by which it is doubt
less b'.ill actuated, and which would pur it' even
now to the execution of similar plans, were not
the state of Europc"snth as to forbid the a Arch
Fiends turning any thing but his baleful eyes'' lo
this country.
Mr. Boyd and Mr. Stmv. rna:!e each a short but
pertinent speech against the bilj.
Mr. Williams considered this decision on the
bill as decisive of the que; tion of war or peace.
There were, be said, some objectionable parts in I
the bill, but .as he agreed to the principle of the
bill he should vote for it ; and especially as ht
considered it the first step of a war agni'st Great
Britain. He considered the conduct of Great B.
towards the United States as amounling in uub
stanceto an invasion of our territory.
Mr. Williams replied to the greater part of the
spetch of Mr. Sheflcy on Friday, and spoke about
a;t hour tnd a half, with great vehemence, yet not
without -seme ingenuity.
1 he question was then taken on the final pas.
sage of i he bill : Ayes 94, Noes .31.
CIRCULAR.
To the Stockholders of the Dank of the U. Siate'n,
resident in Ergand.
London, May, 181 1-.
t: No. 8. BUhopsgte Street.
Tl-.e refusal of the.corigress .'of the U. States
of "America to reneCv the expired Charter of the
;N Bank places the Luropean Frrnetors ol
ui .u,ai hmiuu..u- ui - it
,llUt 11 perplexity nnct-difficuly. .Iomour long
connexion with those rropnetors we nave lelt il
to be' oar duty to make an offer on this or asion,.
..J..i.. u ,.. i
Ul "Ul "uviw: aim srsgisiance, wiiicn n.r. ucch
delayed by our doubt i.r.d irdmrrus' mei.t uhat to
-iauvise on such an occasnm. . nibecpm'cS , liow.
ver, -ec(tssary louo meUiir,g ;an.
d thai the Pro
prietors may have "all the information which we
poises, not only-'of'ihe fats of this case, but of
" "' "
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delphia, one of he partners of whit.h is one of the
1 ruste.es ct theliquidation f the Bank's conceins.
You will perceive that the-Xrustees are author
ised to apply again to Congress at their next ses
sion fur a rumwd of their Charter ; and, in case
pr iailuix 1 ine 'several legislatures of the Nor
thern States whsre the popular opinion, has been
mere generally in favor of the renewal. 'Vhat
success may attend these" applications, itiim
posslble rerebnjecture; but in the meantime, it
is essential that the.proprietors should empower
some Serspn to act for them,, either for the renew
al of tire old-shares tOwaids a new Bank, or should
both these projeqts frhy to rective and remit the
pTOceedrofHheHrqiiidafion-of the-eoncern
You must be awarVthat such a' power must be
attended wuh a confidence in the parties in Ame
rica almost unlimited : but for this,1 under all the
circumstances of the case? we ;see no remedy.
To relieve the. British Proprietors, however from
a part of this risK, we have determined, to submit
to them' the foliowirjg alternative proposals fqr
their choice : Tt they: will transmit to" (Pi flieif
certificates wijh blank powers of Attorney,' we
will send them out to proper persons in America ;
and each Proprietor, in sending his Shares, will
state in his letter to us, whether lit- empowers
our Agent o act. generally for him to the best of
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hisjudgment, or merely to receive and remit the
proceeds of his Share of the liquidation of the' old
bank ; or whether he chuses to abide (supposing
that he hr.s a choice) by the decision of the ma.
joritv of tht Sockholders.-The charges we pro
pose making for Agency will be as follows, vi?..
1. Should Congress renew the Old Charter, the
Certificates shall be 'returned to the Sharehoid.
ers here, and ihe American House shall be al
lowed ne half per ceiit. on the Capital far their
trouble.
2. Should the present Shareholders be incofpo..
rated into a New Bank, the Amoican Hot.
shall be allowed for their Commission, on such
nn operation, one per cent.
In neither of the obove cases shall we niake
any charge, excepting such as we may actually
incur for postages, &c. unless our responsibility "
, is desired for the American house, which we shall
Consent to give for one haft per cent.
o onouiil the old Bank be liquidated, and the
capital remitted, the meiican house shall
charge one percent; t. which we shall add,
or receiving and paying here one half pt-r ceiuV
-In this case the rik, Jjoth of agentf and of
bills rtmittttd, wiHif coarse, be for the propria,
tors ; or we shalf be' ready, 'for a single com.
wlaiion of two and a half per cent, to makerom .
selves responsible for both risks, and for ail
charges.
Our agents tn America will be persons entitled;
to entire confidence, or we should not offer ov'f
guarantee ; but we make these different propo-
sals, that the proprietors may have a choice, and
your leuer 10 us, wnetner you leave to our apent
lull iwwer to decide for you, or merely to attend!
to the receipt and remittance of the liquidation of
your capital: and secondly, whether you prefer
to have our responsibility, or not, on the terms
proposed. ,
We beg leave to add, that it is indifferent to
us which choice you may think proper to make.
We offer an alternative, to render the business'
less complicated to the stockholder ; but should
any of them prefer to act through other channels
in America, witbrnit our intermediate agency,
shall be happy to jrive them our advice at'd assist.
ance for this purpose ; it bein( out piinupal wish
to give to persons, with whom we have been vo
long and so satisfactorily connected, the sid which
the present unexpected state of their property ap-
pears tojequire. 7
We have the honor to be,
'.' Your obedient servants,
Bakikc, Brothbrs & Co.
Extract of a letter, dated Philadelphia Jtjarch U
1811.-
Congress -having risen without rimwine: the
barter of the Bank of ihe United States, that
institution" has become dissolved, and lite fettle
ii.tfiit ofns concerns committed by the stockholdv
tiers to eighteen trustees, taken from the last direc
tion, namely '
David Lenox, late President of the Bank, Eliasr
Boudinot, Samuel. Co ate s, Joseph Sims, James
C. Fiiher, George Fox, Henry Prtt, l'homas MLj
Willing, Robert Smith, Paschal HollingswoMh,
Hotace Binney, George Harrison, John Stylle,
Archibald M'Call, Taul Sieme-n all Philadelphia.'
Win. -Bayard, Oliver Walcott and Abijah ljain,
niond of New Yoik, -
These gtntlemen are authorised to "collect all
the debts due to the bank awl to discharge all its
engagements, as Boou-as practicable The first
dividend to be p. id theStockholders, is to take
place on the first day of Ji-vie, 1812, and the trusV
tees; are' 'diixcted to divide -.whenever there is !(
per cent or. hand. We presume, liowtver, that
at hast two years will elapse, before the. capital
can l e itimbursed to the stockholders, after wliich
Uie surplus 'wiil be for a final dividend
r From the b st information we can collect on this
business, more than a return of yohr,.capttal, ivy
40 for each share, wiih interest at 5 per cen-.
till paid, cannot be expected." "The trustees have
authoiity,again to apply to tongress for a charter,
or to each state legislature," as theyahink propf v,
in the even,t of a Wfusal by congress. It is con
templated to fisk'of Penns)lVania, New York, arid
Massachusetts, charters to embrace the whole tu.
pltal of g 10,000,000-; the charter, however, r.f.:
io be obligatory, indessa YnLjority of the SioCl:
holders think it adviseable to except one or all i f
thetrt.. "It would certainly render the stock tnoitf
valuable, to concentrate the bank in the commer
cial states. cf-Pennsylyania, New York and Massa.
chusetts, hcre hiibits of punctuality -are estnblisn
ed, and where the strength of the population of
this country exists.
The late, cehsus, taken -by . direction of the. gn. '
vernment, exhibits' in the northern and mio't'lvst.x-'
tions cf the United. States, that is, in the Atlantic,
states,s to the ncrthwartj ol the Pot'ovnsc, a popo;.
lation of fimr millions of wIi'k h a' ?nnl) fractipn iiv .
Maryland is black Ihihr tl -,iTict above dcscYf"
lx:d, the operalians of the .-tat? I.ar.k, wouhl r - ,
rate with perfect safety, and gu t bertfit to tl t
proprietors y at any rate, the ; -uc "ol Jour st ! j
would be increased aliove pur, w i.irh wia !d r., ;
ble you to( close your concern fry a beneficial !!-! .
if you thought proper. -
Having acted as yoiir agents, Heretofore, we twC
offer to ytiUjOur service' either for the purpose cf
receiving from the trustees youf dividend ol'r.pi.
tal wheiv pakf, oEof subscribing iiiio ihe new ir.
stituibn, under the .lurters, as. contemplate, if
t