The remedy lies in establishing more favorably for the private soldier the proportion between his recompense and the term of his enlistment, and it is a subject which can not too soon or too seriously be taken into consideration.
Madison emphasizes the need to improve compensation for soldiers to encourage enlistment.
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The operations of the Treasury continued to be obstructed by difficulties arising from the condition of the national currency.
The late war, although reluctantly declared by Congress, had become a necessary resort to assert the rights and independence of the nation.
The wisdom of the Legislature will decide on the course which, under these circumstances, is prescribed by a joint regard to the amicable relations between the two nations and to the just interests of the United States.
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