The gazette., 1799-04-22

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anfnrgeab "a i5s CouaIss 9F Norih9m3ton, Ment
sonisry, All 8u=t5, IL tbs 5fals 9r PsasGiUaria,
TO the People Of the laid Counties.
PILLOW CITIZENS,
HAVING received it in command
from ,he Praident OF The United States, 20 EN-,
P'oy tn, force under my orders. and luch a!di-
tioual force as the occafon may be found to
reqni,e, in compelling fHbmillion 70 the laws of
the U.ited States III the aforelaid counties, and
IN iupprefing anI djPerirg all unlawful com
bnatons, which have there been formed, for
the p1rPof. Of preventing, by force or violence,
The execution of the lad laws or any Of them,
have Judged it exPedent to make known to
the people Of The fliI counties, and to all 9TH
ers whom i may concern, the danger to Which
lbey viii eIPoie themlehes by joining in any
inch unlawful proceedings, or by giving ad or
encouragement to thole engaged therein /; and
afo to remind them of the reafonablenefs Of
iubmt'iug to the laws in general, and to thofe
in particular, which icme have retired in
treaionable manner.
II cannot be unknown to you, nv fellow-cit-
izens, or to any portion Of tlFe people Of the
United States, thar obedience to laws connitu-
t,onally made, is edertiil to the exjRence of a
flee govergmenr and that in a republic, where
the laws are enaaed by the general content,
that content NUT be declared BY majority Of
thofe Perfons, who are confitusionally appoint
ed for that Purpofs, BY the people at large
The whole body Of the people cannot afemble
20 make laws, and as men are found to differ
in opinion about all matters on which they are
sailed to deliberate, no decilon could ever take
place if the will Of the majority were not to
govern. The people Of the United State have
been, at all times, 70 we'll convinced of thefe
truths thlt from their hr1 fettlemeut il this
country, ;hey have always been governed by
aGembles chofeu TO reprclent them and have
compelled all perlons, by force of arms, when
neceHary, to lubmt to the laws ena5ed by ma
jOrty in thOfl al,n5lies The federal govern
ment is as much a government Of The people.
as freely cholen By them(elves to reprelent them,
and to make laws for their benefit, as the gov
ernment of the Rates respectively. It was or
dained and eltabihed by the people themlelves,
as thy have expressly de e~lared, . in order to
form more perfect union, etabhh juaice,
s. iniure dometc tranquility, provide for the
common defence promote the general welfare,
and lecure the blefings Of liberty to them
fclves and their poRerity." In order to effect
thef- great and detir2ble Purpoles, for which
the ir9 articles of confederation had been found,
BY experience, wholly Inefficient they gave to
CoDgrefs various powers, which are enumerated
ii the coAGitu.ion. From the very nature Of
the government, doubts may fome.imes arile,
and have arf-n, whether any Of thele powers
authorize Congrefs TO ena6 certain laws and
there is a regular and conRitutional method Of
deciding luch queaions, when they do arlc, to
which all good ci izeRs will relort and implicit
ly lubmjt but 10 the prelcDt cafe, no iuch
doubt hls been, or can be entertained for i
IS expressly declared by the coR1itution itf.lf
(Art. /, SD Sd that Congrefs hall have pow
er " to lay and colled taxes, duties, impoas and
& cZci'es, to pay the debts and provide for the
" common defence and general welfare Of the
= United Sfa,ee." This power being given 70
Cong ef5 BY the conf tution. Congre(s NUT
decide when, and in what manner, it ought TO
be exercifrd and this decfon mua be declared
by majority. When declared, it NUT be
obeyed otherwifs The con0ution mutt Be de
Aroyed with it all government, law and order
mutt per N, anI diluDion, civil war, & anarchy
mutt erfie.
The acts to which a treafonabie oppoGtion is
made, are A6s to lay and colea a tax for
the common defence and general welfare Of the
United States con(equently :uch acts as Con-
grefs is expressly Empowered by the people to
pals and even from ais sht confederation, they
will appear to be as neceAary, and as realona-
ble in themielves, as they are conformable to the
ConRiu,ion, aud favourable to thcte very per
fons who reGG their execution.
Nobody has denied, or can deny, that the
7 ted States were threatened, when thele acts
pai and Gill are threated, with the relentment
of very powerful, very ambitious, and a
very vindi6tive natiOn.-From what f3urccs this
reientmeat a.ole, or whether by 4 different
courle Of conduit it 8ht have been prevented,