Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-21

IS the BODY OF nelShbofIng citizens, as FORMS
into militia. o. thele, collected fro. '' 10
parts mott convenient, in numbers proport;ora-
10 the invading force, it is Tie beh 10 ,els -.
lony 70 meet the hrlt attack, but If Il thrr.r.a'
to be permanent TO maintain the defence NE
regulars may b. engaged TO relieve them
lh.ie conlideraiios render Il Important H..
we ihould, at every FELTON,, coatinue ID am~nS
the defects, which from time 10 time Gew No.
felves,in the laws for regulating the mii, .nrA;k
they are efficiently perfe1 nor lhould We aor-
Or at any lime, fepara,e, until we can fav ~.
have done every thing tor the militia, which ~
could do, were an enemy at our door.
The Provifon Of military fores on hand vi,
be lAii before you, that you may Judge e tie
additions liu requfte
With rriped u the extent tu which our naval
preparations ihould be carried fome diFerenrr
# opinion may be expected to appear: Bur I'M
attention to The circuu s4nces of every p,,t W
the union viii doubfiels reconcile all. A fmalI
force will probably conti6ue to BE- wanted .or
actual leryice ID he Mediterranean. Wbarver
annual fun beyond that you may think proper
70 appropriate to naval preparations, would.
perhaps, Dc better employed in providing ibols
articles which may be kept without waite o.
consumption, and be in re4dineEs when any er.
igence calls them into ufe. Prog,els has been.
made, as will appear BY papers now commani
cAted, &c providing materials FOR the fevsnty-
four gun ihiPs as directed BY law.
Howfar the authority given by the iegiaa
ture tor procuring and ehabiihing fires for ua-
val PurPofes, has beer perfectly Jude GOOD and
PurIued Ia the execution admits ct fome doubt
a Ratemenr Of the exPences already Incurred
on that fubjed lhaIl Be LAID before you. have
10 certain cafes Gdfpended or l4ck4ned ihefe
expenditures that The legilature might deter.
mine weaAer 70 many yards are neceauy as
have been contemplated. The works At this
place are smo ng thol- permitted TO 90 Oh !:
| and OF che fcvcn rigates dIredsd be laid
!up, have been brought and laid 10
here, where, beiides the fafety Of their poi'
tol, they are under the eve of the ezeeuLve ad.
mintraton, as well as of ts agents, and VINE
| yourfeve,. ALTO will be guides by your own view
in the legislative proyiion reifeaing hen,
! which NAV from umc to tine be neceaarY.
They are preierved ii lush coudi.ion. as well
he vea.ls As whatever bsl0ngs to hem, as to
be It al times ready for ia o. fhorr warning.
/ Two Others are yet TO &c laid W, 10 ioon as
| { .ey lhall have received the repairs reguiGte to
pu them ALTO into found condition. As fu-
perm ending officer win be nsceG4y 1t eath
Iy4Id, bis duties and emoluments, hitherto fixed
BY the Executive, vii BE more proper iub-
lisa tor leg n ton. q commanisas'en will
alfo b. III &C. .: cur Progref5 IL h- execution Of
tie Iaw fefPe6lng The veaeh directed TO be fold.
| The 10 tiacatiors OF our haTbours, more or
If adyauced. p'elent conddeIa ious Of great
difficulty. While fome of Them are on
| ii ale fife emily proportional 70 rhe a1vlnta-
ges Of thar poli,ion, 70 BE efficacy OF the pro-
lesion, ans the imPor- ance ct the poinFs with
in i, Others are 20 extenive, wll cor 70 much in
Their .irt err-5tio ( much IN their m iinten.
ance, and equire UGH force @ garrifon them
as to make Il qusfionable what IS bef now to
be done. "A ltatenent Of thoie commenced or
conie6tured, Of The expences already incurred,
and climates Of heir future coa, As far a. al
BE- forsieen, lhall belail before you, that you
may be eoabied to Judge weher any alteration
l. necefary in be laws re Pe6ticg his fubj e.
! Agriculture, maaufAaares, commerce, and
navig cation, the four pillars of our prolpertyare
then mott thriving, when let mott free TO ind,
vdual enterprise. Protection from cafual en-
ba rAfments, however may fometines bef,don,
a5ly inteTpafed If N the cou fe ofy5nr obler-
vations or inquiries, they ihouli appear tonssd
any aid, within the limits of our confitutohal
powers, your ienfs Of their Importance is flfi.
Gent aGarance they VIII occupy your attention.
We can not, indeed, but all feel an anxious TO-
licitude FOR the* difficulties under which cur car
Trying trade will foon be pIacei How lar can
DC relieved, oIherwife han by .ime, is .ltjeH
of important conlide alton.
The Judiciary ytem of the United States,
and Especially that portion of It eeently crested,
will, Of eourfe, Prefent itleif % che eongemPia-
lion Of Ccngreis and that they may * abe
TO Judge Of the proportion which the inltitution
bears 10 the buGaels it has TO perform, have
cauied to be procured from he leveral itates'
and now lay before Congref, az exact itati-
meDt of all the ca ales decided hncs the hrt
eRabliGhment Of the courts, and Of thoie which,
were depending when additional courts ana
Iju 1ges were brought in 10 their aid.
And while on tha Judiciary organ2at'on,F
will be worthy yonr confederation Whe her ne
lproteaion Of the iaedim be inttutiou Of Jurlss
has been eztenJe to all the c1l-s involving Ine
fccurity Of our perfons and properly lheE
impartial lelet9ion alto being efsntial T. then
value, we ought farther 20 condder whetAer
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