Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-18

,need Of seventy thousand militia. DO We
provide force that Governor Hull may
| make speeches, at Brigade, and division
meetings, and BY getting into the senate
first. may next get into tat government
or do we array our militia because
in our opinion such a force is absolutely
necessary. Let the people then Judge OF
the matter, with or without any portion OF
candor, only let them attend TO the case &
weigh and consider it, then let them con-
demn Mr. Adams's administration Tor this
measure, if they can.
Much more might be urged on this point
but il is a thousand to one the ears or the
democrats will be deafer than the adder's.
/, might be made clear that it 1t had nap
pened that the country needed any pubic
force, the regular regiments would not nave
cost tenth part,so much as an array OF the
militia. There was economy then IN the
measure. To save time as well as money
and To make short work OF the evils OF a
negro or French invasion at the south,sure-
lythe force ready prepared and OF sort
to be relied On in action was the oest
force.
But a standing army is curse. is our
army aSta,ading army, yearly depending on
vote Of congress for its supplies Is It
30, a military force dependent on the civil
authority !? If, however, the principe OF a
regular army is dangerous, be it noted well
the old congress introduced that principle.
They tried TO keep up force of two regu'
lar regiments on the western frontiers, but
they wanted revenue TO keep them Gem.
plete. From this military weakness orig.
mated the Indian war, which cost so mach
blood and treasure TO terminate. lhe e.
economy of being without force on the iron.
tiers is forever disgraced by the notorioas
facts of that period. Again, if the princi.
pls of regular army is the sin OF the adj
ministration that is enormously supposed
to have introduced it, then the sin still lies
at Mr.. IeFerson's door, for he continues
this force We have still regular force
of infantry and artillery, and if we pretend
to administer law and to uphold govern
ment in Louisiana, we must greatly ln-
crease oar force in that vastungoverned re"
gion.
Judge then, good men and true, whether
the charges agass the federalists were
not horrible calumnies.
But the 10 regiments were raised TO awe
ard sub1ue the people. They are certain
ly fools or towards who can beheve this.
About $500 men were embodied In those
~ regiments. Were the 10000 militia OF
Massachusetts really afraid Of being enslav-
ed by them? If they had such fears, sure
| " such miltia.men would make poor de-
| feeders Of their country. would sooner
rely on the spirit of the women and boys,
| who with their pin cushions and great aP-
plies would prlt ti,is diminutive standing
army from the field. If our militia shou d
finch from the ranks, let us array our lie
gislators, who, in point of numbers ihro'
| the United States, exceed the soldiers or
the l2 regiments. Our consiables with
| their poles would insure the victory.
1t is impossible our people should be
afraid of losing their liberties by the bay
onets Of such apuny army. But the pre-
tence Of danger answers TO alarm the grog-
shops and TO carry elections. So useful a
theme will not be laid aside--knaves would
| lose their in8usuce over fools, if they
| should conhne themselves TO truth, or II
common sense should ever interrupt OF
answer their harangues.
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