Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-12-13

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hope ihtk de other power would moi. ~
Z conirSfy conduct, obIi(e q . rect
tfcif example, he issoS of which my
not Be easily eanaolicd. bu< j Ibis
HOPE We hive ron reason = Ies.cn oor
eo1fa<H<k Inroadk hive beec reccnlly
ina1s ihto iIis terriiprict q OrIc.ns and
he Nissi>sippi, our ti<i<ene haze BEEN
tsixed and their properly rlundered 4
he very tsfla oflhc farmer which tnd
bcen actually delivered - 81 Sp>in, md
tn 81 de regular oficers snt colder,
II dat totey1nent. I have therelors'
found Z Unnecessary, n<Ienrih, 10 rive q.
den % our troops % lhaE fronticr . b
inr<.iine>s - prpfcct or cilixens, snd
= fstsI 81 kr,ns any similar o9eresSiono
q fs'prc 0they dctaiIs, necessarY ior
yc1r|cI infcrmalioo 81 Re sssteo fthings
bct9<t1 dis country and ith,f, shah s.
he euhicct of another conmunic,tiou.
"A reviewing thcse injuries fron some
" Ne b<'Ii9ercnt powers, ne noderlki-
-, die ffnneps add he wisdom Of shs
lseisIakufr. win n g called into setien.
We ou1htstiil 70 hope, that time, and
: more correct estimate of interest q
u<Il q 81 character, WIN producs he
in,fice " are bound a expect. but,
Should 10y nation deceive itself ~ false
caIcnIations, and disappolnt that ex-
pectnliou, We must join il the unprofta-
E|ceontest of trying which party can do
1he olhcr III most harto Somc ofshese
Injuries. nay perhaps, admit ! peacea-
ble remedy Where thar y competent,
i Is alwnys he most desirable. But
come ofthem are of nature 70 Be met
~ force orly, md IL Of them may lead
Is II cannot therefore, bat recom-
mend such preparations q circumstances
CAL Tor. The frst ohiect = . place our
lca-port towns cut Of the danger 81 IN
enIs. Measures have been already d.
ken ior Furnishing them with heavy can
l1D1, tor me service 81 such land batte-
yies = may NIKE ! pars ftheir defence
against armed vessels approaching them.
"a I'D of these, 4 = desirable We should
hive competent numbsr % gln-boats,
nd he number % b eon,petept. must
= considerable. 4 Immediately begun.
they may Be ii readiness Tor seryice &
re opening 81 he nextseascn.
Whether Il win he necessary 70 arlrs'
mens our land forces, win be decided 81
ocrnssencee probably = tAe conrse of
your session. II die mean time. YOU
viii eonsider wheeler 4 would nothe e.
pedient. for ! srale * peace = ven =
u war % re-ofglnise The militia, =
would enahle o. On any sudden emerren.
81 - cal for Tie services of die younger
portions. pnincumbe rcd Niththe old and
tho>e having families. Upward ofshree
hundred thousapd abls bodied men, b.
tween ne ares Of eiehteen and twenty
eix yeers, which he last census shews
ne may nov count within cur limits,
WIN fufpish : eompetent ndm6er for oi.
fepce a. defence, 10 any point where
x1sy nay Be wanted, md win Eive tina
for raising regular forces lftef de neces-
tity Is thc1 q shaIl become certain and
ths reducing . tie eariy pcriod az life
~ u eclite service, cannot bur Sc de-
sirablc % our younger citizens q de
presenk a vel = future times, inasmnrh
= itengages 70 then IL more advanced
ase quiet and nndisturbcd rspose Is
f,he bosom of their familics. Z cannot.
fkeu. bat esrneslly reeommcna % yonf
early t61sIdef1tion tks expcdieney 81 Is
nodi6 ine our militia sysien =. bya 90
psrstion q .he mort aesise pm from