Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-01-18

The expense and II 1t IS on private
concern, the party Interested, ought 70
bear the charge Of printing it, There
is 10 impropriety iii my making the
suggestion, because the practice would
greatly AL the Governor in the part the
Constitution gives him in legislation
There are divers matters Of impor-
taHce, which think will merit your at
tcntion, and which | snail submit to
your deliberations by special messages
Among these will be one, accompa-
MED by Report Of the Adiutant Gen
cral upon the state Of the militia.
The m.lHia atirh we must rely or
rs our natural defence, is, by an Actof
Congress, left, principally, where the
constitution Of our Commonwealth had
placed it, under the economy of our
own particular State government.
You will observe, by the report Of
the Adjutant General, that the rank and
Tile of the Militia, amount to sixty thou
sand four hundred and twenty TWO
that these are arranged into Divisions,
Brigades, Regiments, Battalions and
Companies, and that these are com
pIetcly Differed. This, in country,
where the Artillery, and al the neces-
saries for camp and supplies Of an ar
my are procured from the ground, mus,
render its defence respectable, and un-
der the blessing Of God cfftctuaI.
Wnore there has been .ny Muster
Of body ot the mi.iti. that would allow
ola esiew w the Commander id Chief,
in t. & course Of the year. have not
neglected it, The three BIEldes Of
the first Division, have revi, we'd with
great pleasure and satisfaction, and
have also reviewed a humber Of de-
tached Cops Of the first Brigade OF
the third Diyision-these bod,
Of the Militia, are a greater part
Of them in uniform dress, and are
well ,rmcd-they art in q good state Of
discipline, and exhibit great rcgai1l To
subOrdlnation few weeks in q ap
life, will make them generally : Jod
troops. The Artillery Corps are very
we'll disciplined. The officers Of all the
militia deserve much attention from the
government. The Companies raised
at large have taken great pains to AZ
complish themselves, and have Succeed
ed admirably well-they arf good
troops.
There has been a Muster Of the first
Brigade Of the second Division, but
had no notice from Major General
Brickett that such a Muster was intend
ed, until after | had engaged 10 review
the first and second Brigadcs 81 the first
Division on the same week, and Oh days
which would not admit ol my going in-
to the county Of Essex but from IN
formation To be relied on, ! can assure
The honorable Senate and House, that
great attention has been paid To that
Brigade by is officers, and that on this
parade they did honor u their country
BY hno~ledge gained from every
part of the COMMUNICATES, | an ADJ,
tO assure you, th-t there exists an ar
dent spir.; Of Improvement in tae mill
tiu, which has never before been cen !;
there w evidence Ot un emulation, th w
docs them, o.hcc,s and men, much hon
or They appear, MS X preparing for
tie business OG an inEoraut crisis, as
il they considered tac military defence
Of their country, To bo their common
and ordinary duty.
In the recess the President called for
a detachment Cf eleven thousand and
seventy five men, including proper
tionate number of officers, as lis States
quota Of one hundred thousand Of the
militia, ordered by Congress 10 ~ de-
taChed II necessary. This detachment
was readily mad, the documents aud
papers Of which, will send with spL-
cial message. You have | believe a
peculiar pleasure IN being informed,
that the drafts,to form this detachment,
were executed with the greatest posi-
Die promptness, in every part Of the
Commonwealth.
Gentlemen # the Senate, and
| GeaheDioA n me H,use IF Representatives,
Since your adjournment in unfortu-
nate circumstance has happened, Which
with the causes that produced il, have
placed our nation in q political poiEt Of
standing, with one of the European
powers, seriously diverse from what IL
was when you returned from ibis
House 10 your counties and towns
This is yet subject Of national ne
| gocistion, and being constituIonally III
the hands Of the national authority
forbear to state any fact, OF ~ utter any
! ODipi0D resDrrfiO,, n