Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-03-06

from the Secretary at War of the u
nited States.
Your Committee did not think it
expedient to apply to his Honor for
any communications which be might
have received from the PreGlept or
the Secretary at War.
| Your Committee, under the in
junction to report as foon as poAlble,
have confined their inquiries rclpeef-
ing the manner in which the orders
| of his Honor have been executed, to
the Diifria of Bottom and Charleifon.
They find that Colonel Badger re-
ceiyed the orders of the Commander
in Chief on the fecond or third Of
February inffan, that by an order
dated the feventh infant he directed
the commiilioned officers under his
command to meet on the following
evening on military bufinefs that
the officers having accordingly con-
vened, the orders of the Commander
in Chief were read to them, and they
were required to hold themielves in
readinefs to march at a moments
warning, with the men under their
REFLECTIVE commands, for the purpole
of enforcing the Embargo Laws, a.
greeable to the faid orders.
Yosr Committee 6nd that fome Of
the officers 70 convened, belonging
to a detachment conGitiug of five
Companies, with a fuitable proportion
of officers. which had lately been de-
tachcd from faid Colonel Badgers
command, and put under the COM
mand of Colonel Barnes, of Roxbu-
ry; and that they form part Of the
100000 men lately drafted for the
fervice of the United States. APP
plication was made to Colonel Bad
ger, by fome of his officers, at the
time Of faid meeting and afterwards
for copy of faid orders, but they
could not obtain them. Application
was ALTO made to the Adjutant- Gen.
erai for copy of the orders, but
without fuccefs. 1t was itated to
your Committee, both by the Adju-
taat General, and Colonel Badger,
that doubts having been entertained
reipeaing the authority of tie Naval
Officer of the Diitria of Bottom and
Chsrleltown, he had not been inform-
ed of thefe orders, and it was iptiTa-
ted that this circumitancc had pre-
vented the circulation of the orders
in the ufual mode.
Your Committee find, that by the
Conititu ton of the United States,
Congrefs is authorized /" to provide
for the calling forth the militia to
execute the laws of the Union, fup-
prefs iufurreotions, and repcl inva-
iicns )" and that the PRECEDENT is the
s" Commander in Chief Of the army
and navy of the United States, and
of the militia of the feveral States.
zvben called into The asfuai jerviee gffbs
, United States"
Your Committee alto find, that by
law OF the United States, pai1ed
February %, 1895, eatitled. I" An
Aa to provide for calling forth the
militia to execute the laws OF the I'M
ion, fupprcfs infurre0ions and repel
invafions, AID to repeal the Act now
in force for thofc purpofcs," it is en-
acted "ihat whenever the laws OF the
u. States fhall be oppofed, or the
execution thereof obitructed in any
State, py combinations too powerful
to be fupprehed by the ordinary
courie Of judicial proceedings. or by
the powers veaed in the Martial by
this Act, it fhall be lawful for the
PreGdent of the United States to call
forth the militia Of fuch State, or of
any other State or States, as may be
necefary to fuppreEs fuch combina-
tions, and to caule the lave to be
duly executed /; and the uie OF the
militia 70 to be called forth may be
continued, if neccfiary, until the ex-
pira,ion of thirty days after the COM
menccment Of the then next feilion
of Congrefs 81" Provided Always, that
whenever it may be necciiary in the
judgmen, of the Preiident TO uic the
military force hereby direefed to be
called forth, the Preiident ihall forth
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