Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1810-06-11

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made with li;fle cifeGt 10 c0un,eratt this hav
iih policv. Bur the provincial executives al
,v,,'s onnofed 10 the interea Of the people
appon'ed militia officers, iubieTvienT IL re
pai purDofes: aud when war with the MON
er Country was inevitable, one OF the hrlt I'M
Dortsut meafures adopted, was The reorg2nl-
zation Of the whole militia Since thaf peri
od, this nate by is owa authority; and after-
wards in fubordina;on 10 the FEDERAL Govern
ment. have paid marked attention 20 the
Guhiacf The relut has done homer To both
Governments their meaiures have excited
thar martial fpirit, which merits every atten-
ton aud encouragement
The materials competing the Militia are IN
denendent afpiring cItzens whole ambitious
r,nds never were, and with the utm0lt conf
dence Il Is hoped never will Re, tubdued by
foreign domination. infinitely viii they pre-
fer 70 6nilh their exifence with immortal
honor in the field, to a iurrender of their be-
loved country 10 EaugAty and tyrannical lnva-
ders-A country, the birth right Of them
felves and Of thoie molf dear 70 them
Such materials for officers, and privates,
are not exceeded, If efualled, on the globe.
Organized, armed, accoutred and clad, they
are IN this fate as well GiFciplined as che ma
ture OF the cafe at prefent will admit. But is
IL not pofIibIe TO complete their diicipiine I
And is il not an object worthy of every atten-
lion, and requiiite eIPence
The revolutionary army, for ieveral years
after il was formed, was but an eitablilhed
militia and yet never was an army comPo-
fed of more meritorious officers and privstes.
II is deeply to be regretted, that their tervices
were not better rewarded. Their exertions
to attain difcipIine did them great honour I;
but until the arrival of a diiclpilnarlan from
the family Jf Frederick the great, the mea(ure
was impracticable, BY his kill, military, or
der iprang out of confuiion, american corps
were loon equal, if not iuperior 70 veteran en-
emies and theie were convinced thar our
federal grounds, were TOO facred TO be trodden
by foreign invaders.
Should meafures be purfued with fucceis,
in all the Stare 70 attain this very important
object, and our Union, unimpaIred and con-
hrmed, be fupported bya completely diiciPli-
ned Militia, then may the United States, in
their defence, bid defiance to the world, and
RET in iafety.
feel, gentleman, the obligation Of duty, to
turn your attention, for moment, 20 the Fed
eral Government,
Previously to the Revolution, when clouds
collected and pretended a political tempest,
it was predicted by ministerial advers&F;es,
that our federal league would be rope OF
sand" This in a great degree was verified
by the form of the confederation. The
change from that to the Federal Constitution
applied powerfully TO the feelings and inter-
ests of the community at large, and produ-
ced the necessity of an accommodation.
This, having been wisely adopted, and the
requisite amendments having been sanction
ed, system Of Federal Government exists,
which embraces the general, and nearly
the universal appreciation of the people.
The first candidate for President, united
the public sutirages but in regard to his
successors, division ensued, being tile result
otthe different territorial, commercial and
political views and interests Of the state
which in the beginning had little OF no ac-
tIvity. The peace, order and dignity which,
prevailed in the federal elec.
lions, are the highest panegyrics on the peo-
PIE, and on the form Of their Government.
We have III the federal chair President,
whose enlightened mind, and whose moral,
social and political virtues qualify him in a
supereminent degree, for the important sta
ton. Ii any nation can boast Of a Chief
Magistrate with superior qualities for pro-
noting public happiness, it is not within the
recollection or knowledge of the person adj
dressing you. OF what consequence is it.,
whether President was born Oh this, or on
that side of Potomac Are not the United
States one great political Family; exQuis-
itely alive to the least common injury, and
TO the conduct fgoyernmentfor removingit
When we consider also the respectable
characters which fill the other great execu-
tive Offices, and those of the legislative and
Judicial departments, are they not, SO far as
character has a claim, Justly entitled to our
highest respect, confidence and support ?
From men let us turn our attention To mea-
sures let us view the conduct of The Fed.
eral Government, from the first burst of the
Gallo volcano, to this day; let us look IL
them on the honorable ground Of neutrality,
charged, IN turn, BY each belligerent, with
mean degrading partiality, and repelllng
with dignity, the unprovoked attack. See
our federal rulers, Tobed il Justice and hon
or, whilst Europe, convulsed to the center
has been il one great blaze Of war, preser.
wing, for series Of years, their unofiendine
States in peace Behold them. in tho
choice of unavoidable evils. struggling with
the impatience and Affections ofthe people
under the painful, but indispensable opera
ton, for preserving the vital fluid Of the ma
tion, their active property And then le
rs declare the correct judgment of candom
and truth on the conduct of our Govern
ment.
Whilst We admit, tina: there IS no perfec
ton n human nature, and that the creates
men do often err let us not constrUe the er
r0rs of honest fnnct .nn aries INFO cr.lllas u