Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-02-03


heard who were willing TO 60 into the
ranks, 10 turn out as privaies. OF oifi-
GERS he doubted NOT there would De C
nough. But, will your farmers sons
or any who can obtain decent support
at home 60 into the ranks to march to
Canada /? In '99, when there was no
prospect Of there being any bloodshed,
eighteen months were employed IN re-
cruiting, yet the regiments were not
half filed up. Such is the prosperous
state Of our society, SO happily are we
situated, that you cannot get men Tor
such waffle rejoiced that il was
so, and hoped the time was far distant
when society should be in such state
as TO afford proper characters for such
a war, you may pass the bill, but in
three years you will not be able TO raise
the men.
We have none of the means, the ma
terials ofwar. We have not even blan-
kets for our soldiers. The Secretary
of the treasury has recommended the
passage of a particular law authorizing
the importation of certain British goods,
that government may be able to fulfil
its contracts with the Indians. But
perhaps this army is to marchin the dog
days TO Canada, and to come home VIC
torious before the winter comes on.
Some gentlemen suppose that If we
only goto Upper Canada, and proclaim
liberty and independence the inha6it-
ants will flock together round our stand
ard he ent :rtained a very different o.
pinion, believing that treason would be
Intellectual that strong force only
would give Us Canada.
What will the British government
be doing all the time of our prepara-
ton IF you march your army 70
| Canada, will it arrive there before 1t viii
be called back to defend our seaports,
our sack ed cities, or other parts OF our
invaded coast. What will you obtain
for your immense losses 1.-The fro
zen wilds Of Canada, which we DO not
need. Would this pay US for the IN
iuries We NAV receive from Great Bril-
| tain, by her attacks on the South or
where she pleases invading our
shores, not for conquest Of territory but
for plumber ard rapinc Yet we are
told that if all goes to the bottom on
this side of the Bllegana, liberty may
yet survive In the west. lie was not
III favour Of the change or the risk OF
! il destruction on the seabOard for wes-
tern security.
What ale the pecuniary resources OF
this country for war? He would net
admit that the means OF carrying on
such war were to be raised. Will
you lay taxes When TWO millions
were raised by internal taxes IN 'e8, see
how oppressive was thst tax considered
| by the people. How IS il to be now |!
Thirty thousand men (admiIting they
can be raised) will cost how much /!
! Mr.. Sheffty here made a calculation
( for one year of the expense Of our mil
itary establishment, and found that The
expense amounted 10 400 dis per man,
or fourteen millions seven hundred and
| sixty thousand four hundred and nne-
~ two dollars to;al Such was not Tie
! estimate but the estimate Is not gen
orally above one half the expenditure,
How this happened be did not know
but such was the fac. Under the prot
| ligate administration of MIR. Adams,
| the military and naval establishments
cost not Tor one year SO much by one
third as some late years under our eco
nomical republican administration.
lhe annual expenditure, according
10 the provisions OF tins bill and oIh1r
| measures belonging to The system viii
be about iorty-hve thousand dollars /;
about one film Of the proceeds Oh the
labour of the -lole people, Wheu
| and where and AoW viii you RAISE this
money /? Not from commerce /; Tor
where will you trade ! II you 80 70 the
West. Indies, you meet the BRUSH !;
! YOU cannot 20 10 the Baluck without
passing the iron bound coast OF Eng
| land the East-lndies belong 10 the
British, al least 50 far as 10 stop your
trade /; YOU cannon 80 10 the Mediter-
ranean with safety nor will the Blush
allow you to trade with op-ln-four
whole commerce viii not amount 10
50 100000 per aunum.
You will borrow. OF whon no
man will lend without security with
out seeing the means BY which he = -
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