Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-01-16

Yeu naay declare wcT- es.otas;ye 49,.
please, ulocrgelisl ss ii is viii ~ n
merits ard feelings q tte Ame::oal ,,,a "
You msy 'aisc ernie ytu n.s, /, 4
sent tie Htii,jeu4ls, I'D q TIC ST.. '1
,eurmerts unGer vIi,l, ,iey reside ~ u
your yclui taers TITO ttiisttd stl,i,s W
ther make them " sltir euseni r,r,f y
regular Amy. Eul uiti. ,tt &C SC :, w
tract ard nct Ly cen rulsior, tie slny "
external offensive operatiol S tst b.
dered distinct bedy iien tie militia =, '7
is great weight in tic remaik Ct n s
from Connecticut, with respect 10 H., NC
strict;on oft~o years imposed on Coz "S
appropriating money for tie rryirt.rass..a
army. As to the regular troops 70 ;ns
of this important limitation car be rod l''S'
if the President possesses unbounded A.
ton, as to the employment of the m;r,;
ternally and internally, then Congress
are freed from the letters ct this who,o.
provision, and money may be app.opri,,
not only for Two, but for airy humber o g,%
to maintain your militia sent GU, OF tbe :,
try by eompulslon in pursuit Of foreign q, r
quest. Is the honorable gentleman ay., W
the immense dagger of his doctrine :,
on the principle he contends for, the D.
dent and Congress my weld tie Whole ~.
OF the miiltla IN any manner and for apv i,
they may thiI.k proper Let me ask i ~
be not al important quastion-if there
arise one more important. In the est,bEJ
ment OF the Federal Government, 10 5oT
the people toresaw thet occasions Mol,
rise when 1t would be necessary for tksn.'
fight pro avis ct focis, when assailcd hrh
tile opposition to the laws, BY insurer
by territorial invasion; but j, VS. search.
ticipated that(a right would be claimed
our rulers to lay their hands upon our !,
sons to>force us into foreign war, and r.
transtorm our mild and free republic ino !.
gressest tyranny. Sir, let the small ST.
beware if this doctrine be true. Tbay NJ.
easily be destroyed. Their militi, c.n,
from their homes into foreign service, il,
liberty and the property of their ei,izsr
would be at the mercy Of the porernmen,
The exercise of this INDUSTRIOUS power wonl
be without restriction or control A Viz,
MIA president might spare the militia Of +
own state. Ii 1t pleased his Chcv the Mi;
tia OF Vermont might be marched 10 sinh,
southern climate uncongenial with their co.E
situations and habits, TO make a conoues
the Fioridas. while those to the soptbvs!
might be sent IN wild goose chase to i.
desarts OF Nova-Scotia Let US at once e.
hibit marked disspprobation of this claim d
Ing doctrine" We nave hitherto mariksa
great torbearsnce md paiieuce undy he f
wrongs we have suffered from the tyOueaE
belligerenss OF Europe. Ithas resulted a &
q tondneso tor pc ce, h.tre. for war, ad r
these sentiments hive been attended by II
utter aversion Il the policy of making focig
1t our principles Oh the hh
topic are now to be abantlpnt d, let the wa!I
be undertaken by an army OF merchants s.
Let not the great body OF our people be ssEl
jectcd to military conscription for such 81
purpose. II tley usite in til o CT aI
be Willingly and not by conpulson. CD
forbid we should adopt any other plan
lbs house Will, trust, crush in. its f5k
n
the monstrous principle to which
have given my feeble opposition. Ny hne
Fable friend will, | hope, himself abandon
and acknowledge that he has not, in It's %
stance, applied his usual talents oil inyesils
ion, nor foreseen the consequences Of ID
doctrine. The people will at all events nem
submit to it. Pass your acts, but not n1 81
ian,an will march. The state governnr'
Will not permit you to force their citlztnslHH e.
! war of conquest. a partial concession Cu'
'nly array one part of your community asar
he other. / desire not to excite a spnN e
hostility to the go.ernment,--but for onF 81:
'rlze the enjoyment of constitutional II"
90 dearly to surrender it at the m@nd.H
ny government ---Its unconsti, utonal ~ IsS,
ION, ] would resist at the baird OF my
pne and my life.
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