Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1812-01-20

inesllmAb.c establishments. The mean
best adapted % tits purpose viii reqliI
your wise and IL Iberste consideration
The sii II Of tic militia is moi sbated, AM
ca'11mt hr encouraged beyond It's merit, D
i'n E|ce. m some paris Ct the common
lee IS deficiency Of rrlskeis
wlll f the wans Of me ans. cannot be pro
cuf 1nany individuals. all imrncsiat,
RI |3r us evil seems 20 lie requisite
ia tlie present pos ure OF our publick affairs
The extent Of The districts, and the number
of mea IN several ii the divisions OF militia
having required an decrease of these, have
proposed the measure 20 tie Cauncsi and
yon snail be duty informed Of tie result.
The periodic-s report q The Adlasant
General presents Of this subject pleasing
;ss9-et the aggregate Of The infantry Is
a. % cavalry 2994; artillery 5,253 -
but The Cause ct he decrease Of the militia
may require investigation, and may flow
from the militia law which In several par
tIcnars requires amendment
L have endesvuueed TO discharge the III
pleasant, bal IMPORTANT duties required by
tia Laws Of he last session, in regard 10 ap-
rossAmen.s. in manner that shall best &c.
c I'D with The public tranquility and interest
In few instances, the completion ci luis
besiness.
have received fom the Honorable Gov
eFaeuy Morris and other Gentlemen, being
committee Of the Stale or New York, a Let
ser on The subject Of [" opening commuri
cation, by means Of Canal Navigation. be
tween tie Great Lakes and Hudson 5 river
Tie propositions Of hat Governments, IN re-
g@rd to this great and important enterprise,
appear to be cons stent with that liberal.sy,
justice, and sound policy, which always
characterize magnanirnous State.
have received from the Treasurer, his
account TO the first OF the presen. month
by w.sichit appears, that The Commonwealth
has one million dollars in the Stocks of the
Union and Boston Banks, and that when the
balances due to the Commonwealth shall be
collected, there viii be in the Treasury
sutficieHF sum, 10 discharge the debts due
srom the State, and a surplus Of wo hundred
and fourteen thousand, eight hundred and
TWENTY-FIVE dollars and sixsy-,hree cents.
The Board Of Visitors, appointed BY the
act, for establishing the Massachusetts
Generai Hospital" having had various du-
ties assigned them, and this amongst others,
enacted by said Corporation, and if they see
fit. 10 disallow and annul the same," were
convened. 10 consider the first article Of the
first section Of the bye laws, in the words
following: "Esery person who shall give
nor sabscribg one hundred dollars 10 the use
of the institution, shall be considered a
7nember IT the Corporation, and entitled 10
pne vote. on al qaes ions which may arise at
any of lis meetings.. Persons subscribing
or giving $3.50 shall in like manner be en-
titled 10 two woes. Persons subscribing
$500 shall be entitled TO three votes. Per
sons subscribing one thousand and upwards
zhsil be entitled 70 four woes N. B 1t
being understood that the privileges herein
granted, are subject 10 the powers vested in
she oard Of Visitors, by the act OF moor
poration, to dsallow and aanul the bye laws
5fthey see tit" BY this provision on he
SIP 9osition that the SUN required 10 build I
sbe Hospital, 10 addition 10 the value of The
Province House, should he 100000 (and Il
was conceived that a less sun would be in.
adequate ii the average OF the donation
should be SlC0, one thousand persons
would be added TO the Corporation il
$3.50, eight hundred persons If $500, six
hundred persons and If $1,000, four hua-
f.rel persons. In either otthese cases, the
existing Corporation wogll BE so outnum-
bered, as TO become mere cyphers, in res.
poet 10 their authority and there being no.
data 10 determine that such was the inlen-
ton Of passing the act, the Board unanimous
ly voted to annul that article OF the bye laws,
50 as 10 give 70 the Legislature al opportun-
i,y of carrying into effect, their intentions,
whatever they may be. The Board did not
think il honorable 90 obtain the sum wanted
by donations and then 10 abrogate the article
quoted
Many infitu.ions of this commonwealth
whick have pTomiied great benefit to the pub
lick, would have met with much more fuc
cefs, had lmilar Corporations been eaabifh
ed When one only Of any kind is permitted.
i TOO freqneasly happens, that majority or
me individuals competing il, ind .ige their
private views aud iatefea, TO the EXECUTION Of
ngen Of the mon enlarged, liberal aod inform
eI minds; and thus deAroy the reputation
and uiefalnefs Of he lociety isfeif The mul-
an.'ica ION OF fuch infiifu:ions has tendency
not only 70 prevent this ecii which Is an opi-
a., 10 esqiss, but 10 promote in The h;ghea de-
gree lie utility OF Zach e!sa5l;fhnenss.
rhe annual report of the Quarter Mater
General is made and 1t appears thar in this
Commonwealth are fevensy one com panic. Of
Artillery, furniihel with one hundred and
forty fou- brafs heid pieces. with fsventy one
trn,ril. aud every o'her equipment. 70 lake
The Geld ar the ihouea notice. Ba, the
i 9TH and casbeTs CT the fmsll atms differ
20 ncch a. 70 require attention.
fhe Report Of the Directors OF the nafe
pr;lon has by fome accident been DELAYED;
aartsey have conducted slse affairs Of il with
great ability and attention. and have adopted
fytlen of economy, which has reduced 10 a
rcsnarksble degree he expeaces OF THAI bene.
aesal inisuson-- The report, when received
assN Be- daily communicated 20 yea.
n.-.rrr ..s,,sr recess. I have received fgvr-2