Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-12-16
Enecutipe CoB,ml,siieatisn.
.annap0lis. Dec. 8. 1913.
In COUNCIL


Geptlemen-ln virtue Of q teselva
of the General Assembly. at its Msy
session. the Treasurer WAS directed
to borrow 100000 dollars the
terms upon which the lean wss Of.
feeted. viii appear by the report Of
the Treasurer. As coon rs tho
n oney was obtained steps were tax.
en- to procure arms. ordnsnce. and
military stores for the state. and
considerable purchases were made !;
but owing to the Interruption Of
jbterceurse between the states, they
could not all I've received in time IL be-
sent to those parts Of hsr5 land
which are most. exposed to danger.
Soon after tie Adjournment o' the
Les islature. an order was passed
for q return ofthe public records &
papers to the seat Of government /;
but in consequence OF the approach
Of a considerable naval force OF the
energy. it WAS found necessary again
to order their removal, anu they
were sent to the town Of Upfer
Marble, ouch. Ii has teen deemed
expedien; to direct, FROM time 10
time return OF such Of them es
were necessary for the purpose Of
holding the courts but The hoard
has passed ne order for the removal
Of the rest. and it il Submitted to
the legislature What shall he done in
regard 10 them. 1t il certainly
much to he desired that the Othees
! should be kept opep for tie transsc-
ton Of business but besides the
difficulty of removing the records
from the seat Of government it, tines
whenever the appearance 81 tie enc.
my may requiye il. their il sopsi.
derabie danger Of their being lost
or dcstro, ID by frequent ieno,sIss
The legislature will see the neeessi-
ty Of making some further provision
with reSpeci to them. The resolu.
lion of the last session does not make
il y duty Of tho officers to open tk.Ir
flee. = The Place TO which their
records sre removed, and by c0rfn.
ing the authority thereby conferred
upon the Executive to tWGeounti6s,
il ha been found imp.acticaln. ia
procure the necessary acconi n.ods-
tons for the officers.
The attention Of the legislature
will Of course be directed 10 the III.
litis system in its present state II IL
a'B.est dead letter, ans trout
power 10 eop,ret the service Of Iose
who. on an! sudden emergency, ere
willing TO assist in tie Ge,fncr ei Ito
eOuDtr. 1T is not ere esupot T., tx-
pected. tbst while those VIII unGtr-
stand the defects Of the systen.. con- f.
tri,e 10 avoid the seIvict. Others
will engage in il with clleerfuInesss
and consent to bear an Undue Pre-.
portion Of its tur,Len ant suflcIings.
II Vas not designed by Tire wise
trainers Of the constitution. to lr.ye
it 10 each nen,l'er of the union 10
defend itself. ard sitter baviig sur.
rendered Ia the general geyer, ent
the most material sources Of rt,e-
nue., il is in,praetieahle for the ia.
dividuai atste. 10 bear tie bur'ten
OF any extensive system. OF Geituee.
1t wss. therefore. expressly Ero,id-
ed, that the U. States slould t,o,
tect each individual stare against In
vssion and the militia OF otter
force of the latter. WAS desispet 10
be employed only on sudden euer.
gencies, and until the bation;J 60.
vernmeht should come to it's relief
1.-THE expences Of war uaged ~
the national authorities, are tc :,e
borne by The STATES. il is NOT dif'rrlt
to foresee. that the state treasury
will 10 soon exhausted. and the sn-
Of the state governments
must follow. We bad an upgues.
tionable right to expect, that in q
war declared BY ourselves. the "a.
ton wo'.E have promptly sRarded 70
ns the projection Which the aoasli.
tuition has so soisnuly guaranteed
to every member Of tie union. In.
stead of this. however, we are t. ID
piors the ravages and disfveasss
which have been produced in differ.
'nt Parts Of Maryland, BY Tue in.
'urs'ons OF the enemy. and that ito
most exposed places have been lift
10 detenssless and unprotected si-
'uAtion. Thus abandoned By the
national authority, ssd without asy
we'll founded prospect Of q speedy
termination ofthe present dissstrsus
var. it il for the vis,ion Of The n.