Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-03-08
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A SHORT ESS on TIE MILITARY
CONSTITUTIONS or NATIONS.

C .mm4si,asat bsU s Military 'bHo, tbisst
aos'eiy ant. e aa!i, psb. Red sf tbri' 'sqnsf.
WE ugh noi to Wa for he m me t
when psoi eetion is nesed'y ogive he de-
Tenders o. na ION ox edge at he Lard.
fhps # war, or of mi lay die pine sbou d,
however, triumph attend their arms aher
the over,hr w of he enemy, he uqu. Ore
would form ,ody If egua's, s,d or them
oughi to be feared all the dangers of args
Handing arm,e..
lis therefore, TO an eventually DANCE us
Handing AMY. 10 an uniaugh' militia or 10
defenders buried IN tore,gs ieryite, and Who
are noi iufh ied pro e,aors Of her govern
ment. ths' ia ion. have hitherto confined he
iacr carescf their profpes'fy hoaor sai va
dependence Arc then thele military fynsms
the only one. Cuuj no ther be thou, hi Of
where no dsnger ihou d eilt ! whe com.
mon in,ereit aud comm power would quail
~ aif'rd preiervatUn 10 the govern meni and
pfofseton 10 he country
La a coun' y where every man Oh have
been brought up folder where he wa, fa-
miliar with mliary hfe, IN itary tattics and
military dieipline 40 croa hment On p wer
from within no fucceisfnl ,uvaGon from a.
broad cou ever be tea ed, such an equal.
iy of force W 5ud way. exif AT home AS o
prevent vi0l.ace ,rom .e K on the govern.
inent aud iuch teGf,ance nd ai.ay. be
o3poied invaders a, TO 10 fiji al their kili.
ihou'd the popu aiion of he ,ountry be iaps.
rior 10 the ,nvading amy ohou's ia h peo-
pie ever stiempt cOnquelt fenfale hsr is prin-
eipal force ooniitled 70 the compaetnefs of iis
poIeihlns, % he uuitorm rights Il o5iga ions
# ts,ehshitant,, it YOU d make the means of
acquiring bro'hefs and not fu jeet. What
hmifs could then he sfh .,ned 10 h iura ion Of
government and empire 10 confirm ed, were
the fame manners aud power. TO be re pet
usfed from genera'ion % gene alton Mum.
herlef. revo IONS indeed are wrif en- with
characters of slo0 in the annals If he world,
5u finge gla ce a. hem will be ,ufii g to
Convince u hst lie ffif he,. in he f4 of an
empire 20 &c dated from he m nept when
d II action has been male &c een is citi-
zens and 40 ders AID hs' his d,i notion has
been the iole oauie OF hoie rev. n.
By nation OF foldie j. Mt meant here
nalion whole only trzde is war whole ony
pleaiule e, a the umults q! a m, aud wa ike
al hievement, ; ri ed by The Ia iii law of Ly.
curgu8. or living a. the wild inhabitants Of he
deiert nothing q mean tut uch a nation ae
has been &c cri Ell above were he mon
peaceful "a Eco when called by ne III eau
a the nri, hgnal be changed info he mo. kil-
ful warrior IN a word. where eve man,
while joYing tie fwee,. # peace a he
comfort. # cafe aud f1cey AID fol OWING
al the ufus occupations of he mott pacific
people may he looked upon az Az mage of
Mars nceping. whom he leaf noie will
route
|, The idea # he er Fence If fuch nation
chimer'csl Cosld noi a few yeas Of you h,
when the ordinary courfe Of educa,on j. over,
be devo'ed to The tudy aud pract &c of
arms! Could no, at thai time Iuch an a,quaiut-
anoe be formed with military ala, life aud a.
bours a, never TO be Afterwards forgotten a to
be occaiionally improved in proportion o the
progreis of military fcisDee, a. 10 Ne ued
whenever nee fay W uld require il !! Would
The peace Of iocie'y be diiturhed wa laws
be lief, obeyed becaufe every body would
know how 10 eaule them 10 be r.fl sSteJ
Void MAJ ners bo lels roifhed hecAuie no
,nhsbiant OF the cities would I've arrange to
the Ia gues of the campi Would he iacri-
lice of few days taken from peaiures appear
ioo dear price for ieeut,ng The peaceful en-
joyment of all the blelling. If Rlofi u life !
II 10 thew the prsclicablli'y of iuch iy fem,
an application OF it were required, the follow.
ing plan might be eroPo!ees Camps of ia