Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-03-08

arrStion fhould be formed 10 Eve or az con-
vnient po6,ion.. according TO the extent, or
namber of inhabitants of the country. AL
the young men from eighteen to 'wenty hive
years of age, with few peculisr exceptions,
hsuld he divided into four clafI.s, each of
which would by turns fpend three msnths dit
Peried IN he diferent camps of initruehon.
Each clafs dsring its fay IN he eamps would
form he ftanding army of the country aud as
fuch receive he flated pay Of he line SO that
the permanent Handing army would never a
mount 20 more than Ia h OF ibe youth tie
tween and IS yesrs of age, and eve
ry young man during ihe three feur.hs OF the
year, W uid be enabled TO follow his own pa
ticv'ar avocsrions Camps Of inttructon e
abiolusely nseehary l. is not enough TO dill
men 10 carry o. prefent arms, they nun be
made G. mple.e ioldles tfainened to the differ
en- order. of ma ches and battle. 10 all the ie-
cress Of great acktIcs, to the dessils OF car'ra-
mesation aud arm'es, to he hardihip. and dlf-
cipi,ne of war In .ueh camns excellent gen
era offi,ers would be brought ", and militia
ry fcienee he GUIDED W.T., fuccefs Here every
thing RELAXING TO war W, ud he 'augh, and
prac fed, and wi h he exception of ~ con
com,tant horrors war actually be carried on
And Ter NOT 10 greai an Importance he attach.
ed 90 his excep, ion, .. to occaiion fear hat
il would he iufficient TO funrate the deign
OF the inn, ut'op Il !, not 10 much fear a. r
Teielu ion thar makes lad troops Where
DANCE - " den age aud forehgh are al
WAYS the reiui of Knowledge tin.ldy and IN
deoi6op b 1rIug of ignorance Soldiers
led On IVY powerful motlvcs. directed nv k'l
and va'of will fopn knew hcw 10 face death
In hattie how 10 find their iafety IN the def
trueton If her i'emy. In he fsverA camps
the .,npu auon Of the country ihoud lie care
fully Ied the inhabitants If one par
IA u d receive inf -ucf on III the other they
won d thus forget he peculiar prejudice, hab-
Its and dilinftion Of herr naive places in
camp. where they would fee noth, z tut he
general in erefts Of the great fanny ~hese
they wou d form intimate injections with
the lnhabi'auts # he moi remote parts of
theif country After he age of twenty hVe,
ever young man wou d he discharged. ut
he would hen be embodied in the militia
and ~ eierve thr u,h his whole lie he knowi.
edge acquired dur,ng ieven yeafs Of ie'vice.
AT Ger an epochs, more or lief, diant general
reviews Of the militia 1ou'd take place re
views like ,hoie of the PruiEian army in the
time Of Frederlrk where great ma Guvres
would be eiecu'ed, and he improvements of
the mill afy fcience diligently cultivated.
Mean while the feaports OF The country fhouid
be nrongly fort fcd--raher 10 prevent de-
eana,ion than iavahon, and the lame iyfen
followed for the navy a. for land fervIce If
ever the pca-eo he country was threatened
If ever G cumifsn e. cal ed for it, with what
a facility uli an army be RATED Of two or
three hurdr.d ,hcuiand warriors, who, to he
e1ce,len, 70 der would have only to remem-
Der what hey would have been praotisius tor
feven years, and itudying all their life; who
under the,r welt known colors would immed'
aiely reafume their martial habiis and hume
rou fleets snrsd zfs moments notice by
bold and ere ieoced feAmen be found wait.
ipe ony tor 6gnal to fail trium .,hsn,ly from
Their harbors
In This fortunate country equally irnpene.
frahie TO foreign and dumsli- enemies, peace
plenry and independence woad ht their
bodes Cured by al nations, ,rfuenesd by
none. proudly corieious Oh ice luperority Us
people would ftand OF ever defying The world
and age IL eIsmpe would probably in
time be followed 10y il. lei happy peghhor';
and amhi,iop and war wou' d be hani.tsd Lem
the earth when every nation unconqucrahle
a home would find it impoiiioIe to iubdue
aaoiher.