Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-04-12

lishment together, there resulted from it as
much public injury as profit" The injustice
of this remark deserves no comment, since
it is we'll known and almost uni, ersaliy con
coded, that no republican fotm Of govern.
men, can long exist with staining army or
zouhoat An armed populs,ion, who a c always
ready 10 act IN the double capacity of citizens
and soldiers. The latter ste emfhA,icalI,
STYLED 81, the but7pp& sf a free stdts," and al
though the mil il does no. manifest us uhl.
i'y at all times in great exploits or signal at
chieyemenis, nevertheless 1t has al imper-
cepiibIe and unceasing salu.sry operation on
the body pollilc It is The ionic which CIV 8
the tone of health aud vlgof to the Whole
system. Whether there be utility IN he
militia establishment or not, will not eiiec
the business OF their claims so long as they
are compelled 10 sustain The whole burdens
Of military duty; this Is question whch
mus, be decided on by that authority winch
first created the system.
Soon nj e. the notification Ut the GRAY
Convention the hue and cit" was raised
against it. The public were imposed ON by
mlsstatemenls and mlsrepresentalions l.
was declared that II was intended as poiit
ical finesse to efiec some great poll &c "a
changes, and some had lie falll TO aifi m
that it was fist contrSed by lhsolNeh
Debtors" VINO Considering themselves ais
opp sc /, aud wished 10 make commo
cause with the militia. And as y fur hef
scare crow, it was represented, (certainl,
by no tue friends to the mdtis,) that they
were taking rapid strides to subyert all civil
order and suihori y.
We shall not eh.er into argument upon
his subject, bur simply stae, that every
susmise or declaration Of this sort, was to.
tally unfounded aud false. That from the
origin of he subject at Gorhsm 10 the con-
clusion IF The Ca meeting, IL never was in
any form OF manner discussed as a politlcsl
qsestion On the contrary, It was agreed
by The officers OF D0h parties 10 avoid every
thing winch could have tendency to make
il SO. Their several meetings have been
conducted by them as military men and no.
as politicisns-and the only correct mode
which occurred 10 them 10 promote the
lights Of the militia, was by petitioning the
Legislature and supporting such gen .iemen
for members 10 IL, as were known 10 be
friendly TO their 1nst professions. Nor had
they the m 81 dislanttdea as has been sneer
ingi, insinua ed thal ,heir candidates nus
be military men, or that they were IN effer'
TO recon- mend themselves as the most SUIT
able persons.
To cast further odum on the doings o
the militia, it has been declared that theI
claims were monstrous, such as would ruiz
the credit Of the State, &c &c. There Is n
truth IN these assertions ask nothing
more than Z" the equal rights of treemen.'
They wish TO have the unconstitutional e@
e,npfs brought again INFO the ranks, tha
they may be compelled to do duty or pay !
fine. They desire tha, sals'y men nj thos'
IN ucralive offices should contribute some
thing TO their pro,e c,ion'
It's not the wish Of any one that those
who have been throughahe regular roiine
military duty. at vast ex, ence, should a
gain be called into the ranks or pay All e
| quiyslent. This would be msnliesI'y un
| Just, and no military man could advocate
such principle, as he may look forward L
the same privilege hinself
A MILITIA MAN.