Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-11-08
legislature OF Massachusetts
REPORT,

Ifar. AVID the dlsrver fherefo.
TIE { umit,es 10 wham was reisr
red tue Message Of MS Exce'lency the
G rye i,vr. and the daeamea,s accompat
n,,ss ihc same. beg leave to report AZ
70 80 naca there { a. relate TO the ap
p,:catioo made /, tao Secretary u Wdr'
on The susj ct f h.Sing the n'i'ii. call
ed is.,o service Tor the delracc u tnis
SaS.; tat, IN tn-ir .pinian, the apP'i
c,tr.a 1t his Exs sl,.acy Ia tho Secrea
nv al War, oa,as seventh oil ScPrv"eeT
l4s,, ~ the susj4c, cf The Mil; IA was
highly q .per ;aGi corre>p 'ads "to INC
w.ish,s'nsSs an3 Zsai waic5 hir ESc:i'
leacy aas elwsys manifested, IA guard
in. The sigs,s aad iotss eita Of this Io'n'
n,u,wealIh.
az, the aa.S.r Of the Secretary at
var, TO The s,,plicstian 50 "ads' l" al
charaelsr iis,is to alsrm ihe GREENS "i
this State, and c,p>eisiiy that PARTON "f
,:,c.n u no haze been and those she maj
&c, ece>sarily csiied into service" Sad
Who all also I'd csGsd on, TO Ply osS
n -o.a, tia.s respectively, al t"e soas
a>.Ssssi, ana 10 &c assessed ss ai7ect
taxes. No pat at ~hic', sums sse'ls M
trraea IL 20 applied n azfehd'as 'ac
Sts,e isc,n Ins ssi.D, or 10 conpcnsa''ns
TIE o.ii,lis for ,nsir se'viees
Tae tea, Of ,6e answer oF the Sc
crSi-rY a, Sar. has induced your CON
,nit,ve 10 iSenr 70 iae principles OF the
cosaaae, .B,s,sd ;nso between tais SAFE
snd TIC Uaued States.
I IS provided i'll ;he Inar,h section Oh
the i,uria .rrici: &c toe CGn4d,nnus,
tAst :. the UMied States shall gua'an'ce
TO every state "a this Uaiau, republican
e. m af g5vc;nment--,nd shall protect
c. a oftacm against invs:ion." Is en-
a,he ~, Y. St.;ss TO d, thi,, power is
given u, nc isn;b section o. The hr't
.,ti,le, "to call fifth IN miliEia IL ex'
eeu,s tee La. # TIE Unisn, suppress
in usrsct<a rep-iilvs,i'ns; tn prav,de
kr orsa;.iz.ng, srming 81! diseiphnins
The n,itia for governing sneh pa! OF
them a. rn~y b. employed in the service
Of ,ae Unne1 States, res-rving tn the
9 s,-s respectively. me athsiafn1enf u
tie osfts and the sataoTily os training
tbs N,.i,i. according - tho discipline
,sesc ,b.d by Congress An6 BY the
s.ro:a ,ec,i n of tae secosd article, u
l. ar,y,ded TIA, the President shai! be
C..,,,asss.sr w Chief Ut The Amy and
Navy o.tae Uaied Safes, aad Of the mi
Gt;, rs the .sveral States, wHen called
i.,, ,ae sc;u. al sorvics OF the y S'aies.
Before ,ne adoption OF the national
fra OF government, tae state OF Mas.
saehussus POSSESSED every attr'bsts %
t9y-rsi-n,y, aud ths people OF toi' st,te
.ull no, h.ve surrendered those Tciat'
i,s,o pesce and var. negotiation, With
farriro powers, and TO the resources OF
th;, cammuai,y, founded ia taxation but
p,,n the assurances, that The surrenaer'
r., ,,u,bu,c. sssld have been used, a.
N ,ng other purposes, TO provide tor the
eo,sman defence, 10 protect this slate a.
ram,, iayasiun. 10 promote the general
v ,fars aad To secure the blessings oil
Liberty 10 theas, and ,her P'stes'tv. AZ
a uno.,ent, thes, wnepa var voluntarily
c., nepcsd nv our Ns,ienai Rulers, IL
osc:u,rd 10 conquer the Provinces oil
i.,r e,.,ny. and Is re,alisted uP.n the
A,l,u,,c S,.,rs, With poweiiul Fisets
!, a,mis.. which according 10 the late
,cl.ua,icn Of the President otlhs v.
Sat, nave core 20 desoia,c every as
ss,,,bls place, the Csnniitee capnoi but
r os,d,r the answer # tbs Secretary ei
yNsr. a. ,ur,her ride see e cisp sluen
an "a. D., Of he present Administration
Ia y 3. .bold ,hose equal benefits ef tie
U.ien, to ~hlch to-, Commonwealth Is
en'Nivd.
II soDears from this .nswer, that the
G.,e,n,.ent of the u States, SION alter
t.c commencement OF the var. antici-
mated III. the sea boa d would be cx-
posed % some degree Of danger accord
ior 10 the spir,, With which the war
nigh. he w,gsd :" and although 'he Ar.
mic. fine United States. werr employ
81 To fleet the conquest OF Canada, and
II was, therefore. esriaia tina; the A tian-
tic fcon;ier wesla be inraced the only
pray,-:un N. dc BY the Uui'ed States
sr.,av, the impending danger, consisted
in air;tisg the U. States into Military
Ditdc,s, with certain portion of re-
seula force. ar,illsry and infantry, under
an fiicer Of the regular army; OF sx
ps.ieres. and high rank, with power to
e.n for the militia as eircams,aness
migh, require"
II 'his arrangement vas intended as
p>rfar,saace Of the highly responsible
drlies which the u. States bad Assumed
towards the Individual states, It believes
ts- Stste Of Massachusetts, to snqure,
waethcr these acts were performance
Of ,hese duties and II mol, 70 seek that
redress which is consistent with It's