Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-10-17

dilance from their families, will be the mon op
prefive and lean economical Of any mode Of de
ience which can be devifed, in = Protraeted war
fare.
BUT while your Committee think that, the peo
ple of this Commonwealth ought to unite, under
any circumfances a, the hazard OF all that 10 dear
in repsliing an invading foe il 10 not believed that
his solemn obligation impofes hlence upon their
jut complaints againif the authors Of the national
msfortunes. 1t is on the contrary, sacred duty,
to hold up to view on all occafion., the deffru6
i've policy, by which Rate of unparae ed national
felicity has been converted into one OF humiliation
and danger; believing. that, uneis an almo1 ruin
ed people will difsasd the men and change the
mesfures which have induced this fate of peril and
luferng the day Of heir political iaiv alton paf.
II fhould never be forgotten, thar this diia aiferous
condition of public affairs, has been forced upon
Mzfa achuiets, not merely againlf her content, but
in oppoG.ion to her mott esrneif proteltations.
From the moment that the adminiitra alton. yielding
to its own Pc ons and cAlcua ions of party pow
er, commenced ito fyftem Of numerical honi'y
to Great Bri ain and Of conformity TO the views Of
the Ia e tyrant Of France its tendency TO involve
the nation in the mpft needels aad crusi em5arrafs
ments, was diltiucy foreleen, aud declared by
former Leginatures The niufhcieucy of our youth
fu though fl urihiug commerce, to cope with that
Of Gtea, Britain 10 itfuggle Of refrictioos, was
announced by the united warning Of ,hofe beif
veried in knowledge Of his iuoject. 1 wa rev
er doubted by thefe pc, ,ions that war with Great
Britain, would be accompanied by an eXt,u cton
OF commerce by the banifhment OF our fziiors
the de!ola,on OF our coat the blockade and inva
ion of our feaports; the failure of national credit
the necellity of opprefive taxes and the con
lummation Cf nstonai ruin. by 40 alliance wi h the
ate defpot Of Europe, from which gresteff of all
caanait,ea, we have been prefei we'd only by his fall
OF ali tEefe evils, were rulers fore warned by
sG.chuiets, whole vital intereas we're thu. put
in jeopardy; and they were mpiored by every
confederation OF policy and humanity to Nay heir
hands from he cruel and wanton iacri6ce of the
intsrefis Of thoie. who aiked from them, nothing
bu, the privilege Of puriuing their own indutrious
callings. But government, deaf to this voice aud
iilteniug to ms diitnguiihed 10 their native State
only by their d.1oy atty to i,s iuteres and the en-.
j,Jment of patroosge beloved upos them ~ its
price, have affected TO conhder the Ca,riolc citi
xeDs OF ,hw great State tainted with dMaffec,ion
to the Union and with prediction for Great Britt
ain aud have Iaviihed the public trealu,e IN vain
aasmp,s TO fix. by evidence, 'his odous impu,ation
Thu. diihoDoured and deprived OF all Influence IN
the national Councils this state has been dragged
toto unna ura and dfr.iing war, ana its fafety,
perhaps Ns liberties, endangered.
II 10 therefore with great concern, that your
Committee are Obliged to declare their conviction.
that the conf tuition Of the Uuited States under the
admiriftraton OF the perfo in power, has failed
to ieeute to this Commonwealth, and ~ they be-
lieve TO ,he eaaesn fcction Of this unios, thoie
equsi rights and benehss, which were the great
objects oi its formation, and which they cannot
ieiinqu III wi,hcu rum 10 thsmleives ana polerily
Ihete grievances jutfy and require viHo rous. per
fevesing and peAc. .abe esertoos su,se thoie who
re.ise the fuferings, and 10, efee the dangers of
the couutry in ioms y fem of meaiures, 20 obtain
,snf for which the ordinary mode Of procuring
eLdments 10 the COZ lilution a1oids ro rsaions
bic expec anon in ieaion prevent the complet,op
# its ruin The peoP'e. however, poaeis the
means Of certain red,eis; Ano v hen their fAfety
which |" he iupreme law. 70 in Queltion ,hele
'neAns fhou d be promptly applied. The frsmers
Of the conili u,,on, made provi6on to amend dc
fects which were known TO be insidenta TO every
human init'ut'oo; and the prov'ion itfeIf was
GOT iets Liable to be fund defective upon expert
ment, than her paris Of the iuitrumeut. When
this deficiency becomes sPPa eut no Tealon can
pr eeIude the right ofthe whoe people who were
Partie' TO it to adopt ano'her and il 10 not pre-
fumptuous expectation. that fp,ris of equi and
jaiiics, enlightened by experience, would enable
them TO reconcile conflicting inieTelis and obvlate
he prime pal caule Of ,hofe disn Cons, which uuft
government tor fate of peace and of war, and 90
To amend the conltitution, ~ TO give vlgor and
duration TO the upion Of the aates. But a. pro-
petition for luch convention from Jingle fate ),
would probably be ua.uceef,fu, and our danger
admits not Of delay it 10 Recommended by the
Comm,ttee, that in The ira inNance q conference
ihluid be invited between thole Aa,ss, the afn,,y
OF whole intersits 10 clofed, and whole habits Of
in,ercourfs, from their local ltuation AID other
caules are moii frequent 10 the end, that ty q
cOmP.rifon of their ien,imenis and views, iome
moce OF defcuce, iuised to the circumli ances and
exgencses Of sho(e ates aud meaiures for aGee,er.
a.ing the return OF pubic PROPERTY may be
devlied and aio 10 enable The de eRa,es from
thoie aates, lhoud they deem 10 espedien., TO .ay
the foundation for radical reform IN the aatiopai
compact ty 'uvitiDg to future convention. .
dsPutstion from all the listes ~ the union, They
therefore report the following keioives--which
are unlimited.
H. @. OTIS, pv order.
ResolUed, That the calsm,ties Ut war De,pg no W
brought home to the territory Of this Common
wealth portion of II being IN ,he occupa pat,on OF
Inc enemy, our sea sosst and rivers beng inva
ed in several pi .ces, and IN all exposed o in
mcdisse danger the people Of M.ssachusett.
are impelled ny the du,y Of self defence. aud by
all tieteeinss and auschments which bind good
cnizens 10 their county, 10 unite in the mos,
sigorous measures tor defending The stale and
expeliing me invader, and no party fselngs. or