Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-12-17
For me .s;ers. ana Gar'ne.

Hrcdx erdH erCttTS MO rs
ti-p, for filing IA. ,snsa ofhe feea
iar arny; and Jsr organizing fAe M
hiis'
ist pttN
ris proposed 10 form tho Tree ra'e
O. panal,tiaa 81 the United states ~
go the are. of 10 and IS, into e'as
{. ....at 100 escai AMI e.cs class :"
% furnish men 'o' '"' va"
sc. Sc."
That. /" Congress have right BY the
Ca,ynu,ion Va raise -esular arm'es
true: I'D ,ha, as inciaeat,l to this rlsht'
md with a vie~ to carry It into effect
,..v h.,e. choice " all means neees-
,srn aaa srsser therefor, in other words
all ,nssn. tAat being necessary are not
. nro,jb;,ed by the shicis or letter OF the
ron>,i.a,io:., i. eqsaly true.
Ratio the plaza proposed, IT'S oo)ect-
ID that |, is eos,ra-y 6o'h 10 the .fr'f
and Z .ter Of the CONSTITUTION.
,,,. That i, is eeatrs-y to the sh"n
of the constitution, must be admitted,
~ .s ma<, Acknowledge that the dee
.,,ss .f ere,a,m enjoyed bv eifizens I'M
De-. opr ~ bubiiesn ss;fxnoas, IS in'eri.
a, N ,ha, secured TO the snIjeets OF ma
-, NJ ,be .sucreigss Of Europe. In q.
E-,,,;n for exsmple, there are cont'!tu'
,;,,,l l,,nit,, h.vand which the hing
n. 40 authority 10 msrch any one OF MS
.r,;,e,s a, a soldier without his consent;
ara IN attempt TO d. i, world mos, pre-
L,,,v he stesdrd with dangerous con-
,.nces 10 hi, personal safety. The
.,.se impressmcnt ,n,s the regular SER
wire oF the eo,ersa,ent, Is believed to
n. .esured Ia the people 9f France, by
,h-,- n.eser constitution. And 10
doubted whether a contrary principle
nr.,Ai,s IN any bu, one ~ two ct tho
mo-, arbitrary governments OF Europe.
rsfcrsa,e TO the debates OF tas dii-
f,rc., conventions. by which the pre-.
.en, cons,ita,ion v,s adopted, and esPe-
e;allv Of tae Virginia convention, oil
~h;ch the President and SECRETARY OF
War were beth mssaosrs, will shsw
that no ouch grant of powerts the gene
raj Government, was aeIignsd: and tia,
f.o,, The syiri, eviaeed bY May "f the
,h,,s, Of the advocates. AZ well as oy
all The spncsen;s Of The constitution,
.ueA a p-e,en.ion, Insisted on. would
have injured the rejection OF the COW
.,;,u,ion itself Iii more thaa Pr"sA
nj. indea3 TIA, Mr. Msdison'' and Col
Nf,nroe'. own speech, on hat "eessio",
w.6ld faraisa a complete r=,ats'ion oi
,ss DOCTRINES for watch they nov con-
tend.
Any p-inciple in Eve, that would
like ,hi.) so,horiss the g"'srnme"
tsye,5ty. to s.shody the 'as't resPsc'a-
Ia. .;,ix.p. of the esaatry, and sa,sh
t.sm .nr,ad, (rs matter whe'he' 70 ~ 5
r,,. Air, Africa o. Csaaaa } tor any
n,,o,,e whatever, must be ren'tafS 10
The ,nir;, or a constitution, justly den'-
m;n.t.j the I,eeesf snd most rrfRS1 can
In the world, -.
%. The principle eantsnded ior' Is
also contrary % The letter oil The eon'"'
tuition.
TIA, consti,u,ion, in the duties Of the
n,i,i,i.. ma. specified three distinct eases
!, u,irb crizea, may be foreioiy i'r-
pr.s>ed into the military service OF Tue
r,,.,,msn,, excluding, OF course Vte
e,,s,i,s,ion itself being gran, oil spes''
A. ,,r.r,o all others)-k hiss also pro-
,;a,d. ,hat in these cases, the ciHzeas
Ali, 10 Nod osi, NOT as seguiar', sn'-
e-red nv the sener,l gosernmer'' out
a, militia mon, sfficsrsd by the state
vsrntaenss.
Col. Monroe, however eonteno''
tha, ,ae general government hos "s"'
IN ,mS..dy bv draft, 4 portion oil '"e ~
t;zcn, Of the eraatry 10 place its own Oh
6-er, oxer taes., and 10 march taem
=, an, Do;n, beyond the LIMITS OF the Y e
MON. 90, .sy psrpsSs either OF e"n9a
or defence. The same power mug" o.
eosrss, be ~xtsDded to eomp,hies' 'es'-
,,,,,-. br;rades ar divisions, transfer
rim, Them by the process OF draft, from
~. r,mnari of The R,iits o. state ell
s.e,.. to that Of officers appointed oy
the rcnsrsi government IL need sarS-
To- a. .dIsd. tsst ihi, wesld be pa'ss'
bic ,ie,.,ioa &c owe article OF iae eonsu'
,u,io,. .ecssias the citizen against mi
mas in,r-r ress, sseeps issares sP's
eised esSes, sad OF aslt'er ssserving :"
the ..tss. shs rire, Of otheer'ps 'asn
ow- militia.
Mar are ,hs argss,sR's at the Ssere-
t,,. h f..or ef hi. prclsc,. con'icercs
aS Iessening, in ssv degrees 'as 'o'ee
Of INC sho, . ceaeiusions'
That sitvii operate IN all ahse.
abs, " ross viii BE- exempted from mex
cecs rue esief magistrate ct the onNea
State, aaa The governors Of the dissr.
en-, States" wan,a perhaps be m args
me,, in favor Gifts .aoPtisn. Gould 'he