Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-10-17

by itate government, tor the defence OF
tate, NUT be coaiid red as its own
mealures, not thof- Of The United S ates.
he expenies att nding them are charge
able to the itate and not to the United
states Your excell9ncy will perceive
that a different conitfuction would lead
into the m 1T important, and, as Is beiev-
ed, into the mott pefnic,ons coniefuen-
ces. If a Gate could call out the nili-
tia md subieci the tnied mates 10 the
expen.e OF fupp ring hem, arits pea.
fure, the national authority would Gale
as to that important 81 81. and The na-
tim be charged with exp nfes he I
neafures producing wfic'4. the VI ipral
government had 30 aetncy, anc osef
which it coul3 have no control. This
however, though ierious obj cton to
fsch a conitruction, Is not the mott
ueighty by toking the defence Of the
itate into It's own hands and out OF thotc
of the general government, a policy is
introdu ed on The tendency of which |
forbeat toNonment / fhsl remark on
" ,hat Il a,close union of the TIA es, and
an harmosicus co-opcrario1, between
them and the general government are
a, any tine necefTlry for the preic: vation
of their indept ndence and of those ineiti-
mable liberties which were achieved by
the valor and blood of our ancettors, that
peried may be eonGdered as having ar
rived.
1t folowss from this view Of the fub.
jed, thasaif the force which has been
put into fervice by your excellency has
been required by Major General Dear
born, OF received by mn, and put UNI
der his command, the expenfes attending
it will be dstraycd by tie United .tases.
1t follows ike wise as nee fry conte-
quence, that if this for has been called
into iervice, by the authority of the itae,
INDEPENDENTLY Of Major Gn Dearborn
and b. not placed under him, as com.
mander IF the Gii1ficf ,he fate Of Mas.
fachufsttk.is chargeabie with the expenfe
and not tse United arates. Any claim
winch htsf atss may have TO reimbussc-
ment, mIa be judged If hereafter, by
the com tosent au hority, on iull view
,of al the circumttances attending it. 1t
s question which Is beyond the author
i;y OF the executive.
Your exceIicncy will perceive hat
this government has no other alternative
than to adhere to tyitem of defence
which was adopted on great cor iideras
ton with the bel. vIe.s to The general
welfare, or to abandon il, ard with it a
principle held 'iacred thereby thinking
from its duty at a moment OF sr-at peril
weakening the guards deemed neceiIsry
for he pubic fafery, and opening the
door to other consequences not less dam
gerous
BY thefe remarks it is not intended to
convey the idea, that militia officer of
iupsrior erade, regularly called into fer
vice ital not Command an officer of the
regular army, of inferior grade, when
ading together No such idea is enter.
tanned by the government. The Militia
are relied on essentially for the defence Of
the country. In their hands every thing
is safe. ****s*#*. /, is the OBJ
jca Of The government to impole on them
no burthens. which it may be peiIible to
avoid and to protect them in the dis
charge of their duties, in the enjoyment
of all their rights.
The various points which are attacked
and menaced BY the enemy, Especially in
this quarter, where they are waging, in
Comfortable force, predatory and defos
latlng warfare, make it difficult to pros
vide Immediately for all the necefary ex-
penditures. ANY aid which the fate Of
MailAchuferts may afford to :he United
States, to meet thefc expenditures, will
be cheerfuly received, and applied to the
payment and fupport of the militia Of
that fate in the iervice of the u States,
1t will b. proper that the money thus adj
vance,, ihould be depoited in iome Bank
in Bottom, that the disbursement of it may
be made under the authority of The GOV
ernment of the u. S. as in Emiar cases
elfewhere. Credit will be given to the
stare for iuch advance, and the amount
be conGdereda loan to the u. States.