Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-02-21

nents for longer periods Of whose terms of ser
vice are sbout 10 expire.
II was nj intention TO offer myself to your notice
On this question. have changed my purpose only in
enseauence OF The eJse, winch the debate touk YES.
eJsy on al amendment proposed by me- 10 one If the
approximate provisions OF THIS bill The observations o
vnch hat occasion gave rise. have induced me TO pre-
kr assigning my reasons foe ny own ,o,e, rather
ban the justice chart, OF the times 10 as.
rgn re sons tor ms
The design OF his bill is TO encourage. BY me ans of
,efy extraordinary bounty, enlstmenls no the regus
amy L w, already exls ing, aud other bills now II,
rrep oefare the house, provide for the
Of an army of Sky three Thousand For he u
nose Of filling the ranks OF ba, army, he bill before
nronoses give each recruit, boupty Of one hun
ard aud TWEEN fur dosrs, and three hundred aud
,,s.aty acres of land offers also premium oi eight
ars 10 every person IN Of he army, ciuzen o.
soldier who shall procure able bodied to be en-
listed.
Before sir l can determine, for myself whether So
vrest military force should he raised, and grea
an sxDense, l IN bound to inquire in the object to
which thai force is to tie spoiled II he pubic exigen
:, shall in my judgment, demand IL il any object cOu
nee ed W the protection OF he country and he safe
wof rs calzens shall equire 1t and II ] shall res
,onshe ground 10 beiiese lha lac force. when raised
u1 be applied 10 meet that exlgency, and vi id that
noecon shall not be festsin.4, by any considers.
lions Of expense from giving my port TO the
am aware hat the country needs d fence, aud an
,nxiaus that d fence should be pro,id or il. The
6llrs extent. and IN The pfompiest inner. Dd whit
he obec of this bill To wst service is this arm,
destined, when It's ranks arc led are tod slt ,
the foner invaded, aud that troops are wanted
10 repel that .son Is too that the from ier is
invaded ha ,he wa, wish all its horror D. ordinary sud
tx raodinary, is brought within our own territaii es .
and dat the nhsb the COUNTY, of he enc n,
ave compelled fly, lighted by he fires of their own
muses. stay nd meet the foe fotec ed by an,
,d,ouste aid of government But 81, me- hal b. an,
..fnn NfN fffr t.,
tie lief If such distress Siew me- tbai the purpose
Of go,e nment, IN tbs measure, Is provide defence
TO- The frontiers a,ei see evidence of 81, such
in.entisn. have no assurance that tins my will be
applied any such object There ars, wss said by NJ,
honorable friend from )rk M. Gfosvenor1 ST on
reasons to inter he contrary, fr he fac, that the
brces hilher rsised have not beeo spped in an,
sutsble sufficient proportion The defence of gu
swn territory hitherto have be n re gsIded al
objec, of secondary importance, duly of . lowe
ader than the invasion vt The enemy. The army Issed
las year was competent defend he from ier To hst
puffoe COVE rnmen did moi see it apply It. rws
no competent, he event proved, ade wi sue
ce he provinces of The enemy. To hat purpose
however, applied The subsl is be e6 which
ngn have been obtsined, and sugbt TO h We been oh
land, sac, feed tn scheme Ut c0nquest in nv
opinion Wild ohe cUmmeace d w,,hou me MS prose
euted without ,ltn or cancer, ana ending dis,r CO.
Nos il the inland from only hs has been left de-
ieateless The cVss has been, ~ many place.
Will, exposed Give me iesve TO S ATE one in,,.nc.
section Of The union defended by fort noun ing ID
guns THIS fort for gIes par, Of he las, season was
holden ~ man and one Duy onl, l sta The fec,
IN The authority Of an hi ALE gentleman f his house
Oher cases almost equally grant, are kr ,wn 20 have
existed some of winch, sresis Of peculiar oh r.
scer and eat nsg,,i,ude. re been at stsks VIII
th knowledge OF he past, l must have evidence If
some change in he purposes OF admins ration, before
Can 'or this oi'l under ecta,in that proec
lion will hereby be Ito ded either frontier of the
sic Or ls M Iu,ir n.t.nr
CONTRARY, lemen tell explicitly, tina the 4, ousi
cn of Csnsd, is ill deemed to be IN essential obiec,
and the Of The II Iu,e, within the Ia half han,
has put the ,tier hey nd doubt. An honorable gentle
man from Virginia (Mf Shcfcy) has proposed an
amerdmen, his bill, m ing he service Of The troop,
10 he rsned by ats pr visions - Uhjects OF defence To
the bill hus amended he oe ed lis support and weuld
nAse been cheersub followed by his friends The
amendmeni rejected. | is certain he efore fba,
HE real object of his proposition increase the mill ary
hce 20 oh TX tao dinary degree, by tx raortinsry
msans Is 10 acl over gain the Of he Two last
eamfAgns. To h object canno lend nv SUPPORT
m a cad, s,tsfed wi he Exhibition
GIVE me ave say, ST., hat the tone on the sub.
ge Ut The couques OF Canada To be moi little
hahgec' bcofe the war that quesi w . represen
led 70 be qniie an easy far The .ahan spirils who
ned'iaed II, only fearful es At should ne no q q.
soe glorious. They had no apprehension excep,
Marts's anee would not be powrrful as TO render
he victory sflehdld Thee conhden exnecis,ion,
were however, eecomp nj d W Ia commend bic suira
gm'oe'a,'on, tie rue max oig IDS, md II was
B''ey SAID, ihat W. ough no make too large A
sssp Toe DOMINION but 10 stop IN arch of conquest
anmwsfo s0me where about lie line Of perretuai con.
teso, and o leave TO our enc mites the s. he resi-
sus o. the continent 10 he pole How happens II, sir
@-' Insecurity, 50 easy Of acquisitions and over whic'
sssucns 10 We prophecies, were 20 have been, by
@s Nms' ieg'ssnni dividing il mo states and tie rito
'""o' ye. oHs May, 81, how happens IL, that we
ae not siea free u nv,sion oureiyes thai gentlemen
e can on Us, by si The ives of pstrio ism TO as
s 10 the defence Of own soul and rourtray before
Nh. 'A'e OF The frontier, by feruen, and animated
'.r 70 M NOSE TOPICS, which The modes OF Indian
",riafe usuety suggues
iaN's i' Ia no. what we were promised This is
"e entertainment 20 which were invited. 11hs
imminent OF those pr, ions which il was dee
o''@cy hseii not 10 believe This is no, thu
s ~ sses'pess and sio y, he seeds If VIII CHI were