Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-12-12

government, at iealt would be Cautious,
not to infuIt the understanding OF the
nation, when attempting to outrage us
rights.
To that part Of the Secretary's plan,
which recommends tax 10 be levied on
al! property within the precinct Of the
clsfs, in order to raife the bounty tor
recruits. objections occur, which in or
binary times would feem infurmountable.
he provilon Of the contribution thar
dire6 taxes {of which fort that on land
is) thall be aPportioned among the Rates,
according to reprefensa ion, is wholly
difregsrdrd This AK is to DC apportion-
sd according to the free male population,
between the ages OF eighteen and forty
five years. his relieve. .he Have hold.
ing itates, from tie increafed tax which
they are bound by the CONT u.ion TO pay,
for their increaf-d experimentation on &C
count OF their ilavss The difference be
tween he fums TO be paid by Virginia and
MaiIachufctts, according TO the propoted
plan, and the conititutional appostion-
Haent exceeds four hundred thcufAnd
dollars. Ibis is violation of the con
tuition too plain and obvious to require
any reafoning to demonitrate. Il is
however, in my opinion of cfs importance
than the other which affects the rights
of pc fonal liberty, as this does The rights
of property Reduce the people to ia
very, and you may take their property
when and as you pleaie.
Mfr MAsos. in commenting on the military fys-
feui OF shs ruling parry, pronounced it neonhcsnt
with fhe proviion, of the Uonti,utiou deii uelive
OF all civil ibery-in airociry. exceeding that a.
dop,ed by lie iase Emperor OF F.ance for the fub-
jusAtion If Europe Such msaiure, fays Mr. NJ.
cannot, ousm nor TO be iusm,ed to lit could
Ia no uther way he avertsd, NOT oniy believe but
hope it will be reffed Odious and cruel fave
~ wound I've the coniequeuce OF iuSmiilion MIR.
Mafon then went into examination Of the
proposition au hor,iiog the eal,itment Of mic
nora wilhou. the content Of their parents, guar.
dians Matters fhewiug thap she yov.rnmene
had NO more right or authority 10 do his han they
had 10 compel perfons by fo.ce to enter the army.
We ,esres that our limits vii not leemt US % give
nW caac!uave and unanf~erAb,e argument eu.ire,
on I'll. part OF the bill.
The circumstances of the country be-
ing fuch as to r nder Aanding army of
conGderable magnitude neceHAry, l do not
with to excite any UNREASONABLE jea!oufy
againit iuch an eitabliihnent The plan
OF the Secretary at War, contemplates an
army IF more than enc buncred and forty
thouiand men, at the diipofal # govern
meat. 1t may be worthy OF confederation
whether iuch an army, in certain events,
which may occur, initead Of defending,
may not eDdanger the liberties of the
eountry On one occsGon at leaf, It
required all the influence and adursfs Of
their great and GOOD commander to re-
IT. ain, within the bounds Of their duty,
the army of the revolution than which
here is 10 reafon to hope the prelent will
be more patriotic. Surely, it is not to
be deiired, that an mutual proportion of
young men, of fuch early years, as not
to have become acquainted with the relas
lions and duties of civil life, lhould be
drawn into the army P1rfons educated
from Childhood in camp, become fol.
diers OF fortune, indifferent in what caufe
they employ Sheir arms. From numer-
Gus and veteran army danger 10 moltlv to
be apprrhended. when the civil power
refts IN feeble hands
The hon gentleman, Mr. Giles, has
related, that Oliver Cromwell, in the war
between the king and parliament of En-
gland, defeated the royaIiits at rhe battle
VI Maie5y, BY means of a regiment of
London apprentices. Has the honoura.
b.: gentleman forgotten the artlul add-eG.
uied oy that hypocrltical tysant, to entice
INTO his army The youth OF the country
and then to insinuate himiclf, by all
methods in his power into their con-;
and affections rhe fame troops, who
Pur down the royal power, accompanied
their ambitious leaaer to the hou(e of
parliament, and drove from their iea,s
the, very men who had RATED him to
power. They enabled Cromwell to
eaabiih tyranny 70 odious and oppref.
FIVE, that the Ensliih nation to avoid it.
in Mort time, surrendered themfelves at
difcrerion to the mott unprinciped and
prefiiga,e monarch that ever fer on their
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