Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-11-07

correctly.
Another member from Virginia told me
Yesterday, that The proposition in the new
secretary's report to receive in the sub
scription to the National Bank the late stock
at par, should never have his vote. These
feliosvs (says he. alluding to the holders)
to put their paper stock into the Bank for
one cent more than they have paid the gov
eminent for it,
you will have further particulars in day
or two. think Congress have passed the
Rubicon"
An act to provide FOR filing the ranks of the
Regular army by classifying the free White
Male population of the United States.
SEC. /. All the white male Inhabitants be-
tween 10 aud AS to be ciasse9--clssses of IS ~
each, in every Township, Parish, or othef Ter
rtoriai Division, are TO be made under The su-
thority of The u States sssessors-where ,hefe
are no assessors unde, Msrshals-Aa SCISSORS and
M-rshsls bound, under penalty TO complete Tbs
CT ssiica,ion in given time.
SEC. 9. Each class shall furnish one able bodied
man between Is and As to serve During The " 81
Ito be delivered over o assessor or Mafshais,
and by the m TO be delivered over to the u. $.
officer authorised 90 receive him.
SEC. 5. Mhrshals and assessors are to deter
mine the precincts Or territorial ID visions Of each
Glass, so tina. the property in each DIVISION shsii
be IS nearly equal as possible land give notice
10 each resident IN the Disiric of the number Of
the precinc TO which he belongs, &c.
SEC. 5. In case of failure, each Glass to pay
penalty. which if no, paid in days shall BE-
collected oft.e .axabie inhabitants of h. DIS.
uict in proportion 10 properly real snd personal
to be decided by the Tax list, or any olher jus
and equi able standard by which the actual
we .lth of the party may be ascer aimed.
SIC Marshals and assessors to act undeg
direction of he psesden, of U S.-rhe penal.
ties forfeited by each Class shall be collected
BY the collector Of Direct Taxes and internal
duties, IN same maner direct Tx is collected.
SEC 6. Any person aggravated by excessive
vslussions MAY appeal ID che same manner as is
direcsed N he act fos assessing direct Taxes
SIC. and 8-Rels,e 20 he paying over OF the
fnss md penaiies by Nafshals and Collectors 10
the TIE ssurv, Be.
SEC. 9 NJ ,ney accruing by penalties to be EN-.
ployed by the Secretary of War 10 recruit the
army.
Sec. 10. Provides to ray Marshais, &c. for ser
vices.
Sec. IL 10. Is IA. Subordinate regulations.
Sec. Is provides that any white male inhab
itsnts OF the S. being liable 20 military du,.
who shall furnish so'dief between Is and As
during The War shall be exempt from Military
duty durings,he war.
Sec. Is. UnimpoftaHt details.
Now let the reader ask himself in what clause
Of the constitution the people of ibis coun,r,
have given to Congress the power to drag them
into the ranks Of the army against their will
Who before ever dreamed that they possessed
this power Il cannot be pretended that this spe.
cies Of service has the least analogy to the ser
vice as militia which has always been common
in this country.
The militia are never expected to be called into
she field bu, for short periods. They have the
choice Of their own officers, and have never been
considered liable to be compelled TO constitute .
part Of regular army. They have secured to
them the right Of being commanded by their
own officers.
the personal military service of the citizens, but
they have taken away the tight Of the state gov.
ernments TO exempt sny.-Mr Monroe propose
expressly that o,person shall be ezemp., bu'
the President Of the Ur;;ed States aud The state
Governors. No other duties 10 which they can
be appointed in their several states will excuse
them.
But on the other hand. they propose a bribe
any five men who choose to accept it, 10 free
themselves from the legitimate claims of militia
~ service, which the state governments have
over them. This may be very injurious to the
militia, and in some instances destroy their or.
gsnizaiion SO far as essentially 10 weaken The
defence of,he state. Il is The exercise of pow
Ct which we find no where given 10 Congress.
Boston DAILY Adve,nSer.
Ersrccs ofa letter from Washington datea
Ocs. %.
"The military committee have Just pre-
sen,ed 10 the House litter OF War-Bills
The first, for CHASING the whole male pop
ula,lon OF the United States, between the
ages oil 8 and As; each class to consist o
Is, who arc to furnish one able bodied re-
CRUZ, tor the army by day not mentioned
but which OF course will be early IN the en-
suing spring. The assessors Of the direc
tax are 10 form these classes, in such man.
ner az to make the property OF each olas!