Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-01-16

spasn body Of Tic regular amy has been
marched 10 III Itonlirr.- The navy has
been stfippcf D! rcat part OF ~ sailors
for the selfice oy III Lakes. Meanwhlii
the rner sa q, coast, bockaars
our fd oas IS and rivers
makes Gyas G1 II various and dis
tant pa, h4ish ne by force, ana
threatens ali tas az ssaiIablc, with fire and
sword. The - ard offour Of the New
England Stales, following its curvatures,
presents an extent Of more than seven hun
dsed miles, generally occupied by com
pact population, and accessible by naval
force, exposing mass OF people and prop
crty 70 the devastation 81 the enemy, which
brais great proportion 10 the residue OF
The maritime frontier Ct the United States
This extensive shore has been exposed to
frequent attacks, repeated contributions, and
constant alarms. The regular forces dc
tached by the national Government tor rs
defence, are mere pletcxts tor placing "iil
GERS of high rank IN command. They arc
besides confined 10 few places, and are
100 insignificant in number to be included
III any computation,
Thefe States have thus been left to
adopt meafurcs for their own defence
The militia have been conftantly kept on
the alert, and Narrated BY garrifon duties,
and other hardihips, while the expenccs,
Of which the National Government dc
cline the Reimbursement, threaten to abb
forb all the reiourccs of the States. he
PRECEDENT Of the United States has rcfuf-
ed to coaiidcr the expenfc of the militia
detached by State authority, fur the III
difpenfable defence of the State, as
chargcable to the Union, on the ground
Of a refufal by the Executive Of the
State, to place them under the command
of officers Of the regular army Detach
ments Of militia placed at the dilpotal Of
the General Government, have been diff
mified either without pay, or with
deprecated paper. The profpect Of The
eniuing campaign is not enliyened BY the
promifc of any alienation of their grew
ances. From authentic documents, ex-
torged by necenity from tnole whole in
clinations might lead them to conceal the
embarrahments of the Government. ii is
apparent that the treafury is bankrupt,
and its credit proarate SO deplora5le
is the fate Of the finances, that thofe1
who feel for the honor and fafcty Of the
country, would be willing to conceal the
melancholy fpectacIe, if thcie whole
infatuation has produced this fate Of
ifcal concerns, had not found themfelves
compelled to unveil it to public view.
If the war be continued, there appears
no room for reliance upon the national
government for the iuppy of lhofe means
Of defence, which mutt become indifpens
fable to fecure thefe itates from defolation
and ruin. Nor is it poflible that the
States Can dlfcbargc this facrsd dusy from
their own refources, and continue 10
fultain the burden ofthe national tax.s.
Inc Administration, after a long perfr-
verance in plans to bain. every eff,rt Of
commercial enterprz-, had fatally fnc
cecded in their. attempts at the epoch Of
the war. Commerce the vital fpsing of
New Eng!and's PROPERTY, was aanihiiat-
ed Elnbargoes, reifrictions, and the
rapaclty Of revenue officers, bad complet.
ed its deitruction. The various objects
for the employment of productive labour,
in the branches Of buiinefs dependent
on commerce, have disappeared The
fiihcries have ihared its fate. Manufac-
lures, which Government has profs fed
an intention TO favour and TO cherllh as
an indemnity for the failure Of ,hefe
branches Of buGpefs, are doomed to
ffrugglc in their infancy With taxes and
which cannot fail mott le
riouny to affect their growth The fpe
Gle is withdrawn from circulation. The
landed intercit, the laft 70 fee, thrle
burdens. mutt prepare 10 become their
principal fupport. as all other iouTces Of
revenue mutt be exhauitea. Under
thefs circumstances, taxes Of defcription
and amount unprecedented in this coun.
try, are in train of impoGtion, the bur-
den 81 which mutt fall With the heavieit
prefurc upon the States caR Of the Poso
mac. The amount of thefe taxes for the
enluing year, cannon b: eitimafed at l.fs
than five millions of dollars upon the
New England States, and the expence sf