Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-02-06

requilision Of general Dearborn, fuch
parts of the militia, as the general might
deem necefIary for he defence of the fea
coat, and on the 2ad June, The fame
general Informed the gavernor. that war
was declared agaipff Great Britain, and
requeited AZ companies for the defence
Of the por,s and harbors in Manachufetts,
and the harbor of Newport, in Rhode
Iaand
The governor Of fate is obliged to
comply with every rtqufition Of the U.
Stafes for militia made in purfuance Of
The provifions Of thc contribution tie
is qual,y bound BY his duty % the Aa.s,
10 .eirain from calling them forth for
purpoils rot within sho!e proviiis.ns
The only cafe that authorizes call for
the militia Of the feyeral ita,es, II aff
agaiag an enemy i to yepel aaoaios5
The PRECEDENT. neither by binfelf, nor
any of his officers, ever pretended that
this cafe exiltcd at the time the requiil
ton .iTued The requiiifion was maze
expressly, for the defence OF The pos;s
and harbors Of that fate aud OF Rhode
lizard
r. Gore mex, took an able and & erded view
Of he uroy,fions of the Conllnnsions Of The Gen
era and Safe governments reasng to the militia
aad their relative rights and duties with feifect
to thrir emp cymen., 10 which he Clearly proved
from the ettes a well as he fpni Of the coniii'a
ION that the Executive Of his Commonwealth
have u a form conducted aSfesAbiy to Tie fuptsme
law al the sand.
| In the cafe alluded 10 in -, il was
not declared by the PseIident, nor even
pretended by hi officers, that any inva
lion was made. In fad, no inveGon was
attempted, until two ~ rs after this time
Ii the United States had no authority 10
make the requdition, The governor would
have betrayed his duty to the fate, IN
complying with the demand.
har the u. S. had no fuch authority,
think evident from the examination that
has been made of the powers delegated
by The contribution and the fate OF
Mshschufctts initead Of beng a juit oh
Jet Of scnfurc, by the United States, has
a well founded complaint agalnit their
government, Ter az atserpt TO uiurp her
tights, and invade her prerogatives.
General Cuihing, while iuperintendent
of the military dlitsi6t, in which Malta
chuie,ts is Gluated, informed Governor
Strong. that he expected an order from
the Prsiidcnt Of The United States, TO
requeit a detachment Of militia for the
defence Of the fea coat, and particularly
ofRoiton. hat he had not more q oops
than fuficient to man one Of the forts,
and psopoird thar one fhould be cccupi-
cd BY the militia, and that, while out,
they III Be iubjectso the command Of
no .ificer Of the United States, except
the superintendent Of the dlitrict. The.
governor aceedrd to the propoia.
J General Dearborn fhortly al.er fupeY
ceded General Cutting and on the Sln
July, 1914, by order Of Tie proficient, aid
in continuation Of The eape Cation OF
Brigad,sr General Cuihing 'eqoeited a
detachment Of eleven huhdrcd militia TO
occupy the forts and barber Of Bolton.
J, Governor Srrong, although under no
eonititutiona obligation to call forth The
militia fer the purpoies required, yes lee
ing the forlorn condition Of the country,
the vaii property Of the United States in
the navy yard. ihip Of the Inc nearly
con. pletcd, and frigate, all abandoned
by the government to the mercy OF the
enemy at the fame time, thar thesc OF
fered to him great temptations TO attack
and deitroy the capital of the ita'e and
its environs, and feeling authorized ny
the Ieiuuiion Of the lrgiAa,urc Of / ala
chufetts, detached the militia, in colil-
dence, that the agreement made with
General Cuihing would be fulfilled
/ III the end Of their term Of iervice
thcfe men were offered an nncurrest and
deprecated paper, as their only conpsn-
lation.
! In the beginning of September General
Dearborn notified the governor that the
enemy had taken poni Zion Of conhd
cradle part Of the tate Of Mailachuisus,
and requsifed detachment Of the mill
tia for the purpolc Of protecting and dc
Tending fuch parts OF that tate, and OF
New Hampfhire, as were not Ia the oc
Irnratinn ~ the enemy.