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


to be purified. he Atlantic coat IS TO be
defended as heretofore by attempts OH
Canada This is frankly and formally
told 70 The Congrcis, that 40 pretence can
b. urged, IN future, Of ditappointmeat or
deception
Ifsrbear to fpeak on this fubjef In
the actual itate Of things, all rcafoning
mSA be futile he powers of langua
cease before the eloquent monitors con-
family in cur view
We are doomed 20 remain in this fcene,
that we may not, for moment, iofe fight
of cur degradation and difgrace.
The government had complete infor-
NATION Of the deiigns Of the enemy,
months before his attack on Warrington.
In this city, were all means of defence,
forrenes, lhips, cannon, men and money
Here, toe was concentrated all the wiz
dom of the administration, to deliberate,
examine, decide, and prepare for the
fupport OF the capital, at lealt Gxty days
prior TO its deltruttion by few thoui
and worn dowl. and exhauifcd folders.
Y ou have now in full view, the effect of
their combined councils, OF their individ-
ual aud united talents, prudence, and
energies.
Ihefe monuments fhcw, in characters
not to be mistaken, the future in the aft,
and in the delolation around They de-
cl~re the fate Of every place, underline
influence and protection OF our govern
meni, II approached by the enemy.
Congress continues to grant, with no
fparing hand, fuppIies Of every kind to
the fame men, n the hope, il is iI1sagln-
cd. thar Heaven may, by fome miracle,
iuterpofe for tn II application to the iafe-
ty and relief Of th- country.
Permit me. fir, to crave your indul-
gence, and hat of the h0nourablc ieoate
while relate the condition Of the coun-
try, which repreient, as The grounds of
the vote, am Constrained to give on this
location - he nafc of Maflachufctts
has a fca-coait Of about 8 hundred miles
in extent It's eaifern boundary joins
that Of the encny lsis, of eouris, pc
cuiiarly liable 70 invafon. The prehdcnt
of the u S. was ayowedly Of the cplns
ion, that It would be invaded immediate
lily on The commencement Of the war.
here we're feye.al ifands and one OF
great importance, Oh tie eaftern frontier,
1.-The title 10 which was not dehnitiyeiy &C,
knowledge BY Great Britain. The claim
of Mailachuirt,s had been allowed, BY
this power, in treay made according
to the initruaions of the PRECEDENT, which
Irreaty the United States had cho!en to
lreied j he government, therefore, fu-
pcradded t. ths general obligation eijon
ed upon it, TO protect and defend the
territory Of all the itates, had incurred a
peculiar ,eipon6biii.y 10 guard this par
ncular frontier from falling into the hands
IT fhe enemy
his itate has Been left entirely unpro-
reacd and defencclefs, and has at no
tine, mad within it, and defined TO is
defence, fufficient force of the u S. 10
protect any one point agalnit commo n
and ordinary hottie attack.
| shortly aftert the adoption Of the CON-
| ititutlon, fhe ceded to the United States
aIl the fortrt Hes in her poicilion. lheie
with all the prominent points OF land,
and cites, appropriate for Notifications
to defend he fate againlt invalion, were,
aud, for long time previous 10 the war,
had been in the executive pcfcilion Of the
| Uni d states. The fate, therefore, had
no authority or jeridittion over, nor
even to enter them, for any purpoie
much Iets to aAume the defence OF their
territory, through theie means.
\ Here Nis Gore wsat into confederation of the
power vefed 10 Congrsfs to rafe aud furport Al :
! mic and o provide for the common defence.
II Within month after the declaration
OF war, the governor of that fate was
informed by direction OF the PreEdent,
!: that the regular troops were all'ordered
/ from the lea coat I; and this threat, 1t
|ipteudcd as fuch, was Inffantly executed
thus, he moment the y States had
placed the country in iitualion 70 re-
) qulrc defence, and which it was their
DUTY to provide they ~an'ony took a
way the only force which could afford
III
II Il may be faid, that the Pieiident cal
la 4<.x,xE - ,c:l:,;a ~ Iunr and Inv.