Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-01-23
4fgisIaf,,rf Of aeasssfbusftts.

THURSDAY. JAN. 10, I0I

THURSDAY, JAN. 70, 1915.
YeRcrday, agreeable to adjournment,
the Legislature of this Commonwealth
aiIsmbled together ard on the call Of
the two Houfes, it was found thar quo
rnrys were aiiambled In both branches, and
ready to proceed to buGnris Itnmedi
arely on the Governors receiving this
intelligence, by joint committee, he
commuricatedthe following
MESSAGE.
Geajgxss gftbe Sepsff, AID
Gsalsussn b the Henssf Retx<l
IN compliance With 30 xkqne4 IS Che
members from this commos,weaith, Of
the Convention Of Delegates from the
New England Rates, which, lately net at
Hartford. l have direcrcd the ff<retary
70 communicate to the Lecjl AtNE their
report, which was sranimnfeJ 10 me for
tha, purpoIe. and which appears to have
been th- relult of medication and hfm
nefs.
Immediately after your late adj'urn-
menr, FIVE pcrfons were app in'ed 10
continue Board of War, agrseably TO
the act OF the 10th of Ott laf. a copy
of the ipnrnetious given them, and an
abara6t of all the accounts by them al
lowed and paid prior 10 the I4ih day Of
this month, together with fuch proceed
ioes cf the late ccnmiiIioners for the
protection of the fca coat, as have nor
before been communicated, uilg be laid
before ven From thefe documents, |
tick thc !egiilature will be iatislied, that
the board Of war, and the commiIiioners
fer Tea coaa defence, hare discharged the
duties aligned them with fidelity, and
with much advantage TO the public.
The Secretary will alto deliver 10 you
returns from the quarter mater general,
of the ordnance, and military ttores, and
Of the tents, entrcnching tools, &c. the
properly Of The Commonwealth, ftating
the quantity, quality and places of de-
polite, and alto return Of the quantity
Of military flores and munitions of war.
that have been delivered to fundry towns
for their defence, by order Of The com
millioners for the protection of the fca
coat Ihcfe returns will enable the
two houtes to judge whether the fate is
deficient Ia any Of the articles, that will
be e1sutiai for the general defencs, in
cafe of extremity
In erecting Notifications in this town
and its vicinity, and in other expofsd
places on the coat. the inhabitants of
many of he neighbouring towns have
laboured cheerfully and without recon-
penie on the works that were deemed
necenay for defence the patriotism,
manifcfed in thefc voluntary iervices,
merits the public appreciation and graft
rude.
By the refolye of the nth Of October
laif, the tSea(urer was authorized to re
Quire of the banks within the fate, &C
cording to the proviliors Of the fevera.
acfs Of incorporation, and upon fuch
terms as are therein fpeci6ed, the lean Of
fueh fums, not exceedingon s million of
d llara, a, might be retenary to accom-
piiih the purpofcs of the refolve of The
/ 9Th Of June. At that time il was lup
poird there would be no difficulty in
procuring the requ;ii:c fnns from that
iource, and the trcafurrr foon obtained
loans to a comfortable amount. But
the directors Of fome Of the banks declar,
cd thenfelyes unable TO lend, and Others
have expreG.d fuch reluctance, as fcrbids
an expectation that the whole amount can
be obtained in that way, during the con-
tinuance OF the prefent csuti.us opera
rions Of the banks. peGdcs. the fums 10
BE- provided for the payment Of intereit
on the money borrowed. and for fhc
ordinary espenfes of government, will be
greater than ufual, from the failure Of The
United States TO pay the interelt on their
slock, and the incrcsfcd difficulty Of col
lecflng taxes. Thelc circumstances
fEow the neceility of fpcedily providing
means for meeting the expenditures.
which the public cxigencies may require.
Indeed the efforts Of defeniive prepara-
,ipn, which were made in this hatr the
lalt year, will, If continued ar the exlcnic
Of the commonwealth, be fatal to our
finances and will render it nccenary to
inspofc hereafter fuch burdenfomr taxes.
as mutt be extremely injurious to the
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