Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-01-23

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a reasonable portion Of the taxes, coilrctod
within said States, may BE- paid toto the re-
lspec,ive treasures thereof, and appropsia-
tied TO the payment Of the balance due sid
i States, and 70 the future defence Of the same.
/ The amount so paid into the said trea;as les
i 10 be credited, and the disbursements made.
as aforesaid to be charged 10 the UAi.<d
j States.
Resotued. That it be and it hereby Is re-,
recommended TO the Legislatures of the a.
foresaid States, TO pass laws fwherc it las
not already been done) authorizing the Gov-
ernours or Commanders in Chief of tiseir
militia 10 make dstsch,ncnts from the same,
o. d form voluntary cotp as shah BE snosr
/ convenient and consornlablc TO Il cir Com
ssitutions, and IL Cause the same 10 be WI
armed, equipped and disciplined and held
in readiness for service; and upon tae re-
fquest Of he Governour Of eithc of the ofA-
&C States 10 employ The wloIs of suc.s de-
tacbment or corps, as we'll as the regular
| forces If the State, or such part thereof IS
may BE required and can be spared con-
slstenlly with the safety of the State, in as
ssting the Safe, making such request to
repel any INVASION thereof which shall be
made or attempted by The public enemy.
Resolved, hat the following amendments
Of the Constitution of he United states. be
recommended TO the Sss'es Il pressntcd as
.ioresa d, 20 be proposed BY them for adopt
ION by the State Legislatu' Is, and, in such
cases as may be deemed expsdient, by a
Convention chosen by the people of each
State.
And / is further recommended, shat the
said States shall pc s-vsre in theii efforts
10 obtain such amendments, until the same
shalt bs effected.
FIRST. Representatives and direct taxes
shall b. apportioned among the several
States whicn may be included within this
union, according to heir respective num-
Ders Of free persons, including those bound
o serve for term of years and exs i,iding
Indians not taxed, and all other persons.
Second No new state shall be admitted
INFO The union bv Congress N virtue q the
power grained by the Constitution, without
he concurrence OF TWO thirds Of both hou-
! suS
Third. Congress shall rot have power
% lay any imbargo on the ship or vessels
of the citizens of The Unl;ed ,sates, in the
ports or harbours thereof, for more Than
sixty days
F1urM Congress shall no, have pow
cr without the concurrence ct two thirds
Of seth Houses, to inferdiet he CONNER
cisl intercourse bctwrea tie Usassd States
and any foreign nation or the dependencies
thereof.
| Fifth. Congress shall not mike or de-
! clare war, or auvaorlze acls oil nos lit, a.
gsinst any foreign nation without Inc con.
eur.ence OF two thirds Of both Houses, ex-
cep, sucn acts If hosiliy be in defence
Of the territories Of the Lnaed States hen
actually invaded.
SCH No person wo shall hereafter
he naturalizrd, snail be ehs IDLE as mem
/ Der Of The Senee or House Of Representa-
lives of The United states, nor capsble Of
holding any civil Office under the authority
Of the Uni ed States.
4 Sevenfh { he same person shall not be
| elected President OF The Cni;ed States Sc
cond time; nor shall ths President he G.
4 lrclcd from the same State two terms in sue
\ cession
1 Resolved, Thatifshe application Of these
! States 10 the Government uf the, Unis-d
4 States, recommend in tofe going Resolu-
ion, should be unsuccessful, and peace
should not be concluded, and the defence
Of these States should BIZ neglected, as it
has been since The commencement OF the
war, il will 10 the opinion Of this Convention
be expedien, for the Leglslstures ofthe sew
craI States to appoint Delegates 10 another
Convention, 10 meet at Bosom, IN the State
4 Of Massachusetts, on the third Thursday
oil Juns mex, with such powc's and insuue-
tons as The exigeney OF a csisis SO nomen-,
tous may require
Resolved, That the Hon. George Cabot,
The Hon. Chauncey Goodrich and he Hoa.
Daniel Lymans or any two Of them. be au-
4 thorizcd TO call another meeting oil his
!, Convention 10 be holden in Boston, at any
/ time before new Delegates shall be chosen,
as recommended in the above Resolution
. if in THEFT judgment the situation OF tic
Country shall urgently require it.
i GEORGE CABOT,
NATHAN DANE,
/ WILLIAM PRESCOTT,
HARRISON G. OTIS,
TIMOTHY BlGELUW,
/ JaSfIUA HvMAS,