i
1
p gutjontp,
An ACT wthonit"? the capojtt of
to ikl NavU Forco
B' E if enacted by the
Rcprrfcntativa fM
efmiUd,, That in addition to th fn-f
icc, there be fitted out, ottcered and
anU, as sood as may be, the four
7 'VT ... frJteiu to riU the imrri
r r:"7'w..r: the PTcicm
f the Uuited butcs is ncrcuy
riscd aiKl empowered to equip, man,
rAn in actual cnicc, so ma-
tK mihlic anued vessels, now
lid up m ordiiury, and pun lxuts,
as in-his judgment the public service
mav require; ana to cauc u:
rates, and other armed vessels, when
prepared for actual service, respect
ively, to be stationed at such ports
and places on the sea-coast as he may
deem most expedient, or to cruise on
any part of the coast of the United
States or the territories thereof. . -
Sec. 2. Anl b it friht' enJafd.
That for the purpose of carr& .Uic
forcjroinL' provision into . immediate
efiVct, the President of the United
States be, and he is hereby authoris
ed and empowered, in addition to the
number of petty odicers, able seamen,
ordinary seamen and boys, at present
authorised by Uw, to anpoint, and
cause to be engaged and employed
as soon as may be, three hundred
midshipraenr three thousand six hun
dred able seamen, ordinary seamen
and boys, who shall be-engaged to
serve for a period not exceeding two
years; bit the President may dis
charge the same, sooner, if in his
judgment their service may be dis
pensed with. And to satisfy the ne
cessary expenditures to be incurred
therein, a sum not exceeding four
hundred thousand dollar bey and the
same is hereby appropriated, and
shall be paid out of any monies in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
J. U. VKNUM,
Sptikr eftbe Be if Ritrttmianrxi
I OHM MILLEUGE.
President of tbe Sen t. p'O tempore
J Til- lr.FF:.OS.
POLITICS of the TIMES.
From fi AVatfmai Imeitnur.
The following is extracted from a
letter dated, llich nood, February
6th, from a respectable mercantile
house lo a member of Congress ;
to plicc,the genuineness of .whicJ.
beyonfl all question, the origiml n
left at the ogis of the N. IateHigen
cer and i'd be shewn to any person
on tpplicaucn. Th se, who avxw
such scntimmts, ought t9 be knewn
U.m&rk.d; the finger of scorn should
be pci..tcd at them ; and in propor
tion to the tolerance of the laws
should be the cnergyof public opi
nion. 14 Your esteemed favor of the 3rd
w received thhmorninjj. We hope
that the rtpcal of the embargo laws
vrill he followe.i br letfers of maroue
.
and reprisal and not by arming our
merchantmen. If we are to haru
svar let us have it from the proper
source, and with that nntvrr, which
his done us tbe greatest injury ; ne
ver put it in the power of the msr
chan's cf this country to involve us
in a wari whose late conduct ha
shown that they are quite destitute
of principle. If you doubt this, read
the following extract of a letter from
a merchant of Philadelphia to us, Sc
then say if the peace of th'u coun
try ought to be entrusted to such
people. " I should be hsppy to hear
from you before the separation talk
ed of takes place. Tbe Potomac is
to diride betwixt us and the N-c-g-roes.
I am scrrv rmi are on the ne-
t9 nde.
' ' -
You
ill soon sec in the. news-
Papers resolutions past here, that
illmake the Palace of V-a-g-a-bdsf
tremble." The letter from which
this rTirft .v rMm tr
John Grant and bears dale tbe 27th
list month.
We hi
the stile in which these people con
tinnapy address each other, this Mr.
Grant happened to mistake his man
ana is caught."
Pmw:ti to mean rarabndij
rtt nlntions, .which
me I0uuwt.b - .Vnrk
hit e passed the Senate of N. York
unanimously, ana of
. . :n.t.nt. hfore the House oi
;nc,3k mv-m , . w:n
hv whom the V wm
unquesllonaoly be Pt""1
JL nn their mover, Dcwit Clinton,
and.the patriotism of the sUte . oi
New-York- They Piea3C us I" .
they posse..
eminently requirea ai n u,w -very
public man. Let domestic
treason realise that it will be crush
ed, the, insunt it -lift its hideous
frunt, and it wilt ihrink mppallcd i
to annihilation. iere is uv
nerve, but there.is likewise Ha'
nimity in the course of Mr. Clinton.
U .sedges hinb a vrell a aH be rc
pabhcansol the s-ate, to the prin
u.lcsol the new President; aud is
most seasonable annunciation to
foreign powers that the lilt e bick
crings of republicans about the 1 re
sidency are at an end, and that, on
national concerns, the republican
Phalanx- is undivided and indivisible.
Public men, do your ouiy, u n
uatron will support you .
RESOLUTIONS.
"In Seriate, Jo 31f, 1.
it Whereas the uniust and multi
plied aggressions of the belligerent
nations upon our national rights ;
ihtir obsunar reiusai id renacrjus
tirr and to listen to the most fair,
friendly, impartial and pacific over
tures ; md their unrelenting perse
verance in a system of violence, ra-
pacity and insult, nave rcnuercu
and incurhbeni duty of
all good citizens attached to the
rights. and honor of their country; to
bury in. oblivion all internal differ-
ence, and to rally rouna tne sianoaru
.,f the roVernroent in opposition io
ihe unjust pretensions and atrocious
..utrare of forcicrn -powers. And
whereas, tn .defiance; of every, dictate
if patrotism and erei? consideration
jf dot v. tbe roost unremitted and re
prehensible attempts are making,
jrith uncommon industry and mang-
.;, hv -Vrrv art of misrcnre-
mentation, to enfeeble and destroy the
exertions of the cencral government,
in vindicating our national rights and
honor, hv endeavoring to alienate the
the ncoplcby opposing
the authority of ttie.laws, and by
menacing a dismemberment oi me
inion : and1 the legislature deeming
it an indisptusihle obligation, at this
.iriiical and eventful, period, to. dis
countenance ,thtse dnng and facti-
tus proceedings, and to bear ictir
'nony agVi slthc insolent socroach
meots, of foreign nations, and tng
tullv satisfied thai . the , conduct . of
he national government has been
cdculated to secure Ihe resources.
to preserve the peace, to mat mam
the hohoran4to romotD the inter
est of this country : , . ,
Therefore (if the honoratie
the Assembly concur therein.) v
IIxsolvko, That wjc repose full
confidence in the wisdom, patriot
ism and integrity of the national ad
ministration : ahd that we will, ate-
very hazard, and to the full extent of
OUT iacuiuc, ujj o
the unjust attempts oi foreign pow
ers ; and If a state of peace hail be
po longer a state of honor, and a con
tinuance of aggression shall render
an appeal to the ftord inevitable, we
pledge our lives and our fortunes in
defence of the just rights of our in
jured country. '
Rcsolveo, That We consider
the union of the states as the palla
dium of our national safety, the gua
rantee of our national prosperity,and
the pledge of our national glory ; tc
that every attempt to violate or sever
ihe ties which bind the confederated
state together, ouglt to receive the
most pointed reprobation, ana mc
mot Ht-eided abhorrence. And we
earnestly exhort the good citizen!
of this state to be vigilant ana act
ive in discountenancing and sup
pressing all combinations and at
tempts to evade or violate the. lawsi
to detract from the authority of the
government, and to impair the sta
bility of the union ; and we solemnly
conjure them, by the sacretl princi
ples of liberty and patriotism, to pre
pare themselves for the crisis which
is-probably approaching, tand to be
ready to co-operate. with each other,
indith the constituted authorities!
ia relisting and repelling the ftuda
mit a copy of ihes'e resolutions to
r u r T.ifL"ito-f hi. M
the President of the .Ufetted Stales as
v. r.i.:u kt. qnr) that nur
tnc sensc oi avi: , ,
c-mrnnd Renresentatives inCon-
grcss be, end hereby are requested
to use every cxerttoa -to' put the U.
Wtcs in the best condition ot ac-
fence, so that we tot dc iuuj
n-,red tomeet the'dangers which me
nace the peace of our eounirjv
R Order- - .
From the Boston Chronicle, f
Uotttn. Jan. 31, 1809.
'At a meeting of the officers of
the legionary brigade, convene this
evening, in pursuance oi puuin. u
tirp. at the Association Hall, Elm
th. flxnress burbosle of
considering, at this alarming crisis
f t.nr niimial concerns, certain
public expressions, lending to the
safctyi protection and defence of the
fjniti-d States Major. Oliver
JoHoNNorchosen as presiding officer,
r,n,;n s;imtikl HEWEs. se-
.pspv fnr the tiVcrnine, A Commit
tee of five was then chosen to con
sider the business of the evening
who retired, and abotst ten o'clock
returned to the meeting and made
thir rcnort. which being reaa Dy
n irarrranhs. was so accepted by the
meeting ft was again, read enti.e,
i.nnn imnus V accet)tcU, alia orucrcu
for DUblicaiiooas follows :
Whereas fhere have been asser
tinn and insinuations made in vari
ous parts of this commonwealth, that
" the militta, when callea on oypro
ner authoitv. will not come to en-
ct laws' nd whereas such
rtinn. insinuations -and certain
.ni.ihnnt ore r1erb?atorv to the
known fidelity and attachment of the
militi to their coantryi its constim
ttbn and laws, at all times, and in
all events and under aU cucumst3n-
ce, since the establishment of our na-
tional independence, ana even oeiorc
that neriod. as the plains of Lexin
mn fc the heights of Charlestown in
1775, will fully testify ana prove
- r ,
And whereas the conhdencc ot tne
government is fixed in their reliance
oh the militia, in the first moments
nf alarm and dancer, and that conn
dence and that reliance nave Dec
fullv realized in several instances .of
peril in tlits.commonweauo auu m
other parts joi; the union, where re
k.ii; tnnrrction. and treason
havft h?d defiance to the jaws, an i
,
nut at hazard the lives and property.
t t . . .. K : u
v my l'" ; . . .
luve been suppressed by the ordinary
powers of the government nu inc
instrumcniauiy -
Revived That every .attempt.. tc
alienate tha militia-from.their just
alleeiance to their country. is insult
ing to the government, injurious to
the quiet possession of honest pro
perty, and even hazardous io mjc
ResZvedt That as officers holdinp
commissions m the legionary on
ade, 1st division Massachusetts mi
Ittia and having been qualified to
act under the authority of the state,
by taking a solemn oath of allegiance
and fiHriitv to the commonwealth &
rTn;t-Vi States, to siinnort the consti-
States, to support the consti-
tution TZ
thereto, the subscnuers do, upon
their oaths and honors, ucciare. vo
their fellow-citirens and the world,
that they view with indignation, anu
abhorrence eVery attempt tpdisai
r-rtthe militia from their known
uniform attachment and fidelity, as
American xitizen Uldiersy to their
country, its constitution, its govern-
mcrrt ana n uwa - vn,-
i-rt imnhivp and feeline lan-
Itiuuf .
guage of, our country' nero ana ac
nnt-A thief, we will Frown indig
nantly on the first attempt of any
man or set of men to alienate" any
portion of our relloriti2 ns,especi-
all? mai important. JVfinw y
trenPth and dCience OI our coumry.
the militia, From Ihe ;govcrnment
and its laws r
Ricsoi.vxDThat as ofiicers of the
militia, we are proud to declare our
atfarhment to the constitution, the
laws and' the union of ihe states : &
the. lUiiest connoencc iu uu i
soldicrshom, we have the honor
eotnmand-iithat
danger and
the law rally
rvund Iht Standard of their courtty
.inri nrfiiwr n r-f.tititimii: laws
4nd protect us coiistitulioiii Jaws,
rights and liberties, agamstaoretgn
foes and domestic traitors.- )?'
: Unsolved, That as many Officers
didr in July , I 07, with, our fellow
citizens in to'wri' meeting assembled,
wiiert the sivage and barharousajf
fair of the Chesabeake was ' under
consideration, WrcV to a resolve,' iv
nanimously accepted o the town
in the foUdwinrf .wprds,- six t"hai.
wc mostf Sincerely approve, or the
proclamation,-and the" firm and. dis
passionate course of policy pursued
bv' the President of't he U.States
nd we cordially unite" wilh diir fel-
low-citiaens in aharciin effcciual
aupport to such measures ' s our
government may further adopt in
the present crisis, pt onr aHairs
We, therefore, do now solemnly dt-
ciare, as citizen soldiers, we do hrart-
ily Tenew and agree to the above-
mciuioiieu v,cu&c
Oi,tViiK JOHONNOT,
" Presiding VJicer.
Legislature of Massachusetts
Senate -2 burtday. Feb- 2. ' V
The, comnuttee on the several Me-
miriIs ftvm the neonlaof a number
... r.v.
. . ... --- ' , ' i 4 o ii
ntmni!-uin nf the Ifto-ifclaturft inll
.f i.iwnc in thi Statei niMVinir the I
rhiW Klalf. in the Present si t nation I
of our public affairs, made a report
in part. ' ' ' j
; After an able and highly interest: magistrate naving competent auw.or
hlf. thft mmmiMee reroni. ifv to issue the same, every person
mended the passing of the following
resolves and act.
. f RESOLVES. ;
Resolved, That the act of the
Cohgressof the United States,
sed the 9th ol January, hi the pre-
ent year, tor entorcmg tne act iay
u;g an. embargo; and theseye.ri
acts ' sopplemeiiuryUheretbisU'i
the opinion of this legislature, in
.any respects unjust, oppressive &
unconsutuUonahanclnot legally bind-
ihg' on the citizens of this state. But
iot withstanding ,his opmidn, in ot-
der finally to, secure 4 certain andjj
uerman.nt rthrf, it is earnestly re-
commended ; to all parties aggrieved
tjy the operation of this act, to an-
tain From forcible resistance, and tor
apply for their remedy m a peace-
able manner, to the laws of the com-
monwealth. ' . .. .
Dcrni.n Thaf n Anltahli- rr.
monstrance be prepared and immc-
diately sent to the Congress of the
United States from this legislature,
expressipg their opinions and leel-
ngs on the several suojeccs oi com-
i.aint, contained .ui the saitt pet:-
ious ana particularly urging me rc-
nai oi llie nuin aci u; vuui:ici
Mssed on the th of January last.
Resolved, 1 hat the legistature ot
. ' ' ... i I.: i
nis commonweaitn wm zeawciiy
to-oaerate with any of the other
states, in Ml legal and constitutional
: r . ... .. . - .
States, as shall be jmlged Accessary
commerce, ,and to give, tne com-
merclal states their Full and just
consideratipn in'thelovernmeiit of
w " - . .
and to ffive, tnt
tne union, anu mr auuruiutt uci i"-
n'ent reU
lief from the oppressive tneai
sures under which they how suffer;!
. O pca? TkoMU knn. tU. Prfi I
I , , .
rEli
ue.ted to trinsmit a
t r,. ,i th rn!,u.
i f k the wislltures of
- - r a
, - u. . ;tk St
measures to rescue our .common
country from iropehdingruin, and to
preserve the inviolable union of the
states. A , '
THE ACT.
Commonwealth of 'Massahusttts.
An Act to secure the, people of thiseom
monwealtb agamst anreasonaoie, arpi
frar c and anconttitatiosial searches in
there dwUin house. V -
Whereas it is declared andpro
ided in and by the Fourteenth artr!
that verv sUbiect has airiffht vto
be . tecure from all 1 unreasonable
.earches and, seizures of his person
his house, his papers and ' posses-
iionsi and that all Warrants are con
iraiTilO tniS riK wu,w
- :' ....... . . v-.-;'' '-;-,-t;v''r
foundation of themes not 'preVipusJ
supported by : oih W Affirmation
v And whereas, it is also providea ia .
arid by'l'Jhtr '
mendment to' the cbnstituttohcff the
ilnitejStatesV that " th rights of
thf people ta 'be ;ecurein their
houses, paers fecstthat
unreas'o able fsearchei1 ah sfeiztirea ,
Vvhbt ipldnolar
rant ' shall j'lssueul titpd'n. jp1r3lfflibH.
cause",, supporxeil' bitorftfffii;ni ;
ation, andpaiticmwlyes;r
the ; place to' W Isearcfieid and the
it fDemg tne auir p tne wgisiarupc
io protect the jiiehs oFlihis" stated
againsrthe ;infrirrgemente
essential righfsnd to provide effec
tually fof the urnshmenj of those
who violate ihem i Therelforei-- ,
tw Sec. i . Be it enacted by tHe Se
nate and House of Kepresentativesi
and by the ulhprity of Ihe amc .
That if any person ;b'rrpwn;:a'fter
the passing ois toinlcphtempt
ana vioiaiiou ox tne sain jjroviajwua
ihe? declaration rights and" consti-
tutiort - -aioresatd, nau 1 enter x any
dwelling houseMjaiiy ciliken of -Jhii
commonweaunj -2 suuaic wiuiiu ;
same, in the DAYaime. to searcri
the ?ame tio'use for any amercer any
rUClCUl UUU1514V WIUM), Jiwuv
or manufacture I ;iti4r ;PJcVtqe pjT
---T-V.
anv antnOrilV WnatSOever WllBWll oc
j . , . ' y m,
ae-ainst the conseht Oi the OWhe,OI
such dwellinff hoUSC, and Ot having
II a warrant therefor, supported by
oatn or amr nation, ana wucu uy
so offending shall be adjudged; to bd .
guilty of a high misdemeanor, and
U hall, on convrctlonj thereot in tne
Supreme Judicial Court, i be Sen teri-
pas-ljced to pay a fine to-the use rot the
Commonwealth not exceeamg,. tne
sum oif; aouarsvana ipTswner
imprisonmenf in the commfin jail ; of
he county in which thd'ionvictiorj
may be, For a term of time not e
ceedmg tnpnths, fb either of
the "said punishments, accoraing io
I the circumstanced and aggravatioa
II of, the offence. ! ;
VScc. 2. And be it Further ettacted
jjhy the authority aforesaid, tnat it any
person or persons, after. the passing
of this act, in tonteflipt aim Violation
of the said provisions In the declara
tion of rights nnd constitution, aiore
said, suaU 'hter any dwelling house
oflrny citizen of this comhiomveallli
o ruiViin the v name in the
NijHT -time, being armed with any
offensive deIy;wearh, to search
; (hesamc,'nbuse 1For:f"$peciej-'bt;
i' any articles of domestic igroth, pro-
duce or manufactures, Jindpr pre
tehee of any authority jvhatscever,
without or against tf he consent, of
thS owner of such dwelling house; &
not having a warrant therefor, sup
pdrted by oath or affirmation, aiid is
sued by a mastr?e kaving compe
tent titfinritv tn issue the same eve-
r person sov,o(iVdiPg shall be ad-
jhhereorVtn the Stifne an?udictal
I f . . .
t6 pay a tine to tne jjse ? f;wc!'r
iiiWealth, not j eiceeding e sjim
pfri dollars and to suffer t&
.nns-onni'cn i m J i
I in wfiich the conviction
in nlch the con viction may be; for
rm'nbt exceeding; : K months,
-.r .il'V.r nnmshtnentS. ' aC-
. rirciimstances and ac
L.lthat riothin in th.s act,
hui kjctrnM tnwin
in mnnr imnair the remedy Mch
ft hKadl forda-
-.JT - WJnnif ithiiad
Thf? Senate Wereci SODcopies of
the Yeport c ito ) VZ
lllCl Willi 111: iifc" v "T O - f :
assigned ; Tuesday '&&$&X
1 1 o'clock, For consruermiririe repori,:
?rom tbe Sn&W Kf
Any person grYing M6ratH4 'M M4
KeRto to the.Sobsirn;4if
I shall be
7 -ALi;U)Rit
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