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militia, with a resolution to acquire every necessary means | militia, with a resolution to acquire every necessary means | ||
of defence, & thus render themselves as formidable as the | of defence, & thus render themselves as formidable as the | ||
| − | nature of the institution will admit. It is to be remem | + | nature of the institution will admit. It is to be remem |
bered, that equipments without a knowledge of efficiently | bered, that equipments without a knowledge of efficiently | ||
using them, will be only of partial consequence; hence | using them, will be only of partial consequence; hence | ||
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& discipline, & that both officers & soldiers ambitiously strive | & discipline, & that both officers & soldiers ambitiously strive | ||
to render their several corps respectable in tactics. | to render their several corps respectable in tactics. | ||
| − | A well regulated and disciplined militia has been, and | + | |
| + | A well regulated and disciplined militia has been, and | ||
still is our country's boast & bulwark: On their efficiency, | still is our country's boast & bulwark: On their efficiency, | ||
united with the patriotic energy of all other citizens, we | united with the patriotic energy of all other citizens, we | ||
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of our invaluable independence, & the defence of our | of our invaluable independence, & the defence of our | ||
national honour. | national honour. | ||
| − | To act in character, let us be ever ready to meet | + | |
| + | To act in character, let us be ever ready to meet | ||
the invading foe with such promptness & energy as shall | the invading foe with such promptness & energy as shall | ||
convince them & the world, that though we have not | convince them & the world, that though we have not | ||
such regular standing armies as are deemed necessary | such regular standing armies as are deemed necessary | ||
for | for | ||
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& solemn war, with a powerful & imperious nation, must be sufficient to inspire every citizen, especially the militia, with a resolution to acquire every necessary means of defence, & thus render themselves as formidable as the nature of the institution will admit. It is to be remem bered, that equipments without a knowledge of efficiently using them, will be only of partial consequence; hence the importance of a prompt & zealous attention to exercise & discipline, & that both officers & soldiers ambitiously strive to render their several corps respectable in tactics.
A well regulated and disciplined militia has been, and still is our country's boast & bulwark: On their efficiency, united with the patriotic energy of all other citizens, we must rely at this momentous period, for the preservation of our invaluable independence, & the defence of our
national honour.
To act in character, let us be ever ready to meet the invading foe with such promptness & energy as shall convince them & the world, that though we have not such regular standing armies as are deemed necessary
for