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Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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In Hallowell, citizens exempt from military duty agree to arm and equip themselves to defend rights and liberties against foreign or domestic threats, hoping their example, along with Newburyport's, will be widely adopted during the current crisis.
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AUGUSTA, FEB. 10.—A number of the Citizens of Hallowell, who are exempt from military duty, have agreed to arm and equip themselves immediately, and to hold themselves in readiness at a moment's warning to defend their rights and liberties against the attacks of foreign or domestic tyrants. At a crisis like the present, when our dearest rights and privileges are assailed by those whose duty it is to protect them, it is hoped the patriotic example of Newburyport and Hallowell will be generally adopted.
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Hallowell
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Feb. 10.
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A number of the Citizens of Hallowell, who are exempt from military duty, have agreed to arm and equip themselves immediately, and to hold themselves in readiness at a moment's warning to defend their rights and liberties against the attacks of foreign or domestic tyrants. At a crisis like the present, when our dearest rights and privileges are assailed by those whose duty it is to protect them, it is hoped the patriotic example of Newburyport and Hallowell will be generally adopted.