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4752. LIFE, Order and.—

The life of a
citizen is never to be endangered, but as the
last melancholy effort for the maintenance of
order and obedience to the laws. [307]
Circular Letter to State Governors. Washington ed. v, 414. Ford ed., ix, 238.
(W. 1809)

 
[307]

The letter was in reference to the employment of
the militia to enforce the Embargo law.—Editor.