Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-02-22
COMMUNICATIONS.

Being il Corgrels Hall few days ago
where a b5l for organizing The Militia Of
The difEritt Of Columbia was read, was
induced 10 ak one Of the Members what
Committee, appointed by a republican
Houfe Of Representatives could report iueh
a bill; and was not little iurprized vi ben
I was informed thar IT was the PRODUCT
on Of certain War Secretary and iome
OF the oGieers of The Difriet. This bill
impoies duties rarely to be found IN the
general orders OLA regular aanding Army
And on whom is it to operate pre-
lume leIdom on The Ulcers, becaute they
! form the board who are TO aiiels the fines,
/ and there will &c few if any inaances OF
their impoing Eres on themfelyes; then
|;t is to operate indilcriminasely On all olaf
/ fes Of people in the Difrif, between the
/ ages of IL and IS, fer there is no exemP-
,ion 10 the law !; they are TO be ahembled
niue times il the year, and fee OF FIVE
dollars impoled for nm. attendance, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon of each day; this
& fun we may readily conclude will be i'm
poftd on all excepta few fayorites, alsho'
8it may beliefs; the Militia are alto 70 pro-
vide ,hemielyes with a cloth unitoIm at
their o0n expence, or Fay FIVE dollars eve
ry muaer they appear without II; after
three months notice, which fines will q
mount 10 90 dollars per annum, upon men
who probably hire thelnfelyeS for So dolls.
year; and ,hofe who have Ave or more
SapprenIices may be compelled 60 pay $50
dollars although they may have tent their
apprentices &c mater, and they chocie 10
<idIe their time away and neglect TO attend,
Nor there is 20 exception IN favor of the
matter. The officers have right TO pre-
fertile themicves limits for muilering and
DO con6ne man who fhould accidentally
zehcroach, and alto to be liable TO fire of
|9lo dollars: they have right to order a
man coming in view to go into the ranks,
}and TO fine him 10 dollars for reulal, and
hhey may, if they chooie make lqnare
pn town one Of the limits, and the Greet
fheir parade ground. In ihort, might
mention parts of this truly anti republi
Gan bill which would atfonilh men aecuG-
I;pmed to relpeta the peace and order of fo-
1ce'y-and what end is this lyifem OF per-
iecasion 10 accomplish Is it to enable
&fhe people to protect ihemfelves? No,
Phey want no fuch protectioni Or is il to
*poiSe them TO bow pafiiye obedience to
zotlsers put over them, in which their
S"lihes were nor coufultcd. | will Gay
nothing as to the people of Wilmington,
believe they are well Offered and they
aIe contented; bur if the object is 10 get
People IN this county to multer they want
So no iuch law, for to ,he credit Of the
militia of Alexandra County, beir fpcken.
NAT no town in The U. States, fits fze
rs iurnlihed, heretofore, better militia,
nd that OF men in complete uniform; and,
Toen anoccafion required it, efcnnd The
O"n OF Alexandra produced double It's
's0Poruon of men in complete uniform,
Tao voluntarily offered their iervices,
aa performed their tower of duty
sliude to the year 1874: And all
"0le things were accomplished with cafe,
Sn'n the fire fer neglsa of militia duty
pas only Is cents, and fix mniters year,
u,kipg an annual fine of 4 dols. 90 cents,
'asso OF 45cr % dolls. And how was
~ con liwslifay il asdane by paying
S".s fsipeet to the people in the choice 81
"sH Cheers, and by rating yolunteer
slFa hes. This is the only and rational
'es OF making a militia it is by In
iSs he young ard more active part of
scalnuOity voluntarily 10 enroll them
,; ass' and 70 mufer by voluntary afIoci-
:. than the law prefcribes and
: = Tins way only, that men will ac-
: AHo@lsdsc CT Gilt;p!ine by exci,.