Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-04-04

mi asiSH 10 assxsf hzfefiisoaeso II hrisa
powers! 80.
I'm case Of being. in actual service for nine
months. computed from the arrival st the
rendezvous, how much of q ,yesx VIII be
lief, for any benefit Of the coascfipts, aiser,
Ldeducting the time eonsuniedin narchiag
|ou, aud home - q =
III they should Be Ordered to the Delta
Eof ths Mississippi, where some jof the new
|con,iuental regiments were placed in 1899,
what proportion Of the, conseripts would
probably be able to reach their homes when
discharged Notwithstanding the weakness
of sickly frames! And how many of them
would be left to consolidate the soil. or TO
feed the animals and birds OF, prey within
the territory of Orleans?
Will the governors OF states think IT
good thing Tor themselves to be occupied
as recruiting officers for the consumption
service! However, II they should act as
recruiting officers according to the new pro-
jeet of CONSUMPTION, the governors may
have the satisfaction Of taking the eng" &C.
ments Of commissioned officers, so as to
recruit 10, no common style. Whatever
eminsnce Of absurdity there may be, there
isS novelty also in the project, for having
commissioned officers recruited by means
Of their own Written engagements, o-asfo
mstamorphose an officer OF militia into
continental officer for foreign service.
In an army Of an hundred thousand con
scripts, where every non.commlssioned Oh
6cer and man is to have his musket or mu.
steal instrumens-willt the riaemen be pleas
ed with carrying musquets ?--snd how are
the artillerists 10 be occupied must Tue
cavalry appear with musquets sticking up
in the air, and having the bayonets soldered
to barrels made thin and weak near the
muzzle according to the, Dsarbotu plan ?
Perhaps there might be furnished from. the
mandatory at Springfield, enough OF the
sort for all the cavalry OF the eonserlP'ien'
unless there should be some objection with
respect to such of the. bayonets as have
been put on with soft solder.
Were the palatinc doors Of patchwork
forgetful or ignorant of the use Tor fiaemen
or artillery or cavalry in an army of an hum
dred thousand /!
lntermingled with absurdities, observe
the insulting pressure against tie main DO
dy OF militia, who may remain asetal'y oc-
cupied and ready for defence at home? Is
there project at once 10 Cypress, to de-
grade, and to ensnare? Look at the dis
persion Of muskets and accoutre ments on
account of conscripts engaged for foreign
service! How many consumption encamp-
ments are to be formed "ei,her by reei-
ments, battaions or companies 20 If ii BIZ
all an affair of political gasconade, SO vex-
atious 10 our own country, and contempt.
bic to foreign powers, what does tn whole
deserve There are 10 be arsrnals and
armourers for the various encampments !!
MARX the dissipation throughout the whole |!
The patronage of new appointments and
compensstions The appropriation of a mil
lion of dollars for camp expencvs and con-
seription items!
Who but swaggerers about economy and
bunglers in legislation, would have the as.
surance to propose the doing of such things
so stupidity and so was,et,tlly, although
message from the lNcuMDENTs OF THE Pa.
LACE has stated the power of 6o,ro7ping
money enough ? -.
1.-The conscribfion Till was passed by ma
jorisy. in the House Of Representatives, at
Washington, on Tuesday the 2olh March,
1910, and has title placed a, its head, as
if it were only to authorize a,detachmeni of
militia according to the constitution. The
duties called the Mediterranean Fund are
also continued by an act, having title as
it were for protecting the commerce end sea
men Of the United States, in the Mediter-
ranean