Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-08-19
HARTFORD, Coon. August 10.
DETACHED MILITIA.

erctary at var communicated 70 MS ltAeeiao'-
sy Governor Griswold, of this state, the re-
quest of the President of the United States
thar he would erder into the service OF the v.
States. on the requisition of Major General
Dearborn. such Eart of the militia OF Connec-
t;cut. detached conformabIy to the act of Con-
gross of the 10th Of April, 1912, as the latter
might deem necessary for the defence OF the
sea-coast. Onthe nth of June, governor Grls-
void acknowledged thereceipt OF that letter, *
rave for answer--that on the requisltlon OF
Gen. Dearborn, he would without delay exc
cute the request OF the President. BY the law
of the 10th of April last, the troops detached
were TO be called into the actual service
of the United States, in all the exigen-
cies provided by the constitution. Those
cxigencies are" to erecute the layos Of the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iasafreetions--an reflel M
vasions.'' And they were thus to be called,
as the militia Of The STATE of Connecticut, as or
ganized by the laws of Congress and the state
with their proper officers. Governor Grls-
void could not, without reproach to the adj
ADMINISTRATION of the general government, and
particularly Major Gen. Dearborn, the COM
Inander in chief of their armies, presume that
any other call would be made, than consti-
tutionai and legal call, both in respect to the
exieencY occasioning 1.-THE organization OF
the troops to be called for--or the officers an
der whom they were TO be placed. 1t the
administration or their ftiends,arc disposed to
contend, oreif they feel conscious that scru-
pulous jealousy should have been III this m
atance exercised IN this early outset OF this bu-
siness,-or if tits insisted, that Gov. Griswold
IL. 4 thot fhe
be made by the commander in chief when nel-
Their of the exigencies required by the conStl-
tuition had happened--and that the detachment
would be called for in COMPANIES, SO as to ex-
ciude the higher officers by law attached to
it ;-and that these suspicious should, IN court
" style, have been through the honorable Sc
cre.ary OF war communicated to the President
I've are not at this time of day disposed to
call in question their authority on the point
Certainly. the administration best know their
own views, and their confidential triendS,are
most likely to be made acquainted with the
nature of their policy. If they say they had
such views when the letter the 18th Of June
was written, we shall believe them.
Be this as it may, on the 22d OF June Il,
General Dearborn, by letter of that date,
requests Gov. Griswold to order into the SER
vice of the u. States two companies of artille
nv, and tw o companies of infantry, to be placed
under the command OF the commanding officer
at Fort Trumbull, near New-London, and one
company of artillery to be stationed at the bat
terry at the entrance of the harbor of New-Ha-
ven.
In consequence Of this requisltion, Cover
nor Griswold convened the Council OF the
state Cor their advice. They expressed 1t IN
a written. result which by him was approved
1t has been heretofore published at length. 1t
viii be rccollected, that they gave 1t as their
opinion and advice, that the Governor could
ENTHUSIASTICALLY comply with Maj General
Dcarborn's reouisition, on the grounds that
none of the exigencies recognised by the con-
stitution and laws of the Z. States were shown
TO exist, and that the portion OF militia tor the
most of Newt ondon, viz. four companies,
was called for as comhanies, without the pro-
per field officer by law appointed to command
them. and were called for expressly TO be hIa-
ced un9er the commank of an o6fcer Of the u
States commanding at fhet station. This I'D,
vice being In coincidence with Gov Girls
.wold's opinion, his Honor 1t. Governor Smith
was desired BY him, as Gov. Griswold was
then about to leave the State, to communicate
the determination of Gov. Griswold to the Sc
cretary of war on the subject. And IN the
absence OF Gov Griswold from the State, Go
vernon Smith did inform the Secretary OF war
and Gen. Dearborn, of bis (Goy Gfiswoid' s.
determination, with the reasons on which 1t
was founded The raquisition thus made by
Gen. Dearborne, has since been renewed both
by him and by the Secretary OF war. La con-
sequence thereof, the Council Was again con-
yened in this city, the last week, and the cor
respondence on the subject laid before them
for their advice. Separate from what has al
ready been stated, it consisted ofthe following
letters, VIA letter from the Secretary OF
war under date of July l4th 1912, in answer
ts Gov. Smiths letter ofthe I'd of July-one
from Gen. Dearborn to Gov Gtiswold, dated
July 18th, ls12--and one from Gen. Dearborn