The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-07-10
THE MILITIA.

Ahe Governor OF Connecticut refuses to
let his militia march, because as he thinks
the case has not,yet occurred which is with
IN the view OF the constitution, and because
they shall not be unGer the orders of Gen.
Dearborn, the constitution reserving "thc
appointment of the officers to the states
lrespeCtively.'
l. Who is to be the Judge on. the 1st.
Ipoiht Is the U S. or each state respec-
| lively If each state is to be the Judge.
there Is no head-there may be as manv
minds as states-and the militia may be re-
fused, Whenever any state, not pleased with
the destination of it's militia, may please to
say 1t isnot yet time to march % in this
view OF things, where are we, There is no
experimenting head and to use the strong
language of Mr.. John Marshall in the Vir.
ginia Convention. " 1t requires supern-
tending power, in order to call forth the re-
sources of all to protect all. United we are
strong, divided we fall" If the p. sident
does amiss, impeach him, dismiss him, but
let us not lay our country bare to our enc
mics, on account of some little critical nicely
of expression, which each state may please
to adopt. Our union is weak, if every state
is to so upon this plan of setting itself
up as the judge of every exigency.
Nay, Vthere be no " INVASION" no "insur
rection," no law to execute" vet may
there be none ? Is the storm to light upon
US, ere we prepare to repel it &? Must we
invite the enemy by our weakness ; or ought
we to arm our weak, points and defy HIM
Is this the doctrine of the illustrious Wash
ington And who so fit to Judge of the dan
ger. as the p. u. s.? Who SO we'll ac
quainted with the wiles and maneuvres of
the enemy
But though Gov Griswould were strictly
and Technically correct in his view of these
facts yet shall we say to the absurdity of
his last position The Militia must not be
under the orders of Gen. Dearborn, because
each state is to appoint its own officers -
Let us see now this power as expressed in
the Constitution, might be welded by the
States in few cases.
LIST. If the detachment from one state
move into another, who is to command both !
Must not some General officer appointed
by the President, the Commander in Chief ;
2nd. LII the detachment is to act with a
regular corps; must they act separately I'M
der their own officers, or some one deputet
by the Commander in hiefl-Must there
be two heads No concert no union of
means to an end ?-During the invasion of
Darius, the Athenians put their troops under
several oincers. the result was, no union
OF efforts no concert; every thing Jagged
OH until they took the command at success
i've periods. At Marathon, it was Militia
der's day, and he saved his country-The
same thing took place ia Rome under her
military tribunes. There must in fine be
! some head to take the lead.
This resolution of Connecticut can have
no i'll effect, fer Sc.-The President may
now commission volunteer militia, and this
is one cure. If he wished. BY means OF
militia to convert the regulars into dispose
bic troops, he will of course make no iminedi-
ate change i'll this respect the storm. if 1t fall
at all, will light upor those who refuse e.
| defend themselves. The great misfortune
IS that ii one case of this sort should info l..
tunateiy happen, our standing troops must
be increased to guard those who will not
guard themselves.