The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-16
FOR THE ENQUlRER.

been excited by the omission, in the Orders of the
23 Of Aug last to call into service certain portion
Of the Captains held in requ.sition under the Gener
al Orders OF the 10Th OF April. 1919 and having been
the organ through which these Orders emanstei, /
) deem II my duty 10 exhibit such a statement OF
facts, from the oeicisl documents to wh.ch have
had acsess, IS will satisfactorily account for the
otoisssn.
On the 10th OF April, 1919. Congress passed
law authorship the President ok the United States
TO require cf the executives of the severs States and
territories, 20 take efsctual measures to oYeaaize
arm and eQnp az riding 10 Ease, their resp eetvs
proportions u one hundred thousand mi a.. 81,
the 18Th of the same month, the Secretary Of Wax
addressed letter 10 the governor, Gazing on The
executive authority of this state, Tor twelve tboGs
and militia. being this statrs quots, snd uses the
very NO ~ ID the net OF Congress, To The orssni-
zat'on, arniRs, and equpments-He also requests
that the force thurs placed in requsi,ion may be or
Eai ea snto corr fanies, bat,Giions, ece.-ln coin
panee With this requisiticn, the orders of the 18TH
of April 1912, i:sned, pursuing the organza-
ton ct the miis, prescribed by the laws If this
state, and that q, the United States--troyn which
ours was literally copied in the number ans des:g.
nation OF the officers. The number of nieh u COM
pose company of infantry was stated st sixty
which it is we'll known, is very high average.
This requson, il viii be reeoNecte1 was made
m .9brif, one Thousand eish. hundred and iSrye
an,s a. the troops called into service by tis sens-
raj orders ct tue e2d Of July, 1872 ST. of Ser,em-
ne", 1919 9th of February, 1878 9th s. esd. of
March, St3 with several other SINAI, IN ents
were required to take the field, officers and Others
the 18TH OF March, one thousand eigk, I.rGre4 and
thirteen, order issued from the Ad;u,ant Ciener.
as Office, at Washington directing that in all midi
80 detaehmcnts, tor the service of tae United States
the prcp0rtinn Of officers 10 privates should be tbs
same as in the regular army, (see Document Az $
sist q company should corsst OF one HKgG- "a mi;
sNes The elect OF this regu'stion has been, that
IralesT "a having captain. 'euteisut | ensign d
EeFs'ai,e ~ eorporals, 90 a company, ~ reuuired
10y oi' laws. ana the act Of Cousress. for
tne ,'iiitisl n) (by Which last act S7cfy four IS IL
ma tfrIl fxaft HI.
were required, captain, first, I second and /
third iieu cran,, ensign, S seriean,s and cor,o
r"'. to c"mHcny Of ore hnsiTea prvates. 90 Thus
enner 'iie General orders OF the 9TH OF mil 1870
became eHptrrumerary.
. tss already hcsn ro'rartst, that up 10 the qi.h
q N"fra last, ihe ,ohtis called into seryic,
lrec'.civ 80 they yerc held in rcQustion and
these lsst orders rot 1rly Issued but /, GREAT
prnpn-hnn az i,s uOors lad actually arrived in
if'~h'oond. 90 their WY 20 Norfolk, before il wa.
Ssown That the regulations nj the War Deoartmcn,
% me t9tn %.rch, 1915, would in any manner a.
feet fher organization No sooner was tue insu.
ence o. thcse regulations peic cTet than tbs. Ga
vernon wrote e" t!e Secretary of War reauest:n,
lis'T s'isn nsou, this state unti; the r. cr,n
,'~7'sus'y orss'lzci, ehould have been exI,euduJ
lsse document .. The Secretary of War, iu his
answer does Indeed profess conform 10 cur ire
s.H sy stem hut still requires company to consist
oi one anldTeG, -Crs and file; leaving us H. The
same dilemma that were before in relation
70 tue captains OF companies. See Documents c.
Previously 10 issuing the orders of the osj Of A.,
gust iast, OF which there have been such loud com
plants, General Taylor, in the service of the Uni
yea states at Norfolk in conformity with the recN.
'uons OF the War Department of the 10th of March
last, had made specific acquisitions upon the exc.
utve authority of this stat, for officers and prv.tes
rs an Officer, Gen. Taylor could not have done o.
t'erWlse and had The executive refused TO call nm,
te militia IN the proportion of officers 10 ur;yaes
required, the inevitable consequence. would L,ye
zen, tnst ~ the eTpenses Of the aupernumerary
'iAeers Tcu'd have been thrown the state not 2
CENT OF pay could be drawn ult the troops we're or.
canned on the principles Of the reauIsr army and
the state authority would have been stray ed against
'oe GenerM government Still. however, Ill the
captains Ct volunteer companies, p-cpery 50 cnom-
mated, or OF companies OF infantry CT i,e lir. form
ed ty volunteers for the express puspos Of 81 ser
eecing the craft, who were SO reportet TO this Of
6oo, we're called into service.
Not having yet received return or tt,. Lot. 70
QUESTION, VI IS impossible say Whether there vi
ne dehcisncy, or an excess of officers ;-thoi,sh
q detail OF officers from the muster ron n Ills oc
nee was IN the same proportion exists " tie reg.
nIar army, --S Should there Le deiciency Of OF.
"'7' IS contemplated 20 supply il, l. tte aeceo-
'aEos G! the ser.'ces Of few officers who hsvz VOL
untee'0o tn continue bat with this restriction Ina.
they were 10 he d" those ofpartieuar merit snI
Nhose experience warld be i,nportart in t-s;,i,.
und'lciptHed iroops"-nor was ,i,cr cce"ntanec
{" 20 exclude those FROM service who from the rry
formation Cf tber companies are entitled Go cow;
n'aRi Y was h-EeJed, that messi~e Of tb;s Liud
would i-hy promote tie pGSia iotersst and thai
~ ""Nhl t'Si 1't .sfSG3We 10 tht officers IN
ssiTe5 u have at:oBs snd untisei ulned tr,a.,
certain poyf'n u Cheers who had been ac eusto
'ned 10 the s,rt.ce. AID rs Il vas iaposaibla n,
call ont al he cGtf1iHs who rad t.eeY placed ~
T|orrii.'Crs II was Thought, thar hv u,ni,;iur tros.
~''e had been merely !etdikct Tor service and oe
c6AiS" not eonntac.'ine their own. Of. volunteer
co"ran'es, nc ov'iiuus di7tinction would he g0ale
;n9 tist ihers "oold be 80 ground OF com
q ANT
wy. ~. BYNlNc.
"a See aet ii Coasres, Of 8ca Of May 1899
~ SEC sets OF Congress of Goth june 1919. Sect
2, b Of 21ti. January 1919, Sect. =, g.
(H.J
-a5IasaTf Generals Office, H'aShinyfon Ciiy.
1911 sfarch. 1876.
The folicvins rules prescribed gitl, regard 70
militia dr. RATS:
is- ~ militia 'etach'neats IN the service of die
United States must be made the rr4uis;tion of
some officer OF the United Slates, Tresuis.y autho
Ised TO make 'Ssh requ siten on The ex.ctitiye a,
thofty NJ the state or OF the terrdory from which
the GetGsbnents shaii lie drawn.
% In these acquisitions shall be Expressed tbs
Lum"er 81 prNatss. nor commissioned shd ootnu,s
stoned officers required Scich ShuH be ia The squ
prOOoftscSF 70 e7cd othcy, as o6t; az sir REGULAR
D'0ly. he looser method OF requiring Regiments nj,
brigades, viii he discontinued
;d 90 soon as ohe hHHdieG b,izafes. eipht nom
commissioned and I've connnissoaed officers ebaH
lave beer prg2Htzc1 ass cons ~. under q "a, ,;