The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-08-03

A1akmg an aggregate os 5000 stands delivered
and leaving balance Of 8t77 sta;ds snbi.ct IN g.,
ture distribution.
That the aforesaid disposition has been made in
virtue OF the authority conf rr,h y the third se.
ton of tie act Of april, 1868, which is az follow.
nat al the arms procured in vi tue or this act
shall be transmitted to the several states competing
this union and territories there f. to each state and
territory respectively, in proportion TO tl number
Of effective militia in each stale aud t-frjtorv oni
by each state aud territory to be distributed 10 the
miita ~ S,'eh state and territory uad such rules
and resGiS.na shall be BY law pr. sarbed by The
legislature % each state and territory
lheiahauass or this section is clear, and admits
OF but ons construction. The propo too "a which
each stete is ehut!ed s seeured b, IL; each state,
having contributed ITS jug, proportion OF money
TO piiichase, each state is epttieh 10 receiya
ts inst proportion of arms: g shall be trans.
mitted to each stste and territory res,,eetivsiy
IN proportion 10 the number OF effective inult;a ~
each state and territory .'-'' IrAaszLj,feei when
Al sHeh time as the executive may d .onl prupsr
ihisis the only construction, in tie opinion ogYoa
comnittee, OF which the language Oi the section ie
susceptible. Tthe intention OF the legislature had
been to bind tue executive TO = sizsuktQncous or
PeriQdic0l transmission, tie language Of the section
would have been different: shall be transmitted al
the same time" or s. shall BE- transmitted annual
", or bennisliy, or tTleBHin{iy" would have been
the language o. The legislature Tie tia,,e of trans
IsIsson not being specified therefore bit lett az
your committee conclude, to a'ssund EXECUTIVE dis
cretiop the question is. whetiet sny alteration in
t't "Hi q 1bpr bS ttiS respect CSpetieDt
In legislation it is extr emely difficult end freuuent
ly impossible to ioresee all the txigeneies which
May arise under particular AIT aud, CONSEQUENT
", extremely difficult, ani Frequently ,im possible 10
make adequate provision tOl item. IN sbne c-scs
even the legislature foressens a possible exigsucy
1t would be unwise 10 anticipate and provide for Il
by the exPre5S ietter 90 the law Would il beugrns
the legislature OF the Union for instance 20 arrci
pate the rebellion OF state against tho AUTHORITY of
the United States, and TO enact IN - no stste IN
actual rebellion against the United Ststes sloiJ he
ehuttsd 10 receive its proportion of arms 90 Your
committee presume not legislation of this chs.
rsctef, would, TO say nothing OF the violence It
would Otter to the enlightened sensbility OF the ma
tonal legislature, be liz means when Frequently in
duised, oi bringing about tiat very state of tLinrs
which cannot be thought Of without horror. aid
winch OUGHT not to be SPOKEN OF ut all. In every
act Ci leRsauOn, therefore, 3O,iething Tnus he left
10 inplIeation S1mething muct be lett TO disere
non But there are other considerations, which. in
tue opinion OF your CON mtec justify the discretion
IS 10 the time Of transHLiSsion.
war unexpectedly breaks out a partieuIe-
section rs exposed to the assaults of the enemy
tnat section destitute OF shall the enemy be
snhSrcd % ADVANCE 80 lay waste with FIRE and
sword, because the Presdenti bound ly the .sts,
cd the law SO to distribute the arms as that each ,ta
shall, at The same time, receive Il propo:uoo exact
" equal 10 the number & iis effective IoIt,s Nm
would be the exclamation Gfon oJe end OF tne H.
mon TO the Other; let the fGfefy NJ q oar be con
suited, though the whole suffer Deonyeuie oce NJ
would, under any circumstances, De bound IN res
pect H. The act Of tie $50 of April, 1903 wag
passed IT season o. prJ.o1qd peace concentrating
future wats, IL looked tO-nO particular w.r it had
lust gone INTO operation, had ssareey Developed ts
i'rst fruits, when toe present war broke out Tho
war found the miIitis badly orrae IL found psreu-
lar portion OF tscm worse armed and more expnsed
than others. Would u have been wise under these
circumstances - distribute so O0O 81 ytis of arms r..
CRAFTY amDas 500 600 militia. pT would J. have bser
WISER % consult tte s0aHis aud's&bosye Of psrcu-
lar porsonsi
Boz s6ppose It we're cxpedicnt IN the Opinion Of
your committee, 10 dedne, with precision ne line
u transn,issioi hat period Unght 10 be selected
II ysasly az biennial tgisnnisl dstribntion we're
a,'Syitd, 4 might irppen ~ essuqrty or aecinent
That "ithA the pprOi iimitel no aros we're r.ce,v.
c or 90 iow tat the e.Pencr aud rOuble Of disiri-
fiii ~ vcuid exceed the expense u manufacture
and whsi would the Distribution Og a aozes or ar,
"pirrd stind5 u ssAil Csc Iniliiis OF zreat
lac thcy world b. lost 10 the trsnsraissoI,. or
uttered ~ the stgtss ~ lie sIssted and forgotten
in t1e 'ii5rbU'oa " tae as,es them4elvss anio.ie
i"e'r own 'Hntfa. u q sn0ls shan pYabslas t,is@
''Wd " g''srnoi ~ rs as.ns y ne,p.e Is a,as 81
*h'rh tie racert cagga.Gu 81 irs Upi,ed Ststes
'Ns se"'ed ~ be rcsnEte,i. WOoii sfatc l,evinz
900 80 p'"ss u a.. ria, 90 JoiGpiaoti.iy eoaai!i
"e. PnR"e'e q. ~ 30 .le Gi3rib.tsol, ~ one
'"ont'td 4.fa- arr'. go s. .te Uoe s.g1s q as3