Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-25

"A,i, tSin'ed by lhe fact, that most uf
calls OF the general government have
BEEN mel IN this way, by the patriotic and
gallant yeomanry Oi our country until
now 1t has never been complained of.
when tequsltion is made BY Tie Pre-
flienl on amy state ia The Union Tor "A
quota OF militia. IL Is sufficient il they are
totih coming: aud Il IL believed that he
las no authority. under The laas OF cou
fh'uiion o! The United States, To enquire
''to iae mode IN which they have becu
raised aui organized. This j. a question
10 he Determined exclusively between The
governor 81 Il state and its own citizens.
q i one OF The attributes of state sOve.
r"'gniy, guaranteed by The federal con-
s'ilntion, aud with which the Executive
aud Congress cannot interfere. 1, an ola
rcy al the L. ). army should be guilty Of
on infringement Of this state prcroga,ive.
the complaint of lis Governor or Lcgis-
lairge should be considered as The only
iiesIs 10 authorize az enVu.!y INTO his
osh"lai COuUuct.
II = state I, by vnur comnii'se. lat il
vas not tuumd necessary 10 furnish the
Pr"sl lent ',Iiii his, OF the names Of the
.ns'i;ld officers aud nnl un!il the pan
i0'fs we're made oui and payment de.
iAdsdrd, we're The persons known 10 the
DrGar'mCnt ot War" \ majority Of your
com ui'trr were within reach of all the
in'ormai'oN necessary 10 'hc correction
ifhn error. Col. Haynes communicate
opS 10 !hr Secretary ol War were on tie IN
thai "fiire from whiri: they might lave
been n'mPd Of the number and grade
~ thr nihc"rs, as we'll a> OF every pariIcu-
var rcilhve 80 ihr organization OF the vol
npt"IS i''2eiher with the express and
IL ''rd appreciation o? that department
o, thr gpverrmrnt. Appended 10 the
report a." The pay roKs fled in The office
nt The Paym1S'cr GchcrGi Why they
omitted ~ examine the master r0H in the
'Frr Office from wGiyh the pay roll was
Transcribed. Your respondent Is al loss
10 dei"rpiue. Upon AN examination OF
he pay roNs. they should have known
that agreeabiy 20 the rules and articles
~ war, they must have been made out
from the muster rolls, which designate by
Dq5qs the number anil grade OF the officers
mGT,sred INTO service. The muster roll,
together with the letters nf Col. Hayur,
would have satisfied the committee HAT
l"e volunteers had been organized agree
S;iiy So the Laws of Tennessee (; aud that
u WAS procedure over which the gene
ri government could exercise no control.
2y The rules and articles ofwar, troops
Oi 81! descriptions shall be mustered once
~ two months tor payment nor ShaH any
p"qlacp' be made bat upon must, rolls. sign
es bg tie Inspector Generai or kis assistant
or, ga the absence OF these, b. some FIJI
Ger OF HE arnhN al the u. S. especially
assigned 10 Ibis duty by The general oF
other officer commanding lhe department
which TIA" troops so mustered shall be-"
Again, " HE 9TH ers and soldiers OF
rl...a
beng mustered anil IN the pay of tie U,nied
tStates, shall, al all times, aud IN all places,
Nhen joined or acting in conjunction
with the regular forces of the u. States.
DC gOUerHed by the rnies aud articles of war.
and shall be subject In be tired by courts
r"arlial. III like manner with The Off ers
and soldiers OF the regular forces, save
only thai such courts martial shall be
composed entirely Of militia officers"
tr m these eXIracisii mast appear evi.
dent, that no payment can be made, but
upon muster rolls, signed by the Inspec-
Tor General, &c. aud that from the time
they are made out and received al lie
War Office, the militia are considered in
.hc service of the United States. Neither
Congress nor the President have any au
iho,iiy 10 enquire how their officers have
been appointed, whether they have been
received as volunteers, or raised by the
more tedious and vexailous method of
drafting. Were the idea Of your commit
Zee correct upon this subject, the people
OF the different states would be deprived
of the invaluable privilege of selecting
between these two modes OF cOmpiying
with calls made upon tAem for the defence
o! orr common country. The general
government had The services OF those
troops, which is all that can be required;
aud they hdv long since beeu mustered
GU OF the service, and paid from the
public treasury.
HE committee confess that the Secre-
tary Of War appreciated the manner in
which The Tennessee volunteers were
raised and organized /; but sag, that " it
Il bHi Justice 10 the department Of state,
that II was not until The officers that had
assisted IN thus differing and organizing
lhs corps we're examined by the commit
Tee, lliai they were 1pnrlzed of lhe III gal
I'y OF tie measure" Surely the Secrp
fdry OF War must have examined the
COMMUNICATIONS of Colonel Hayne and
ynnr respondent, stating every particular
touching The mode agreeably TO which
they were raised and organized, as also
the muster rolls, giving the grade and
mnm5rr ct The officers by name all
OF walrh were transmitted, and acknow-
Ic 'ged 10 have been received. al an ear.
~ period, at tllat office. He certainly
could not have compromised himself so
FAR US 10 give his appreciation TO nrea-
sure before b' was made acquainted with
l'~ ~ ure and tendency.
troops Of The same description of the
Tennessee, volunteers, were received and
employed by Tire government on our
northern ircni! aud Somncrn borders
drfins lhclaie struggle wih ~ gland. and
~ lhr va with ibe Geek nation of In