The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-10-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
Fam the Moth American Review
AR OF TIE UNITED STATES.

Frnm the Moth American Review.l
ARAl OF TIE UNITED STATES.
"0m venerable fathers, IN framing the
Consultation ct the United States, r.yers-
cd the ennciples upun which military es
fhhiishments had bren founded FOR ages.
ThUt acted upon the CONNECTION that the
pnwrr oi declaring gar, and of creating
the mrsasu drtrrce aud offence, those
L'sh attributes ot sovereignty, upon the
due exerclst 81 which depend the welfare
und nfien tn existence of NATIONS, should
rfstd. with III ST. Who have the deepest
interest AT stake, aud Who are TIE least
likely to abuse II. Aceordingl, thei
plaerd u ~ "a, hauds al Tho r. preseeta.
tees # lhe People, that SO the military
tolee ~ the country, instead OF being the
creature OF an arbitrary aud irresponsible
"l,l =sAtI III offspring of the same
pc .'ai aud atburt,te legislation, which
onslnales e-"ry = her measure connected
With III, general good.
Jcolnusy of metsry psHcr has ever
been practical fr,hug IN ths country.
Its ioflntncr WIS Il by the COLONIES. and
w." a'n'ng The eNettng causes of the Re
'"luI'on and II required all tue difficult
lies, aad r,en occasional desperation OF
tbt Struggle, To restrain II from embarrass-
ing AL ibe measures Of the war. The
% lInsrtsl Congress. Il is true, standing
on high anal cruiraI 2rouud, and cumpre-
hendng The tnll responsibility If the cau-r
VI WAS directing. often gave signal proofs
OF aa cies alton phn,e all narrow pfrjud
ces, "hen tin tate OF that cause VAS ~
Hopar'iy aud o0ce or twice confdrd to
9enetal " ashlngiou al almost drctaluil,l
po"ei.
The war uf the Revolution ended H.
1888. la April, l7B5, the military estah-
lisltmrnt of the United States was Fixed At
one rtslmrht at infantry, and two com
nantes al atlt,rrS, or about 500 m.n.-
has "" natinn, two y"tts alter a pro-
lfatlea aud rAaspelated struggle with on,
OF TOE mast powerful Kingdoms of Eu
ROPE, While most important relations wrr,
still unsettled, and nlh hnst of unouiel
and ial udable nrishbors upon IT'S int,ris
frontiers, whose excited spirits could no
suhside int0 peace, like those Of more ci
vi led l.atens al the bidding Of treaty
stood yearly Invested at every means -
organized defence. While we Fecoaaizr
Strong Cause OF This abandonment of sell
prui.cilu0 IN the exhausted condition q
'he country, we may likewise discern in
that cautious policy, pushed suhewhat 4
an eSi'eme, which regarded snld.1s a
useless. and even dangerous, when not re
CURED Tor immediate service.
About two years after this pern,d, In
military establishment was argumenlrJ b
7Ou men, and remained thus until 179(
when, under the new constitution, il wa
hxed al one regiment Of infantry, and on
battalion OF artillery, embracing 1915 m-r
The President was at the same time at
thoriBed 81 call Into service such mjljii;
for the defence of the frontiers, as n
might deem necessary. In 1871 the e.
Enlistment was again increased by m
addition of another regiment Of infantr,
and The L, esideni WAS empowered 10 rails
5000 feoieS. as they were termed, in lie
of the militia he had befre been author
lied Ia call out. H. 1902, the ntantr
was still further augmented BY three add
tlonal regiments, one uf which was So u
ganzed, as to embrace squadron of fol
Troops of light drasoons. Ia 1894, egi
hundred men were added TO the artiiierI
nhigh was ,benceforward to be sly led III