The Litchfield County post., 1827-01-26

21 1929
 Deduct all the surgeons and assis-
 tant surgeons, except 1O4, for the
 104 camps 1,17S
 2O,144
 From this number there may be
 deducted, say one officer in every six,
 as the number that would probably
 be unavoidably absent from the
 camps 5,386
 Number of officers who would
 probably be encamped in the same
 year 15,75G
 The annual expenses to the General Gov ernment, or the States respectively. propor- toned to their quota of the militia, which such plan will require, is variously estimated. at from S2S4,s4S to SSl8,19s. In the aggre- gate this sum appears large for an annual ap- propriation for the militia. It is however small compared with the indirect tax which the present law imposes on the soldier; while it is vastly more equitable, in paying the sol dier for that time which he spends for the
 
 crates upon the exempt, equally with the en- rolled militia. We believe an adoption of the plan will be hailed with delight by almost every person in community.
 About two years since spirit of benevo- lence was stirred up in this country to an un common degree, in affording aid to the suffer- ing Greeks. Contributions and subscriptions were in almost every town and society sue cessful in raising money to assist Christian nation struggling against Mahomedan oppres- sion. The species of sympathy which was then abroad, did honor to the American name, and endeared us, as a people, to those who from our bounty received such timely assist ance. There is not man among us but what then felt, and still feels, when viewing the struggles of Greece, something of that spirit which moved our fathers to forsake the endearments of social life and the comforts of home, and endure the hardships and dan gers of the tented field to repel tyranny and ppression,--not a man among us whose heart has not been with the patriotic Greek while struggling and bleeding beneath the blows of his merciless oppressor,-not an in dividual but what has rejoiced at his success ses, and mourned at his reverses. This is cause in which Americans can feel, because similar trial was once their own. Formerly the Greeks asked us for the munitions of war flor arms-for military aid ;-and in a meas ure their call was answered. Now, relying upon their own prowess, and the justice of their cause, they only ask us for sustenance for the aged, the infrm, the mother and the child. i've no longer fear the Egyptians" says one of their Chiefs, "but while we are fighting with them, we ask our Christian brethren for bread for our wives and children, and for the old men, who have fled to the "The enemy have been defeat ed, and will be defeated" write the Epheri of Sparta Y" but provide food for our wives and who have subsisted on roots, since every thing has been destroyed by our cruel enemy" In answer to these, and repeated other, and equally pressing calls, the mer- chants of Philadelphia have fitted out cargo with 1900 barrels of flour, and large quanti- ty of ofclothing, which will probably soon arrive to their assistance. A large and respectable meeting has recently been held in New York, and several spirited resolutions were passed, approving of an importunate appeal to every citizen of this free country, to furnish means for procuring food and clothing for ga peo- pie ofChristians, to whom its foe has left no agriculture, no commerce, no arts." A com mittee was appointed to adopt measures for collecting subscriptions, not only in that city and state, but in the neighbouring states.-, This new call upon the charities of American citizens will not, it cannot be, passed by un- needed. It isnOt call upon us to furnish :he Greeks with the means of carrying on the war they are engaged in; tits a call for suste- nance for the infrm and helpless-for the fam 'shing mother and the starving child.-Those Of our citizens who enjoy not only the conve- n'ences' hut even the luxurics of life. can. and