Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-01-13

HI o. ID waich so many ciashins opinions n"'e - .
i.ed, vet may be pernltted TO express the "ope
that an effort to reconcile them may nov oe
tn ANY plan that can be devised oy whch 'he I,
b,.,nas of ,nnroyins the edu cation and morais OF
or people shall he reduced 10 pernAnehe sss.eii
ihronghau, the State will be apuhitc blessing we
have h. IN 30 long without any, that some "no were
oa.e adync nes ofthe appropriation o. lae tand ~
the establishment OF schools, m despair OF ever ai
riytn-a. a successful system, have oeen Wiling V
divert il from liz legitimate purpose and those "ho
have observed Tie growing diversity OF OPINION 10
ra,,rd n n. destiny. NAV estimate the danger Of TITS
eyen,ut application TO execute some other iafo1fAe
Inea.ure All - a seaS1niole part-peftofndhCe y
wAAt M neen % long promised be lntcrPoseu y
present i.
In o1 !ience to the tweny-ninth section OF she
H.t il Is apish 4 u1.torm militia throughout Inc
State" | lay hei1re YOU the report OF .nc a,Jas'n'
General on tn, state OF the militia. hc uuls az
signed me OF commissioning tie Objects n's oee.i
discharged as sell a. my limited Information would
p.r,nt II will be found by reference 70 tue act
which was passed 90 the 9th day Of February 1877,
that it conenpateia complete crglmza'iono OF the
whole body otthe militia by the Isl TUESDAY IN Aprh
succeeding lts enactment. rs the only means OF &C
conulisn,tg this within the very limited period al
loved th4 ii I'd OH ers Of the respective hflsaaes
and req nens were first appointed and directed 70
cause elections OF company OH ;ers TO be heia 10 the
several districts within the boundaries OF each bat
tallon In some few instances no elections were
held, and commissions were issued upon the recon-
men1aticu OF the field others, who iurnished me
with such information and assistance as was "ithh
their power Commissions have been issued agree
ably to the choice OF company officers made oy me
people the nselyes wherever their sense co.,' NC
ascerained unless the selections were Tor sum tent
reasons disapproyed by the field olfi:ers ct 1t
has happened in several cases, that recommenua-
tions Of such oti, ers were not made within the Inn
tied time, and that al the expiration OF IL ~ .ae ao-
sence OF the Information requisite 10 enaole le hA-
ecGtive to act, some companies remained without
officers. In many instances also COMMISSIONS Wc.e
resigned. Thus atho' about three nunlreu anu NJ.
" military commissions were issued within period
Of two months. i became impossible to execute
the act 50 as to ae Il complete organization OF eve
Nv company Of militia Dy the tay appointed. ne
COMPANIES not oticercd on that day have therefore
not bean classed agrecably TO the directions OF inc
law 1t will be perceived also that IN consequence
OF a liberal construction OF the act III favour Of VOL
untcer companies, the number oltroops OF that des
eruption is much greater than has existed under
any previous organization OF our militia Ohe o
the effects Of this -truCtton viii be found IN tht
fact that BY the return Of the Adntant General toi
the year en- hteen hundred and twenty seven, inc 10
tai number of the militia is nine Thousand, TWO nun
dred and twenty nine, and the number OF complete
suits OF uniform is estimated nj fourteen hnndret
and ninety whereaa il appears by the return Q
the liuant Genera, for the year eighteen hundred
and twelve, when the excitement produced by thu
war was in full operation, that the tota number 0
the militia then was eight thousand. tour hundred
and fourteen and the whole number OF complete
suits OF uniform only four hundred aad thirteen
II is true that the construction adopted to pro
duce his result is different from that put upon thu
former Acts for regulating the militia by my pre-
decessors 10 Office but originally convinced of it
and confirmed n by consul
taon with others, have seen no reason SINCE to re
gret lis adoption. Upon the proper encouragement
OF the Volunteer Companies now established an
tutlrAly to be organized, elnnenty depends tn
sue less Of the whole systea. For this pnrpos
il has been suggested that uniform troops should b
arranged into tlisact Regiments and Batalions, an
that the limitations to the number OF companies Q
artillery and troops Of cavalry attached to the re
pectiYe orgaes should be repealed. II the mitl
system should be eemed worthy OF preservation
additional provisions should be made tor supplyin
the different corps of artillery, r!i3emen and cava
ry with arms; aad indeed thorough REVISION VIII
requisite to remove that obscurlty and 70 om for d
yeTsty 81 construction, and to correct those detect
which are discoyerabe throughout the act. Fh
arms Of the State have been delivered INTO the anc
of the militia IN obedience to the law in all case
where the acquisitions Oft have been complied witt
/ am informed that settlement ot account wit
the United States for this States quota under til
act of Congress OF the twenty-third OF April, eigi
teen hundred and eight has been effected, and tn
the report OF the agent appointed on the part OF th
State for that purpose will be laid before you at Il
present session. In the event Of either repeal
"a continuance ofthe law additional provision shou
be made for the preservation OF the arms whlc
may be returnedby the militia IN future acquire
by the State
To execute the duty required by the first sectio
ofthe act entitled :. further supplement to the a
entitled an act for the interchange of laws' passe
on the eighth day of February, eighteen hundre
and twenty seven, copies Of the laws Of this Stat