The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-12-08
FOR THE mAssAcHusErrs spy.
MILITARY.

At Convention of the Field, Staff, and Platoon
Officers of the LIST Brigade and 9th Division of the
Massachusetts, Militia, assembled at Oxford on the
23d of November A. d. I830-Mai Gen. Nathan
Heard was elected Chairman-Lieut. Col. Isaac
Davis, Secretary.
The objects of the meeting were briefly stated
by the presiding officer. who called the officers
composing the meeting, for free and full express
sion of their sentiments. The Convention was
addressed by great Number of officers, who Illus
trated fully the Importance of change in the
present organization of the militia and the neces-
sty of alterations in the Militia Law.
The Convention then voted to elect Commit.
tee, to report to the meeting what measures were
necessary to be adopted in order to effect the OBJ
jects of the meeting.
The following gentlemen were elected a Com
mittee :-Brigdde-Brig. Gen. Erasmus H obrook
Capt. David L. Brigham. LIST Regiment-Col. Alva
Drury, Adjutant Jones. I'd Regiment-Maj Bal
com, Capt. Brown. Sd Regiment-Capt Davis,
ael D.. Spur, Capt Smith 9Th Regimsnt-Col.
Tourtellot, Lieut.. Col. Stone. 9th Regiment
Lieut. Col. Isaac Davis, Capt. Charles A. Hamilton
The following Resolutions were then unani-
mously adopted -
Resolued, That in the opinion of this meeting, a
well organized Militia is absolutely necessary to
the preservation of our free Institutions and is
emnenty calculated to produce all the beneficial
effects of standing army without any of its at
tending vices.
ResoIUed That it is the duty of our Government
to protect the citizen soldery; who expend much
money, and devote much time, without fee or re-
ward, to the purpose of informing themselves in
military science, and in keeping themselves con-
stantly armed and equlpped-by the enactment of
those laws which will place the system upon an
elevated and permanent basis.
ResOtced That there are serious defects in the
present organization of the militia and in the laws
regulating the system of drill and discipline
The Committee by their Chairman then made
the following Report -
Your Committee having attended to the duties
assigned them beg leave to report, that in their
opinion it is expedent that this meeting choose
Committee of such number as shall be thought
proper whose duty it shall be to correspond with
the several Divisions and Brigades of the Common
wealth, communicating to them the views of the
officers assembled at this meeting relative to the
militia system, at the same time requesting the
several Brigades of the State to choose similar
Committees and that these several Committees
be authorized to elect, from their several bodies,
such number as they may think proper to meet in
convention and deliberately prepare memorial to
the Legislature, in behalf of the officers at these
several meetings assembled, of such character as
such Committee in convention shall think proper
Your Committee would further report that the
Committee chosen from this Brigade, be authorized
to prepare and present memorial to the Legisla-
ture in behalf of the officers here assembled if the
other Brigades neglect to comply with their request
The above report was accepted-and the follow
ing officers we've chosen Committee to carry the
above report into effect -
Maj. Gen. Nathan Heard, Brig Gen. Erasmus
liolbrook. Isl Reg.-Co. Alva Drury. I'd Reg,
Col. Buffum. Sd Reg.-Col. Barr. All Reg
Lieut.. Col Saml. ID. Spur 18th Reg-Col Tour
telot. 9th Reg.-Lieut. Col. Isaac Davis Bat
TALON Of Artiuery-Maj. Corbett Brigade Stat
Maj. Linus Child Capt. David T. Brigham.
Voted, That the proceedings of this meeting be
published in all the papers printed in the County
OF Worcester. NATHAN HEARD, Chairman.
ISAAC DAVIS, Secretary.