Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-01-01

Mr. a.cnu explained Ills scheme did no, leave .;
de for recommendations the commissioned officers
MIR TafvANr replied: If So he nv the choice
branches of the Legislature There would be- he thought,
greater s, prospect of good selection. :
M hicHAk suggested that according to Mr. Trezvan,'s
schine the Al General would he by the
assembly The nominating body qual
ed 10 judge and there shond ne some superior
body I've Was For putting the the and one
of The Cn,ed States ne thought, il better 10 leave
with the advisory and more permanent body pop
ar branch But some might desire that ,s should re-
main in the Governor point he should NOT b. W.
~ striods. and AN amendment, that GUILD made
Mr. TRtzfHr Piled that the Aoja,ant General
Inserting .AtljulanI" s' w
would e more oil personal than uf military Kind: for tey
We're MT known To eacl other in ,e, military character; they
We're seldom, IN time of brought anq,,ye n,
,aci others xiii and tines If ,bs ] "l Js"s Oh
left tn the Officers of Re ginent>, rr.arlv
tanly aud invariably olts, oicer according To
AMI then matters wouId ~ ryn -,
MIR McReAS said he had to have amended III. 9th
Resolution; sio,, the Legislature were To- anont Ill
The officers colonel o ,esoeu lie
ios the there Brigade Generals a.d
ol, county lteiicnans The BIe,l or Generals
and Major G.iierais adopted during The Rev.
non Althousteie m st he occasionally hard cases
The present plan had operated vel Nome safes he
iS'e'i had enjoyed higher military fame The amendment
ne wished was tn insert after the woid @ onpaui. 9Th
kes'utoin the words .'Batalions and Regiments lie, the
officers nominate, and he nearly the same
thing a appointment The oldest officers ably he
nnnna e ecausc each man respects the age
mission If boil, the amendment The amendments 10 ,e
ane 'a, I'M sioald be rejected and the alteration
he found 10 work well II had thus far
Mt NEWELL wished To know gentleman from Eau.
qie Nlr Mao rae how he proposed cnect the sense Of
the NOMINATING body The State present, contncri he
and Field officers Divi They must amount to SOME
hundreds in al. They Ii coil CT d mo one s,.
without great incon"rn:erce and expruse-and without 80
collecting them, how the will Of the n,aosity be a-ce
tinrd; - 49,
Mr. M,es,r replied, tina, If this was tie only objection +,
ms pan he anticipated lis .ieat was
10 have m',irs toy i'r tue Nominating The details
Gould be ma great difficulty. The officers one brigade mi l
be Brought together without tfavclln. more ,ha s or
liz the caste i ar nt The STATE. and
MOI exceeding 10 i'll the Western The sense oi the Officers
might lac collected il, Counties l.re woud he IN
be sure more difficulty divisions was ,ol
table, aud the principle was in,pot,ant
led WIN each others military capacity tine difficulty was
greater II extended, To tile whole State
d JOHNSON, without pretending he we'll yersed in militia
rs matters suggested his objection the plan having officers
nominate ted by t,ose whom they command flo thoab,
Of The gentleman fom Norfolk though the details were
10 oe e TO ature YET they
they formed valid objection against plan. suppose
divisions were 10 he put together (for this for
10 Gon'ro how could the of all the officers
cosc'e' me ruiaoi seniority, too, would always lie
ted to- Every military adhered wfh per,inaci
maintaining it "
HOY, the sen'leman plan might reg liar army
he could 'ot say: hut lie 1t 10 tie sen good
to how could work among mri ,ifre was no
military school and opportunity for practice; The pnci
sineni-and the commandment Of company the rank of
General lie was opposed to the principle, could
domination for filing vacancies, soldiers in the line
most s own ne oa %sn n ~, s s,s the
I'M, with their for all the Offices in These might
he the suggestions IGNORANCE for nc l1e kmoSyj
edge of the subject bal they struck him as obvious common
SENSE objections 10 the plan proposed
MIR. BRopNtx gave occ that if the present amendments
should be rejected c s!ud nioye all appointments he
in future made 10y law lie did e,e on the dis
cussion was very possible there might have been
but lac believed tina, all militia not members
ct the Legislature II par, OF the appointments
the Igi.laire, he good son WHY the wi oe
night not be He was opposed like gentleman from Au
eject would be- that Instead of training their zen,
would he treating them 10 whi>key aud neeiius They
Woun meet not To improve themselves
but barbacues aud whiskcy: and he who could
make the eest speeches, would stand the chance tie
In the of companies the county courts recommend ac
cbrng to the nomination of the company: case it was
was thought of The question Adams men and
Jackson nd above all, whether the liberal
hcaf' ana uli purse, To bly, wiskey. But whole
scheme was idle No man. he presumed but tneorss
could ever expect an efficient militia system The piping
times OF peace The best place for the display such sys
TEN was on paper as to the appointment of the officers by
tie Governor with the advice of the Senate objections to
were nsumounaie He illustrated the effects of such a
an by referring to the Government of Great Britain where
though the King nomnaly made all appointments the
aud sale He suggested difficulties the nonilatiou y Of
eers Of unequal grades We're all equal vo,e
and it all these details could be arayed the effect would be
endless hear, b"ni'ss. The influence resentment aud
Mr. owhLL in favour of Mr. Macrae', proposition SO
far as the appointment by the Governor concerned
he wa; excluding the Senate from participation
Mr. InfzvANr replied to Mr. Brodnax If his plan
carry the time of the Assembly would he wasted in The APP
ponmsnt Of res"ental Majors and Cap
ains-Io this lie should be wholly opposed lie feared if
these appointments referred the pow of the
bly, that body would take themselves the of
king the appointments.
Mr. MsoEAE and MIR. BRonyAX made few remarks in
ply when the question taken Mr. Nacrae's
and nesaved ages 40 noes 10 (6lr Madison aud Mr.. Mar
shall in tie negative
Mr. M.cH,E lien offered modified shape emitting the
avtce aud consent of the Senate; bun it
cessiu than before
lie modified more as the highest officers
appointed by the Executive. by and with the
Senate But this also negatived.
From the lynchburg Viz ;in;an of Dec. %
CaSe Of Jcha II ZONES We sisted Thursday last that