Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-09-07
MIR. VAN BUREN's VERACITY.

MIR. VAN BUREN'S VERACITY.
Phe following extracts taken from an elaborate
article in the New York American of the 9th
ult. places Mr. Van Buren, in position from
which his friends are bound to extricate him if
possible:
The liiliiis Bill, and The Presidents Letfer.-In
answer to some Virginia gentlemen, who propoun.
ded to him certain queries, the President Of the
United States has written very long Letter, which
betrays, in many parts, both passion and opprehen
sion.
The following passage occurs in that letters
awe have been compelled to see, not, should
think without shame and mortiEcaon on the !
part OF every ingenious mind, whatever may be
his political preferences, the names of respectable
citizens subscribed to statements that had in my
annual message expressed my appreciation of
plan which not only never had been submitted to
me- but was not even malmred until more than
three months after the message was sent to Con-
gress, and an attempt to prove the uniounded as
sumption by the publication Of garbled extract
from that documentwith its true meaning alshed
by the suppression OF n material part"
Now for the proof.
Extract from the Message of the President of the
United States 10 the two Houses OF Congress
December g 1889
"The present condition Of the defences of our
principal seaporls and navy yards, rs represented
by the accompanying report of the Secretary OF
war, callS LOT uie eatly anu serious utc"t'o" y,
Congress and as connecting itself intimately with
this subject. cannot recommend too strongly to
your consideration the plan submitted by That OF
hcer tor the organization OF the m''itia OF the
United States.
Among the documents accompanying me ives
sage from which the foregoing extract IS taSen'
aud The second III me SERIES Is n heport %, VIC
Secretary OF War, document which WIN us
accompanying Documents fills four hundred ana
ninety octave pages IL was a report ou'cu ~
Department. Nov. 81, 1859" m 'he tor,'i VI tt ,
ter addressed 10 inc FrrS"ie" ~ ~. G 80:
STATES, ana "anst'''l'eo 10 Co"SIess ny 'n1 n.o.
den, rs document accompanying "e "ie10"s
OF Zee * 1000 we nave gwen u" eH.iao' ~"
the Message, VI Wifch the rres'ueh', "''eI o'''ns
the attention Of congress 10 me 'AcConrANiiNo
report o. me '>ecTetdTYO "", says icun''o '.c
ommena 100 SrongI" y3uf oo"Stue'u.'on "e ~"
subnnHea hy Mat egctr' 10, u" o'gd"'~o''o" " '"s
maHid y INC C't Gu otdfeS'
now what is me pan soo,nhteu ny tn"' Tin.e,
lo' Tue or2"n|alioh III tne ""''" U. '"e o,"'eu
states, III ms accompanying rePoFt' winch ,he
resi'e''. co"a NOT 100 s'rongy Ieco.,'''ie en- W
.he co's'uefa'oh oi OohSress' he' ''o 'o''" '"
'"e eA'Fac' answer me questions
Extract from the Report of The Secretary OF war,
dated November 30, 1899, accompanying the
Message OF The President OF The UnHeh ctates
to the two Houses of Congress, at me com
mencement of the lst session Of the 18TH Con-
| gress.
Having understood that 1t was The desire OF
Congress as wen as OF tie nation thal pan ior
the organization oi the militia OF The UnheaStates
should enhhate rom ms department, n"Ve
thought tmy duty 10 make the at'enP', uhu al
though entered upon the task with reluctance
and great dfdencc feel conhds mt mat 'ne pfoeet
herewith submitted Is pracucane, ana 'hat WINE
III VIII diminish the burden OF personal service
now exncted from the citizens, II WIN ensure me
prompt ana eIhcient application OF the ha'oha
force TO Tie nauonal defence.
1t Is proposed 10 dlVidc Inc Ohien states nite
eight military districts, ana 10 organize me m'i'ia
IN each nistricl, SO MS 70 nave oooy Oh WE'VE
thousand live hundred men III active service ano
another OF equal number III reserve. ms "ou'
give M armed niiiila FORCE OF TWO huh"reu ''ou
sand men, SO drilled ana stationed as 10 De read,
to take their places IN the ranks IN he'ehce OF I'M
country whenever cahed upon 10 oppose Inc enc
my or repel the invader. Ihe age OF tne reerut
to be from twenty 10 thirty seven. Inc Whoi'
term OF service TO he e'g'h years iour years u
the first class, and four IN The reserve One ionr''
part (tweny five thousand men) to leave The ser
vice every year, passing, at the conclusion oil IN
hrst term, mo the reserve, ana exempted from or
binary duiy altogether nj Inc ehd OF me secono
IN inns manner twenty-five .iiousa"" me" WIN
DISCHARGED rom 'h,i.ary "u'y every yeai, nn'
twenty h'e thousand lres'i les'us NC Ieo1Veu ~,
10 Inc serVice' IL VIII NC su"i"'"' ~, an "so,u
purposes that me REMAINDER OF .,'e lh''.'u' unue
er'a'' S"'u''Ins P'o'.e" w. 'i'. so ~ mn.
intervals; for in due process OF time, nearly tn