Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-05-25

-, ,he term of his own official life. But on this
..biec, We await further developments. We wai, ia
.ee whether the prosege will a,emp, to screen the
,atron, by assuming the exclusive authorship of :
measure, which, belong ii TO whom il may, will
n. mill stone around his neck in all future time.
Let Us, 10 verify this assertion. look a, some o.
,,be mos, odous features Of this abomnsLle nea.
svrr. IL our last paper We copied what Secretary
Poinsst said in his Report Of Dec.mb. r, made
fu,ark il not 10 Congress, but TO The President, and
The Presidents recommendation Of tina, Report -
Nearly three months afterwards, lthat is, in March
,.s,.) Mr.. Poinseu's Bill, which we publish to. day.
n,de its appearance. And now We ask our readers,
re, 10 Judge Of il by VIA, We have raid, or shall
.,v. bu, 10 Turn TO the Bill ITSELF aud pariit uary to
,,b. following sections:
The Lot section directs, that every enrolled mi
,li,ian an "sl all proride hinseif with a good mus
ke, bayou aud belt, two, pare ainis, knapsaek,
cartridge box, cartridges and balls, and sufficient
,ouaptiy Of powder, or u good 1-, kBapsaok, shot
poue h. pow der HON flask, with suf, eut pow der
and ball for twenly-iour charges aud Two spare
sain,., &c. &c. How DO tie people like MS plo-
vision To sny nothing Of It's pslpable injustice,
by taxing lor II is iax) the poor man jus, as much
rs the rich nan, how many Of cur telo" citizens
arc unabe 10 furnish the elves with this useless mill
la,y parai lie ,ualial This section forms a stong
contrast to Gen. Harrsons views, above referred TO.
But the secrnn goes on TO provide that this gun aud
these az coureme1ts are to be exempted from all
suits dstr sses executions or sale Tor debt or ior
payment Of taxes" In Other words, man, impoyer-
i.h.d by misfortune may see his bed taken from un.
der lis " lfe aid children. and The holse with which
he plou gts his fields aud the COZ which supplies
his family with nouuishment, wreslej from him by
the sheriff, bu, tins gun and hnaasack, ball and
powder, sacred the flag OF Mah"me,. is no, to be
polluted by his touch. They TO be held sacred,
while his family have not bread 10 eat, and his ere
d,,ors are wrestling from him his hous,helI goods
Why, aiihough The nan has bought the mus
he, and its APPENDICES, paid for it with his own
money, il is not, after ALL his own property, but The
eorernnenrs! He is its mere custodian, having no
thing 10 do blu, rub barrel bright aud Gle an TO
be ready for the hoyd parades, twice year, when
The Prtsiden, may. in his sovereign pleasure, dl-
rect the troops II Vr. nia to malchto Delaware or
siee versa!
For accord & to section "A, the Union is divided
into ten military districts. (oi which Delaware,
MARYLAND, the District Of Columbia and Virginia
cons. lutte the fli;) and the I7'h section provides
that ..,he P,esden, of the United States be author
lied to call forth and assemble such numbers o the
aciire force Of the militia. al such places w''h'n her
resptct,re DISTRICTS and such times, not exceeding
twice nor - days in the sane year, as he may
deem Necessary" How many OF our farmers OF
mechanics or merchants or lawyers, indeed men
vho have any thing TO TO- would consen, to ADAM
don their crops, their merchaI dze, their shops OF
their courts, for the faiieues ola camp-'ra'n'ns
from len to thirty days, twice .ear-and at such
periods Of the year, not as may best compoit with
their leisure, but as the President may deem ne
ccssary"!
The 4th section imposes another tax. That Sec
sion provides that a company Of cavalry shall be at
cached to each regimen; and thai each member Of
the corps ..stau furnish himself with servceable
horse, at eas, la hands high, good saddle bridIe
valise, breast-plae aud crupper par OF boots and
spurs pair Of stols, sabre and cartouch box, TO
contain twelve cartridges for pistols" How very
minu,,--and yet how comprehensive Why here
10 tar Of not less than from $3.50 to 5000. How
many militia. men are able to bear it =! How many
sroutd bear il !
But Mr.. Ponseit and his advisers, very well aware
that the tyrannica requisi,ions OF his Bill would
never be complied with except under the apprehen-
sion ofsevere penalties, holds over the heads Of the
people the oheavy fines aud long imprisonment,
TO dra COON them INTO submisslon-to reduce them
from the proud position Of free citizens Of soverc gn
States to The debased condition Of the regular and
conscrpt soldiers Of consolidated Empire-to break
down their unieiered spirits, and to pre-, are them
for the yoke which they would soon, by this pro-
cess Of military rgo, tie the wiling instruments Of
putting upon their own and he necks Of their breh
rem. We beg readers to turn to the Bill, aud
read the 2S,h. 29h 3Oth and Bis, secions-anJ then
tell US, Is their author a Republican is he friend
of State Rights And is the Administrator OF
which he is a cons icuous member, or the party by
which that Administration is sustained, entitled to
the confidence and support OF the people! What
Declare, fcertan provisions Of his Bill are not COM
piled with. that those Iersons who refuse shall be
fined sum not less than half months nor II ore
than one years pay, aud on failure OF the payment
Of the fines, TO be tried by court martial. and
IMPRISONED "for one calendar month for every
five dollars Of such fine !" Have come to this,
that a me nbcr Of the Presidents Cabinet proposes
TO assume such despotic powers over the militia OF
the States, in the name Of State Rights aud Demo
cratic Republicanism Whose blood does not boil
with indignation when he reads this Accountable
proposition, which might have well accorded with
abe s,eroly rigorous exac,ions Of the Military Despol
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