Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-05-19

Treasury too heavily. All this, it APP
pears TO me, viii be effected by drill
ing, during four years, one hundred
thousand men, Col period not exceed
ing thirty norless than ten days in each
and every year, at such times as may
least interfere with their ordinary oc-
equations; and for an. equal term,
keeping that force so organized that it
may serve as reserve, ready to act in
cases Of emergency; doing in the mean
while, ordinary militia duty, such as is
now required by law in. the several
States. The expenses of the system
which, if carried out, would place the
United States in an impregnable state
of defence, will not exceed 81, 1862, O93
yearly, if the maximum number of
days for drill be adopted by Congress;
and as It's believed that ten days in
each and every year viii prove suf-
ficient, the annual expense will be less
than 100000.
Details ofthe proposed system.
1t should be provided
1st. That each and every free able
bodied white male citizen of the re-
spective States, resident therein who is
or shall be of the age of twenty and
under that offorty-fve years, with the
exceptions hereinafter stately shall,
severally and respectively, be enrolled
in the militia by the captain or COM
handing officer of the company within
whose bounds citizens shall reside; and
that it shall be the duty, at all times, of
every such captain or commanding Of
fcer ola company to enrol every such
citizen as aforesaid, and also those who
shall, from time to time, arrive at the
age of twenty years, or who, being Of
that age and under that of forty-five
years, with the exceptions hereafter
named,) shall come to reside within his
bounds; and that he shall, without
delay, notify such citizen of the said
enrolment, by a proper non-commis-
stoned officer of the company, by
whom such notice may be proved; that
every citizen so enrolled and notified
shall within three months thereafter,
provide himself with a good musket,
bore of capacity to receive lead ball
of eighteen in the pound; a sufficient
bayonet and belt; two spare f1ints; a
| knapsack; cartridge box, to contain al
least twenty-four cartridges suiting &c
the bore of his musket, and each cart
ridge to contain a ball and three buck
shot, and a sufficient quantity of pow.
der; or with good rifle, knapsack
shot pouch, and powder horn or flask
with sufficient powder and ball TO
twenty-four charges, and two SPAR
fints; and thathe shall appear so armec
accoutred, and provided when callet
out for exercise or into service; anC
every citizen so enrolled and providing
himself with the arms, ammunition, anC
accoutrements, required as aforesaid
shall hold the same exempted from al
suits distresses, executions, or sale
for debt or for the payment oftaxes.
I'd. That the Vice President of tn
United States; the officers, judicial ant
executive, Of the Government Of tn
United States; the members of bot
!, Houses of Congress and their respec
, tive officers; all custom house officer
with their clerks; all post officers ar,
stage drivers who are employed in tn
, care and conveyance Of the mail Of tn
+ post office of the United States; all fel
rymen employed at any ferry on tn
post road, or inspectors of exports; a
q pilots; all mariners actually employee
in the sea service of any citizen c
merchant within the United States; an
: all persons who now are, or may here
after be, exempted by the laws of til
;. respective States, ahall be exempte
. militia duty, Notwithstanding their b.
: ingabove the age of20, and under tn
Il of As.
q Sd. That the citizens thus enrolle
4 shall constitute the first class, and /
Y denominated the mass of the militia
: and that the said mass shall be divide
i into divisions, divisions, brigades, rel
/ iments and companies, and be organ
# lied as follows: A comp any (infantl
4 or. rihelshall consist ofone captain, or
! first and one. second lieutenant, for
/ sergeants, -four corporaIs, one drumm
+ one fifer or bugler, and eighty private
Is A company Of dragons shall consi
Il of one captain, one first and one Sc
e ond lieutenant, four sergeants, TO
e corporals, one farrier, fro buglers, az
h sixty privates. A company of artiIleI
IT shall consist of enc captain, two frs
: and two second lieutenants, four Sc
! geants, four corporals, three artifcer
,e one drummer and fifer, or two bugle
pt or trumpeters, and eighty privates.
N regiment shall consist of one colon,
+ one lieutenant colonel, one major, o.
n adjutant, with the rank of first lieute
j. ant, one quartermaster with the rank
h captain, one paymaster, one surgeo
IN one assistant surgeon, one sergea
ia wajor, one quartermaster sergeant, II
ne principal musicians, and ten conn
Of MES. A brigade shall consist OF 0
r. brigadier general, with one add
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