Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-05-11

do 1884, l0,4254lI 10
do 1885, l7,5l4950 %
do 1886 30,S6S,l6l %
do 1897, '30, l647i5 81
NoTE The foregoing sums include payment
for trust funds and indeinnit'es, which in 1887, |
twas S5,6l0404 36.
t. SMITH, Register.
Treasury DEPARTMENT,
Registers Office, June 81, 1888.
this sum is subject to small variation on tho
settlement OF the accounts of the Treasurer.
-. UNOFFICIAL.
Contrast the exp ndtures of the Government
Iunder the present with those of former admins
rati0ns then read the following and reflect he
fore YOU vote u
The following are literal extracts from the re-
por; of the Secretary Of War, and the message of
the President OF the United States, on the subject
of the increase of the Army OF The IT, States:
1t is proposed TO divide the United States into
eight military districts, and to organize the militia
in each district, to have body OF twelve thou
sand five hundred men in active service and anoth
er of equal number n reserve. This would
give an armed militia force cf two hundred
thousand men, so drilled and stationed as TO
be ready 10 take their places in the ranks III
defence OF the country whenever called upon to
oppose die enemy or rcpcl the invader. The age
OF the recruit to I've from 20 to 81; the whole term
of service to he eight years four wears in the fret
"''Ho' ""'-i""i J" wv 'o9ci'S, "'O 'O"i"' To- y
twenty five thousand men, to leave the service
every year, passing, at the conclusion of the first
| term, into the reserve and exempted from ordin
AIRY military duty altogether ut the end of the sec
ond. IN inns manner twenty I'VE 'housano men
VIII DE discharged rom mi'ltary du'y every yenr,
ana twenty hve thousand iresl recrn''s oe rcceV
Ell mo the service. it WIZ ne snuceht lot an
useful purposes, that the remainder Of the ma,
under certain regulations provided for their gov
crnmcnt, be enrolled and ne mustered at long and
s'o' h,erNas ior' ih t'c process VI ''iic "cai'
me whole mass ct tt'o militia viii pass through
,he hrs' ana second classes, ana DC ei'hsr mem
oeis OF ne ac'We corps, or OF me reserve or co'
.od a,"ons .o uHenp.:, WV w! po .'"n' ~ ~
! caied upon oniy IN PERIODS OF INVASION or "in'-
nent peril The manner OF enrolment, me num-
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,'oh ought 70 pe nAea oy law, nut l''e uea,s n.','
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power 10 W oo s's" .I1 ,laces and NJ such times
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