The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-07-30

sf-r-glt % J5Hr consideration THE rIAN siibRit.
sa b t55t aTrff ~ The organisation Of TIE mill
.r Of ale Jajtsd States"
On the 9th Of March, the House of Repre-
seniaiives passed the following resolution:
" Resided That the Secretary 0. War DO re-
gaested TO communicate TO this House his PLAN
20 detail, for the reorganization Of the militia Of
tal United States"
Here you will observe the Secretary Of
War speaks of g plan ready 10 be sub
ged TO the President. The President, IN
hls message, recommends strongly to the
consideration OF Congress "THE PLAN
submitted by that officer for the reorganiza
ton ofthe militia Of the United States, and
the resolution d The House Of Representa-.
tycs calls faf MS plan
.tw days after, in March, lS4O, the
Secretary sends bis plan, and 10 some ey-
tracts rom this, We invite The attention Of oil
who profess to be republicans.
Section first provides tba, every able
bodied citizen Of the respective States, be
tween twenty and forty five years Of age.
shall be enrolled ID the militia and also.
this section provides as follows:
That every cit.zan SO enrolled and notified
SHALL within three months thorta)er Tagi-s
himself witk good nsyttt, bore ~ capacity 70
rtcsire q lead bgH 81 g5tee7 IN me- pound q
saFcisEi baygae' and ba't, tr5 spare fiHts, taeg.
sack, eafrtdgS-t7r % contain at least twenty
four cartridges suited % the bore o. his musklt and
each cartridge to contain a bail and three buck.
s1oi and sufficient quantity Of powder; or with
q good ME, kH1gsaeS, Sb3tpsl-l, gni poi-ier
hgrR Or f1sS tr5t4 So 53risUf p5i-3sr for tvsAfg.
Jour charges, ard ta-o spare a.ats. and that be
a-sN appear 50 armed, acco-tred, and provided
~ hen called out for exercise or into service and
every citizen 50 enrolled and providing himself
with the arms, ammunition and accouirements
required aforesaid, sislI bold the same exempt.
"a from al suits, dlStresses executions, or sales
70, debt, o. for the payment Of taxes"
The 18th and ll;h sections Of this
" plan are as follows:
18Th. That the deficit 5eeas.oaed Us the lrsns.
Ter annually OF one fourth ofthe ACTIVE 10 the az
SERVE force. and b. tie discharge annually .:
one-fourih Of the KEsEayE, D. gs1r'y su1 DlirG b.
a drqugAt Or t. 20 gtgf. ssrcf-s from ne MASS.
"l4th. That. for the greater convenience OF
Instruction and discig .ine u the ACTIVE and Sd.
DESrAzY force, ths territory Of The I ai,ea States
shall Be divided into ten DISTRICTS which Unit,
otherwise directed 81 law, shall b. composed as
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FtTd District. feH
Name, Men Hampshire Vermont, 9,2J5
Second District
Massachusetts, E. Island, Connecticut 9gg9
THIRD Dteric.
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