Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-08-01
From The Dayton Log Cabia.
A standing ARMY in Time Of
kseaCc.

The Secretary of War has reported PROPOSE
tioa to convert the whole Of the militia Of the
Union into Standing Army
From the report We gather the following facts:
THAT every able bodied white man between the
ares Of 20 and 10, j. 10 be enrolled, and each mGn
is to PROVIDE HIMSELF AT HIS owN EXPENSE
with arms and uccoulrenents, which will cost him
from twelve to fifteen dollars.
That ligh; companies to be formed, 10 c,olhe
md cqgiy themselves al their orn expense.
That The active class (lOOOO0J are to have no
office higher thuu major the superior officers To
be taken from the regular army.
That the annual deficit of theuctve class is to be
supplied by DRAFT, if volunteers cannot be had.
And that any militia man Of tie active ca>s who
may De too poor to pay the fines assessed upon him
will be subject TO IMPRISONMENT until the
fines discharged"
Such fellow-citi2ens! is the INDUSTRIOUS
scheme that Van Buren, wishes to force on the
country. It will unite in him the SWORD
AND THE PURSE!
Hear what Patrick Henry says:
Tell me wien and where did Freedom exist,
when the SWORD and PURSE were given up from
the People Unless miracle in human affairs
should in,erpose no Nation ever did or ever can
retain its Liberties after the loss Of the sword and
the purse.
| Gentlemen, depend upon it, this power may work
sorcly on your nrcks"
There is another feature in this Standing Army
project to which we desire to call the attention o.
the reader, Read sec. Il.
9TH That tie President Of the United State
be authorized TO call forth and assemble such nun.
Der, Of heuctive furce Of the militia Il; such place,
N'.'ln '"ytF It-pe..'o o.>.''''S' a." d. sue" INC
cor os bo ,os Jcno nccos.or. md ario, .rcl
oeroj, imc,ndinr the time when poinr to md re-
turning from the place Of rendezvous thew shall b
3scaed in the Scrrice Of the Uai.ca States, and b.
subject to such regulations as the President may
think proper to adopt for their instruction, }scip
me- ana improvement Ill .dl'tary hno"!edgA''
THIS section places the citizen under the re8u
iatlons which govern the regular soldier o.! The
United States. What are the regulations? The
act for establishing rules aud articles for the gov
eminent OF the armies OF the United States, ap
proved April TO- 1906, provides;
" Art. 9th Any officer or soldier. who shall ns
contemptuoas Or aiTespectjm ~srds ugainstthe Pre-
StdcAt OF me United States against the zee LreSt
ac"s 'heFeo' "galhSt NE C@H9IeS$ Oh 'he Ihite
VI WV G,."J ,a's 'S.'" s' VI a'y
, If commissioned ofircr. shall ba c,Shicrod n
otherwise punished, as Court Martial shall direct
if a non.commissioned officer or soldier. he sinai
suffer such punishment as shall be inflicted on hin
by the sentence Of Il Court MARTIAL"
cart 9. Any officer or soldier who shall strh,
his superior officer or draw or life any weapon,
oder any Uo!gnce against ",n' beng 10 Tie e&'c1
ton VI III, Vti"G' 9n any PG'tG %"a,Cyef o" sa
Sbo :n; Fly deoib Or smrb o,haf o" "' Sb,
according to the nature Of his offence, be indctc,
upon him by the sentence of Il court martini
HOW ehureIy Is inc militia man SUBJECTED t
the power OF the President under this law!-
Look at it. One hundred thousand men Of TIT