Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-07-23


may think proper to adopt for their in
struction. discipline, and improvement IN
military knowledge
According to this plan, the power is to be
vested in the President, OF assembling the militia,
in such numbers, at such places, and at such
times (not exceeding twice. in each year as he
might deem advisable The provision is inserted,
to be snre that the place of rendezvous, shall be
within their respective districts. 1t should be
remembered, however, that previous section
provides that the whole United States, shall en-
brace only eight military districts 1t will, there
fore he seen. that each of these districts, must
necessarily comprise several States-the whole
active force of which, Estates or distric is to be
TWELVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED,
and an EQUAL number of reserve This force, IS
then, under these circumstances, to be placed at
the control of the Chief Executive, which meas
ure, now THAT the Sub-Treasury has become the
law of the land, would unite in his hands, and
place under his complete control, THE fubl-lC
PURSE, and THE PUBLIC SWORD -! Here
can be no mstake-our opponents, as 1t Is their
peculiar interest, may disguise the fact, and by
their bombastc defamation about the rights and
interests of the dear people, which their whole
course of practice, proves the sheerest hypocracy,
succeed in misleading hundreds of honest voters
until the fall elections over, in the hope that
Mr. Van Buren,, will be reelected, and then. as
they have already done, in the case of the Sub
Treasury Bill, force the project through Congress,
and make it a law "IN SPITE OF THE La
INVITATIONS OF THE PEOPLE
Reader, we draw no fancy sketch-we would
not, unnecessarily alarm your fears. We invite
YOUR serious examination of the whole matter for
yourselves. We leave deception and msrepre-
sentation to those who have sinister ends in view
which can only be accomplished by such means.
For ourseif we ask nothing for onr country, we
beg your consideration. Look back then, and
examine the measures Of the administration can
you find a single great and important measure Of
the last two administrations, which has not been
accomplished, if accomplished at all, in direct
opposition to your will which you have expressed
by your votes and by your servants in Congress
Where is your security, if we are to have no
change of men, that your wishes will be regarded
in future The progress of despotism knows no
bounds-when the ball of oppression is once put
in motion, it can only be diverted from its de-
vastating and fearful course, by the united, vgo-
rous, and overwhelming effort of the mass of the
people.
Bot we are yet to glance at this Standing Army
project, in one of its most fearful features. We
all know the effects of similar establishments, in
foreign despotic Governments, upon the people.
Who can pretend to deny that such is, or would
soon become the leading trait of Standing Ar
my, among our own people? We 40 not suppose
this result would be Immediate. Despotism,
while it assumes a thousand forms, clothes itself
in the most insinuating garb, in order the more
surely to accomplish its subsequently, so,
when it has to do with people, with whom
"To be hated, needs but be seen"
Perhaps we may be allowed to suppose single
case by no means impossible. We will admit the
Bill or Project to become law. Maine, and New
Ha mpshire, and part, perhaps the whole Of
Mas sach usetts, is formed into one Of these eight
military districts, Let us then suppose that New
Hampshire becomes rather doubtful in political
point of view--she may sustain the administrations
she MAY not and the chance perhaps is that her vote
uiH be give against the administration, 1--WE do not
mean this year, but some succeeding year, should
the plan succeed at any rate it is best to make
sure, argues the President, ard so without further
ceremony, a sufficient number of the whole active
force, is Immediately ordered to rendezvous ust be-
fore election nj any particular point in that ST ate,
where the desired effect can be best promoted And
again, what security can we nave, that the admins
tration, which even proposes to have standing
army, would not in short time propose and make
il lawful for the members of this Standing Army to
vote in any election occurring at the place, where
thew might be stationed?-Thus we see, that our
liberties are greatly endangered and we have no in
dications of any measures, but those pregnant with
the mos, fearful consequences, from the presen,
corrupt administration. How clearly does this pro-
ject that we have thus alluded to- in connection with
the recent passage Of the sub-easury BILL prove the
correctness Of the predictions, made by the leading
Wings in Congr ess, at the time Of the removal Of
the depostes in 1885, and reiterated TO the present
time, shat wlen the federal executive obtained
limited coatrol over The public purse, the mert step
would be to Yai,e Standing army.'
That Phipsburg Correspondent!
We regret to say, (and yetwe are not so uery
sorry after ally tina, Simon did NOT write that Gu
rious letter. noticed in our last, under tho imposing
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