Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-07-27


exceeding three months pay, nor less than
hall months pay, court martial shall deter
,nne:" aud such person 'shal be liable to be
imprisoned. by the sentence oil court nariaIs IN
failure Of payment Of the lines adudged against him
Tor Que calendar month isr EVERY tso dollars OF such
fine" ogth section. And when any ncn.rommis-
stoned officer pirate shall be adIndRfd 10 suilrr
Imprisonment, there being NO GOODS OK CHAT
tiles FOUND miereoa 10 fsrg he sand fines
Ia fine commentary on Vap Boicn democraey--and
upon the charge No anst larrso respecting selling
poor men. "the Marshal VI thu district, or his de.
putty, shall oommi, such delinquent to jail during
tho term Tor which he shall be 50 adiudged To I'M
| prisonin ent, or UNTIL THE FINE SHALL BE
PAID &c." Here then, 10 be seen the remark
able justice and lcnieney towards the poor, OF
which presume they are fully entitled 10 boast
For oonumaciously refusing to pay tsae Tor DISC.
hedirnce, ihe court martial may impose hmtffd
imprisonment in discharge OF the hne. Bnt the
poor fellow, who bnsy at home. and refuses TO
leave n family dependent upon his daily eser'ions,
10 attend the place OF rendezvous appointed by the
President, which may be away OIL at Washington
City, may be heavily fined by the couft marital, and
dragged 10 ia BY the Marshal, there 10 lie until ms
fines are Hschargedi 1t IL true, f tho Marshal can
Gnd goods and cbatels sufficient 10 discharge the
said fines, aeh costs, his prisoner will b. Released
But II he is guilty of tho enormous SIN OF owning no
property, the poor wretch may spend ms nhys IN
prison aud his wife aud children be mado beEgafs
and oulcasts in the hnd THIS. too. from people
loving Administration. Observe, too, II Is only the
mon commissioned officers and priraies" that the
Marshal can thus drag 10 prson--the officers are
merely subject toa limited imprisonment. and that
by the sentence oflhc court marliai--Fotlhor proof
this If the regard In which this administration holds
those in humble circumstances
Aud The supporters OF such measures AZ these
have tho inpudence fad fault with the humane
provisions Of law that releases criminals inaflson'
ed for fines, by binding them out as apprentices are
bound, aud applying tho proceeds OF their labor to
III m m ui Ihe Uue-- n tf
II the commissioners shall report that the criminal
has not bona hde property enough 10 pay costs aud
charges he shall be discharged Here, again, is
striking IN their regard Tor those ~ needy
condition. Who can listen with patience 10 tho
charge that Harrison voted for selling tehie men into
stdrerg when in fact It was only binding 10 seFriee
such rs hundreds OF white persons are bound TO 10
this town-no Jrecmen, as charged, but only conrets
who had lost their liberty by lndicln' sentenced
when hear these same pefsons support snth
measures Ponseus or Van Buien's Amy
scheme
In The 2lst section OF Ponsous scheme, we find
another Of these orders, FOR dlsobedienee Of which
The ll00r are liable to be Imprisoned, 10 wit; every
cItiz"n, duly enrolled IN the militia, shall be constant
~ provided with arms, Announcements aud aaimuhl-
ton, M already pointed out."-Suppose he had not
the money TO buy these ihines-& thousands cannot
spare n-lhen, under the 9Th and 9Th sections, The
officers aud brigade inspectors would make report OF
such delinquency and the courimariin would assess
the dne-fhat beng the order Of the United States,
and not OF the President could not be less than hall
months pay, Tor which he might spend the balance
Of his days in prison But HARRISON considers 1t
unconstitutional 10 require the militia to "arm them
selves" and peculiarly Oppressive upon The poor
And, indeed, he shows. IN his Report. that the right
OF training rescrred 10 The States, while Van Buren,
gnes or swallowing up this reserved tight IN the
vortex of Federal power, and for flooding the land
with his Marshals IN time OF peace--rcqnlilng vast
augme nalion of their number, and thus increasing
| ti,pn atr, ~ Nath pt pptbl ,ruu
and a lover of the poor n democrat aud South.
man IN feeling !! Yes, these federal officers 10
time OF peace To have all the powers of Shcrills
in the Respective Stalcs--5ni has il ncroach-
menl upon State Rghtsi Oh no MI Van Blu
rem is u Democrat and he can't violate the Rights OF
the States! TIE kiag ran do no ,erong But
even In England they call the Ministers to account
for the bad advice they give the King.
In the Sd section Of his Report, Gen. Harrison
says "Congrcss having the power 10 provide Tor
governing the militia only mhen they are IN he service
n hc United States, and The authority Of tanning
/ belonging 10 the State Governments, The Committee
have not deemed it proper that Congress should
| prescribe The time 10 be deroed 10 training or the
manner in which that object will be best effected"
Here we respect for the constitution and or the
Rights OF the States, and no desire to enlarge the
! powers Of Congress or the Executive. Is II so IN
/ Van Buien's scheme 7 Look At this statement from
the frcoId- fcr throwing together all the mtt,a Of
/ The several States into one grea MASS. which lie
styles in the 4Olh section, the "mitid Of he United
States" he proceeds pick out his moredbc aud his
seacntdry forces in the l0th, 1ilh. l2 h aud Is h
sections. and shows how they should be organized
&c.--and in the lalh. "lor the greater convenience
of instruction and discipline of the moyeab and
scdeniary forces" he divides the United States MIDI
iaty Territory (Which is not recognized IN the Con
stnIonl into ten districts. suppose he has the
same power 10 divide the militia into that he had
to throw it together into ONE MASS. But mark
what next Ia the l7lh section, the President
is authorized to call the active movable force to
any punt IN the district 10 ehich II is dtdcied twice
| every year, and nobody knows Ito long they shall
| attend his services AZ the place # rendezvous Tor
that is left blank in The bill. But see II il provided
that shall be compelled TO more than SIX
monlhs after his arrival The place Of rendezvous
tsee 20th secon) Bold powers these are, surely,
To be conferred on the President by those WIN pro-
tess To revere the Constitution ii 10 abbor FEEDER
alsml But il is all very good--fDr Mr.. Fan Buren,
recommends II; and il must be. therefore, Democrat
ic State Rights doctrine But, ms for lIarfison's
scheme, why that is ridiculous aud weak. lie pro-
poses nothing to strengthen the Federal htm--ln
these ironblous times, we require "Stroag Eftcu-
Gre'-and nothing will so srengthc II rs n scheme
such as Ponsei's Away with youi nonsense n.
/ bout the CONSTITUTIONS he Government must be
kept upand suppored-Unless II is siren sthened in
/ this way, how will it compete wrh the State Banks,
# The Federal conmiss oners OF bankruptcy should
| come to take away their charters But in the Lam
guage of MI Poinsett, only adopt this Bill, aud you
viii have "a select body OF well disciplined mill ia"
--"possessing Ia degree the military knowledge
aud skill Of regular soldiers. able alike to protect
their country from fnre e and 10 guard Us Hber