Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-08-08

THE STANDING ARMY HUM.
BUG.
II is not often that we feel disposed 10
brand the chnrges Of the Opposition with I
harsh epilIets. We are well aware thai
labuse wilIconyincc none, bui may alien
ale many. II isfr this reason, aud be-
cause we never feel the disposition 10 Il
Ebuse ourpolilical opponents, that we gen
orally avoid using any cPilhei calculated
q wound the feelings Or mar even The
Iprejpdices Of our opponents.
But The miserable resort, which certain
Wing leaders hive chung 10, If attempting
| % deceive the American people, Nv char
Tying the administration with an attempt 10 |
jiniroluce a Standing Army Of 200,OO0l
Imen, comTels US 10 term il by its hight
lnnme, II" humbug"
We call It humhng, first, because il
, is entirely harmless in Itself, and second.
ly, because our opponens advocate the
claims Of candidate for The Presidency,
: who has repeatedly proposed project BY
) far more Objectionable han that Of Mr..
Poinscit.
The plan Of organizing The militia, re-
! ported by AR. Punscti, was based upon
I. The plan Of General Knox, when Secreta
+. Try Of War, approved BY General Wash,
e iagtoa
" Mr.. poinsc,l's plan recommends, that
n 100000 men shall be enrolled, Of whom
" 100000 shall be dri!led by United States
NJ officers in camps, for Tie period Of f.ou
Y ten 70 Miy days in The year.
Ac This is ihe Substance and priaciple o
I'd his system. Ii will be perceived that i
proposes 10 relieve The whole mass Of til,
O. militia Of the u S. from the onerous dui,
sa r Of mastering tro or three times year, AM
.cs providing that caltlin portion of the mi
Of Iita shall be well Disciplined 50 as TO COS
So sitnle an cGeeire force, in case Of an il
70 oasion, and that this portion Of Tic milf
"a so disciplined shall be oficered b
:" themselves, their Stale authorities, and pul
M by The United States
se; Now 10 state this plan, unconnected vii
politics, MAE men OFT often would sa
- that il was ptFlcc " ig'a and proper.
"a Bat 50 far as ii is 10 uifact partcul
"a candidates for Office, We care not whethC
il is determined to be bright or ,rroug
~ The plan Of Mr.. Poinscu's be ,rrong, ii
TO plan oil General llarrison's, recommend
, m At various tines, and persisted in lhrou;
series Of years, il much more objection
bic.
nee We will nov proceed 10 prove by {
d, tracts OF General Hauspu's letters n
Reports, that he was strongly in favor
P'o a 81 heme for discpiing the militia, ahr
io.e dan,y more Objectionable than that Of \
am. Po'nscli's, which ~ Wing leaders ma
50 much noise ab1M
ION IL his letter 10 GOV. Scott of Kentncl
any IN 1909, General Ilarlson recommcn,
mon that's" camps Of discipline for thosc,q v
are already capnble e beating arms
we and ;hat professorshipS Of tactics sho
tue be established in all our Seminalies'
INA. hat lie education Of all he youM Of
!, i Uaited Suites" should be military and
: :" whole expense Of The establishment IL
borne ly the public Treasury"
y q thus you see, thii General liarii
upon did mol want mtrriy l00000 men irai
! the to The use Of arms, lul sal he yoatI
I'm. the Y. 3, al g the expense of the Pu
~ Trcesur, :"
W. General Harrison further remarks /:
lhetr g II wil, no doubt, tc urged ms reaoI
and continuing the old plan, fof mastering the
tia for short pcriods) htat Tie poorer class n
=! ieHS cdnnot spare fie or Ar Wteks IN a year
WHO their farms, 10 he,n military duiy. k
IS, they cannot without being vel paid. But il
Y" y our Government able to pay them /"
ppaf' So ardertly was he attached to BIZ
! Alb yoriie scheme Of "disciplinng The mill
ill in that he was willing to tdr he 'rhole pc
10 Gef'dy the expenses, lei il amopn
what sum il would
6 But am persuaded that The money, wli
"fal devoted 10 other objects, might be more use
, ma and certainly more consistently, applied 10
purpose. Under our present circumstances
'thcln tsix thousand regular troops We have, are
I. !, proper, but think Thai one hundred Mousa,l,
cptned militia would be letter, and thallh'
the neg which is rent in the former, would sec
Ia us feet The discipline OF the latter. AIN FAR
thinking fleet unnecessary, aud there is no
rho attiches more Importance 70 me mp
mint IF our county, BY canals and fOqds. I
Now, observe that Mr.. Ponscli pr
ick+, il ses to Train 100000 men from 10 !
res IRE days, wi'e General Harrison pro- os
,trayt- train the same Number from 80 10 AZ
of his in the year II NJ. P's plan is o.
y such tionable, is nol Gen. rs much more
iyo tic Bat General Ilarrishn, in his rcpo
~ oia 1919 expressly says, thai The Preside