The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-07-24


/ "SEC. 4. And be Il further ehHcied,
That, out of the militia enrolled, as is
herein directed,there ehall be formed,
fer each battalion, atleasl one company
Of grenadiers, light infantry, or ridenen;
and that TO each division, there shall be
at least one company Of artillery anC
one troop ofhorse There shall be TO
each company Of artillery one captain
two ieulenonts, four seargeante, four
corporals, six gunuers, SIX Bhmbarders,
one drummer, aud one -fifer. The Off
Cers TO he armed with q a.swOrd or hang
-er, fuzee, bayonet and belt, with a
cartridge box to contain twelve cartrId-
ges; aud each private or matross shall
furnish himself with all the equipments
of a private in the infantry, until proper
ordnance end field artillery is provided.
There shall DO TO each troop Ofhorse
one captain, two lIeutenants, ore eoro-
net, -four seargenls, four corporals, one
sad6ler, Que tarrier, and one trumpe er.
The, commissioned officers 10 furnish
themselves with good horses, of a! least
fourteen hands aud half high, and 10
be armed with a sword and pair Of piS-
tols, the holsters Of which to be eyer
ed with bearskin caps; each dragboE to
furnish himself with q eerviceabie horse
at least fourteen and half hands high,
good saddle, bride, mail-pllIloa and
vaIse, holsters, and a breastpIate aud
crUpper, a pair of boots and spurs, a
pair Of pistols, sabre, and cartrouch
box TO contain twelve cat!riges for pis'
tos. That each company of artillery,
and'troop OF horse shall be formeG 81
volunteers from the brigade, at the dis
crelion of the commander in chief Of The
State, not exceeding one company Of
each to Q regiment, uOr NJ 1re in number
than one eleventh part Of tho infantry,
and shall be uniformly clothed in regI-
mentais, to be furnished at their own
expense; the coIor and fashion 10 sS-A2s
termined by the brigadier commanding
the brigade TO which they he(ong."
1t will be perceived there are many
striking anaogies between the plan Of
General Knox, including the sections u
the act of May &, 1892, just quoted rHd
that of the p'esent Secretary Of War,
now under consideration; and that the
plan of the latter is not cnsnrly original
or new. The former ptoPoe es enrolling
the militia Tor different degrees Of GUty,
and dividing them into three distinct
classes, 10 be called the advanced
corps,' the 'main corps.' and the RE-
served cOrps;' the latter also proposes
three distinct classes-the first c!sss'
to be denomnaied the mass Of the nil
litia'-the second class 10 be denom'
mated The active or movable force &
'thrd class 10 'be denominEted the
reserve or sedentary force
Again. he advanced corps Of lea'
erSr huox corresponds u all metFfa
respects with the active or ho
veble forces Of the present Secretary o
War, 60 far as duties are TO be perform
ed. 1t was proposed by the former iha
the advanced corpe,' consisting of ''ih'
youth OI eighteen aud nineteen, shonlt
he disciplined for thirty days successlve'
| ly, in each year; and th'se Of twenty
years should be disciplined only for lei
days in each yeer, which should bo th'
last ten days ofhe annual encampmeh'
The present Secretary proposes that 'h'
active force the militia may be cal
led forth a, such places within their res
pective districts, and at such times, 40
exceeding twice, nor (cSceedlng)
days in the same year (Ieaviug Con
| gress 20 designate the length of time
for their instruction, discipline, and i'm
provement in military knowledge
Among the principal points of difsr-
ence in the Two plans or Projecte, it ma,
be remarked that General Knox propo
sed the enrolment Of all between th
ages ofeighteen and sixty years; while
the present Secretary proposes 10 enro
only those between the ages Of twent
and for,y-fve. Again: under the pIal
of General Knox, 'the non-commssion
ed officers and privates weT0 not to re
ceive any pay during the said time (o
their discipIine); but the commissione
officers we're to receive the pay Of lhei
'elativeranks agreeably 10 the Fedora
establishment for the time being Th
present Secretary proposes to give a
those called cut for discipline. incIudini
nom n7cammissioned officers, musicians
arti6cers, and privates,' the pay and ra
tons Of The "oficers, musicians, artfi
GERS aud prIvales ofthe infantry Of !b
United States Another point Of ditl
ereuce between the law of 1892 and ths
proposed Ny the present Secretary Is
that, under the former, every citizen be
tween eighteen and forty-fve years {
age, subject 10 militia duty, is require