Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-04-30
THE STANDING ARMY, IN TIME OF
PEACE


PEACE.
The Administration leaders (says the YEoMIx)
have had the hardihood to deny the existence of
the proposition by the Secretary Of War, for
converting the whole Militia Of the Union into a
SisadiHs Army; and the Van Buren papers ara
cautiously withholding the scheme Of the Secrv-
taTy from the seruIiny OF the people.
We give the whole plan OF The Secretary of
War IN so-days paper, 10 order that the people
may read 1t and Judge for themselves. From this
Report, these plain facts eau Ss gathered;
That every able-bodied white man, betweets the
ages Of 90 and IS, 5 10 be- enrolled, and each
man is to PROVIDE HIMSELF, nj AGs
OsOse expense, with arms and aceouIre-
ments, which viii coat him from ~ TO Is dollars:
That light companies are 10 be formed, WHO
ARE TO CLorHE AND EQUIP THEM
SELVES AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE
That the active class Zone hundred thousand)
are TO have 40 officer higher than a major-.he
superior oEicers 10 be taken from he regular
army
That this class are liable to be marched to any
part Of The military district; The militia Of viz
ginta, Tor iasnsee, 20 Delaware, Maryland, or
The Disuici Of Colambia-
That the annual detci; IN The sessss eIsss 4. 70
b. supplied BY DRAFT, if volunteers eanaoa Be
had
And that any militia man Of the active class,
Who may be too poor TO pay The fines asscsssd
upoh him, will Be sabjeel to tmspTtsomuaeaa
UNTIL THE FINES ARE DISCHARGED
nS-we invite The attention Of every candid
man 70 the ssAois sekesS, ss officially pFomulEa.
'sd, and a. endorsed BY The President.
e1-Look A. is naked features. fslIov-citi-
Eens-f1 and say whether even party bieotsy
could iaduee you 70 approve such q measure
10 the Presidents Anauai Message, be thus
endorses the scheme:
Ths present condition Of The dsfsnces Of our
PsineiHal seRPor1s asd aayy yards, e. represent
ed ~ The accompanying FsPSEs % shs Secretary
cf War, calls for he early aBd serious atisatioo
Of Congress ard ss oenRscting itself Intimately
VIA his tabieei, sssa0t ssssaarad Zee rsys-giy
70 yoaT eonsideTation The pian submitted b. thst
onesrlsr a. sSgsaissiisa Fl ~ aitsss Fl ~ o.
EiNiesn
We hops every saas islo whoss hands his
Papsr nay fen, via sxamine Ihis aanrsrous
sohstns - prsssntsa win iis mes favosabls H.a-
isfss ~ 'hs Seerstsry u war, md thsn iadge
h0v Il oonPoris Wiih he Rspublean creed q
1901, vhsn he silss Adams sas sjecsrd From
power fof askiua asaslag srng which mirht
veli - Discontinued sqnsd 10 sonpasi.oa viii
'hs lsgioas q men aow proposed 70 BE- smbo-
disd
NJ Poinasii virtually proposes 10 Eaiss and 70
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fhssssa4 asn, 20 b composed q he mahis. b~t
% b - ne ssiual services n. ana % hs pad b.
ihs oenefal Govesnmeuii such psoposinoa A.
MS Ten ySars ago. Hoaid haze fssssd : bsisls-
cay hfentboui ~ Uaion. TIE Prssidsss. s.y,
ne Lyuehbusg Vifgiaias. slu,ehiar e ne pob.
iie psffs viih oss had, dsmasas 20 svs@.,-
'aiioa q ~ niliiaFY Posgf vnh Ne sshsr, 80
ysi' hec.nse ~ psvs,Ass abosf Reoaeny s.s
siais hEhts, o. eIy q FANS wslis = ssuaass
~ "a ihs slaunskf
tshsi dess ~ Wee Rafea uaai wiik q sisss.
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= rsPsi fossiEa invaSsss ne, 90 b. sns -
a. oal isselFa feisiisas afs - ls usosi paelEa
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