Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-09-12
LEXINGTON, MISSISSIPPI, SEPTEMBER u, ls4o..

unnecessary for me to repeat them here.
Subsequent reflection End experience nave
confirmed ny apprehension fthe injurious
consequences which would probably flow
from the continuation Of appropriations tvr
Internal improvements, with no better
rule for tho goyerpuient Of Congress than
ha, Of which nave spoke cad 4 90 Hcs
hesitate 10 erpress IL as my opinion, mathfe
general and true Interests of thc country
srould be best consulted By triihholding them, |
nth Tie exceptions mhich 4 hdre already
referred 10, until some constitutional TegEt-
ldtion upon The subject has been mGde.
In This ayowalI am certainly not IN
fluenced by feelings Of indifference, much
less hostility, % internal Improvements.
As such, they can have no enemies. -
have never omitted 10 give them oil the
proper aid in my power, for which, by we
way, claim no porticular merit, ~ 20
not believe there is an honest and sane
man in the coUatry vino does not wish %
see them prosrer; but their construction,
and the manner in which, and the means
by which tb ey are TO be effected, ure quite
different questions. Rather than again
expose sur legislation 10 ali the corruplng
Ilniiuences Of those scrambles and combl"a-
tior.s 10 Congress which have been hereto.
FIRE witnessed, and the other affairs Of the
country 10 The injurious effects unavoldably
resulting from them, il would, IN my
opinion, be infinitely preferable 70 leave
works of the character spoken Of, and not
! embraced in the exception which has been
pointed out, for thepreseni, 10 the supports
upon which they have reposed with go
much success for The astiwo years, VIZ /:
) State efforts and private enterprise. ~
, the great body ofthcpeople become convin-
. ced that the progress of.hese works should
be accelerated by the Federal arm, they
whl not refuse 10 come 10 some proper
! constitutional arrangement upon the sub
!, iect. The supposiiion that an equitable
! rule, proper respect TO tho interests and
: condition Of the different States could fail
: 10 receive ultimately The constitutional
, Islnction, would be doing injustice 10 The
! intelligence Of the country. By such q
;, settlement of the question, our political
:, system, IN addition 10 the other advantages
:, derived from il, would, in relation 10 this
: subject al leas. be relieved from those
:. dangerous shocks which from diversiiies
, of opinion upon constitutional points d
: deep Interest and, ia the mean time, the
! resources Of the country would TO besi
I husbanded by being left in The hands d
!. hose by whose labor they are produced.'
d AS the wings have tried with unexam.
?. pied efforts TO humbug and deceive the
e people il relation 70 Mr.. Psinsett's plan
I Of recognizing the militia, and have al.
. tempted o,hrow odium upon,he President
n for views which he never expressed, OF
ii entertained, we now publish his opinions
y in full. They ure clear, and expIici
enough 10 satisfy any decent man. And
! as 70 those Who are wilfully blind, il mat
q lers NOT whether tsatisfss them, ornoi.
II Ia conclusion, youask me, 4 whether
is approved q Mr.. Poinset,'s scheme for Id,
organization Of the militia =
i My Knowledge Of Military affairs, I
lg very limited but will nevertheless civ,
"a YOU such viewsas have been able 10 TAX
d Of the subject Of your enquiry.
The Constitution Of the United State
hi authorizes Congress to provide for orgdni
sing, armiag and disciplining The militia
al and for governing them when Id The sci
be vice Of The United States reserving |
ii, The States The appointment of officers, an
On The authority to TRAIN The nililia, accordin
-e- 10 The mode oidisctplinc prescribed by Coz
10 gress. In execution Of this giant Of pow
ia or, Congress, during The administration
lat Cen Washington, and upon his recon
81 meudation, passed 4 law for the crgain
4 cation or the militia Of The United State
Ily BY this net, !, is provided, first, that ever
Nv free white citizen Ok the United State
nd resident therein, between The ages of {
its teen and forty five, with some cnumcr
NV ted excep,ions,) arc to BIZ enrolled ar
,ns divided BY the several States into comp
re- MES, batlallions, regiments, brigades ii
,lic divisions upon principles therein esla
ar lished, and in like hummer Offered
led them, according ~ The rules prescribed
our Congress fer determining their number 4
,ast respective rank.-2nd. Tint the mill
nat thus enrolled, shall NJ armed Ill their d,
The expense, I'D, That they shall be tIls
uId pltncd according y tho rules approved 4
Iey, lestabished by Congress, on Ihe TWEEN
uch ninth of March, ITO and Atbs I'll
tate the rules for the government III lhe III
ner, flitia when called into service If the III
,uld ted States, Che manner and occasions
,gu 80 doing which being pointed out by iii
Y lshall be The same rules aud articles
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