Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-05-16

Do 1897, +39, l64.745 81
NorE-The foregoing sums include payments for
trust funds md indemnties, which, in 1887, was
til. SMITH. Register
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
Registers Office June, 81, 1884.
*This sum is subject to small variation on the
settlement of the account Uf the Treasurer.
UNOFFICIAL.
Contrast the expenditures Of the Government
under the present with those Of former adninistra-
tions then read the following, and reflect before
you vote !!!!!!!
The following are literal extracts from the report
of the Secretary Of War, and the message OF the
President of the United States, on the subject Of
the interests of the Army of the United States
at is proposed to divide the United States into
eight military districts aud to organize the militia
in each district, so as to have a body Of twelve
thousand five hundred men in active service, and
another Of equal number a reserve. This
would give an armed militia force of two hundred
thousand men, so drilled and stationed as to be
ready TO take their places in the ranks in defence
Of tie country whenever called upon to oppose the
enemy or repel the invader. The age of the re-
cruit to be from 90 to 81 the whole term Of ser
vice to be eight years-fOur years in the first class,
and four in the reserve one-foarth part, twenty
FIVE thousand men, to leave the service every year,
assrg, at the conclusion OF the first term, into the
reserve, end exempted from ordinary militia duty
altogether al the end Of the second. In this mnn-
| ner, twenty-five thousand men will be discharged
from militia duty every year. and twenty five thou
sand fresh recruits be received into the service. 1t
will be sufficient for all useful purposes, that the
remainder of the militia, under certain regulations
provided for their government, be enrolled and be
mustered at long and stated intervals; for, in due
course of time nearly the whole mass Of the mill
tia will pass through the first and second classes
and be either members of the active corps, or o.
| the reserve, or counted among the eXempts, whit
will be liable to be called upon only in periods o
| invasion UT imminent peril. The manner of eurO
ment, the number of days of service, and the rate
of compensation, ought to be fixed by law; but the
details had better be left subject to regulation-a
| plan Of which AIN prepared to submit to you"
Here is the endor>atun of this monstrous pro.
| iect by Mr.. Van Buren,, in his last annual mes.
sage:
The present condition of the defcnces of our
principal seapUrts and navy yards, as represented
by the accompanying report Of the Secretary Of
War, calls for the early and serious attention Of
Congress: and as connecting itself intimately with
| the subject. | cannot recommend too strongly tC
your consideration the plan submitted BY that Off
Ger for the organization Of the militia Of the Uni
| ted States"
The following is the 18th section of the plan o
details proposed by the Secretary of War for The
organization Of the militia of the U. States, thus
recommended by Mr.. Van Buren-by which the
power is to be given TO the President to assemble
such numbers ut such places and at such times
within their respective DISTRICTS as he may deem
nece>sary-not exceeding twice IN one year I'M
people are required, 1t called on, to perform mill
tary duty beyond the limits Ut their own States, a
the will OF the President, there BEN! rnIy e'gh
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