Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-08-18

Nee " hhout taxing the Treasury soo heavily All :
ihis. appears rr. will be- effected by drilling. du
rEr ycars hundred thousand men, Cor a PERI
Of s2ccc,ar thirty less ,sn days each
and every yc'r az such times may least interfere
Nit their ordinary cuf anns; AMI for 90 unl term,
kccJaur That fore, urCnuizs that may
rcservc. ready n of emergency; doing, an
the meanwhile. ordinary ntia duty such j.
required hy law 40 t,C several States The expenses
Of the system winch. If carried out would place tse
United States in itnIrcrnahc state Of defence. will
no; cycecd SlS62093 yearly. Il the maximum
hcf OF days &c drill be adopted by Congress. and,
T. believed that ave ~ each and syery year will
prove sufficient the annual expense Will be less than
s5O0OO0
Defaiis IF me proposed system
u shall h., Provided
LIT That each aud every free ablc-b,dic white
made citizen of the RESPECTIVE states resident therein
who shall bc or the age of tHon'y and under /
that ul iury-vc ycars with the exceptions hcroin after
she) shall sovcrally and Respectively. be enrolled IA
the militia by the captain commanding officer ofIhe
company within Whose bounds such citizens shall re-
side and tia. IL shall be the duty all time. % every
such captain commanding officer of "A company TO /
enrol every such citizen aforesaid. aud also those
who shall. from time 20 time, arrive ut the age of
twenty wears. who, being of mat or under that
Of iory-ivc years with the exceptions hereinafter
nnmed) shall reside within his hound, and
that he shall without delay, notify such citizen of the
said enrolment. hy proper nUncomnissOned officer of
the company. by whom such oJCc may be proved; thai
every citaens enrolled and notified, SHALL within Three
Rouils thereafter provide himself with good muskct
bore of capacity receive lead of eighteen in the
ma the pound sufficient hayouet and belt; spare
Hints; knaP sUck; cartridge box, contain nj least
twenty four cartridges suited the bore of ms mukci
and each cartridge 10 contain ball and three buck
shot and "a sniIirient quantity of gewdcr with a
good unc, kn1psack, shot pouch and powder horn or
flask, ih sufficient powder and ball for twcnty-four
i charges, and two spare hins; and that he shall APP
ioar armed ACQUIRED and provided, when called
md pNg e.
roller and providing himself with the arms, annual
ton aud accoutremcnis required saiOesad shall bold
tho same ted from al suits dsircsses executions,
-r salos ioT debt or fbr the payment of taxes
81. That the Vice President of the United States;
the officers Judicial aud executive. of the government
the United States; the members of both Houses OF
Congress ans iheirrespcctive officers all euHomhouse
officers with their clerks all posl-Occrs and -iugcri
vcrs, who are employed in the and conv eyance
pi the mail al nc posioicc of the United States all
ierymcn employed any ferry the post road; in
spccors of cxpNrs all pilots all mariners actually
Employed an the s'a service Of any citizen merchant
within the United States; and all persohs who are.
nr who may hcrafiU he exempted by the laws of the
respective states shall he exempted from militia duty.
notwithstanding their being above the age of twenty
md under that of f0rtylivc.
81. That the ciiizeIs Thus enrolled shall constitute
the FIRST CLASS, and be denomiuaed the of the
militia aud thu said shall I've divided ITO div
| SLOWS, bricadcs, rcgimnis and companies, and be
:anScd as follows. icNit n company (nfanirr rc)
|
chant. four sergeant four curporas drummer,
cr, or buglcr AMI eighty prvaIos "A company of
imgoons shall CONSIST Of one captain, first and
uud lieutenant fIr sergcans, four corporals, far.
uer two huglers md sixty privaies. company OF
artillery shalt Connsi OF one captain. two first and
ecund euteiani four sergennts four corporal three
arhccrs, dnmmcr and fifer, buglcrs
'rumpciers and eighty privatss-A res rnent shall
consist Of one C uoel, one lieutenant co onel
,or, aud adjutau with the rsnk of first lieutenant one
luaTeunasior 9th the rank ofcap plain, Iaymasisr
, ne surgeon, &c assistant surgeon sergeant
or quartz saser sergeani,No principal musicians
:, and ten compgp cs-A brigade shall consist of
n, nrigader genial with aile-Lc-camp, having lhc
,t rank Of capin two Brigade inspectors, with the rank
D. Il lieutenant plone division quarteumasicr. with
, the rank of NOR judge advocate, IL four hrigadcs
=, LII. ThaIfrum each regiment ofthc Their"
= shall bc nTHsl companies serve n light infa-
n try riiema and that 10 each division of the
:, here shall battached one company Of artillery and
"A compant OF horse, formed of volunteers at the
~ iiscrciionof ie commandeTin-chicf of the state not
nj xCrediug on company from n brigade, and shall bc
, clothed and huippcd their expense the color
nd fashion be determined by the brisadier gener-
n Il comnandiI the brigade which they bclong. That
The commissh,cd officers of the artillery and infantry
= hall bc ar'ntlvh a sword Of such description as is
Il rummouly dcnd mated the cot and thrust. That the
IA commissioned Ulcers of cavalry shall furnish them
\, elves with goofrorses of least fourteen and half
!, hands high and armed with a sabre and pair ofpis
OILS and holsters tr the same. Each drnrnon TO fur
%, I-h with scrviccahc horse at least fourteen
and halt hands Ugh, good saddle, birdie, vaiise
breast plate, and upper, pair uf boots ahd spurs
4, pair OF pistols, Abrc, and caruthe box, contain
q, Iwelve cartridges :, pistols.
Of 5ih. That eacI crimcnt shall he provided with
!, the State and rcgAnesial colors and each company
~ with drum and c, buglcs the Legislature OF
the respective stats shall direct
4 oh. That the divisions. brrndcs, and regiments in
10 which the, sAa divided shall bc numbered at the
period Of their iurAation and record hereofmade ia
FH.r .lrttFar a.. a.. -
ihc field IN service in Tia state, that they shall
peciivcy lake rank According their numbers reckon
ing the lowest nnmbcr hughes, IN rank; and also,
that the relative rank of different CORPS shall be rs
follows ISL cavalry b. artillery, 81 infantry, alb
uicmCn and that the said otor shall he observed on
III plrldes of ceremony mud review or on other duty
except when, IA tho ophioS Of the commanding Off
Ger, the good of the service may render another
rlRgoment necessary and furher.thai all commission
ed officers shall take rank according 90 the Date o
their commissions and when two of tho ~ nc grade
bear an equal date, then ihtr rank shall he determined
BY lot o. De drawn by them, before the commanding
officer Of tho brigade regiment, cOmpanyof detsch-
mcut.
7ih That thcre shall he nm ndiurnnt general an
COINED IN each Stale with the rank Of coubcl. whose
duty II sail be- ~ distribute al orders from the
naudcrInchicf 81 the state 90 Ire several corps 90 al
tend Oh public reviews when The onmarser.in-chci
Ut the slate shall review the militia, unyp1rt ihcrc.
Of; % obey sll orders from him relative TO ,lrying in
90 cHocuii'n and pcTocung De system &C discipline
which my DC established Co furnish blank forms OF
different fctSrn- that may be required and 10 explain
Tie IriHoifcs which they should be- uild- 90 r..
rei,c fnim the scverl officers Of the dferri corns
ruug bout The state. returns Of the militia uulrr their
commands reporting the actual condition Il ttcir arms
Ircpuircmcnts nEi ammunition their dclinjucnccs
lnd every otbCr thing which relates the general I'll.
taitcciueni ui COOL order and dseriuc 20 q, which
fo sosctnl commanding orer 81 the divisions brigi
drs regiments and companies should be- required %
Hikr. in Che upward order oi gT1Iaipn and IN such
l'ru ard 10 sufh Times Tho legislatures of he res
Ir.ffe states may direct that the aduian general
r1g he dolly furlr-hcd herewith and he said adut
srf --r1l rsm fc returns thus furnished should 40.
".ay u1ko m abstract consolidated report of he
f.f-. '1 Co., rutn1Ider.inshicf 1f the state anil he