The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-07-30


Marshais fees for travelling 200 miles,
al ) cents per mile 10 90
For serving process OF execution 200
S34 so"
We ask YOU 10 pause and reflect upon
this mousiTous scheme, and remember that
every man who votes for Mr.. Van Buren,
Will be considered, according 10 the locofoco
doctrine as voting 10 approve his measures.
Doyou approve ofthe scheme lfno,, how
will you express your dlsapprobation except
at the BALLOT box
But this Is not all. By the first section
each man must furnish himself with a mus.
kei, balls, knapsack, &c. Could this be
dome for less than twenty dollars for each
man! Are you willing 10 submit 10 this
ouefous ,ax
Read the 18th section Of this "plan =
see the power to be given to " the Presl.
den';' see that the men are to " be deemed
IN tie service Of the United States > see
that the soldiers are to be subject thard
words 10 a Republican eat to such regu.
.auuns IS The President may think proper
10 adopt for their instruction, discipline, and
improvement in military know edge -
Read The Constitution of the ulted States.
and see Il the power is not given 10 " Con
gfess to prescribe the discipline, resery
IA to the Safes respectively the appoint
ueui Of the officers, aud the authority Of
training the militia according 10 the dis
ciP.'ae "Prescr.bed BY Congress" Aud "
ash yourselves, cen you sanction such fla
grant violation Of the Constitution Of the
Juted States!
Remember then, the goth section pre-.
-cr'bes that the militia, when employed in
The service Of the [. S, las in the 18th
section shall be sbJect TO the sams rules
and articles Of tar as the troops IF the Uai
ts4 States Now let Us see what a few Of
tuesa relies and article Of war are:
l. the i.h volume Of the Laws Of the {.
s. published by John Bloren & ". John
Duane, pa,laaelphla and r. {. Welsh,man,
Washington Guy, 1916, you viii find an
acltuf establishing rules and articles cor the
-ayeraaeat Of the armies Of the Uaited
~tate~,a anpravod Aprii 10, 1870.
From tois act we make Z few extracts
for your consideration;
"A.-5. Aa7 officer or soldier Who shall use
crr'a.oatgg-s Or disrcs3cc,.ll words against the
tr.sQ-a' e. .ar United States. against the Vice
Fr.sa ut thereof against the Congress Of the TAI
hsa State, rs against the Chief Magistrate or Ley
s'slgr1 of suy u the United States in " uich lie
a.g be 74ar'atrd, IL, commissioned officer shall
ss e4zaIersa, pr otherwise punished, as d court
mart45 SHAH. direct 81 q noa-commt-sl1aed oft.err
OF sat.er s. s4al sl.ig, such punishment as shall
ye INDICTED 20 alm By Tie sentence u d court m4r
a4I"
Art. .. Any officer or soldier who SHAH strike
bis za2-r9- officer, or draw or IN any weapon,
or oiiar any violence against him. being in the ex.
ee8iI1n Of his Office. on any pIetense whatsoever,
Or a3ai 3isa5sg any La,rhl conmau4of his superior
g77eer shall sgfer DEATH or such other pun.
samenf az shall according to the nature Of his o.
fence, be inflicted upon uim by the sentence Of a
court MARTIAL
And if Negro Testimony is ad
nt,eJ % the trlai, ard Ia President should
find nothing ia It to "require bis iu'ertc
'e0ce," how casy matter would II BE- for
lae negro servants af superior officer To
accuse and convict a poor white nau
AH H. Al. non commissioned officers and
soldiers who SHALL be found ono mile from the
camp. }rttaH irlge ~ isr,tiHg from their CON
handing 91esr, shall. suffer- such punishment 10
SHAH b. laa.ciad upon them By the sentence Of q
eoorLm8rl#L
Art ~. No officer or soldier shall lie ouf Of
bits quarters. garrison or camp, without lelye
'ron BIZ aFengf officer uud penalty Of being
prunaad, aceusdinC 10 the nature Of bis offence
by tie sentence Of court martial"
Al. "a. No garrison Or regimcutal court
mau.ai aha.l u-ve tie power 10 Try capital cases,
OF commissioned officers, ncIthor shall they inAct
a tne exceeding one months pay, nor imprson
mn pat TO dard t4jDT any non commissioned Off
cen Or u.ator ,Or longer time than one month"
fhis article limits the power Of regi
mental cout.mariial, Jut rot d general
court martial. A general court. martial 4"
could, therefore, under these articles put
10 hard Iqbor a soldier for longer time
that one month. l. mot this worse than sell
ny horse thief, according 10 the Iudiana
law! And may not negro witnesses be
admitted upon tue trial, according to Lieut..
tlooe's case
Art. lGI Tho foregoing articles are to be
read aad published once IN every s1 months, to
every garrison, regiment troop or company, mus
tered Or 10 be mustered, IN The gcrHice of fhe I'm
'ed Siafes and arc to be duly observed by all off.
GERS aud soldiers who arc Or shall be IN said ser
vice"
We repeat, by the 18th section Of the plan
recommended to our consideration BY the Presi.
asns, the militia will be- considered ia the service
Of the United states; and by the Doth section Of
the same plan, they viii ale saJject" to the
% rites and articles Of war, as the troops Of the
United ot.tes."
These things require no comment from
U.s. Nothing we can say can make this
" pIaB appear more hideous and horrible.
We have alluded to the admission of ne
gro witnesses against white man. We
give the facts,