Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-08-01

several co,s Of which the ac:i,c class Wall d. com
poscI.
Il viii M, ahs'rac; single man from the defence
vt The Safe where he res,j-s. rpr serara,e h,, fou
the c.IssCi cizcus 20 which he belongs II Nil an
ne c'nlrlry, strengthen tn dctcnccs 0f each safe. D..
iaraS'ne It wa "a wei disciplined force. taken from
me People eni making part OF the People equally IN.
i'r-siet Nih their fellow citizens I'm the r-ssrrylunD
'' tree institutions. and ready ~ al times % guarl the
territory ana ihc people % their country. Nciiher
does % Interfere. 90 any m0nner. with tho constitutional
rr1's OF The states 20 TRAN their own mtlttu arcurs.
me to the discipline prescribed hy Cuurr.ss. h.r,Ys,
U' acdNe m''i,1 Will be- employed hv tac Pras!len;
Iar'ng the period they are preparing E5f vaIk, ssr-
''e ~ gort.so uni n the field. And yylii. NE safes
nave nl ue advouiog 5 which may result from welt
'Tsnn'yc- and disciplined militia. thcy will. al, the
s'H' i"'c, hn exempt from the lrSscs. expenses. and
evils wH'h tpiow, necessarily. from ,ae assrnhlagr
Oh 'ars' hu'a-'rrs for merely n nominal military m
sr'cion Il Is 10 D. cons Jeryd. also. Ana, a portion o.!
t"' mama are provided with opportunities Tor the
attainment ut the essentials of military knovlclrc :
and, AT the same time that they relieve the rem Under
from un ouoruUs and useless burden. they fbrny,l .es
"ilI not nc oppressed by any uudrc amount OF milirary
s.r'l e being required of ihCm; but. ut the CONTRARY.
'y Comparing The time which, under the pussr, So
""' D, n''''cd 10 mt ul-"ri, Il Nil b." iuui that
ih"sc rs Art very lttc additional s~rf,icr. If any, re-.
IgEIgeH, and Tor that time they Will hr s.gi.Irn'ly com.
pcurli,t. inc compensation CONTEMPLATED /, ,G,.
4uaie uu'''- a good administrator Of The laws proposed.
which arc to be 'hade uriGrm 60 heir aa9',ra,ipn. h,
regulations 'r De Issucd by ihe Pr,tiIcH- 50 Is To pre-.
vent airy expense 10 The citizens 40 Is thus called
Out taauc' y may rot rice in amount. to the sun,
which his pursuits m suriIl HIg misli afford The
Total ar7rct required 10 compensate the mlf- o. be
called Oii Tor exercise Will hc irrlr.. when ccuua.ca
VAN 'he 'oss Of time experienced hy CuT fellow ci,r
1cHs under the present imprr.cr. organization. and ,l
the serious evils % which the youth ut ,hc country nr,
exposed 10y The iiequcui a'irmp'- uuw made 10 ;mrar'
o them a very imrertcc' krovlrI-c oC t,c J,r..s "a
t'c soldier. The ~s,fJDnci plan viii. 1t IS believed
tend ndimIuish, II not caiirv!y remove. such evils. rrj
"Hi a.n, by cagcnicsin- an esprit dg co-DS through.
'u' me militia @! thc several J.s'U,'s, elevate In the
mind OF every c.tizcn lac character OF he dlt:cs which
ne IS required 10 perform, and thus make more certain
ue results "h'ch are hoped for ly hrs srs'em Of mill,
AIRY n7ccnutou and defence. In rrcparinr the acr,l.
oi TIE proposed reorganization OF tho militia of The
J"ied safes. ! have been governed by an earnest do.
SIRE 10 place the country ia nm altitude obedience. and
al Tie same time, 10 secure 1t ran the necessity OF
maintaining az any rCr..3 a large stluGing rrrv; T.
render the militia effective, " thpug wilrSuv4.r loo
large a number Uf our fellow citizens from their o.ru
p''"as at any one time; ard 90 iJ Sc lhruughort tc
community generally suur kgowlelrc Of military ser
N;cc. without rcgn- the Treasury to- heavily. Al
'Ils, q appears 10 NC, will De effected lv drillin-. dr
rms Tour yrurs' ono hundred Thousand men, for a pcri
o.! not exceeding thirty nor less than zen dave IN Carl
ana every yen, az sIch times as may least interior,
Niti Weirordnory occupations; and, Tor anequal term
Keeping That force 90 Organised that II may serve rs
reserve, ready go act IN Cssrsut emergency: doing. IL
Che meanwhile ordinary militia durv. such as Is, u4v
required by law in the several SAFES. The sYncus.
o! 'h' system. which. If carried out. would place IL.
JuI'cd Str'es In an imDrcgua'lc state Of deC,r.a az
mot exceed Sl.562O95 yearly. i!ihe maximum mum
.Tr oi days ir drill uo adopted bysCpHrrcss; AMI. n
10 Is believed That ton days 100 each and every wear wn
$500 Oge.