Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-03-19
LYNcmRURG, MARCH 40, isao.
VAN BUREN's STANDING ARMY

When, IN Jaauary last, we read the Reoer, ,r >,
Secretary Of War. ewere struck with ute, -.
men, at the bold and undlsgused n,annef in uli.,.,
recommended an aug enration Of the STaNn,v,,
ARM 10 200. 600 men-half Of them TO he n -,
al serrce, aud the other half 10 be CORPS de ,.,.
But we began 10 doubt whether there was a., a..
SO rery monsrous in the proposition after all
We saw the nile interest excited by its apnuo..,;
both among The friends and the foes of The Al.
ra,ion. We recallectcd very well. indeed H..
position to large Standin, Armies was f,,a,a.,
prominent article IN the Republican cred -,
had seeoss many oil The recognized principles of 4 y
party i'ampled under foot By hose Ito ,frec, ,o
lis legitimate heirs and defenders that we sunnos.d
in this, as in every other particular, there had hoa
but complete and radical subyersion of old n,ia.
the Federalism Ct Yesterday being the Democ,,
cy OF to'day-a circumstances which has so lonu
ceased to be among the marvels Of the time that No.
ne" proof oil the FACT can effret the public mind
What rs the proposition We beg leave once NOR
10 quote the very words of the Report Of the Src,,.
~ of War He says:
I'll is proposed to divide the United Sfa,cs I'M,
eight military Districts aud to organize The m,l,;a l.
each district, So As TO have body OF elye hons,pJ
I'VE hundred men IN active service and another az
equal number as reserve. This would give an
armed militia force oft"o hundred Thousand men
so drilled and stationed be ready to take tiei,
places in the ranks in defence Of tile country when
ever He'd upon oppose the enemy or teppl Tho
invader. The age of the rccui, be from twepy,o
thirty The whole tern, Of service TO be eioh
yeirs four years in the first class, and tour in lba
reserve One-iourth part, twenty five Thousand
men. 10 leave The service evety year, passing NJ ,Le
conclusion Of the first term into the reserve and ex
| e"p'ed from ordinary militia duty altogether Al ,be
end of the second. Ia this manner twenty five fbnu
sand men will be discharged from militia du,y e,p1v
year. and twenty five thousand fresh recruits be r.
crived into the service 1t will be sufficient for all
useful purposes that the remainder of the militia un
der certain POPULATIONS provided for ihrir government
be enrolled and be mustered al long and stated inter-
vas for in due process of time nearly the whole mass
Of tie militia will pass through the fist and etnnd
classes, and be eIhcf members Of the active cons or
of The reserve or counted among the cxenpis WIN
will be liable to be called upon only in periods of in.
yasion or imminent peril. The manner of enrol.
men, the number of days Of service, and the rae of
compensation ought to be fixed by law bn the de-
tails had better be left subject to regulation plan
Of which am prepared 10 submit 10 you"
7 And the President, in his Annual Message m.
dorses the recommendation of his Secretary, which,
lie says, "he cannot loo strongly recommend 10 NE
consideration d Congress"
a proposition to increase the Regula, Army TO
100000 men would have excited The apprehension
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sfop olv recemmc,a 10 Ae coos;3c,oon-o cosoress,
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of,his Administration. WHICH came into povc, under