Lexington union., 1840-09-19
THE 9 STANDING ARMY"


humbug, hns as many heads as the i4ea'
pean Hydra. You can scarcely cut oI
ono before nno'her springs up. Our rca
ders will recollecl tha, Mr.. Van Buren, il
his letter, which we pabllsed last week
disclaimed having seen Mr.. Poinset,''
Repor, on The militia.
Immediately upon This up jump the WINS
orators, and asitalors throughout the |and
and, with the most unbus shiug Impudence
charge the President with alsehood.
The passage of Mr.. Van Burcn's letter,
upon which the shameless cha-ge is prefer
reed is this /:
" We hive heen compelled 10 500. not, should
think, without shame aud mortifcntion oli NE
part OF every ingenious niid. whatever NAV lie
his poliiicni preferences, the namts o rcst ecale
citizens suh crlbed TO at,mrnts, that had IN
my annual message exI ressrd my appiohniion oi
a.plan, which not only never had btrp submitted
to me, hnl vas not e,rn matured until II OF thiin
three months alter the message was sem 10 Cou-
gress 4; aud an attempt 10 prove the nniounird
assnnIpton BY the publication Of Il gaib cd ex
tract from that document with t' hne gaming
tasiiied by the Suppression OF a matelial pnlt."
The wings couple This with an express
sion contained in Mr. Van Burr,l's mes.
sage of Dec. 9, 1889, which reads as
follows:
The present condition of The dcfcnces ofour
principal seaports and navy ynd', as ici rest MT,
by the onpanying wror oi the Secretary OF
War, calls for TIE earl, aud serious attention OF
Congress and as connecling itself finth, aleiy win
this subject, cannot recommend too stronsfy to
your consideration the plan sublite by that o.
fcer for The organization Of te militia Of the Cnl-
ted Statesn
The cpotts from The War, Navy, ami Post
Office Departments, wi accompany this coniun-
nica,iou, aud one from the Treasury Defarnepi
will be presented 10 Congress in few days"
Every man, who undertakes 10 enl'ghlen
the people ought TO know, and he honest
enough to adm, ihatto" recommend Il pldn
strongly to The consideration'' Of Congress,
is very different thing from recommend
ing The plan itself, as expedient and proper,
and he ought 10 be honest enough TO tell
the people. that The Secretary Of War, like
the head off er Of every other Drpaumenl
makes an annual report, TO the prcsldcn,,and
as many reports to Congress as either
branch of that body may chuose 10 call for.
furthermore, that Mr.. Poinscti's militia
'eport was made under call Of the House
u Representatives, some three mouths nf.
Ter the delivery Of The annual messape ~
The President, and tina, "lhe platn to hlch
the President allndes in his message, is
The outline, contained in MIR. Pairse,'s
unnual report.-We publish tha, part Of
Mr.. Pa report, which lreasts Of this sub.
sct, in order that those who desire to know
he truth may see how enlirtly unCnunded
9 the charge. Those who "prefer dark.
iess rather than light ough, no, to read i,
because ifthey do,they may be otil tempt
ID to sin, win the light If knowledoen
before them, and propagate lalsehool
From Mr. POinset's Report from the War
Department, dated November 80, 1889
3. g II is proposed 10 divide the United States
nto eight military districts, aud TO o,gal,ze In.
militia IN eartrFriisnirt,so nstn have Il body or
gelge thousand five hundred men in active ser. |
ice and another ot equal number as a re.e,ve |
ahis WOuli give an armed mihtia force az two
nndFed thousand men, sn'lreil and STATIC ,e1 |
sss 10 be ready - thke their plac. n lhe ,,,nl
! defence Of The erDuntry, wheue, OF called unon
, oppose tile enemy nr rrpel lhe invader. 'rhe
~ of tho recruit 10 be from twenty 20 rhirty-
wen. I he whole term Of service 10 be rivb,
ears; four years IN the irst class, and Io,r in fhe
,seFve One fourth pHrt, twenty-five thousand
Ia,,. 10 leave lLS sr,ylce every yeHr, pissng \,
81 conclusion Of the irst term, inlo the serv,re.
"a exempted from ordinary mli ary ,Inty alto.
,ther. ~ the end Of the seroud. III tlis ,uan.
q ~ ents FIVE thousand Il en will be dischnrgea
,n military duty every yenr, ana tweni, -ii,c
;.,,sand fresh resrmits be ieceised nlo tIc ser.
y. x lt Willie suficifn nj lor aiI tsylnl punoscs.
NJ NV remainder OI the militia. under ceriai,,
ynatiol s provided Inr their gotenunent, lie h.
iesl ANA be mu-tcrrsl . long and stated inter
Y E,r I'D nsluepI9cess nf time, near'y The wlole
~ III the Sniiia will pass through no f,sl nn
,o.,i glasses, aud be either Menb-rSo ~ ihr ac
4 cDsI 0f lOFsve, 0r cnuuied nmorg the ex-
1ls. Who vii be- li,blo 70 b. called upon only
.ISs,osls al iDyhsion m imgAin NJ peri. The
'1$|ag of enrolment, lie nnDhrr uf days oi
NJ w sna the rate ~ cfrompensHiiOn n,ighf 10 b.
..l shs law bai the astalls had better be lei,
''lsi ID regulation d plan Of which am pre-
v submit y you.D