Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-09


p,,on he regulations be issued by the President,
so M 10 prevent any expense to the citizen VINO
Inns called out: though II may not rlse IN amount,
TO the sum which his pursuits IN s"c'ai me "s"'
It'd The total amount required TO recompeis'
Ia ,;t;o IA be called out for exercise VIII be tri
a;nr when compared with the loss ct time eXpe.
ricncod by our irowcitizcns under tie present m
rcoc, denominations and of the serious evils To wh'ch
,bc youh of the country are exposed ny the lrrqneh
o.,einps now made 10 mpar to t,rna very 'mperi'c,
| Lnonld,, of the duties of the soldier The suhoincd
ulon will il is believed tend !" dimhish, u nor che
t. rcmove such evils, and WILL also By engendtr'ng an
| fsprit du corps throughout me h'''''' ~ -, ~
Districts elevate in the nd Of every citizen tue char.
,nr f Tho duties which he is required TO perform an"
,s mike more certain the results when are h"Ped of
! nv his system of military prccau"n ana defence. !"
nrenor;un the details of the proposed re.orgah zato"
r H. ,I,tia of the United States, have been 60
d hr an earnest desire to place the country IN an
;,,d. or defence and, al the same tlinc, 10 secure
| il from the necessity of maintaining al any per'""
!, large standing army to render the militia e"'c
! ,;ro without Withdrawing too large number OF
| - crlwc;,izens from their occupations at one
time. and 10 diiluSc throughout the community gene
rail-, somr knowledge of military service, without TAX
;ng IN. Treasury too heavily. All this, 1t appears TO
mo oil he effected by drilling, during four years. one
| Ln,ar,d Thousand men, for period not exceeding
,h,, mar less than ten days in each and every year. Al
cL n,cs as may least Interfere with their ordinary
occupations and, for equal term, Keeping 'ha' force
60 a. ,orizad that reserve, ready 10 ac'
in of
nary militia duty such required by law IN 'nt
s.yer,l States The expenses Of the system, which, u
carried out would place the L. ). III an irPregnape
stale of Defence will not exceed Sl,562o 3 yearly,
| tho moymun number of days Tor drill be ah"ptcu oy
Conrrrss; and as it is believed that ten days IN each
and every year Will prove suiiIceit, "e ai"'' "s
will be less than SoOoOoo
DctailS Of the proposed system
| II should be provided
/ Th,to, Dnlrv able. bodied
citizen IF The respective States, resident therein wos
or shall be ofthe age of twenty aud under that Of i"r
five years with the exceptions hereinafter stateo sha'
seyrrally and respectively, be enrolled IN The ni'a
lv The CAPTAIN or commanding officer oI the company
within whose bounds such citizen shall reside; ana l'a
!. shall be the dulv all times OF every such captain
or commanding officer of company TO cn!o every
snch citizen aforesaid and also those VINO sal' r
time to time arrive al the age OF twenty years OF "ho
hcinu of that age and under that OF inry-rc years,
nh Tho xceniions hereafter nauiedl shall come I" re-
sid, within his bounds: and that he shall without delay,
notify such citizen Of the sad enrolment, ~ Pr"P,
n-comnssionpd officer of the company oS "hnih Suc'
notice nav be proved that every citizen - enrolled ana
notified shall within three months therraii"r proVae
himself with uond mIslrt, bore al capacity 10 re-
criye a lead ball of eighteen IN The pound sihci'h
| 5aynnet and belt two spare f'nts, khaPsacN, c''t
r,dre box to contain IL least twentv-i"ur cartridges
suited to the bore Of his muske and each cartridge !"
contain ball and three huckshot, and sntc'cni
onanttv Of powder; with good riir, k'Iansack,
shot pouch, and powder horn or taSk, WIN Sh'cirh
powder and ball for twenty-inur charges, ana TWO
snare ints and that he shall appear 5" armed accou
tr.d and provided when called ont for exercise or INTO
s.ryic, and every cit zen So enrolled ana providing
himself with the arms ammunition and accoutremen's
rpunired as aforesaid, shall! hnld The same exempted
from all suits dsrrsscs, executions, or sales Tor debt
! or for the payment o: taxes
81 Tia, the Wee President Of the United States:
In. officers inicial and executive Of the Government
Of the United States: the members OF both Houses 9"
Congress and their respective officers all custoni"ns"
officers with their clerks all poS,-oIicerS ana sag"dr
v,rs who are employed in the care and conveyance OF
the mail of the post office OF The United States all Ter
rymen employed at any ferry on the post road; or m
spcctnrs of exports all pilots all mariners actually en-
poycd in the services OF any citizen or merchant
within the United States; and all persons who now are,
or NAV hereafter be- exempted by the laws ut the re-
spec,iyc States shall be exempted from militia duty,
Notwithstanding their being above the age O! twenty
and under that OF iortyvc
Sd That The citizens thus enrolled shall constitute
the FIRST CLASS, and he dennmnatcd III" MASS OF the
militia: and the SAID shall be DIV drd INTO dirf-
sous brmades, regiments and companies, ana be organ.
iycd "a follows Wit company tin;antry or riiiel
shall consist oil captain, one trst and one second
lieutenant, four seTg"an,s four coprralS, ono drum
rcr one fi'rr bng'cr, and clshty pr'vacs com
pany Of dragons shall CONSIST Of captain, first
and one second lieutenant four sr-"ants, four corpo-
rails one farricr, two hugers and sixty Privatrs a
company Of artillery shall consist OF ono captain, two
A
corpora!s, three artifcers drummer and tier or
two bug-rs or trumpeers, and eighty prirates. re-
rimcnt shall consist Of one colonel, one Lieutenant
colonel major, adjutant, with the rank OF lrst
lieutenant quarter. master, with the rank OF cap
tain one pavmaster, one surgeon assistant sur
econ one sergeant major quarcrmaster sergeant
i two principal musicians, and ten companies bri-
1aie shall consist Of one acknowledgements with one
aid de camp having the rank of captain two brigade
INSPECTORS with the rank Of major, and two regiments
diris .l,ll IF
aids-decamp with the rank Of major one DIVISION IN.
spector with the rank of eutenant.colnnel, one, DIT
vision ouartermaster with the rank of ma or judge
Il adr ncaic, and fur brIgadCs.
i ih That from each egment of the MASS, there shall
be formed two companies 10 serve as light infantry or
ritlemen; and that each division OF the MASS there
shall he attached company Of artillery and one com
panp Of horse. formed Of volunteers IT The discretion
of the commander OF the Stale, not exceeding
one company foia brigade and shall be clothed ard
equipped Their expense. the color and ason TO
b. determined by the hrIgadIrr general commanding
he brigade 10 which they belong That the conlmis-
stoned officers Of the artillery and infantry shall be
armed with sword Of such description az Is commonly
drnnninatcd and thrust. That the commissioned
officers oil the cavalry shall furnish themselves with
good horses Of nj least fourteen and half hands high,
and be armed with sabre and pair Of pistols and
holsters for the Elch dragoon to furnish hun.
self with serviceabIe horse at least fourteen and
half hands high good saddle bride, valise, breast
plate and cruppcr. pair of boots and spurs pair of
pistols. a sabre and carouch box, to contain twelve
cartridges for pistols
9Th That each regiment shall be provided with the
State aud rcgncnal colors, and each company with a
drua and life, huges, the Legislature OF the re-
Spectivc States shall direct.
9th That the divisions, brigades, and regiments into
which III" MASS is divided, shall be numbered at The
period OF their formation, and record thereof made IN
the adutant- generals office of the State and when IN
the field in service of the State that they shall re-
spcctivaly take their rank according TO their numbers
reckoning the lowest number highest III rank; and, as"
that the relative rank Of different corps shall be as fol
lows: LIST cavalry, "a artillery Sd iniantry, 18th rifle
mem and that the said order shall be- observed on all
parads of ceremony and review or on other duty eX.
ccpt when, the opinion of the commanding officer,
the rood OF the service may render another arrange
ulcnt necessary; and further, that all commissioned
officers shall take rank according IL the date OF their
commissions: aud when two Of the grade bear an
equal date, then Their rank shall b. determined by lot.
to be drawn nr then: before the commanding officer OF
s iirb ri rntlr