Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-05-04

'Why, then 1t depends upon the number OF hills
'Say--fiye hundred
Guess you mought rs well tell Teller how
many grains you plant to the hill 2
Five
Then, according to Euclid, it would be 742
feet horizontally perpendicular
Excellent Pray, sir, where are you from"
'Staunton, down in the Bay State and can
do most any thing
No doubt, but there is one thing you cannot
do; you cannot humbug us. You can co.
NEW ORGANIZATION OF THE MILITIA.
The New York Gazette gives the following ept-
ONE of Mr. Poinsett's plan of organizing the mi
li,ia of the United Slates:-
"An enrolment is TO he made Of all white male
citizens of the United States between the ages OF
twenty and forty-fi five all of whom are required
be fully armed and equipped, inspected, and re-
viewed in their respective suites, whenever requr-
ed by the state laws From the Mass Of the mill.
tia thus enrolled, and numbering million and n
half there il to be taken in each state and territory
such number by draft or voluntary enlistment be-
tween the ages OF q and 81, as will make up
force not exceeding 100000 men in the following
proportions for each state and territory Maine,
400 men; New Hampshire 2400 Vermont
2400; Massachusetts 6,000; Connecticut $500
Rhode Island S0O New York $4,000; New Jer-
sey 2 500; Pennsylvania l0,400; Delaware 500
Maryland 1890; Virginia 5000; District OF Co.
lumbiu 40S North Carolina 4,400; South Carroll
ma 2,400; Georgia $500; Florida 400; Alalamu
1000; Mississippi 800; Louisiana l,600; Tennes.
sec 4,400 Arkansas 400; Missouri l,260; Iowa
400; Kentucky 4,400; Illinois 1900; Indiana
2,600 Ohio 5000; Michigan 800; and Wisconsin
400 men.
This force is to he denominated the ACTIVE OF
MOVABLE force.
Another class is to be organized under the name
of the reserre or sendetdry force and the order Of
precedence between the army Of the United States
and the militia and between the several classes o.
the militia with one another, is as follows: ]. Troop,
of the United Stntes. 2. Militia of the United
States, in this order to wit: /. Tho ACTIVE force
2. The sENDETARY force. 3. The Mass.
An adjutant general of the militia is TO he ap
pointed by the president. whose Office will be a
Washington, and sanry $4,000. lie is TO he allow
ed two clerks, if necessary. The President desg
mates all depots OF arms and munitions of war. and
appoints the place OF rendezvous for the troop.
when called into az tive service. When called out
the militia subject to the rules and article,
of war as the regular troops OF the United States
but no detachment can I've required TO serve more
than six months 10 any one year. While in aetna
service their pay and ratons are those of the troops
of the regular army and in case of death OF
wounds they or their widows are placed on iht
same fDoting as TO pensions, with soldiers killed
wounded in The regular service The whole coun
try for the convenience of instruction and disci
pine, is TO be divided into ten districts, and prope
regulations 10 be made 10 the instructions o
officers and men. The details OF the whole pnl
given by The Secretary of Wnr, at great length
but the above are The main features of this plan
and all that are necessary to enable our readers L
understand its general scope"