Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-09-08

pa'ions at amy one time; and to diilse ,hrourh,ui tho I.
community generally some tuoNlcdgc OF military scr /
vice. without taxing The Treasury TO heavily. Al
this, n appears TO me, Viii Dee effected by drilling. du-
ring four wears one luu3r,d thuvsaud men. Tor n peri
Cd mot exceeding thirty nor less than ten dnys in each
AMI every yelr. at such times rs may least interfere
with their ordinary oCcuplUous; and, for an equal term,
kCcV'us that force so organized that 20 may serve as a
reserve. ready 60 actin cases Of emergency: doipr. IN
the m~C1nUhie, ordinary militia duty, such as Is now
required by law ia the several States. The expenses
% The system. which. 1t carried out, would place tie
limited States in 1u imprcruaalc state ct defence. will
not exceed Sl.362.OS3 yearly, II the maximum mum.
Der O~fdoys1Or drill be adopted by Congress; and. as
I - believed that ten DAYS IN each and every year viii
prove ~suiicicut, the annual expense will be less than
sos OOO.
Ds'.Ha IF as proposed system
Il shall be provided
IL. That each ard every free oblc-hodicl whit.
made citizen Of jhc respective states. resident therein,
VINO o. pr shall bo Of the ace OF tNcujy and under
That ui ioriy-dyo year, (yyjth the exceptions herein after
sta'cd) shall. scyemily md respectively. b. enrolled iu
the militia b. the captain ur commanding officer oijhp
company within whose bounds such citizens shall re-.
side and tha{ IL shall Doe the duty at all time. OF cyCry
such captain or commanding officer vt a company o.
enrol every such citizen as aforesaid, and also those
VINO shall, from time 10 limo, arrive al the age of
twenty wears, or who, being Of that age. or under that
Of %pr,y-ijvc years. (vlih the exceptions hereinafter
namcd) shall come 10 reside within his bounds and
that hc shall, without delay, notify such citizen uf the
AID enrolment, 10y n proper nconmiSiOngd officer OF
the company, hy whom such notice may he pro ,pl; that
every citizens 80 enrolled and notified. shall, within three
RoE'hs thereafter. provide hImsclfwIth a good mUskot.
bore OF capacity 20 receive a lead Of eighteen Ia the
Ne the pound; a sufficient b1vuGct aui belts two spare
d.Etsi . KNAPP sack; cartridge box, Co contain NJ least
twenty four cartridges suited 10 the bore OF has mu-kct
ard each cartridge 10 contain \ ball and three buck
shot, and a sufficient quantity OF Towdof; or w.th q
GOOD uIc, knlfsICE, shot pouch. and powder horn OF
IasA, wlL sufficient powder and bali Tor tNCnty-fpur
charges, aul two sp1rr truts; AMI tlgt he sha! ap-
pear 50 armed, accounted, and provided. when called
out for exercise or into service: and every e. izen 80 en-
ulcd aud providing himself with the urns, ammuui-
JpI aud accouircmcujs, required as aforesaid, sh4llhulJ
the same exempted from all suits, disircss,s, executions.
- sales for debt, or for he payment 90 taxes.
p. That the Vice Prcs.duu; Of the United States:
the officers, Judicial and executive, of the government
ni the United States the members of both Houses OF
Congress and their respective officers all cusUmhpusc
officers with their clerks: all YoStolicyrs and siaCg-du-
yor, Nho are employed in the care and conveyance
OF the mail Of the postoiice of the United States all
ierrymcn employed ~ any ferry on the post road; or iu-
sFcctoTs of exports all pilots all mariners actually
employed 40 the sea service Of any citizen OF merchant
within the United States and all persoas who now are.
or who may herator be exempted by the laws Of the
respective states, shall he exempted from militia dut,.
Notwithstanding their being above thc age Of twenty
AM under u9t Of forty five.
81. That the citizens thus enrolled shall constitute
Ec FIRST CLASS, and be denomiuatcd the MASS OF the
militia and tho said mass sEr'l PEI" divided into dilI-
sIpps, brigade, regiments, ma companies, and be or
'"Se" US io'Io"Sr !" VIZ " Su.htAl} Ni.'H''y urflh'I
'"'' CONSIST oioAe captain one i'S' ""i second "eui-
ruaui, four s~orsean,s, four c~orpouIs, ono drummer. one
uicr, or buElor, aud eighty psyagcs a company ct
ifsgopis shall CONSIST % one captain, uuC list and Sec.
'"'i 4!'"l'Aa"i' i'"r s'igeaitis' Hour corloEAlS' one ttr
"eF.i"o tl2lcrs aud sixty puNui's. n company ui
'r'liery sh'" consist OF one captain Two first and two
sgco1I l.cuieuguts. four scrycaut-, four curporlis. thrc,
'.'.'t'T,' ono ar"I"'1'F ara hier' or !No hugisrs or
+-'hf"'ers and c'Sdy rH'atts-A rec meni shall
CONSIST 0' one colonel ono lieutenant CO "nc!' one ma
JOE '"A NJ''H"r WIN "t rank % iIS' Ilet'ehiHl' one
t3HTI'Tm"s'cF' wan me RANK OF caIian'one Iaym.s'cr
'"e surgeon one assistant surgeon one sergeant ma
'F one 4uaHernasler eTg'aai.'"' principal MUSICIANS
va ''i '"hpHA',s-A brigade sNAi! CONSIST 81 one
"''''gT general WIN ", aii'-Ao'"'nP' having is
r'uN OF captain tWo brigade inspectors WIN The rnh
"'''''''' ''"'ie' ""' "NnH''' quartz '"'>''f' WIN
'' 'ihN "i MAJOR o'e Judge AaN"eii'' ~ i'HF hHsld''
a." N'' l'"" t''h ',-th'h' % INC MASS 'htFt
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y w ''v",'" ana "E'' 4" '''" "'If''H" '"' mas
'''' s"'' u. "''.'i'H one ''NFI"y -! -''i'fy ana
''..'''' '"e '"'""''.tt"'."lt o. 't S''', MOI
"'i p'' '.h''ny Ho" a "fit'" ana si"" h'
80 l'' ,t2'FIru ~ NOR own expense tc '".o'
4'' ''a0'H t' "e determined ny IHc uTlS'lieT gtn"r
n commanding the brigade 10 which ih"y h'!oaa Iha'
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