Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-08-11

render tie militia effective. without withdrawing t,,,
large number Of our fellow cuzeus ffum their occu-
Oun- at any Time; and t. difiusC throughout the
community gcncrsly knowledge OF military ser
vice. without taxing the TrcssJry 40 heavily. All
Mis-. afrca-- To viii be- effected by drilling lu- .
ny four years hundred thousand men, for a pcri.
od not exceeding thirty less Than DAYS 10 each
and every ven. at sIch times may least Interfere
Win Thew enrary oCCupliions aud, for equal term
keeping ihat fnrrc organized that may serve as
reserve, ready act iu Of emergency dona in
the meanwhile, ordinary rrlta duty such a. !. nov
required ny law ~ tlic several States. The eNpens.
OF the system which. II carried out. would place the
United States m au mprcgnahlc oi defence will
not exceed Sl362 093 yearly II the maximum num-
Der OF DAYS FOR dr be adopted by Congress- and. as
II is believed that DAYS in each and every year " IN
prove suihrieni the annual expense Will be less than
S5O0OGo
D'is'is IF fte proposed system
Il shall De- provided
lst That each and every free ablc-hpdicd white
made citizen of the respective states resident therein
who u or shall Toe Of the age Of Ncuty and under
that of luryiNe years with the exception, herein after
s'aed) shall scycrally and respectively. be- enrolled M
the militia ~ the captain commanding officer OF the
company within whose bounds such citizens shall re-
side; and thai shall be the duty at all umc Of ever,
such captain commanding officer ct a company to
enrol every such citizen aforesaid and also those
who shall. from time o. time. arrive al the age at
twenty who. being of hat age or under tina,
.
named) shall cumc 10 reside within his bound, /: and
that he shall without delay. notify such citizen of the
sad enrolment. 10y proper noncommissoncd officer OF
the company hy whom such notice may be proceed; that
every citizen enrolled and notified shall within three
mouths thereafter. provide Ia usclf with good nuskc
bore Of capUitv 10 receive lead of eighteen in the
~ the pound; sufficient bayuuUt and hc spare
ints; KNAPP sack cartridge box, contain at least
twenty four caurI-cs suited TO the bore of ms muskct
and each clTirdg" To contain n ball and three buck
n nf
good riHc, knlpsack, shot pouch and powder horn or
flask with sufficient powder and ball for WcnIy.iour
charges, and two spare fnis; and that he shall APP
pear - armed aCcouircd, and provided, when called
out ior exercise into and ca Zcn
rolled and prov idng himself with the arms. amnuni
ton and announcements required aforesaid shall hold
the same exempted from all suits ds,rcsscs executions
or snles ior debt, or for he payment of taxes.
| ~ That the Wee President OF the United States;
the officers. ud cial aud executive. OF the government
Of the United States; the members of both Houses of
Congress and their respective officers all cusomhouse
oiccrs with their clerks all posofcers AMI sase-ri-
vers, "hc are employed in the care and conveyance
OF the mail of the postoiice Of the United States all
ierrymen employed any ferry the post road; in.
spectors Of exports all pilots all mariners actually
employed IN The service ofaiy citizen merchant
within the United States; and all pero.s who are
or who may hcratcr be exempted by the laws of the
respective states, shall be exempted from militia duty,
Notwithstanding their being above the age Of twenty
and under that of forty Eve.
81. That the citizens thus enrolled shall constitute
the FIEsT CLASS, and be deuomuaied the of the
militia aud tho SAID shall Ice divided into div l.
Sous, brigadcs. regm nis. and companies and be
ganscd rs follows. To vii a company (iniantry ncl
shall consist Ofone captain first and second lieut.
enani, four sergeanis tour corpOras drummer
iier. or bugcr, and eighty privalcs a company OF
dragOos shall consist eft one captain, first aud
coud lieutenant, four scrgcani, four curpprais
rer.two huglers and SIXTY privates. a company al
artillery shalt consist of captain, rs first and
sccuud cutenants, four scrgeaus ogr cororal three
B aricers, one drummer and lier, two buglers or
'rumpcers' and eighty privat,S-A res pent shall
consist OF colonel lieutenant co unul; one ma
ior and adjuant with The rank Of first lieutenant one
qulr'crmasicr. with The rank ofcapain enc paymas,sr
one surgeon. assistant surgeon. sergeant ma
Jor one quartermaSter aniiwO prnCp pal musicians
n and ten COmpanIes-A brigade shall consist Of one
brrader general, with aIe-dc-camp. hav ing The
# rank of captain two brigade inspectors with the rank
OF lieutenant colonel, division quarIermasfcr with
The rank Of major Judge dyOcaIc a four brgadcs
4h That from each regiment of the there
shall he formed two companies To light niau
Try or uiicmen and that 10 each division of the
there shall be attached company of artillery and
one company ui horse formed of volunteers at the
discrciIonol the cummlnderin-chcf o the state not
exceeding one company from brigade, aud shall he
clothed and equipped at their expense. the Culor
and fashion 10 be determined 10y the brigadie gencr
at commanding the brigade To which they belong. That
The commissioned officers of the artillery and infantry
shall be- armed with a sword Of such description as j.
commonly dcnoHinaIed The cut aid thrust That the
commissioned officers OF cavalry shall furnish them
selves with good horses of least fourteen and half
hands high and be- armed with sabre aud pair % PTS
o's and holsters for the Each dmgoon 10 fur.
nish hrmsclfwIh scrvIccabc horse az least ouriccu
and half hands high good saddle. birdie. Vali,e,
breast plate, aud cruPpcr pair 81 bouts aEd spurs
PAIR Of pistols sabre, aud he box, Ia CONTAIN
twelve cartridges for pistols.
5h. That each rcgimeni shall De provided with
To" State aud rccImenial colOrs. and each company
with drum and fife. or hurlcs. usthe Legislature Of
The respective states shall direct
q 10. That the djs visions brigade and regiments IN
TO which the. is divided shall Je numbered at the
period Of ihcr formation, and record tlerrofmndc Iu
ihc udIIaut generals oil, of the state and when n
the field the state that they shall res
pectvey take rank according their numbers recl>n-
ing the lowest number highest ~ rank and also
that the relative rauk vt different corps shall be- ne
follows H. cavalry. , D., artillery. -, infantry, ia
1iCmcu and thot the sand order shall bc observed ou
uil parade, uf ceremony md review, other duty
/ except when IA tho upInioE of the commanding OH
Ger. The good Of the service may render another
ungemcut necessary and iurtherihat al
ed Ollie ~ shall take rnnk according the date o
| their commissions and when two Of ihc grade
brar equal date then their auk shall be determined
/ by lot to be drawn by them, before the commander,
officer Of the brigade. regiment, company, dctach-
mont
7,h. That thcrc shall loo an adiuilut general ap
poiucd n each state, with the rank O colonel whose
duty IL shall be 10 distribute al orders fun the com
mauderin chief OF the state 90 the several corps a. a
tend a public reviews. whom the C0mmluderiu-rlucf
of the state shall the militia ~ any part there.
Of, obey al orders from him relative 10 carrying DO.
Co. execution and pcricciur the system al discipline
which NAV be- established tn furnish blank iJrus OF
different returns itot m1y be- required. and Ca explain
dee principles which they shpgld be- uaI- 90 ~.
corSo from Tho several officers 81 The different corus
throughout the state. returns of bc militia under their
commands reporting the actual condition Of their arms
''cpuircmoUts nnd ammunition their dclrgucu,ics
1nd every other thing vcb relates to the general al
FaurCiuoui of good order lud discipline ~ Of which
1r several commanding officers ol ihs divisions. br.rI-
dos regiments. und companies should De- required o.
maize. 900 ilo H.VarI order Of rradafi1u ADD in such
irrIu and nc surh Times 1s be legislature of the re-
Ur,frr states may direct that hr Hffuiuui general