The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-23

10 1914, ls,425,4l7 rs
DO 1888, I7,5li,950 %
DO 1856 30,S6S, l64 04
DO 1887 80, l6i, 745 81
NoTE.-Thc foregoing sums include payments for
trust funds and indcmnities, which, in 1887 was
$56i04O4 &c.
T. L. SMITH, Register.
Treasury DEPARTMENT,
Register Office, June 81, 1893
This sum is subject small variation on the set
tlement OF the accounts Of the Treasurer
But again, Mr.. Van Buren, has recommended
TO this nation his plan of the Sub-treasury, and
notwithstanding it has been three times rejected
by the representatives Of the people, he still
presses it, with an arbitrary determination, that
could not be surpassed by a King Of England
Let that bill, sir, become law, and will he not
have control Of the money Of the nation? Win
ne not have the possession Of its purse2 Let
him succeed in that and there will be that but one
other step necessary TO make his power complete
to build up ga powerful and energetic central
government" as strong as any old Federalist
could desire. That other step viii be the rails
ing Of standing army, placed under the Pre-
sident's control. He will then have united the
purse and the sworyi, the great desire of all who
have ever usurped the liberties of the people
Cannot we see, sir, in the report of the Secreta-
ry OF War, approved by the President, the germ
Of the standing army2 But, sir, will read
from the report, which | beg to be remembered,
IS another official document, he says:
1t is proposed to divide the United States into
eight military districts, and to organize the militia in
each district TO have body of twelve thousand
five hundred men in active service and another of
equal number a reserve. This would give an armed
militia force of two hundred thousand men so drilled
and stationed TO be ready take their places in the
ranks IN defence OF the country whenever called upon
10 oppose the enemy or rcrel the invader The age of
the recruit to be from 20 TO 81; the whole Of
wee TO be eight yearsfour years in the first class
and four in the reserve fourth part twenty
'hoa'"na 70 leave the service every year passing
at the conclusion of the first term into the reserve and
exempted from ordinary MILITARY duty aloucther NJ
the end of the second In this manner, twenty -nSe
thousand will be discharged from military duty
every year. and twenty thousand fresh recruits be
received into the service II will be sufficient for all
useful purposes that the remainder of the militia
der certain regulations provided for their government
be enrolled and be mustered at long and stated inter
walls; for, in due process Of time, nearly the whole
mass of the miln will pass through the first and Sc
cond classes and be either members Of the active CORPS
of the reserve, counted among the cxempts who
will be liable to be called upon only in periods of nva
sion or imminent peril. The manner Of enrolment,
the number of days of service and tho rate of
pensaton ought to be fixed by law; but the details
had better be left subject to rcguationa plan which
am prepared to submit to you
Here is the endorsation of this monstrous pro-
iect by Mr.. Van Buren, in his last annual mes
sage:
The present condition of the dctenccs Of prin-
cipal scaports and navy yards represented by the
accompanying report of the Secretary of War, calls
for the carly and serious attention of Congress and
connecting itself intimately with this subject can
not recommend too strongly to your consideration the
plan submitted by that officer for the organization of
the militia of the United States"
The following extract shows that this inn
mense force is to be placed under the command
of the President being part of the same plan:
l7ih. That the President of the United States be
authorized to call forth and assemble such numbers of
the active force Of the militia, at such places within
their respective districts and at such times, exceed
ing twice, - days, in the same year, ms he may
deem necessary and during such period including
the time when going to and returning from the place
of rendezvous, they shall he deemed in the service of
the nited States and be subject to such regulations
the President may think proper to adopt for their
instruction discipline and Improvement in military
| knowledge
| have referred TO all these things TO show to
my colleague that he belongs To that Federal
party, which is endeavoring TO build upa ''pow-
ertul and energetic central government" |
would here remark that the Wings are opposed
to them all. They are opposed TO this exrava-
giant waste of the public money; to this increase
of executive patronage; they are in favor of re-
storing the government to its original purity, aud
| leave il TO the people to say, which is the Fe
deral and which the Republican party.
But my colleague says that the present Wing
party is the Ant-war-tederal party Who, sir,
compose the Wing party? | have but jus, read,
sir, an account of the meetings of the old soldiers
of the late war; held in Illinois and Kentucky
and have read with delight their resolutions,
pledgng their ardent support to the old Hero,
who i the candidate of the Wing party. Go
through the West and wherever you find one
Of these old soldiers bearing on his person the
scars of battle, and with but few exceptions.
you will find him in the Wing ranks, the warm
supporter of the Wing candidate for the Presi
dency Yet all these would come within the
denunciation of my colleague as "An,i-war-
federalistsn' Go to the other end of this CAPT
tol, and look at that glorious Wing, the Senator
from Kentucky, whose voice went forth from thi:
Hall in the hour of danger and war like the trum
pet call TO battle, inspiring the hearts of his coun
trymen with his own zeal and patriotism; and
he, too, according TO my colleague, was an Anti
war -federalist! Go TO North Bend and find tn,
Cincinnatus at his plough, the Wing candidate
for the Presidency, he, who in the language o
Col Johnson ''fought more battles than any
other American General" and never lost one, tn,
Hero Of the Thames, Of Meigs, and of Tippe
canoe; and he, too, according TO my colleague
is an Anti-war .tederalistl