Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-05-28
BY JOHN S. & II. N. GALLAHER.

10 there any man so welded 10 psr,y-,o
blinded aud bigo,ied BY patty resenimebt
80 unmind!ul VI ia. Welfare Of his coun.
ify-to utterly deal 10 the warnings Of
history. IN ell past time, ss not 20 see IN
tbs scheme. the seeds OF Dsspoiism9
Fsllow-citizens. need 1 ask sny one of
you. IL you are in fsvo. OF his scheme.
call II what you please
Val you say that goa arc opposed TO
The :chen,c, but IN faror Of IRE man, soho
Is determined, " rc-elscfcd, to fasfea
IL upon he country? Has party spirit
got to Mat point IN this country, Mat zee
hare determined 10 o6ey us dtttofes " IL
leads TO our otcn destruction?
is The man, who proposes such n
scheme ss this TO the American People
ut to be President' Has he not served
us long enough appeal 10 you, as pa.
inois. as men who love your county. is
no, four years long enough iOr any man
10 be Entrusted with the immense power
which the President possesses = With
The immense patronage. aud immense SAL
airy he enjoys Of SIS COO year. would
II not be better for the country. thai he
should know that be was TO serve bu, one
term Then we should hear no moro Of
these giganiic schemes OF coqtinental ar.
mics IN time of peace. intended for no
other earthly purpose, but TO insure his
re election
But. as an argument in favor Of this
vast scheme 10 arm the President with
this military power. We are told, that
Gen. Harrison recommended the same
thing, some lS or 10 years ago. II has
been most remarkable Characteristic in
the lame OF Gen. Harrison, in this cruel
aud nneraieful war which has been wased
upon his well.earned reputation, that
upon those very points Of Il, upon which
he has been moS. violently sssailed, are
The very ones upoi which he seems 10
have surrounded himself with ranpar;
OF defence that 10 altogether impreenable.
The more he s rpLIed TIE GrigAler Re rat!
HIS enemies contribute more 10 make him
President, than his friends They assail
him upon his strongest points, and have
constantly been beaten OF with bloody
noses, bruised faces, aud broken lin bs.
hey had better turn in and praise the
old General, or they viii make his ma.
Ijofiiy too large.
Gen. Harrison never recommended any
such scheme as this army OF conscripts.
or any thing like il. On tie contrary.
his recommendations on the subject of
eiscIplining the militia Is years ago.
precisely the reverse Of this scheme.-
Fortunately, for his fame. We have his
reports upon this subject. here in Abing.
den. IN a volume Of State papers, pub
lished al Washington, by the authority Of
Congress. Every citizen Of our county
can have them read TO him, ii he chooses.
10 the Report OF the 9th o. January, 1915.
Gen. HarrUsn says:-"That the Cons,i.
tuition having made il the duty Of Congress
TO provide for arming The militia, this
power Is not duly exercised BY enac,inc
that the militia shall arm ,hemselves.-
a law TO that effect, unsanc.ioned by pe
naliies, would be disregarded. and IL thus
sanctioned, will be unjust, for il i'll ope-
rate As capitalion tax. which The Iich
and the poor will pay equally. and which
will not be borne by the States in The
proportion fixed by the Constitution.
The Committee do not opprore the plan
OF putting arms in the hands Of The mill
uS, when not neeesssy.-That mode
would expose the arms 10 be lost and de.
slroyed. They conceive that Congress
should provide Arsensls, from which the
militia from every part OF the L. States
should draw arms wien necessary, " hich
! would be sufficient exercise OF The pow.
or TO provide for aiming The militia. -
Congress having power 10 provide Tor go.
veTning the militia only when they are
IN the service Of The Unhed States, and
The authority Of training them belonging
TO The State Governments, the Committed
have not deemed il proper, that ConRIers
should prescribe the time 10 be devoted Ia
framing. or the manner IN pbieh that 90
jeet cen be best effected. Its The duty
OF the State Legislatures 10 enact the ne
ees'ary laws for that purpose"
Here. fellow-oitizsns. j, q rue, GEM.
ine, constitutional, Republican doctrine.
and so far from II doing any diseredil TO
Gen. Harriscn. II Sill remain among the
archives OF his country, AZ q monument,
Of bis wisdom. Of his philanihiophy snd
OF his knovledge Of tie Constitution and
Institutions 81 biI cooniTy.
Ia his report Of jan. 22d. 1910. lac
makes tie following remarks about disci.
plIning the militia /:
! THE great difficulty 20 Dc encountered h.. The
application q system % discipline 81 military
instruction, 90 great popojalion. scattered over
90 immsnse Territory. TIE accomplishment Il
'his object d evidently oct within ihe pouer q
ihc Govefnmsnf To instruct he militia 81 lie
eouo'ry 20 say useful extent, wouh rrqp4e
larger potion 81 heiT time, han u.ey could res-
s'bly spare from ihs d.iy q Prov ding fyf heir
families, unless they ere hbtmDy paid, and 10
psy 'hsm would absorb Ell ihs fssouftsy Of ,bs
I Naicn.~
Nov. here, fellow eilizens. ere The sen
limeuif Of patriot, and 81 q good man.
That DO Gen Harrison everlasting honor
They DO credit 10 be heart. a. well o. lis
hcsd.-Thsy show unqus1iionsbly. that
he has those kind ADD benevolent eslings
ior BIS fellow man-~fof The silusiisn of
tbe militia ~ BIS counlfy, ~ well a. fhoss
7 high endowmeLis % the mind which g.
him 10 De The Ctiei Msgisifaie of osf
country We 6ad here. 90 dragging 81
Tie militia igiee a year. 10 places II rem.