Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-08-27

we n tintiIt llNti- TIE .iff-f'' - -
this "a ,,p,,rs "a n. Ni bs ieccJ by tfil,ng do
ring our wears ono husdfc, nousand men, tor peri
oil not .,ccedr h,ry css than ten days m escu
and eerv yc1r. slcb tines as may least interfere
~ ghcir ordinary occ'nt ous; and, Tor equal .'rn,
kcsnnr hat ierce - gained that It NAV serve
reserve read oct - cases of emergency doing. n
tie meanwhile, ordilry militia duty. such is now
required hy law I'hc several states. The expenses
OF the sysiom. wb a At carried ont would place r.c
United States IN - mpregnah!c state Of defence, will
not exceed 81 32O93 yearly. II the maximum mum
her Of DAYS for rll % adopted by Congress- and.
il is believed Dat ten days la each ard every year Will
prove sIiIcit. the annual expense will be less than
S5000J0.
Detai's y The proposed System
. IL halle provided
/, L. -na, each and every free ab,--h,lici white
rasc czen Of the RESPECTIVE states resident therein.
Vpo Tnr shall be OF th" ace of Nenty and under
orty-hNc year. (Wh the exceptions herein alter
state shall, seyerally AMI respectively b, enrolled ,u
tho "a t ~ me captain commanding utccr oi he
80 plny within whose bounds such citizens shall ~.
sic; uUd that shall hc the dUiv ali le ct every
bIch captain or commanding ofccr ol a csinpany iu
lru.ot every such czea Aforesaid and also ih0S"
Who shalt, from time 10 time. al the age OF
twenty wears, who, BEING Of that age under thai
Of iOsiy-Gye years (vl,h the exceptions hereinafter
named) shall come 10 reside within hrs hounds and
that he shall, without delay, notify such citizen of the
sad enrolment. 10y proper noucommssoncd officer oi
the company, hv whom such notice be pro, cd, that
every citizen enrolled and iied shall whit three
Rouihs hcr-aiCr provide himself nth good muSSet.
bore OF caIvy.Jy receive lead of eighteen in the
va thc i"uud sufficient hayOuet and belt; two spar,
fnis; n knap sack; cartridge box. contain az least
twenty four cartridges suited to the bore ol I'M muskcI
and each Cartridge contain ball and three buck
shot. and sufficient quantity Of pswder @ with a
good rue kn1I~lck shot pouch, and powder horn
Aask with sufficient powder and ball for twcnty.our
charges, and spare ln's; and that he shall mp
pear ~ armed, accouired. aud provided when called
oui fur exercise into and every ca zcn
rolled aud prov Idng himself with the arms ammuni-
non and announcements required asaoresad, shall hold
the same exempted from all suits disirrsses, executions
% sles tor debt, or for The payment OF taxes.
~. That the \lcc President of the United States.
the Officers Judicial anI executive. of the
81 the United States Ihe memhcI, OF to'h houses OF
Congress and th,r re-, poriivc Officers all uuurnhouSe
officers Win their clerks all Iosi-occrs and siee-ri.
ver-, d" employed ia the care aud couy eyoucc
81" thC mail 40 the pp>j office OF lac IHuci Sioics III
yrrymcu employed any ferry the post road; in
spaciors 81 exports al pilots all mariners actually
employed la the service citizen ormeFchant
within the United States; and all pcl,oas who are.
OF Who may hcraitvr DC exempted hy the laws of the
respective states shall be- exempted from militia duty.
Notwithstanding their being a;ove the age of twenty
and under that ui urty five.
81 That he CIirzcus TINS enrol cd shall constitute
'he FIRST CLASS and be denomualcd the MASS of the
militia and tho sai shall he divided into d.si-
siops, Brigade regiments, aud companies, AMI De
aanisc- as follows, Ia Wit; company tuilury Crrlcg
74itl Ghle4>i OF captain lr~l anu ttAt-
'i' Hour sergeanis, four CoTpnras one drummer.
Tier, or huC'cr, and eighty prVutCs "A company ut
trignuus shall CONSIST 81 one captain, first and
'Hd Lieutenant. four scr-rIu>. four curp5rs. tar
Hcr,t'" hG= .-s and -INiy rr.NajCs. company 20:
ARTILLERY SitEi captain first auI
second icutvEdts four -autS, Hour cDrpor> three
ariI.iCers drummer aud llrr, Two hu.,rrs or
'rEmPcicTs' and eighty priyat,s-A res ment shall
consist OF one colonel, one lieutenant Une one ma
ipr, ua3 a3Gau'. n lhc ruk of first lieutenant one
Nth H.
one surgeon. assistant surgeon. one sergeant ma
lpr one quIrcrmgsicT uanItwo principal musicians,
{ aud ten cOupanics.-A brigade shall consist 81 ON,
hri"1dicr general, with aiic-deCamp. having the
rank Of captain, two brigade INSPECTOR 18th the rank
Il u, uicuaHI colonel, division udrIerna>te with
The raHA ul major, Judge advocate four brgIdcs
4 %. That itpiG each regiment Of the there
shalt DE formed two companies Ca light mian-
Try % rsaemen and that 10 each division of the
mere shall be attached company Of artillery and
'Do company Of horse, formed at volunteers al the
Iscrviiunof the commaHGcr-In-chicf oil the Stale not
. exceeding one company i,om brigade and shall De-
clothed and equipped al their expense the color
aud fashion be determined hy the brgadIer gcnCr-
81 commanding the brigade 10 which they belong That
uc commissioned officers Of the artillery aul infantry
shall Dc armed with sword OF such description
commonly drnomiuoicd the cut and thrust That the
commissioned officers of cavalry shall furnish them
selves With good horses OF al least urlccn and hIlE
hands high. and Jc armed with sabre and pair OF prs
tots and holsters Tor the Zach Dragon To fur
ns himself with scryIccahle horse az least fourteen
and half hands high, good saddle birdie, Nu!iso.
breast plate and cruppcr pair of boots and spurs,
PAIR oi pistols, sabre aud Carlushe box 10 contain
Twelve cartridges for pistols
5,h. That each regiment shall he provided with
tn" Stale and rcgimcnal cnlOrs. and each company
with drum and fife, bugles, the Legislature of
the respective STATES shall direct
9Th That the dIy sions. brigadcs and regiments in
to which the, Is divided shall be numbered at the
period Of their formation, and recon" thereuima IN
The udIuIaut generals oil, of the Stale and when ~
the field IN in the siaic that they shall res
pcctveiy take rank according their numbers reckon
gg the lowest number highest in rank and AIS,
that the relative rank Of different corps shall he
follows Isl. cavalry 2d artillery 81. infantry, Ith
uemCn aud that the said order shall be OhseTN eG on
al paldcs Of ceremony and review, other duiy
except when. IN the opinion of the commanding oil
Ger, the good Of the service NAV render another
rlngemeU necessary and iurlher,that all commission
ell officers shall take rank according To the date o
iheir commissions and when two Of the me grade
bear equal date then their rank shall be determined
by LOT TO be drawn 10y them. before the commanding
officer of the brigade. regiment company or detach-
meut-
Tin. That there shall he an adiulani general ap
poiued IN each state with TIC rank Of colonel whose
duty shall be "a distribute all orders from the
mdudCrIu-Chict Of the slate To- ie several corps 10 az
lend Oh public reviews. when the commandor-in-chIei
Of The Stale shall the ailtia, or any part there
of 10 obey all orders from hun relative 10 carving M
io execution aud pcricctiug the system of discipline
which may be established; 10 furnish blank forms OF
different returns that may be required, and 20 explain
the principles on which they shOud be made
Ccyc irum the several officers Of the different corps
1rougb the STATE returns OF the militia under their
commands reporting the actual condition OF their arms
announcements and ammunition their dchuGuorgios
and every other Thing which relates 90 the general ad
yuICpIucut Of good order and disci yuc all Of which
the several commanding Offices Of the divisions buga-
des reg meus. and companies should be required iu
ira 4rI1 nj Il in D.
form end such Tines tie legislatures Uf the
Vcciyo -aic- may direct, Hut hc ldIutun general
mly be- duly furnished tiorcw h and The said odIu
ant general from the returns hus furnished. should
uu1lly make abstract consolidated report Of tic
s0rlo iu The commuuior-iu-,hef Of the state aul be
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