Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-07-11

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now before me, and ! pro-
u and Reports themselves,
are NOT I" sub
S been assumed.
an Buren, and what does
In answer. | will extract
position its principle fea-
in immediate jnxta- posi-
Is in that Of Gen. Harri-
Gen. Harrison SAYS in
his report Of the Oh Jan.
lSlS%.-" Congress hav-
ing the power TO provide
for governing the militia
ONLY ,ohen they are IN The
Serricc Of the u. s. and,
she authority Of training
I'hem belonging 10 (THE
PRESIDE Nj? No y 10 the
STATE GOVERNMENTS, the
committee hare not deem
led ii proper, that Congress
should prescribe the time
to be devoted to training
or the manner in which
That object can be best eff
fected. IL is The duty Of
Ithc Stale legislatures 10
enact the necessary LGwS
TOR thai purpose"
From his report Of Jan.
E22d, 1919 "The great
difficulty to be encounter
led is, the application Of
a system of dicipline or
military instruction, to a
great population, scatter
led over an immense ter
ritory. The accomplish.
ment Of this object is eri.
identity not vithin the po,o.
Ter Of the General Gorern-
Iment. TO instruct the
militia of the country to
; any useful extent, would
require a larger portion
.Iof their time, than Mey
could possibly spare from
.Ithe duty Of proriding for
Their families, unless they
are literally paid, and to
pay them would absorb all
the resources of the ma
ton" From report Of
18th Jan. lSl7-"An en-
croachnent upon indivi-
dual rights forms no part
Of their system. 1t is not
u CONSUMPTION which with
draws from an anxious
parent a son, Cor whose
morals he fears more than
life"
Gen. Harrison, in the
report he made on the 9Th
Jan. 1879 says: "That
The constitution harIng
made IL the duiy Of Con-
GREss 10 PrOride for arm
ing The militia, This power
is not duty exercised by
Ienacting that The militia
shall arm themselves. A
law to that effect, INSANE
TONED by penalties, would
he disregarded, and ifthus
sanctioned would be UN.
JUST, for it will operate
as a capitation tdr, whick
The rich and the poor 'r'H
pay equally, and which
will not be borne by the
States in the proportion
fixed by the constitution.
The committee do not ap-
PrOre The plan Of putting
arms in the hands of the
militia, when not neces-
sury! That mode would
expose the arms to be lost
or destroyed. They con.
ceive that CONGRESS
should provide arsenals.
/ from 1chich The militia
from ererV Tart Of the L
u.s., ShouA drap arms
1when necessary; which
would be a sufficient ex
ercise Of the power t.
provide for arming thu
militia" From report o
-
10Th Jan. 1877 - y" Tn,
COMMITTEE are Of opinion
that in organizing tn
militia, it would be a grea
improvement TO divid,
them into classes with
view to train diligently
end to provide to arm
immediately, The voun.
menand erempt The elderb
men from That sacrifice 0
Time which effective train
ling would require /; III
Organization Of The mill
pa might remain in a.
othsr respects nearly a
heretofore established. Tn
regulations for calm.
firth he militia may re
main substantially as a
present established" In
'seHd Of dragging from
homo, "su!jecttng" Il.
militia 4" to such regula
Iions as the President ma,
think proper to adopt fol
their instruction, disci.
pline, and Improvement
he recommends that /
corps OF military instruct
Inrs should be formed tc
Papers, Vol, /, PIP, 613.