The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-10-01

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assemble such numbers oflhs acfire forrs
or militia al suck places in heir rssper-
live Districts. al such tines. not exceed
ing I2ics nor-dsys in The year, 90 Ne
mcy deem necessary; snd daring sueh
period. including The lime when guing 10
end returning iron The place al reader
sous. they shall be deemed IN The ssrrirs
Of The United Sfafes. snd be subject 20
surh regulations a. fhe President ssey
think proper 10 adopt Tor their inslrucfiou.
discipline and improvement. in military
knosledge!!"
Here. you viii obserss. the power 10
proposed 70 be given 10 the President IN
call forth and assemble such Numbers Of
The Gcfire force. namely. one hundred
thousand men. az such places and al such
fines % ne may deem necessarily and
thai this immense force is % be subject
20 such regulations ss che President mary
think proper 10 adopt. And in smother
section. lhs 2slh. il 10 provided ihat
officers and privsles shall be liable 10 be
tried by courts martial
Whaimore sir. il necessary ioeslablish
. standing army 10 Republic and in Time
/ of pesefi
Cspiss. Indeed. cannot see that any
: hing more would be wanting.
} The Danger sf this Scheme
Col. r. Now suppose il should 50
D happen that We should have a Cesar. q
Cromwell. or Napoleon. for President:
!. and suppose that question should arise
= between The national government snd ore
, Of the state governments, similar 10 that
Il which arose few years ego between The
!, United States and the state OF South
d Csralins, land il would be very easy for
Df an ambitious President 10 gel up such a
d quarrel al any lime. would no. the oe-
cason be seized upon 10 call ont The
Us rhole Of this 100000 army, and would
. not this warrior President place himself
~ al iis head and endeasor 10 win The con-
I'd fidence and affection Of The soldiers. and
4. attach them 10 himself. as Cesar, Crom-
in well and Napoleon did, for the purpose
ID Of usurping the sovereignty and esssbllsh-
ing ihronel
ia Capias. ! would not ,rus. him. None
I'd but Washington could resist the temp
nc ia,ion placed before him.
!" Iis unsonsiilaiionalify.
IN Col. r. But lei us examine the con-
~ N s,i,ulionrIiiy OF This plan.
-. Ever indfnl Of our liberties. The fra
- - mers Of We Constitution were cautions Of
:. putting rover into The hands ofihe Presi-
- dent. and they therefore only authorized
y, him 10 call eaDihe militia g 10 execute
!, the laws, TO suppress instructions, and
- 90 repel inyasions," &C.. and MOI, as is
-; =" here provided, +" at such times, and at
y such places. as he may think proper"
= This provision Of The plan is unconstiitl.
d fiOnai. The plan provides that the. mi-
he liiia shall be trained by the authority Of
nj the General Government, and by officers
acting under The command OF The Presi-
" dent, and tina, they shall be subject 10 The
La rules and regulations prescribed by the
~ President; whereas the Constitution ex-
pressly reserves 10 The STATES respectively
4. the appointment Of the officers, and The
n training of The militia. These provisions
III are. therefore, unconstitutional. Accord
ho ing 10 this plan the President is TO COM
o.. mand this army Of 200, 900 men. and every
-. officer. non commissioned officer, &c..
~, who shall fail 10 obey him. is TO be tried
by court martial, and punished. Now
a., the Constitution provides that The Presi-
" dent shall be commandment chief Of the
militia. &c.. only phen called info actual
seruice of the United STATES. The plan
-" is, therefore, unconstitutional in this re-
nd speci.
or Cspias. I do not think there can be
be- any danger, Colonel, Of this plan being
". adopted BY Congress, for the more il 10
moi known The moIe obnoxious il must be 10
w. the people.
~. Col. r. At present il 10 obnoxious to
inc the people; but no, more so than the sub.
err Treasury scheme was when that was tirst
On proposed; and yet, by dint Of Lersever.
ew ance. the force Of party discipline. and the
in- power Of patronage. the Presiden. has at
ry- length succeeded in carrying that measure
Of through Congress. and saddling II upon
DO, the people. against their oftenexpressed
90, will. Let the present Administration be
ppi re-instated in power for another term OF
90. four wears, (which is not Al all likely to
90, be the csse,) and this grand scheme Of
ina raising standing army Of 100000 men
md will be forced upon the people, and, by
On means Of plan, and obedien. Congress.
nj will become the law OF the land-and
then, with the command Of such an army.
le" and the entire possession Of the public
en-, Treasury, which he has now got. the
us, Presiden, would be clothed with oil the
urn power of the most absolute monarch Of
ish Europe, and The mere forms Of . Republic
ms. which he might still permit US TO enjoy,
BOO would be but mockery of liberty!
the Capias. Your language is strong, Col.
ons Richand, but must admit il is the
language Of truth. Iconfess, should this
unr s,nnnnhnns schame he adnnteI and carried