Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-07-02
From The Macon tGeq. J Messenger.


! MIR. Van Buren,, through his Secretary at War ha
made demonstration his grasping ambition, an,
unsuitable love OF power, which should arrest the atten
ton, and rouse the fears of every rejecting man. Th
history OF our government since its first formation ha
taught us to detest Stdnding Army, and to rcpar,
a large organized military force in time of peace a.
an instrument OF power and despotsm. Our forefath
Iers were jealous of giving the Executive anv smell
control over the liberties Of the people, and until th
period we have been taught to believe that such sys
ten oil military rule, was violation of the first prin
Iciples of the government
u The "Bili of denominations" submitted by Mr. Poin
lsctt, and approved by the President, and which w,
have copied at length, in to-day paper surpasses an,
thing OF the kind VIC have SEEM certainly ther,
mas been no measure fanny preceding administration
IN TINS country, that ever contemplated the concen
tration OF half so much power in the Executive The
idea is one Characteristic of the times for under nc
other President, would Cabinet officer be found with
the cifrontery TO propose to the American people Sc
Outrageous plan TO dispoil them Of their liberties
Inc Administration presses, unprincipled as they
are IN their ready ZEAL to do the behest of their mas
ters are ashamed oft, and have most cautiously sun
pressed the publication Let every candid and honest
man, every one who estimates the value of his person
al and political rights and who snot reader TO pander
the to the base services of corrupt and unprincned
partsans read and Judge FOR himself and If he will
not then cry out with all his might and in bis own
son endeayor to such Entertainments of Federal
power nc is himself but the miserable minion Of cor
ITupt action unworthy ofthe proud appeaton of an
AMERICAN CITIZEN - - = ="
The proposed system Of the Administration provides
LIST. The enrolment in the Militia, of every citizen
between the ageof twenty and forty.ye vcsrs oCaoa
ana VINO shall within three months thereafter provide
himself at ms own expense, with gun bayonct KNAPP
sack, cartridge box and ammunition
= inat witnn three months there shall be enrolled
ioractiye service 100000 men, Twonty.echt lbnn..
bred to be taken from Georgia. armed and cupped as
above, at their own expense is NJ. n IN n
fhatthere shall DO another force Of 100 900 men, as
reserve corps armed and organized as the proceed
4 That all deficits in the above oricanizod corccs
se'i DC suPPed py drafts from the mass Of the militia
y mat the United States shall be divided into lOl
nlhtury dstricis--Nprth Carolina South Carolna
Georgia and Florida constituting one district. ''I
y. mat the President be authorized to order out |
.wlcc every year orparadc and drill the militia, to
assemble atany place he may appoint, within tho ds.
trct The militia ofGeogia may be ordered n4o Nnrtb
90 cents per day. ~ 'Nee' R'y
q That while called out for the militia shall be
as N me sercice Of The United Stutes and
unuor sucn regulations as the President man uinkl
PrUper 10 adopt ~ $3.50"
z nat ~ case oil invasion Instruction thc militia
may % ordered to any State in the Union. h
hi, nal Ine militia when employed at parade or
~ 70 ~, 70 inc RULES AND ARTICLES or WAR
~, nat every citizen failing TO appear " hen sum.
nonou sna DO fined not less than Eve nor moro tha
nly uoiiars, hnes TO- be inflicted by court martial
IND y not paid, the delinquent to suffer imprisonment
= ,no common Jail, one month for every IS 6ne.
process Of distress ' summary I
Ls lhat z inc citizen who Is doaultcr is Too moor
ma unable topay his fine, that he shall be irpsoned
n jail until Lts fine Be paid ''O"uu
nc aooyels an abstract Of Mr. Poinsotts system for
r. olganIatlon Of The militia, and which has
no cordial appreciation Of Mr. Van Buren. and hcen !,
unlimited TO Congress for thor action.
~ there citizen Of the United States that can road
bis report dispasaonately and suppress his oenrst
Indignation, al proposalto rcddcs him 70 mas Il