Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-04-30

NoTE.-The foregoing sums include payment.
f"'rust funds and ind, mnites, winch In 1887, wa,
ss,Sio.4oi So. 4. l.. SMITH, Register.
TREAsuRy DEPARTMENT..
Registers t!Gce, June %, 1894.
y Ih- sum u subject To rnnl variation on the settcmcn,
81 tho accounts Of the Treasurer.
UNOFFICIAL.
Contrast the expenditures of the Government, I'M.
der the present with those OF former Adminisrz.
''ons; then read the following and reflect before
you vote .!iii
The following are literal extracts from the report
az the Secretary OF War, aud the message Of the
President Of the United States, the subject of the
increase Of the Army Of the United States
ut Is proposed to divide the United States into
eight military districts, and 10 organize the militia
IN each district, so 10 have body of twelve ihou
sand hvc hundred men in active service, and another
Of equal number as reserve. This would give
an armed militia force Of two hundred thousand
men, so drilled aud stationed as To be ready 10
s"Ne 'heif places IN the ranks In defence Of the
country, whenever called upon TO oppose the
enemy or repel the Invader. The age Of the ne.
cru't to be hon 20 TO 81 the whole term Of service
10 nc egti years-four years in the first class and
'o"i IN the reserve: onetouuh part twenty five tbou
sapd men. 10 leave The service every year, passing
" tue conclusion OF the first term into the reserve
ana exempted from ordinary militia duty sltope,ber
at The end Of the second. In this manner twen,v
I'VE thousand men will be discharged from militia
Jury every year. and twenty five thousand fresh
recruiis be received into the service will he suC
nc'ent Tor all useful purposes that the remainder of
'ae militia, under certain regulations provided for
theh government, be enrolled and be mustered n,
long and stated intervals for in due process of lime
nearly the whole mass The militia II pass through
tue Irst aud second classes, and be either members
o' tue active corps, or OF the reserve or counted
among the exe,nps, who will be liable 20 be called
upon only IN periods oil invasion immiue nj peri
Inc manner OF enrolment the number of days nj
service and the rate oil compensation ouphi m ho
hxed by law; but the details had better be l,ft
suojec' to regui"tion--a plan OF which am prepar
ed to submit TO you"
Here Is the endorsalion Of this monsirous nro.
ject by MIR. Van Buren,, in hi, last ANNA. , pao
sage. ~
The present condition Of the defcnces O. mr. n,;,
c'pa seaports and navy yards repres ented by the
accompanying report of the Secretary of War calls
of Tie early aud serious attention Of Congress aud
a. connecting itself intimately with this subject
80; ~ 'e.onniend too strongly 10 your eonsd ia.
non the plan submitted by thai officer for The 0roon
'-aion q Me militia Of he United States"
nc Following Is the l7th section of the plan of de-
"s PROPOSED ny The Secretary Of War for the o,pani
Aon OF me militia OF the I'm ted States, linus recon-
.".nued ~ MI Van Buren-by which the power is
~ "e gwen 10 the President TO assemble such nn,n
Oers, at such places, and al such times. w,h,,
respective districts. as he may deem necessa,y-no,
eAceeuing Twice IN one year. The poonIe arc va.
iuneo' hcaiied on 10 perform military duiy beyond
me hnts u their own States, at the viii OF The PIE.
sae't' there bring only eight districts in The Unon
anu consequently several States in district.
we nave only TO call your attention 10 The mi;
ver-ai prediction made in 1885, at the time of m.
removal q The depostes. and reiterated down TO The
present time viz: Thai uAen me Federal Er,cut;re
Obtained unlimited control oxr tie public purse, he
nea SEP 'ooaid be 10 raise standing army.
= dic's u Is in ITS full proportion {!
ne next step towards the downfaIl of this ,epub
~, under the faise garb Of democracy we leave Won
- eoojec'ure. In the mean time, you arc enreat
vac liberties Of your country. :"
-. -, Ihsi the Prrs'drn. Of The United ST. ,e,
A',"of zsd TO call furlh aud assemble sucl, nom.
-. active iotcc The militia, a, sucl, places
"h"'n ths u respective dI,iies. AID a, such ,ne,