Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-27

t J"WeT 81 ms country; and at early period oil ms
administration plan for the purpose proposed by
the Secretary of War; and being corrected agreeahy
= his suggestions, submitted the National le-
Ssiatnr" IL IS believed that objections TO the expense
and supposed difficulty OF executing this PLAN and
10 It's oJec, was the cause OF its being rejected Is
the opinion which prevailed n. that period, that
getc national militia be regarded the copital
security OF free republic, less apparent the present.
But the defence OF our country against foreign enc
my does not constitute The only tperhaps not ts chief
motive of military improvements 10 the extent concm.
plated BY the proposition considering The
safety OF Republic depends much upon the equality
Of rights. Nothing be more dangerous IN such a
Government, than to have knowledge Of the military
art confined TO part OF the people, for later
that part wr!l govern.
As in age. then, and in every coumtrv the game
Causes viii produce the effects the palladium Of
American Liberty must be the diffusion of military DIS.
cplne and military spirit through tic chOic L2dy Of
the people
Bat secondly, is the object attainable-That it is not
aainabc by any Of the systems which have heretofore
been in in the United States very evident from
the little which has attended them. The late
repeatedly exhibited the melancholy fact Of large
corps OF militia going to the field of battle without
Outstanding single elementary principle, and without
being able 10 perform snglc evolution Yet militia
laws exist and have existed in all the States since the
of the Revolution which apart with great pre-
cson, number of days III each year for the purpose
of training and discipline. But from this plan no good
fruit has been produced 1t error, indeed,
common 10 call the militia systems in use in the United
States that the periods for training short and
too distant from each other produce much benefit
! rs the important advantages of the military part oil
the education Of youth Will the community
and not to the individuals who acquire it, i: is proper
that the whole expense Of the establishment should be
borne by the Pubtic treasury.
That, 10 comport with the equality which the basis
Of our Constitution, the organization Of the establish.
ment should be such a. TO extend without exception
! 10 eryindtctd"at of the proper age.
! That, To secure this, the contemplated military in.
sruction should bc given in distant schools established
for that purpose, but that il should form branch OF
education an erery school IN tie [. s.
That rOryS Of mitary institutions should be formed
TO Gtcad 10 The gymRaSic IND eiensntary part q; e&uta
tio1 IN EVERY SCHOOL II THE UNITED STATES, whilst
the scientific part of the art OF Shall be
muncaed by professors OF the tactics TO DC established
| ;r all the higher semin0ricS.
! The committee fully that the establish
ment of institution which, from its nature is CAL
euiatcd produce importer. change IN Ike
and habits Of tie naon, ,cW be rcceiefd 7eih caution
and diS!rust by pc0bic Jealous IF their EGtrtcs and
who boast of Government which executes its poccrs
ck the least possible SGcrire Of indrjduai rights. An
cncroachmen upon individual rights forms part of
their system 1t is not conscfip.;on, which with.
draws from anxious parrn; son, for whose morals
he fears than for his life 1t is Persian
Turkish mandate TO educate the youth within The pur
licus Of corrupt court: bat system purely repub
! lican in practice in principle
! These are extracts from this Report, and any man
who will read them vii. have difficulty IN discover
ing that the recommendation Of Mr.. Ponsctt is pre-
csclv the same in all essential particulars, with the
exception OF that monsrous proposition of Gen. r. to
crtcnd the power Of the General Government into al
tue higher seminarcs, and indeed into every choo! of
the L. S-as extensive almost covering the land of
Egypt with ff"ys, penetrating ever, oven ana knead-
| ing ch!)-Inc militia are to be classified hy this
Rcport-lhcy are 10 be classified ny Slr Ponses Re-
por-,hcy 10 be paid by hs Repor;-they arc 10 oe
! paid by Mr.. Po:nseu Report We call particular i;
t"nom 10 the estimate with Which the Report closes:
Estimates Of he elpcdScS Of training tic nrsrS HHd
geanis AZ lie mHii: 81 The L. s. These sSii,rutcs arc
! made on supposed numbcr of me hundrcd thousand
man, deidcd equaiy hearty may be, into p bri-
! gadcS.
Estimate upon the supposition that the officers and
scrgcants receive full pay without raonS, allow
ancc for rons forage, except to the ser-eants or
whom nirht BE- necessary Chat is 10 say, you
pay a.! the ccors md al the scrrcans but not cent
10 the private, whom the pay may be of consc-
qucncc, than to the privileged oiccr-althoug!
the private that is 10 say the of the People called
out makes the same sacrifice of his precious time and
labor! Here is equality for you, with vengeance)
/ Each brigade containing, according to estimate, four
thousand men, will be composed OF four regiments or
forty companies.
! There would hcn be the following field and staff Of.
! iiccrs who should attend the ;raia:Eg
/ / Brlgadicr, full pay, .Si0i $lpi 0C
/ Brigade inspector, with the pay of Ma
! or, 80 0C
| Coloncls, at $40, sec CO
/ Lieutenamt-coones, at $50, pic CC
! Majors, al $50, $50 o.
! &c Captains, al $40, 1000 OC
In L;"utcnaats, at $50, 100 &C
/ 10 I'd Licutcnans, AT $50, 1900 %
Gj SreAns, at - pay, and Sc Coz rations, ego &C
Amount Of expenses Of one brigade, $500 90
/ The adjutant 10 be taken from the line.
Brigaacs, q
Expenses of training officers for
! month, 1t full pay, oil twenty-five br-
| gadcs or one hundred men, $l73,85l q