Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-06-13

III STANDING ARhiY-Ih- olisr, o. tai-
MEASURE resting ugon tho administrative hiss proved
- be an unpleasant aId an in.'onvcuieg; burt N. NJ
though the COMMITTEE. an Military ait,ins IN ,hc Ssn-
ate hhNe asked to l.. dissE,fscJ Iron iaa further ron
s.terILoa NJ III, ~sah,,ei. the responsibility d the Wat
ter - nOt ~ o. shaken OF ., casis. The proposal OF
he Secretary of NsF. endorsed ~ the Po'adsnt. wall
stand IS a striking indication of The spirit Of tie Ad-
n iai.irit'on, e its designs. of 10 real Policy.
Various jodunil- oi the party cad,sY"rcS - break
tho t,gcc of the geheral iuiliguaiion whArh tn ~t1n'-
ing Army Till 50 justly excited. ~ ,s,sriily kat Cen.
Harrison hiInsclf e-iec pEuIo~,da plane i a similar Si'rd
ltis ccrtlirly true that Cen. uauis,n In lelS. being
NJ that tHno iD Congress- did submit a re, OFT Ga The
subject os W gnniLiDg the militia W. .iv" some bHei
cStrari. ir,a ihi. report. aud ask the friends Of the sd
minlstrauon TO contrast then, with cOr., sroniIDs POT
'ions Of the Secretary !. document. with wh.eh they nFc
doubtless familiar. In the TcPnIt VI the ninth o. jam
airy. ISIS, General Harrison says
"Tha the Constitution having made II tho duiy II
Congress To provide Tar nrminG the militia. this power
IL not daily eScrcisrd by cnnciing that me militia shall
arm thru.s Ives. A law 10 iha; Effect, ugs"n'uOnet
o. penalties, would hc i,srrsaricd, snl IL thus sane
toned. will b. urjuSi, Tor ii Will act rs a eapiiauVn
Tax. which thc rich aud the poor " III pay equally. and
which val mol be horne by the States in the proper
ton fixed hy the Constitution. The Committee du
not approve the p!at, of puriEg arms IA INC hanis OF
the militia. when rSS ncersslry. That moie would
expose TIC nrms io be lost nnd destroyed. The son.
ceiyc that Congress should prrSidc Arscnals. for
the Militia HON every par. Ofihe I niicj States. should
iraw arms when necessary. which would rc Il suNr
cicnt exercise Of the r,Ner 10 provide for anning ths
mili'ia Congress having power To ProNiie for gov
, erning tie m,liiia Guly when they are tn the sesNi ,
OF he United S:a.Cs. ini the authority of training
hen b~c.nIging to the State Governments. the Con
nlitts have nR deemed it ptOp,r. that Congress shoult
prescribe the time a. be devoted 10 training. or III:
manner Ia which ;ha, "AjeeI can De hes, affected. /
Is the duty 81 the Legislatures 10 enact the necessary
laws for thai p~ufpsre'"
On the subject Of di.ei Ylining the militia GeH. liar
r!Son's report said:
The great difficulty To BE- encountered - the nppll
cation, 80 a great popuiatten scaucr'd over M inmens
territory, TIE accomplishment Of this object - cv'
IDENTITY nol within IAc power .. the GpVeEnmeni. IL
instruct the militia II lac country Ia any useful extent
would require a large. portion Of Ineir uIne. than the
could possibly spare from the duty vi providing 10
their families. unless they afe literally paid. and io a
them would absorb all he RESOURCES OF the Ma
ton"
These are the views ofau honest statesman who &c
garicd the Constitution with a sacred vcRerIiIcn. an
" ho held N jas, regard the unitHPaiTed rights Of IA
Siaies. Let his sound and cautious views be cUnpai
cd with he remarkable ~PrvPosalo of THIS AttnInisiraiio
The warIncst partizan can hardly be SO hird!y a
Iachcj TO his leaders As 10 be iRcarah.s OF discrnninc
non IL a Soss 50 pl.psb!e. For surely
Sense TO midness never was 80 eUihrallei
But il preserved omt quality Of chn.ce
re serve in such a difference.