The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1840-10-16


which proposes lo raise "a army ct 100000 mon
was tn's1tunsa netlaf1 11d Sc
may deny @ hnndfe Times ID elcclioneefinE sf
tiers but he lhen pre- Il olsmnly, q 1hs
ence Of Alui ghly Sod and the Peopl aud bic
must be, and Is. believed in preference q The
mere esielemenis Of any enc.
But elres another very important question u re-
latlonto this matter isis Mr.. Van Buren, noe 81
favor or opposed q lhe Army Bill Naelailsn one
Allg The latest tcconnts which W. have difeeIlf
from him on h!s go. ore contained q bic lsl.
ter to the Ni4FIaia lcnnities. before noticed.
have several copies o that letter before me, and
will BE obliged q any gentleman who viii point
Nout % me che place where he declares himself op.
posed g ths sNeg "a The Army Bill o. where
he ansN ets iAs ntetHggafory Of The Committee.
lean find peither III the letter. The general tone
Of the letter and many expressions IN il, seems
clearly % favor the expedience.of the measure.
There is, however, one sentence which j. q iol-
loves
IN the mean time, will content myself with
saying that the inclination al my mind d, that
the desired measure cannot BE safely accomplish
ed, in the form proposed, under The Federal Con-
stitntion, As I now stands.s
This expresses slight doubt - q iis conati-
tutionality. and inlimases that some little alieEa.
tiOIi, ia some part, which he does not Names VIII
BE necessary. But where d bis opposition 90 the
measure or his answer 10 she question: 1neyefy
part Of the letter. where he hesisates mo1asns
as its propriety, it j. in relation @ some 81 the
details or modes Of carrying the plan into enect.
But not The slightest intimation Of opposition e
expressed IN the whole letter as 70 the egpe sseg
OF raE PLAN Itself The doubt az 20 It's constitu-
tionality If indeed one shall finally exist, may be
eosly removed BY some little modification Ii some
Of the details OF the Bill. But the general tone
Of the letter. repeat, tayors the project
He says il is but lately his mind has been par
ticulnry drawn g this subiect although i i well
known that 9ths snbjects Numbered though ViE-
Qinia like torrent during the late canvass IN that
State, and Il Is believed carried her elections, and
in all other parts Of the country, the indignation
of the people has been long and loud against i {;
but "lately'', however, his mind has been sspar-
ticulaTly drawn to III. He has now seen and ex-
amined the plan, not only as submitted to him
without the details, but IS submitted TO Congress
with them. And what does he now say! What
does he now say as to the expediency Of what he
calls the desired neasurea1 He Is ~ lar0Y Of it
Fearless Of contradiction, say, he is n favor Of
il. do not mean that be is. il favor Of ell the
tsdetails, Of the great scheme Sin the form pro-
posedn but say he Is in favor Of raising aStand-
ing ARM, or Of an aoLganssgtloa e he aailiia,',
which ever 1lanle he chooses to call e, which will
divide the United States into eight military dis.
tricts and to organize the militia IN each district,
so as to have q body Of twelve thousand i've hun-
dred men in active service, and another OF eqnal
number as rsseFvea So az e have s'an armed
militia f0fce d TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND MENs 90
drilled and stationed, % be ready 70 take their
places IN the ranks in defence Of the country
Whenever called upon This, say, Mr.. Van Bu-
rem Is noe in favor Of. And If any man chooses
20 deny II. I call upon him for the proof ! have
showa where he declared solemnly, in the dis
charge Of his official duty that be WIS in favor Of
it--that II was Unnecessary and expedientn that
this tsarmed f0rces' should be torganized re-
cruited's and placed under bis command. And
have shown you long electioneering letter,
gotten up expressly 10 enable him q place hlm-
self in favorable attitude before the public, IN
reference 10 this subIects and that n & there g
not one word Of look OK expression In the slight-
est degree unfayorable e this great miisaFy plan
No, siTs, but on the contrary il Is desired glea
sure'--It IS preferable 20 any system Of the kind
that has heretofore existed of which now exists.
He labours ia every part Of the letter 70 prop ar
the Secretary who made the eplanh and Oh lss
ssetaiIsss and the Secretary labors as bard ca prop
IN the President who recommended ii The
Constitutional doubt expressed does not ply e
the PAN, but To some parts Of the mode Of
inc it into execution. They are chiefly ln gaTd
10 the manner Of enrolment and the right q cons
oress ID appropriate money to sustain Id army
made ont Of the militia at other times than when
engaged in war. But ask for the unqualihedsl
expression Of opposition e the great questions
whether such 90 army shall PC raised of not. Il
IS not ii the letter-it cannot be produced else-
where. Martin Van Buren, was and IS in favor
of he placing sc 100000 Of the people Of this
country 81 his military control as the c0mman-
der Of the Army. Who can deny i!
But there Is one other subject 10 this letter Of
the Precedent, which must not be passed bye.
The Goth Section Of the detail Of the plann Il
n the following words.
sa0th That the militia Of the United States /
ar any portion thereof, when employed 10 the
service or of the United States, slall Be ect q
he sane rsle ad articles Of .oar g tie troops of
And cns ST he .rnles and articles Of warp re-
fered 10 Is as follows:
e. Art sfh. ANY officer or soldier, who shall use
corfen1pfItoi8 Of disrespeeful seoTds against the
President of the United States. against the Wee
President thereof, against the Congress Of the Y.
States or against the Chief Magistrate Of any Of
the United States IN which they may be quarter
CT. If 8 commissioned officer shall be cashlered,
81 otherwise punished, IS Court Marital shall Z
dsct II non-eommIssioned otlcer Or soldIers
he shall suffer such punishment as shall Be in1e-
ted on him BY the sentence q Court Martial Z,
And Court Martial may iniict 40 lashes.
Now. to receive 100 lasaes. 81 even the hail Of 1
f. fox snedtino stdisEespectfultyH Of Martin Van
en.zfhe Congress Of the United states o. a. E
G. l1caEuft, Is what most men ln MISSISSIPPI seem
10 object to- For my own paris gentlemen The (
does moi well accord with my notions and pIexi-
ous exercise or personal liberty. Believe Martin
Van Buren, 20 Be q naughty aFnstocfat and pro
fQate spendthriff, (geet ne people laaniAt t1el
ssone99 And believe nm g 9e g narrow Nlane-
ed. selfish tyrant, without the bole1ess o. the
courage to ASSUME upon osg shoul dels and get
ont mon his own responsibiIity hisoWn higI-han-
dsd federal and tyranical measures. believe
Congress % be gulty OF 3 gross ana palpAple j
violation Of the Constitution, in an open and un-
Disguised dislranehisement Of the sovereign State
81 Neu-Jerscy, the better 70 enable them lo do
he bidding Of their great political patron And Fl
j believe that a.. G, McNutt, # not himself il
favor Of forgery, IS st least IN favor Of law pro-
focting couElerfeiters from punishment ID caftain
eases; and, therefore, about 81 for Governor IS
for preacher OF morality. These sentiments, Is {
re most other men, am iolefaby free ID express
|nt. and ih6refore, am opposed e being pnn- :
shed ns Court Martial may diFect1 for expires
Ins them.
Bit. SAYS Mr.. Van Buren,. ibis has always !
been lie law The EXISTING law apples