Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1841-12-16

net oAak nose IN the STATE which wo0ld have ,
ceeo received IN payment Of the revenue. The
uoass VI all our banks have been for some time
past Q, disc0unt compared With specie The de-
posi1s banks ihemseivss, IN The moath Of July,
aiioSsd three PER eeat- "a paying the interest %
the State debt 10 make their notes equivAleut
~ specie. With these views. I am clearly of
opinion that The dePreeiailoR of the notes Of a
Bank "a ooe portion 0f the State, white the same
notes pass euHenty, Asd Ase an good credit IN
another poStion, s0ght 70 subject The m 10 The
ban OF the Governors Proeiamsuen. IT, how.
egss. The depreciation should become great and \
Eensral, aud the reduced price Of the sleek Of |
Bank. uish sihef 1afsvoFsSie indications, should |
Head 10 serious apfrehsasions As 10 us solVsney.
theu case would b presented which. ia nv
spiaion. would iDperioasly require he in,erfeI-
snes o! tho Exesuuvs. % fall eonsiJsSauon
q the Sheriff. eonmanlcati0n, and Of ali the
facts o.. NE ease within the kaovlrdge Of this
Department., The reasons add1eed did not appear
euilciea: 70 justify the iuterdlction Asked for
The right Of the Executive To exrrcise Ibis high
Discretionary power having been questioned. aud
- similar eases may afiss IN future, ! respect
fully feconnen4 that zach deelaTAiory enact
meots 10 made will remove ell doubt upon
ihs subject ihAvs thought Al mOsi advisable 10
leave 70 the wisdom of the General Assembly
the desrsaoa OF the question whether the places
OF Geposi's Should be changed. Your early al
tsntiOn 10 The subject 10 earnestly invited.
submit haTswilh the report OF the Adjaiaht
General, ShowiEg me strength Of the Mira, and
presenttag has views oh several aaelecls connect
Ell with It's organization. The importance of
Tsscuing this arm of our dsfenee from Iis almost
useless condition. orges the senSoS consideration
OF every proposition for iSs improvement While
every other subjcel that eng aces public atrslon
paftAkss Of the SpiTs 81 Improvement which
marks the age. shis alone - Perntied Ia labsui>h
and become the object Of ridieale and reptoaeh.
The leg Tepute into which the Whole system has
fallen, seems 10 have deprived u Of uhatsyer
interest u formerly excited. NOlh!ng mpsr
plaicly illustrates lh,s Condition than the indii-
ference With which commissions are accepted,
- the short period they are retained aud the Tesdi-
meas with which they are surrendered. FeE
persons unaeqaaioled with the particulars would
credit the number OF resignAuonS rendered add
number OF commissions issued every year. OF
hceTs a. hfst uniR(.Tned, ~ho do not relAin their
commissions long enough 10 become acquainted
with their duty, Cannot OF course impau insanc-
ton % others. Under such etcamslsbees, the
subject becomes dtstaNtelul 10 the mssyeB add 10
those under their command. For though The
Lac requires three years service ftOm every con
missioned officer before he can acquire the right
10 resign, yet. as the public can receive hgtie
6eaedt from those who have no Inclination for
the service. ~ will rarely happen that Ts>isna-
tions Will be rejected. White this apathy con-
tinues, all discipline - destroyed and d isorsani-
zatlon ~ the necessary consequence. Such =
SyS,em must be progressively inefficient. and
yet the duties u imposes are burdensome TO the
people without an equivalent advantage, aud
the expense with which 70 - aiteaded greatly eX-
eeeds any benSfiI u coEferH. Some innovation Is
necessary 10 ImpaIt 10 10 new life and Vigor. Ia
an endeAVor To remedy some Of rs defects I
beg leave t. ofer fev suggestions Tor your
consideration. Il may veil be questioned
whether the prescott mode 81 eecIing officers,
PROVIDED by the act u 1894 has not been pro-
dueuve &C mere inJurY than utihlY-Whether u
10 not the fruitful source OF intricu ne insuhurdi-
nation aud relaxation Of discipline, .neonsist-
cot With the true spIrit and efficiency az military
operations 10 time Of war especially 70 would
seem 10 be NJ variance with every pfinei pie by
which The noVemenB Of army are regulated.
Bot even 10 time Of peace, besides these objee.
tons, the assrmbiage Of the people from incon-
venient distances n the couatry, al ineOnvenieni
times, merely 10 elect Ofhccrs, must be a source
ot great annoyance. They fee, no respect for
the system. are generally indifferent a. 10 the
selection Of officers. and their object In many
instances seems To BE- TO bring Il into riiieuie
and sOnempt The Law in this particular has
teen amended With no peTceiVable benefit, but
its Disadvantages ate obvious and numerous.
The AdJutant General, a. well As his pr.de-
esSsoF, both officers Of experience and high IN
telligenes. have earnestly recommended the re-
S'ofaIioa Of he Office Of Brigade Inspector,
which vas abolished nv the act OF 1894 The
failure 10 perform essential duties, the inability
IN many eases to give proper instruction At the
annual trainings, the want Of uniformity in the
tactics, the eEeiismert Of disgust instead OF
honorable emulation among the ohicsrs, are
some Of the consequences Of abolishinK this
Office The inaccuracies and discrepancies in
tue Fegimental returns. and the failure to obtain
the tFoe strength OF the militia and the number
ESd eondiiion Of the public arms, resuit from
The same source, ihiueing g-eat loss 10 the Com
mouSsaiih- There ~ reason TO believe that the
aggregate reiuTns fall greatly below the actual
namsf'esl slreagth Of The militia. II this be
true. me State must annually be deprived OF the
foil compliment OF arms TO which she u en-
titled from the General Government The QUO.
tss essh State are distributed according 10 ~.
relative proportion Of the mihds Of the United
States, - Kseersinsa hy Official reports from
The several States The amount Of arms which
are nov anRuAily lost b. defective Feturns ~ GIT
soniFibsts materially TO 5tffay Ire additional
sHPshse "a be incurred by the employment Of
these oGieeHs. BY devSiViag also upon IN. T.fi
Esde InsPectors duEes not hereiofors required Of
then, ihs proposed change would be attended
With adSantaEes amply cooperating The Staie
Tor ne adiitoaAl cost 90 be ineafreJ II this
change BE- deemed ineEpedisat. I would respect.
folly Fecommsad such amendments 10 the Lac
ss vouid sseufs more foil and accurate returns
of The sFsogth - shs milina and the nurnbs,
sni eoaiifi1a 81 the arms IN their possess,on
Tbs waste q he public arms IL subiec.
vhieh drDsnda the interpretation o. the Isgf.ls-
tnfs. Undsr The sEisiing laws. " 10 The duty Of
he bHeeuive % allog arms and aceoutrrnlshrs
70 soeh volunteer companies ~ appesT from the
eerhcats 81 the oommaadsht q The regiment
o. which ihey are attached. 90 have the teqaisiie
numbef n tnsn uniformed, ~ ftqaued by lsw
Evev Inducements should BE- afforded these com
pantss u sttmuiaic hem 20 become sfictsnt ana
permaneoi. particularly N the prrssnt condition
Of Ne nilita. Bet suitsble prpyisinn should
D. made foF he pfsseTyation ard return of the
sim,' vhen from any cause q COMPANY 10 Dis
banded. ~ pfcseat. such q result u followed
~ a. aI'apHt tuiai loss - ne afms. their snot
ofisf crares 90 BE- an object - auention--srrse
are muiHated o. became worthless ~ neglect.
oihsis are lost, naissud o. removed from he
epunifY. bui fsv are ever returned ~ TIE ststs
sod ihnse lev Fr1uirs heavy eureaee to render
them % fef service. Un5er sWcamsiane,, ~.
these ard eonsidsfEE hat their Banspadsiion
- AMENDED vita q heavy cost. additional ~.
sficttuns uPoa nas uslas u arua m.eht. Z Goa.
ceiFe, - tadieiousiy imporsf o. wpoi4 - h,
ths inlffe4i Of he STATE also 10 fsqair-. oofer
suiiahle pfealtsa. ne officer lat on caro-,.,t IN
nnv ftahnr.l nf Cnrnnnnn o. IN a 80 d.. . 49,.