The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-08-26

take away me compensation Tor SO dong, while
the 18th section of the 10Th chap Of the law of
1899 imposes fine Of SO 90 for each days not.nt-
tendanc at the officers drill, so that The eilec, Of
the new law, is only to tuke awoy The composition
while the duties and the penalties ate sill mtoss
ed.
Again, one would suppose that by changing the
mode of collecting fnes,-hat part Of The law
which requires The annual holding of Reeimental
Courts martial was repealed but it is not So Sec.
| Of chap. Of the law of 1889 absolutely requires
that such courts shall be held, and this section is
unrepenled; and by the provisions of this same
chap, the whole of which is unrepeaed - all non
commissioned company officers, who negIec, to
attend the officers drill, reglmenral muster, or
who disobey orders, OF who neglect 10 warn, or
who conduct dlsorderly when on duty, also all
commissioned company and ntfoilicers and all nom
commissioned staff officers, for the like offences are
to be tried by the Regimental Courts martial
This mode being expressly provided by the law Of
1899, is of course still in force, Mr. Dillingham's
Justice ual TO the contrary notwithstanding. This
bill was readily passed in the Senate, a majority
of which has always been opposed to the interests
of The militia and was sent to the House, Just at
the close Of the session, on the evening Of the last
day Of the Legislature, this bill was called NJ in
the House, while nearly one hundred members
were absent, the vote upon which is as follows
YEAS-Adams Of South Hero. Allen, Ancs,
Bacon, Barnes, Barton, Basconr, Baylies, Beach,
Billings, Boardman of Nillor, Botun, Bowe,
Boyce, Brown of Gulrord, Brownell, Bryant ,Bump
Caldwell of Lincoln, Garfield, Chandler of DERBY,
Chandler of Peacham, Chandler of Woodstock,
Charlton, Cheney, Cole, Cotton, Coolidge, Curtis,
QUITS, Davis of Baltimore, Dewey, Drake, la
ger, Eastman of Danyille, Edmunds, Emery, Fer.
guson, Ferris, Fagg, Foster, French, GiIchrist,
Goodell, Graves Of Sunderland, Griswold, IIamil-
ton, Hastings, Hebard, Hemingway, Henry Of
Chester, Kinds, HOLSTER, llovey, Hyde, ingalls,,
!sham, Joues of Waitsfeld, King, Kingsley of AL
burgh, knight, Lamb, Landon, Leonard of Chit
lenden, Lyon, Nagoon, Martin of BrauIeboro, Mar
tin of Glover Martin of SALISBURY, McGatiy Mead
Moon of Newport, Naramore, Paul of Nlddletown,
Paul of Pomlrct, Pickett, Pond PORTER, Pow
ell, rrenss of Irasburgh, prenliss of Weahers-
field, Rice Of Granny, Richardson, Robinson Of
Stow, Roscoe, Stafford, Sergeant, Shaw, sIason,
Small, Smith of Clarendon, Spmguc, Stanton,
Stone of Searsburgh, Taylor, I'enny, 1uttle Wake
field, Webster of Cabot WeIch, Wheeler, Whip
pie, White Of Bloomington, White Of Shclburno,
WiIcoy.--lO5.
NAYS-Aiken, Andrews. Baker ,Eull of Athens,
Back, Caldwell of Mcndon, Cobb, Dart, Davis Of
Norwich, Fox, FulIam Fuller, I!az9n, llincey,
Howard, Jones OF Dover, Jones Of Richmond,
Keith, May, McI.oud, Merrill, Moon of Sudbury,
Morrill,, Norris, Palmer, Perkins, Rice of Somcr-
set, Robbius, Sanford, Sleeper, Smith of lines
hurgh, Steven, Town, Tyler Villas, Warren of
MiddIcscy, Webster of Colchester, Wggins.-3s.
1t will be perceived from the above, that two
members of the House who voted for thus bill and
ofconrse to break torn the militia, are now car
didales for tho Senate. from this county, viz
Messrs Currs Of IInrtland and Porter of Hart
ford; the Trainer of The miserable concern il also Il
candidate for the Senate in Washington county
This bill it should be remembered, also, was np-
proved BY CHARLES PAINE who is also candi-
date for Governor and Communder-in chief of tho
Militia ,'cf this State.
Now FellOU Soldiers, what say YOU, are you
prepared TO cast your ballots for Senators, who
have shown by their votes, that they despss you
that they uU disregard your interests, degrade
you, and lrampe you in the dust? Are these tho
men for whom you will cast your baois' No.
Every indignant soldier viii spontaneously answer
no! Yet these men who have but Just now belray-
ed us, again present themselves, and ask our suit
RACES. This is adding Insult TO INJURY, and their
object undoubtedly is to bind still heavier burden
to lay upon our shoulders. Think fellow soldiers
but for moment, Il commander ln-chcf who il
disposed to increase our burdenS and rob us Of
oar compensation, when it was entirely within lis
power, to have stepped between US aud our OPP
prcssors, refused his signature to the bill, and it
mus, under the circumstances have fallen to the
ground. But 10 favor tl9 poor soldier he had no
disposition, The subject Of the MILITIA, was
not crcn Gliudea TO, IN his message to the Legis-
'aturc, aud more plainly to manifest hs.ennlty to-
ward tha, institution, he has appointed this same
Paul Dillingham; Jr. the author of The law OF tho
last session, 10 revise and prepare an entire code.
for our government and discipline.
Fellow Soldiers What have we TO expect lom
such rnen as Paine, Porter and Cuts? Cast our
surages for them, give them The power, and they
would even take away our shirts, they have no
sympathy for us, they have no fellow feeling with
u.s. they seek only to Cypress US. Let US rally then
and on the first Tuesday of September next BIS
found at the Polls, and il ballot be presented US
with either of the above names upon II, let us IN
tlignantly erase it, and supply its place with an
honest man, Let us be united, and all us on"
con'endng for our rights, in common with our iel-
low cliizcns cast our ballots for such men as will
sustain our cause and for no others, and The men
who have thus wanlonly attempted TO tread US
down, will have leave to stay at home, and no lon
ger disgrace our Legislative and executive hal'a.
Now brethren 10 the ruscue, one and all, let our
watchwofd be, Down with those who oppress we
have the power and If we will only use il, Paine,
Porte r., ANT Cuts, will fall politically, TO rise no
more. a CITIZEN ShlDlfh.