The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-02-28


hat the best judges Of paper money may be A
imposed upon by them. The names Of the
I asher and President are so perfect as to have
deceived even the officers Of the Bank them.
selves. The counterfets are from plate en-. I
graved at Cincinnati: the genuine ones were
printed at New York and Philadelphia. The
couaterfei,s are made payable to "the bearer"
1.-The genuine ones to the individuals whose
names are specified.
TThe Washington Union regards the Of
fer Of the British Government as indicated by
the article in the London Times, as giving the
strongest assurance that the Oregon controver.
sy can now be settled without war.
HANDSOME TRIBuTE.-Ihe Government OF
the Argentine Confederation have directed that
the civil and military officers Of that Republic
shall wear the customary mark Of mourning in
testimony Of their grief for the death, and OF
aspect for the memory, Of General Andrew
ackson.-Sentinel.
ANOTHER MoReAN-A Boston paper says
that an unworthy brother is giving an exhibit
lion and explanatory lectures OF the paraphra-
MALTA and ceremonies of the Odd Fellow lodges
in that that city-He initiates at the rate Of
two bits turn-cheap enough.-Sen.
INCONSISTENT FoLLY--for those who rant
and rave about the necessity for nations to 60
to war about point Of honor-to yet condemn
as unreasonable, barbarous and criminal the
practice of dueIling. The same arguments
that would justify the one would justify the 9th.
er. 1t is folly to suppose that 10 maintain ma
,onal honor is more important 10 nation than
10 maintain personal honor is to an individual.
Ducllmg and war are both evils; but to some
extent necessary evils as the world now Is; and
duelling can never be made more criminal or
foolish than war until it can be shown TO be
mere criminal to shed the blood of one man
than to shed the blood of millions.-Sen.
MILITARY AfFAIRs.-We perceive that a
radical change in tn Militia System has been
proposed at Washington, as well as at our
State CAPITOL. In the Union of the 3lst. we
find a report by MI. Black, Chairman OF the
committee on Military affairs, explaining the
PRINCIPLES of Bill introduced for this purpose
From perusal Of the Report, we take the
provisions of the Bill to substantially as follows:
~The whole militia are divided into two clas'
ses: the one called the peace establishment
and the other the war establishment. For INT
/ peace establishment, all liable to duty between
The apes Of 81 and 20 are enrolled; whlle 10
4 the war establishment, all between the ages {
ia and as are enrolled. In time Of peace onl
those Of the first enrolment are liable 10 gu.
= -exempting those under II and those over %
al and ministers of the gospel, and thus makiI
an military service fall on only very small porto
., Of the community, but yet making every mi
." pass through period OF liability.
TO- The bill further DIVIDES that all the fi'
class when draughted into the service OF the
Of States in times Of war, may be required to SER
~ twelve months-and one year in every PERI
80 of three years, il necessary. But their pay
ca increased by liberal allowance Of forty dola
led per annum in lieu Of clothing, while substitute
in all cases whatever, is now legalized for I
cas- first time. This will enable companies or cor
by Joint fund, to hire substitutes, or to sta
the draught; and each who may be draught
'om can either serve himself or hire substitu
was The result, most probably, should this bill
tent come law, will be, that such az choose to be
IN a part in the active defence of the country v
receive liberal contribution from such a.
'oer main at home in the ease and comfort OF tn
firesides.
To the second GLASS; including those betwe
'''" the ages OF thirty and forty five years, the
allows the privilege, on general enrolment
the time Of threatened danger, to enrol themseI,
,.a in separate and distinct corps, and thus
'''' come liable 10 furnish recruits tor the regu
not army in the proportion OF one OF ten OF 10
the number. This position they assume volunt'
had ", and without coercion of any kind. Sho
they refuse or neglect thus to enrol themselv
was they are placed by the law, in the rst GLASS;
at are only liable to such duty as is required
common from all their fellow citizens"
and These are the prominent outlines OF the i
r.o The details are filed out in spirit Of great
erality to the people and to the volunteer CO
panies; and we doubt not the proposed char
would become extremely popular il adopt
49,, It's efficiency for the defence Of the country
war cannot be denied.-Ib.
ben.