Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-01-19
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA
SENATE.

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Adu,ant General annuay an or beior, In, frat d.v al
Angus. and further 10 oyide for The training of The &
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In advocating this motion Mr. BoSpuK.Sr stated thai
he considered the present system anos, entirely worthless
that the militia were called out on an average three dsy.
in the year; that this was tax upon them amounting in
the aegresa Ia somethns like $500 600 per annum and
that mo- man could saw that any was
To them by these mussrs Whist Mr. b. was in favor o
dispenn with the us,es he would retain tbs officers in
commission and have them regularly drilled and trained
and in fact would extend the number OF days their
training. Such plan would be valuable by keeping up
proper discipline and efficiency among the officers and
them II you should have call upon the militia you would
have officers better qualified command then who could
soon introduce discipline and efficiency among the met
But long tho miserable system kept up
YOU incurred heavy expense To the great body the peo
pe least able to encounter IT. and the frequent assemble
ges long distances their homes result
ed only evil all concerned-boh in morals and
| pccuni,ry point of view.
Mr. b. satisfied from long experience, OF the utter
of the Ordinary parades and should favor any
i proper scheme to remedy existing evils.
Mr.. WILEY desired before the motion PIT to re-
ball with the proposed present
his views in the shape OF substitute To the bill which he
read as follows:
"WHsREAs 1t is rrprcscued 10 the General Assembly.
that the Muscrs required 10y law, Of the Militia tho
West of tine Blue Ridge Mountains. exceed
ingly oppressive the peope-ncn havihg frequently
travel thirty, foxy, aud fifty miles, attend
them, aud without corresponding benefit regards
military instruction: For remedy whereof,
"B, IL ,aaet,g BIZ tkr General dss,mblv That the
Musers and Battalion Courts OF EnauIry now required by
law SHALL as to tho Militia West ct the Blue Ridge Noun
fans be DISPENSED with
See 2 Re II further enacted Tha, il shall be the duty
OF the Commissioners of the Revenue annually in ascer
tanning the xibe property in their respective Districts
also 10 ascertain the number Of ptr-ons subject To militia
duty and Ia return To the Clerks office separate list Of
such persons, designating their loo ses nearly may
be. by Company districts aud IN order To enable the Com
msSoncrs the better To discharge this Duty they hero
by 10 demsnd OF the Clerks OF the regiment
regiments, within their respective districts certified copy
Of the mres and bounds Vi each Company district, within
the regiment vi which he Is CLERK, under tue penalty OF
doars To be recovered before the Court OF the coun
~ IN which he may reside, upon ten days notice, for the
benefit OF the Militia Fund and the Commissioners shall
receive IS compensation ior this service cents Tor
each militia m1n :" returned.
See 5 Be II further enacted That II shall be the duty
OF the Captain OF every company OF the line, IN the
meni- aforesaid To apply to the Clerk for copy OF the lets
hereby required To be made which copy shall be furnished
by The Clerk and delivered to each Vi the said CaPaiEs
aud the Clerks shall receive "r that service such eonpon
siOn as the Rogmentdl Courts ui Enquiry shall dc
ana 'eas'"Soe' to De pa" Out q the hH's OF e hee'
"en" n e
See7 DC HI"tlet enacted ihat 'he oaPalnS "' '"nl'
Pa"r '"e sa'u sna' "aNs Tue snnu,
At ''"''' " M, y" W. ~ u'y Vt '"e N"u'
trainings "i oHicefs Is no" IequiIsu oS Jaw
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p'"e Ncs" 'UuI.a's' Si.' "e 'a"'u' io' uie N's'-
'n'nA Ns,s % ru4y' TT 'ne se1Stl' iegon's' 10 re-
''nih'"o ~ '"u PoP' persons " !" sue" 'i"e' % va
slnes-, 20 Use "''etnof % .,'s "h" Is
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eou's ''e n,ut N'use 'oun,ahs AZ. hereby re-
F'''.'o'' NV uu'O'' " '''"" 't'" :" "e' ''sPe'"'e
~ va "' Ve'o'e '"' u.s. NI' " ie'SH year
LUIS nc S"-" '''"i'."'e '"u NC =" '"''s "o"
WI. 'hh enforced Tue PropeV OF 40 pnhs hS p'an'
which he proposed only Tor the "esi leaving Eastern
gentlemen to hold on To the present SYSTEM II suited
'hem lie pointed "ut TIE great inconvenience under
which large portion OF the people IaoOred IN being drag
ga irm !" u % miles from 'h'r homes TO tram at the
Coun uoises-ahd uis TOO "l'nOu' teaphg the shgn-
e.! DenSh rom Tue nus'ef', as ordinarily conducted. lie
oee'eu nat o~! :" ' pesS y .lpeee' system,
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up 1la We .o "a '"so po''on u tne arms
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wi. . auu "os' oh !" uese ma'e's' ne
No" ''s''u 'He .'i "eio nO' :" - soO1 '"nu''oi "s
ey WI "iaS y'ais aso, " VOC a1el ~ nus uesre
uS"o ne pe'pe ~ th's respect
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NJ IL SLss doubted ue prophecy 81 adoPung' upon
is' "a y, o plo''siou Heu ~ e' . 4Uol'sn'hs 'he
noe ri'''I1 system u ue 'a'e' a. Pe'ou' 700 "neh
%" ~. op,'" " liay VI ".e nus s-eious "lsh OF
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n o " 'ne mos PoNe'iu' na''os u 'he ea''n' M
n, ito ' .,i Sc" 'ne s'1t anu eE'lS
"H'en se'ues" hau "so'Iosu 70 uo HSeolageS o tue
Po'p'e AZ toli 'id i'seis II MS par, u 'ne SSuhiy'
10 suon as mas osen uese,oed; ne pee
pe Wiz no. give" " SCENES ~ u'SaiPl''o anu
"y NV. u "e ''use srou'Ios 10 eAe"Inse Hehuy greer,
ngs anu 70 A Over ie ne o. ne Jay anu SEPARATED
~ soou Oiu' ",u WIN sou eepes '"' eaSn o'h'I' We
al 'e You'n'uI 'Se'ngS % Amoon ahu tue
10y 'n'P'eu among u III our oo'isn Gays ~ e souhu OF
we orui anu ne-m1y ., US nau uonoueSs iohssd 10
'''" sumo "''iAe eu'e' a"u "ere i!ieu WIN ueste
70 Sno" 10" 10 SCI squiuIoh 10 he hed. no hafm
mac grown "u % suc eaIne''"ss among the moral ana
sue people wnoh e hu Tue hono' ~ sPieseh'-ahd ne
v'ou hO nN 'V t'ls 80 gIea' any "nefe' as 70 Jusiny
we Ioolo OF OIL uus'cs al 80 Sfi'cAi perod as TINS
III ~ "Ou'u eh,euHy 90 LOT a proper reforms IN Tue
"" sysem' ou nc eouu nor give ms assent TO 80 radi
cal measure a euer Of Ose presented Tor the cOnside-
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Mr.. WALLACE was also decidedly opposed to those
schemes which were IN elect Tho total destruction Of the
whole militia sysIem-and especially at such time anc
under the probable css ~ our ais 10 which the Senator
from Loudoun had 50 properly alluded. IL ~OdlJ d,
Tor gentlemen to aese detects IN system from results pro
dueed by us detective management For years Mr. w. hoo
sal In