American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-03-14

Baltimore-would make some move in the
matter; but in this we have been disappointed
We have now discharged our duty by re-
signing our commissions, and would respect
fully desire in good faith and with the purest
motives to inform the people of Baltimore of
the position in which they now stand, in order
that no censure may hereafter attach to us.
You are entirely destitute ofall military orga-
nization upon which you could rely IN an emer-
gency; you are without officers whose duty it
would be to call out the troops on any contin-
cy; and in every thing appcrtaining to the de-
fence OF your city, so far as the armament and
organization of the militia is concerned, you
are as you we've in 1885, and by far worse than
in 1912, previous to the late war.
You have not six hundred stand of arms i'll
your city armories in good condition for the
militia service-you are entirely destitute OF all
kinds of military stores-the armory at Anna
polls, the only source whence your supplies are
received, is also destitute of arms and stores
your cannon are Wondering in ruin, and in
consequence of a non-enrollment of the militia
you cannot procure from the General Govern
ment the annual quota which is your due.
The officers upon whom would devove the
responsibility of making the necessary estimates
TO meet these DEFICIENCIES would require to be
appointed under such law as the one propo-
sed by the military convention, and it would
take at least six months TO officer the several
departments for efficient service.
We state these facts not with view ofalar-
ming the timid but in order that you may take
such steps in the premises as you may deem
necessary to suit any emergency that might
happen
1t is true that such state of things may ne
tbo of
thus created in precaution-but is it safe to rely
too confidently upon this much to be desired
quiet and repose; it is too fearful volcano, 10
slumber so heedlessly upon its brink.
In taking our leave of the service, we desire
most distinctly to state, that we will ever feel
bound cheerfully to stand shoulder to shoulder,
as individuals, with other citizens of Baltimore,
in defence of our country and in unfolding its
laws.
JOHN PIcKELL, Captain Bait. Nat. Blues
J. JONES GRIFFITH, Lieut.. " "
RICHARD b. GRUBB, Lieut. " "
SAML. CHEsNUT, Lieut., " "
JOB MILLS, Ensign a" "
SYDNoR S. Donaldson, Ensign " I"
THos. P. CHFFELLE, Capt. Junior Arts
GEORGE P. KANE, Capt. Eagle Artillery.
JAS. II. MnLIKIN, Capt, Bait. G. Guards,
A. W. THOMPSON, Lieut. " "
JOHN WoNDERLY, Lieut.. Indopen't. Blues,
LLOYD B. PARKS, Lieut.. Bait, Invincbles,
EDw. ]. BALLARD, Lieut.. "
OWEN BoULDIN, Col. 5th Cavalry Regt.,
Commanding Light Dragons,
M. BENzMGER, 1t. Col. 9Th Cav. Regt.
DAwD!C. HARRIS, 1t. Light Dragons,
JAMES o. LAW, Major 53rd Regt. V. l.,
Commanding Independent Greys.
ROBERT HALL, Lieut. Independent Greys,
A. P. SHUT, Lieut.. " "
C. G. EGERToN, Lieut.. "
J.W. J. SANDERS, Ensign " "
FRED'K. ELrERMAN, Capt. Ger. Yagers,
AUG. G. PRACHT, Lieut.. " g
II. B. STEINER, Captain Ches. Rdemen,
w. J. NJ. GORDON, Lit. "
S. X. GEORGE, Or. Master LIST 1t. Div.
CHRIS. d. KERNER, Capt. Ger. Guards,
FRED. H. HOFFMAN, 1t.
March IA, 1916.