True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-01-21

bonus every year, anu give Sucn additional Sc
Curity as the Quarermasor may require.
| believe the public interest requires and the
public voice demands a change in the militia
system. The trainings underline present law
are attended with loss of time and ANNOYANCE
to the people, greatly exceeding any real benefit
which they derive. 1t is very great mistake
that militia musters prepare the people for ac-
tual service, or train them to a soiIier-like use
of arms They go to muster for the most part,
to amuse and be amused, regarding the whole
affair as an expensive farce; they perform their
parts for the i'm, and not the profits of the play,
and are always glad when il is over
There are now in this State about for.y.fye
thousand persons subject 10 militia duty. If
they are required by law to drill only iour days
in each year. there would be lost in time $50
600 days. Time to man of enterprise. is
money. Suppose each day to be worth flly
cents, and there is an aggregate loss of ninety
thousand dollars. The law, such as it is, have
cndeavorad to sec enforced, regret to say with
i'll success. The people are opposed to it. aud
many Ofthem can neither be persuaded or coef-
ced into Obedience to it. Some obey and some
do not. This e1genders a spirit of jealousy.
as to the injustice and unoqua! operations oft6e
law. The dsobcdence Of some encouraredfy-
obedience in others, and disregard of law in
one respect bcgoiS disregard of in another.
Under such circumstances it becomes cues.
ton for your serious dcliberation whether YOU
will not abandon the present, and adop. some
new system.
Looking TO the possible disturbance Of the
country, by invasion or internal commolion.
the present law ought not perhaps to be rcneal-
my III DC SusPehdc4 III us operations
,','' pu. Il. 'oloe On any Soau'n emergency BY
"n rN,o".i'e PIocIliia'ion' Inc active militia
!o'oo S"o''u CONSIST OF one volunteer comfa-
ny ~ eacH regiment "hIch contains i've hun.
~ 81 ''o'e e'"c'oH' men Hese companies
'Hou'" u ,41ifo4 10 tram 1t least one day n !
''"'I u''!'ii u"U !oF lAi5 service, the members |
sHo o. DC INehlp' mona road and JafF duty.
Lne PUBIC H!mssaoq'd Jed's'rilged to them
rom 'HG s'l2 AEnoly 10y the Qaarer.Alas!egs |
e'c9lc'ai, VINO should also he competent dill /
MASTER ana Ii s1ou'd be made his duty, 10 visit
9ach company once n every year under the
GIr'Iiioa oil lac Government aad drill two en-.
Hre Gays FOR his purpose, ldo CG'r,orMas-
Ter should receive a compricat salary; gad his
aasls'ah'' whose -aF should be to superin-
'Hu l"e o"siae,s O., Tie A'Wcry u The nccgs'a-
~ absence Of lHc tIaaftrrA.o or should have
d la'r compensation also. vii b"scon Oh oy-
amIha''oE mat the money drawn nom the
treasury teder tbs system, Wlli be less by
some hundreds oil dollars, than under The sys-
'eiL ny which now exists.
ne companies Shoaid contain s'Hy-iour
IneIhoetS eaeh' cghf TO be taken tron each
Sallalh Deaf IN me regim'al and N ease more
ihan Gish' should oAcf, 1T ii predetermined hg
10y n,, VINO should serve. Vacancies should be
mica ny election; and q 6, any las comuaay
was IoCad 10 have neglected IT'S IIa.s gros ".
cIher IN not drilling or To, taking care Of It's
arms, or III iaiing to enforce thc discipline OF
the corps, such companies should on the ccrli6
Gaze Of ,ae duiI master 70 that cl1cl. b. dslaud-
90 Oy Inc Governor
~ PLNlTENiAEN.
ne employment OF ihr pon"ra..Hry con.
'lclS IN lhe mechanic pursuits continue, 20 bc
cause OF compliant These complaints are {
wen lomhaed IN some respects, and demand, rs /
nGy VIII Go41.I's5 receive your respectful con l.
lI''o''o"' ihaVe coHcc'td sunlfF rgror. aud v
''ncr papers on lhIs SUBJECT, winch l have the "
honor here"lth 20 transmit to the Legislature. O
invite special attention 10 the letters rom the @
mo anu Louisiana Sup@Inlonju's Of State q
fisohS II seems evident 20 country Ike e.
ufS, Which consuDtS So large q quantity OF ! y
'ooIicn aud coarse cotton goods that may be Oh
10 adyau,ag,; end do not there al
'rc hesitate to advise The Legislature 20 Cm- b.
ark portion ct lhe labor O. the prison DO the b,