The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-23
The following is the table referred to.

Seneca. Robert r. Steele. ..... 2ls IS
sa,aIoSa Arnold iq Harris ,.." Ia SO
Tompkins,. George p. Frost. 10 81
Toga, franklin Slesson' .... 90 %
Westchester, :. Robert Palmer. ....... 1872 40
$3.50 %
The report states, that
dered during the year sis Their claims rest upon the
provisions Of the seth section Of the law but the
construction which this department gives to that section
will not admit of any payment for services during the
past year 1t is believed that the law in question contem
law only and after the organic alton shall have
been completed The words organized in pursuance OF
this act which found in the first subdivision OF the
seth section it is thought by the undersigned, were in
tended by the Legislature to apply equally to all OF the
other subdivisions Of that sections and reply to that
effect has been given to the apple ants above named
In relation to courts martial the Adjutant Gene
raj remarks
The duties Of judge advocates of courts martial
are always far burdensome than the duties of any
of the members and it appears reasonable therefore,
that their compensation should be greater in proportion
but it is believed that extravagant charges have often
heretofore been made and would suggest the proprety
of fixing, by statute the precise amount which Judge
advocate shall be allowed for each day that court
may hereafter be in session, beyond which amount he
shall receive no allowance for his services
There seems to be some prospective difficulty
about the election of officers in the new organiza
ton of the State forces.
'The new law SAYS the report directs that senior
brigadies and the senior field officers in commission
shall take command OF the new brgGdes and regiments
within the bounds of which they reside. But both the
old and Constitutions direct that the field officers
shall be chosen by the written votes of the company
officers of the regiment and that the brgadiers shall be
chosen by the field officers Of the brigade The
Constitution directs also, that brigade inspectors shall
be elected by the field officers Of the brgades he there
are not Unconstitutional and void The regiments and
brgades to be formed under the law of May 18TH 1896
will be entirely in their organization and is to be
doubted whether the Legislature has authority to direct
that brgaders and field officers under the old orgaDiza
ton shall command of these corps, unless pre-
viously duly elected in the manner prescribed by the
Constitution OF the State"
Soon after the passage of the new law, viz during
President requiston for seven regiments of volunteer
infantry to be enrolled and held in readiness for muster
into the service of the United States TO in the
isting war with Mexico"
On the % h of May the Governor issued an or
der calling for volunteers This order was imme-
diately responded to by numerous offers Of SER
vice; and the seven regiments were organized,
and ready for service early in the month of Au-
gust; and the President, through the Secretary of
War, was duly apprised ofthe fact.
The officers of the volunteers have received
commissions, n conformity with the requirements
of the act providing for the prosecution Of the war
with Mexico
II is believed that they not properly officers of
the militia and therefore they not commissioned
such and 1t may well be questioned whether it the
intention oil Congress that the President the Governor
should organize the volunteers and give commissions
their officers; tut the President in his requisi;ion,
quesed that the Governor would perform this service
and he accordingly did in the which appeared
to HIM best The companies were organized nearly
practicable in the by section eigh
article trst title Jour- chapter ten OF the Revised Stat
utes.
The field officers were chosen in the manner
prescribed for choosing field officers of the mill.
tia
The statute under which the companies we're organ.
zed (but which it is thought did fully cover the
leved that there is legal mode of organizing
troops by The Governor, except the prescribed by
the law passed on the thirteenth Of last May. If am
right IN supposing that there is no law in this ate,
which contemplates the raising Of volunteers for the
United States service, it may be deemed important that
of war; and which shall also provide for raising and
gonizing in time of war; militia force in addition to the
uniformed corps provided for in the law of May last
Early in August the seventh regiment of volun-
teers was mustered into the service OF the United
States and in the latter part of September sailed
from the city of New York for California, in three
ships.
On the 2lst of November the Governor received
through the War department. call for regiment of
volunteers from this State to be immediately mustered
into the service of the United States to during the
continuance of the with Mexico. The first regiment
designated and the companies Of the re-
giment have all been mustered into service. [They
sailed last month fer Mexico.
On the 10th day of November the division of the State
into eight military districts, required by section of
the new law was announced as iollows:-
No l. The counties OF New York and Rich.
mond' containing representative population
No q The counties Of suffolk, Queens, Kings,
Westchester Putnam Rockland, Orange Sui.
=. Nan r anu cIsler. -. 3olioO
Rensse laer, Albany, Schenectady, Greene,
No d The counties of washington, Saratoga,
Warren, Essex, Clinton, Franklin, st Law.
renee Jefferson ard Lewis. minimum. SOL $50
No 8 The counties Of iIerkimer, Hamilton,
Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie, Otsego, Ma
olson, Chenaago Dioome and Tiogo,. -. . ;. 2Oa,lse
No 8. The counties of Oneida, Oswego, Onon-
daga Cayuga, Cortland and Tompkns. oa7
No T. The counties of Wayne, Monroe, Onta.
RIO, seneca Yetes, Chemung, steuben and
No s. The ccuniie: Of AiIegany wyoming &c. N'0'''
nesee, Orleans, Niagara, Erie, Cattaraugus
ana Chautauque. ...,............ $40
u The senior Major General of Infantry residing
votes in this office, is Garrett H. stryker Of the city of
New York; In No. ., Aaron Ward, of Sing Sing county
of Westchester; No. B. John Brush, of Poughkeepsie
Duchess county No. 4, Orvll Clark, Of Sandy Hill
Washington county; No. 3, h. b. Bigeow, of East Wor
ceser 0tsego county No 8, s. q Hathaway, of solon
Cortland county; No T. J. r. Couch, of Havana Che
mung county; No 9, Ezra Mott OF Sardinia, Erie Co.
III. TIE senior Major General of Infantry in each OF
the above named divisions is directed without unneces.
gary delay TO divide his division into two brigade dis
tcts, according to the Representative population
cerainej by the state taken the year 1915 and
report the same TO the Commander in Chiefas prescib
by section a. OF the law above referred to- passed May
10 1916,
IN these orders the senior Major General Of Infantry
within each OF the eight districts directed to dvide
his division into two brigade districts in accordance
with tho provisions of section Of the new law That
duty has been performed. And the senior Brgadier in
zach of those districts has been directed to divide the dis
rict into four regmentsl districts in conforn y with the
provisions OF section Of the law. From several of
these BrBaders dispatches have been received at this
Olhce