Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1850-06-06
Nw mniila SyS,em,

IN this quarter At pgesenI, Is, the military
anes, and The Gorcible collection ofihem. 1
say gsreibIs. because doubt ~heIher they
can be collected In any other way. After
the salula,iOn, almost the FIRST enquiry Is,
Are you a military subject! =" And &c the
person inierrOgated happens to Re one Of
that unfortunate class. upon whom devolves
the duty Of sustaining wmIHTnisLed the lus.
ire OF our glorious militia system, either by
making himself ridiculous for thee con-
secu,ivc daYsip each yearsfor pal'Fy pit
,ance, or BY paying the sum Of one dollar
annually 10 defray the expenses q those
who prefer :. camping out" and straw: TO
,gh, roof and a good fea her bed, these ques'
lions Immediately follow HIVE you paid
your commutation tax? and ii not are
YOU going to pay your fine -! TO the last
question the invariable answer il, N" moi
so long as there is possibility OF avoiding
:, The warrants for the collection Of the
fines have been in the hands OF the conssa
HE CIR two or three weeks; aid exrec'
nothing more than to hear Of his having
attempted 10 serve ,hem,h but with what sue
cess remains to be told.
The "Indign"tionis:s." as they style
Tbs. .n.cs..-.yes, have held two meei gs Tor The
purpose of taking into consideration the
plan 10 pursue in order',o avoid paying the
fines, They passed several very strong
resolutions declaring their DETERMINATION
10 resis, 10 the las, extremity any power
| tina, may be brought 10 enforce the coiief-
lion of the military fines, and TO rescue from
tho hands OF the sheriff or constable anJ
ner.on who, 10. having sufficient a''.rha'
HE proper,y TO satisfy she demands OF The
execution, are li,ble TO he cohfined IN the
Comfy Wukhouse until the fine and cos's
are paid.
|, think the course pursued ny the ln'ig'
nalionis,s TO get rid Of paying the fnes' is
decidedly a wong one and not only that
it is extremely dangerous both themselves
and the community generally. Ii We have
upou our statute book law which The ma
;ori,v of our citizens think is wrong and
minus, in It's bearings, there is an easy
remedy a, hand, viz, the Ballot Box. FMS
IS the way 10 get rid Of paying the yearly
! commu,a,ion fee, anl the ONLY way !"
which i, can he done effeclually and ~ Inc
same time safely. II we would tut ecu
slider. when we are about vo ing Tor mem
bers Of the legislature, little more as I"
wha, laws we need, aud whether the persons
for whom we are about 10 cast our votes
are men On whom We Can depend 10 caf'S
on, our views, I think We should never D.
troubled with such laws as the present mi
lila law-and more especially when VT
have the privilege of considering the I"
whole year previous TO its becoming the la"
Of the land. -...
There never can be a Law more nnluS
than the present QUE, where there is Inc
Sill sLVeSt AlU al S4Nuy3 va ""N'~ '> =
the leas, particle or justice claimed tor II
BY far the grea es, lax falls uron those VINO
are the lcas, able to bear the bur,hen i'm
posed. 1t it is absolutely necessary, tor the
safety of life and property, that there sh"ai0
be a few volunteer companies Of militia
scattered through the State, then say lei
those who own the property help p'y for It's
protection. This would be NO more 'ha"
/ JUS, and right. An organization similar
| 10 that Of Massachusetts, is all that is ne
cessary for this purpose and as it is Que
which wonld BE- likely TO give general sat-
isfac,ion, / trust our legislature will "c'
thoroughly upon the Suggestions ofthe Cow
eruor. and rruise ana correct the present
military law until il is as near like that OF
Massachusetts as may be; or it better
one were substituted. which is possible, !
,,cub, whether there would be much fault
found. - "'
Norfolk, May IA, 1850.