The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-02-16


the changes in the aggregate Of the militia force
returned by others.
In making ny requisiion upon the General
Government io- the quota due for lS34, was
notified by ihp proper officer, that Pennsylvania
Vas entitled to draW bat eighty-twamustets Tor
their equyaiputl for The year 1855, being tie
actual quota as based upon the latest reported
number Of militia, tihirtren thousand one hun
drpd aad tiiy,) bringing the State in debt TO the
end 0l 1883, In the number OF one thousand six
hundred and eighteen rnuskrts. loverdrawn,i
which It would require nearly twenty years to
repay In other words, that we could draw
no more arms or military stores for a period Of
twenty years
] discovered at once, that the error consisted
in reporting only the aaiformed mliiiia as the
strength Of ttp state, Of which iact succeeded
in convincing the department., as viii De seen
by The reply Of the bead Of tht ordnance Office,
in which he saws: "Your explanations reSppc-
ta: The diminished number oi militia reported
BY y,mr Immediate predecessor, are satisfactory,
and the apDorti0aiug OF arms to the State OF
Pennsylvania will accordingly be made upon.
the basis OF the return Of fS4T - consequently
| was enabled to draw for the present year, sev-
rn hundred aud ten muSkets and two hundred
and iitv rifles, with accoutremeEts complete,
one hundred and fifty light artillery sabrrs, and
two hundred eTira setts of infantry accoutre-
ments. to be Issued with repaired guns, nearly
all OF which have been disposed Of to those
titled TO receive them not, however, beng
more than one-ha!f enough 10 supply the de-
mand.
By the second section of the supplement to
the act ct 1919, zach assessor Is required, un-
der penalty OF TWENTY-FIVE dollars, to make
return to the Inspector OF the proper brigade, Of
all deiinQacat miHin mea in his district and
vet, notwithstanding | directed circular TO all
the brigade inspectors in the State, calling their
attention 10 this fact, not mere than about one
third OF tn. slrlinqu-nts have been returned 10
this Office. As viii he seen bv the table aunry-,
ed. the uniformed militia number, 1868
Drlinqupnts, 90,394
Making, 6,957
have made an abstract Of this report to His
Excellrncy, the President of the United States,
as required by law, and requested him 10 direct
that our next quota he based upon three hun
drpd thousand, as the strength of cur force. as
s,Iring hini that iature legislation Wonld point
ont some mode by which his fact can be clear
II demonstrated. To base our quota uPon
less nunlbp than that reported in lS47, would
81 manieStiv unjust 10 the gallant citizen SOL
dipry Of Pennsylvania, who 50 manluly respon-
ded 10 the call Of their country, during the late
war with Mexico and who now stand ready
to promptly obey anv call that may be made
upon then. bv authority OF law.
have visited all the State arsrnals, and found
the SUpEEINTNEDENTS faithfully dischargiog
the dttigs dpvovinG upon them During the
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