Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-22
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"'S't"' E''''o!s IL meniber "t 'br COR.
Tee gu The arInory. III your paper Of ,h c4,i. f
quests discussion upon To-. ln.rif, -. ,..,-',.:,
Ncaon III !lr Arnory, doing away WI. H.. . +.
Guard. Viii you, then, :naet, tie io,.wi,., =,
paper'
The Public Guard Consists Of e. l.hty.i,vr r,-.
missionrd officers, musicians ana privsr.. sI.G .-.
"ihcers. lhI' company WIS created BY ,aw N ; -
us purposes. aS u,,Goreiaui, beng ;n rr..,g. ..
large depot oI arms and Gccuutrr!n-!l.. l. - ~, -
the S:a's-'o bc instantly roa'iy 10 ret IN c.r ,.
recl!ou or savrs-and 10. -.co,,J" iy gvl,. ~; p.
trhtiiry night and day .'iCs.f :ac Cuj.,: ..
other Sta;e buildings ln a.. - rom 4 rre,la b.,
"r IRE and also {" aid = ..i iHg, s!uriuo sud -
ing arms and e1upI-.,.' lnr the State.
lis present duf" :!e Of th:- uaiure and In :hc
'ornhnce oi whr.., uad-:=,uid. AZ! lal.Ja ~. - .
ScnfIy and Systematically engaged
ms company IL made up Of V.rgirars GER -
rid Tor efficiency and moral characterize, .up.!
"HE ehIe'ri corps III tins, Or ehy other C"rls!'.
ne number oi tE!s COZ Ptny has been rin.,,. b.!
-. ".h.retco"r, bat Us dutrs We're found ~ T.. 81,
'"-!ous Ie men compla ned, and could not L-ira" I
10 re eniia;; III coEseq cuce ut which, ils uuuL,
were, by law. restored the present.
The question Of d .yandin. ,h. CORPS iny.r',
many considerations, which the following rrs .,
most prominent: Nha. shall be done m.i ?; .
iarge number Of arm, in dcpO, at tim Arir":y, a.
city where IRE g9u7 slaves and 22G9 Tree b!arl-
Would it be safe 10 remove them beyond ,!u r,..
OF our citizens Residing in slave disirc;s 81. ,
they hot be Il, come point from whc. :3ry cu, r..
READILY sent OUT III case ol Sudden lena". :. > )
there any better p!arc than Richmond ~. tr itC,.
OF removal 10 any distr!c. in III. Stat-'
There IL depot ot arms the r;ouT;sTs ~ l.. s
InEon. Should not one DC Oh :his -,.e. wAr!v -.
| slaves are ~ numerous und 80 cu.d,I>,Ii
Would il dr 10 at once Gisir!haie ths>a 5rfI
throughout tho State and thus get rid q h,lJ! !.!
long before they would. by ncg-ct ana Ii.-Usa..
come u!ii !Vg service, a!t whr4 r.q gii,d .
.tanr nsc. be most uni; Whn would b. r,-"ns.,.-
Tor ;hrm VITO rpnr them, ani az whUse cast
..I r.,tt,. nj IL
would b" imi"tI.c "r unstc, and 20 leave ,..Gi n!-
out protection dangerous.
But nrcd the projection bc As large IA nCw Fr'r
tile nature o the pnst and fprnia at is Gui ,,
u certain number Of essential IL sGu.. a..
defend lis parts, and rs, nurrber than OF. coma! .a
ut the size "t the Public Guard experience ,a- prov.
To br lIsitticlon especially when guard /, -!
aiiy from il 10 the PcnItent.ary, aud anO;Lvr snla.
'ne 10 III" Capitol Square.
But cannot the Prucntiarv and the CAPITOL
guarded more economical Ihni hy d-raculnrl.l, :l.
the Public Guard The .o!I.or. Of ,::. Gunro. u
ARE paid ~ per month, allowed one ration pr ''v
ico- In cenI.,I their ciofl:ug about $iG Pc, nnr.n
fuel and garrson qunr'ers-in nli va unr rS~r "a! b..
III dollars aud cents, about $2JU per buLuu.. l-L
| faithful ~atchnen hc had cheaper.
Aud while other CapItuls and public building 10
burned down or broken into occasionally, wi, Lss
IL been So here In what other State rIe r"m,s.s
III gangs OF fifteen, twenty anI thirty, sen, "u: .
the walls OF their prison, Ia work safely, WI! "sf
two or three sent neI, What = lew ytur- -i'...t
would have becune of the Prisoners in "ur PvnI
tiary, when II was set on TIRE by au inmate %,
down and all hauds let Loose, Lut Ia. ~. GJ ait
Ounce of the Public Gard. ~ which al We're ky a.
cure, and not one escapetl
Since, then. tho depot vi arm, ID nrcetsary-sn 90
this depot should be guarded by niIiiimi! iu'c,-
since this force should be citcomt iu nulnU,. .f'.
trct and il need be- ~ de-mi the el!irp w-!!N-.I.
since, in addition thereto, tl!- other dure "t g:r
iiig the penItentary ald tho Capitol" sud ihv
INK aud issuing &c, FOR the STATE, ais
formed, know vt no more cTOnou"s ar better -
%; -rc,ng these objects hau Dy cvutuulGS tue i"--
| Iic Guard.
It's mistake 10 say TIN, the Pablo GuaIG 10 Mt
less body-fur the dutlr. they have 10 p-ii"riI "".,
have I'd be don. BY some GJjy n men. OLcr S't..
eru States pay Is large tor The I,r i,,.g
nf smiIar duties us l. rt!,: :: '!e fubu" GTHr, ego
only d!ferrnce n, sGcn i'"y.isEs aro in"'' ~.
several different eppr"rr ..':s, aGu Get a.,s=.
| different ccpu:trncute.
Agrn, is tl!,- ti.ii-, unen, :I!a.c' 81, -r
tRiy ~! Go"i!"htiS--icvgr - G,iNc ~ &C..
-ennni,nS pnncipirs ui rseiI.,. .ui..G ;irui..
the Southern Sars--to csbsnd corp, nl"uuu winch
the militia can rally ~ any instant ul dsLS,r
away with depot n: arms, the only the -,
cOnut'es OF The State, especially wbcn the militia
not provided with urms, and mu.t drpciG upon 10
State for them, IN case OF any suddrn em ,grn'!i
II IL q great mistake the pub!iu nre under, wiz:
they suppose that the annual cost f. r the Pui.'u
Guard, would put into operation aud rusIHiu iIH
ry school like that Lexington and this bu
diy learned by references Ia the turs that the -.s
appropriated for that institution Ersitrs, l. II s-.
tic 10 have another scli'"I, when il wout li"uru.;
| impair the usefulness uf the trst e-rnbnel.ri l.
! Richmond. with its temptations aud rlnt, a
high crstot living, proper piace i"r c il''"i -
| the ArInory proper location IL HI aI,G III -
| fourth Of sufficient for e1-rri-c I
! The rooms are now stored full OF nrns RGI Egfo.
ren.n,s. II these are TO remain. another ,I"r! 'u.
/ be added, which With tEu grn"ra repai.s Il 49,.
| would COS, not much short Ut $i5,IEO
The following. statement Ia from seu', MN i"..'
mately acquainted with the Les!ugtDu lusHar:
| loo cadet, cost per aunum euch So ~