The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-15
The Uniform Militia.

- yffE EDITOR or TIE HEP AID.
nov aposlrs that The Generals snd ColJnes Of the
FIRST division (Sew YORK cy) ury1e before the Ie-
rsA,ars amendments 20 Inc ailtA sw xh,ch embrace
sAe following important ana the t ray ers, stariiing
provs,ons. W.
SIC m Mere shan be annually aoproprised ~ The Com
pei q h y q View lors To- Re ezecnses y ne
Eew Iorl equal % sli2r s.eh Officer non commits.
siop oHsr musls'sn I'D tv.ie q =. ssd eEsoe Sc.
aivar br ai Inspection parsdes as pr0vicd by law
psssss Or ss Fs division shs ss annually levied ana
.sa - % 9 ~ nee e s Sse enc ~ ~ ss
city.
Or, ether words hoy modes;iy ask ths, al the pro
nstey taxed % the amount OF $50 900 $4,000 per
Rrrum sor their especial bebedt aud tbs without regard
" ether sac. ftagon or condition.
NoS ne OF TIE United States las given the
Crprr poStr " soSde foF organizing armng ard ds
eipinise he I-ilta, and Z be.as somsted thai What
Co1gress hs expressly enacted under tbs power as 70
spch organization bnong upon the -teg, and AZ Con
Fress hss declared tha the militia organ sson shat
st Of the free white otzens between ne sges Of i and
a. with certain EXCEPTIONS, where "a the consultation
right u impose military duty hno Or tax upon al other
ClAgses
But Congress has also expressly enacted
TIA he v,e President o. he Uui'el States The OF
5aa,s ans We Of the goyerr sni Of q. Uned states
orcers an custom h5use o1ers win their cerks 81 pos
s@1v5ysre. IKE N n y ~ la ace y nc Uai.o5 sl g
al fcrymsh empoysd . any ferry On he pos, rosd Az in
IN NJ scryoa y any linen merchant within he allied
sssm5,ea Is ~ AS q sr respective saes saa BE-, ani
Hse hereby exempted from ftay duty ng
ter bsrr he ace Of eighteen and under the Of
forty tvC yeafs
VII il Cor a momcn, Re urged that VII lst all these
re-souf exempt from duty, their property an be
Laxed pay Others for dong ony what the Law oxsc
BIT independent OF Tie lcgElatvo right W pass such
law q nav Be Justly asked WHIST claim have the ti~st
division ~ thus impose additional tax upon their
empt brethren arms-upoD the Fire Department both
act We ard excmpt-upon the infant and the aged, the
lame and the hnd-yea upon The geuiler from
to cradle % the gave should Any OF Their be possessed
q dollars worth Of properly either real or personal
u " true that The amendment reads-thst THIS large
sum Tor the FIRST division 70 be annually level and
Fesed pct Of the police expenses Of the city OF New
Nofk, but our taxpayers 40 NOT now know they soon
gill mat every tine military are turned out in ao Of
The civil suthsues, tie county is liable 70 pay under
The laws q The state
t. eeh sum cf,ne dollar per day 70 each
comm s.oned ucer snd scan the Of one dollar and
tweny I've cent? per day commissioned officers Of
The line and V he ted aud stsn Cheers the compen-
United etstsf Together with all necessary rons and forage
snd FOR The horses q any mounted dorpcr day
They will soon learn sso that blia are now or are
about 20 be presented eeore tie lprvsors for services
during the past year. VII Oh m 1st ~ law be paid
In Conclusion il tax payers look for uior,r-t a, The
result Of the past year, and answer whether they arc vii
ing 10 scur further taxes for the coming ono Here
small t.u off Iiems 70 be ADDED t0 al taE bli VIZ
IaHI STATE -fOf arsenal ans grounds "a ctv taxi
four hur fred thousand dollars, one huubed thousand Of
wh.b r0t rto A. arsenal now being BUM ON the seventh
for toe Ifrs division, aud The grounds pnr.
ChaFdinto uarade ground for The same tfsi division,
while TIC rto three hundred thQusa1d u the tax payers
money ~ ts city goes 90 build other arenas in tte
state fcf ne militia The caimt " ihe several regiments
FOf a.E. che Owl hortes. which Wit be rreeente
Add n.tt ' SGD rsy Pc -staai.t o. ieast Wfiy tlo1