The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-16
WHOLE NUMBER Sill.

! experience and capacity, whose specisl duty
Il shall be TO make detailed ex3minstio Of
| the entire SUBJECT, and report TO the Govern.
or st the earliest practicable period, such
chEoge7 md modification in cur canal laws,
rs in lhsir judgment may bs desirable, 10
lease he expenses, or to augment the in.
come 30 os Of least, to make the canals self.
sustaining. 81.
! iavi's your special attention TO the Re-
port o. the Adint nj Genaral. The subjsct
OF cnr StetP militia should not fill place in
"a Executive Message merely because the
Constitution cninias GpOn the General As
sembiY the necessary legislation to render
il efa~tive. 1t dem nts more cousiderats
| aucalion The Report referred to presents
| O clear md practical outline OF the syaiem
cstabiisbed by b " md regu!r ions, the huS-
G21s U0asT which it struggles, and the ne-
| csssiG GQf legislative eetion in its bshaH.
'Fbs org SsIzsl militia Of the Stats num-
bers az present all,tle less th n twelve bun
! drad men. These are uni'srQied, srmed and
sqaiopad. ac1 are for the most part in a
commend Die state Of discipline. The IN.
org med militia SUI iect to be drafted for
mjI!tH5Y duty in the event Of insurrection or
Invasion, amou ted, ia 1859, to $4,000
men; and the eutira disposable force of tho
State, at the present time, is about 2S5, 900
tblo bodied men.
The Constitution requires the enrolment
Of all white Citizen0, residents Of this State.
being l3 yegrs Of age and under 46 years of
sga. in the militia. The law of March AZ.
1857, provided for such enrolIment; bat 50
much OF it 5s relates to that subject has been
lad tbo 80 1kn
repealed sections.
The present miitiG system, | am advised,
| has received the favorable notice of officers
Of the srny, aad military men of other
Suites; bat no system can work successfully
un1idad by the State. The experiment
wherever tried, has aIed.
The citizen o'dirr ia necessarily subject.
ed to o continual expense. BY existing laws
the State bears 70 part of the burden in
mttnt9ining our present militia eyslem,--
The bill which passed one branch of the
General Assembly al i.s last session, pro.
posAr IN allowance, to each well discipline.
ed company, of certain annual SUM for tho
care md keeping OF the puhlio arms, 10 in
the right direction. But | submit, with
great Difference, "Aathar the basis of that
bill should not be enlarged, both as regards
the san TO be appropriated TO each company,
and the number Of the uniformed militia to
be aided. Certain it is, that two thousand
Of miltia-tha estimate upon which the
sum ia that dill is based--is a number great.
Iy disProportoned 10 the extent and popula'
t9H Of The State.
~ th" theory OF cur g vernment the gen.
oral defense is entrusted to the militia. II
ia your duty to determine to what extent
tn hl1 theory oh oil te practically observed in
Ohio. maj1Tty of the States have made
liberal provision tor the support OF their MI
| li,4.
! While it would b. unwise TO burden the
! people Tith taxes for large military appro'
! pr.2lions in time Of peace, it would be equal.
y uAWise to disregard the sacrifices and
! bu dan5 Of those who have dertaken the
duties aud responsibilities of the service, and
the practical purposes OF military organi-
zltion. An effective militia is one OF the
most faii75le pledges OF continued peace
rhe ability Of the State to summon her citi.
z1na TO support her peace when threatened.
or her laws when violated, is silent bul
i@Qr eslva saaraaiy Of their perpetuty and
.uqt5m 81.
| I;a.laJrs ta,t the State has received a..
SP% Hu'-H'S ana Fhes' ana mas out aDout
OloJo ', ".F present c'mndnu. W il,ooA
/ ct'aIiy P,5,o'5' oht I12 rem M VI z|z
to| D.faf5 tOonl Az are p1Sea 10 os re
, coVe'''.'' VI ID ora35 oannoa more tnan
three ''9'-H7 we're USELESS or dangerous Tor
. .S.'."'' flh h9&Iect OF o'u usage uhtil 1hs
tGHa,' F'5ia5s'f denefai restored them 70
"9Gyi2sa4'a co"a't.'n. lac same PFopor-
Won OF .7+H aud d"Preciat'on runs tnIough
,99 ,99 ".''' list o! arms received rom Tue
, o"!t y. .'"t'S' Ia7 eFi5l"ai cost VI ""IS"
"a5 .Js, ~Jj.
WA.i1 'Ae Hio5eh' system OF 'ns isSuS sno
Gre o. t'2 2@2hc arms prevents similar
'H1l.1 " ln7 lature' 1t Ia tor the 6ensru
assy'"s'3 20 a'io'mlHe whetnsF 'ne supply
nov o"a'' Ivy the STATE 10 adequate 10 Hee
= Wa0c'. t,I1T States, under similar circum'
aj1.c.s, Ave supplied the loss =ad waste oy
2 nufch@52,
Iao "~taa! quota received from the Gen.
! Cr.i GJ2er9n9at diminishes with the ao-
c3as01 Of each new State aud Territory
1t is OF prossut, less than one thousand
muskats IN VGlus and when other arms or
the necessary acc2ss1:ies to keep other arms
4 il sorViCaa5!s orlsr are substituted, the
numb3r Of m45kets is diminished to the ex-
tent Of tao substitution. 1t is obvious.
therefore, v9 can1ot look to the General
Goye1nn 'nt FOR sutticant supply OF arms
for an e,f3s.ivs Safe military organic ition.
Ygar ttseation is also invited to the duties
9F thu Q It7tor Master General, aud in this
conasco}a % the phr4seology Of the last
g,Ncs1l 12proprittion bill, by which ne has
h.o NJ al r. dr. wi Ne
6atiQa due his services as aFm)rer. ihe
Il soir-ins nj IN th1 iiltank and Charter