New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-07
SHIPMENT OF MUsKETs FOR THE SOUTH
FAISIIY OF THE RUMOR IN REGARD To
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SIR: The above is the caption to an article in this
days Herald, alluding 10 five hundred cases Of
kets shipped board Of Of the Savannah steamer.
The article continues, ." The arms alluded to were
manufactured at the United States Arsenal at Troy, for
the State Militia Of Georgia in accordance with
der issued in May last and shipped from this city
the 18th Of the present month for Savannah by the
steamer Alabama. similar order for the State Of
South Carolina was fulfilled about the time and
the arms were sent by the steamer Columbia TO
Charleston" and " one hundred and freAty-Ere
tbonsacd stand Of arms were cent 10 the five Cotton
States in accordance with the requison Of the Sccre
tary Of War"
II will answer no purpose here TO ak why the Sec
retdrv of Hor should make this requsition for
10000 stand Of arms for the Southern States. No
foreign power threatens thGm. No Federal power Of
the United States threatens them. What domestic
skeleton il il then that demands this number Of arms
According to an act of Congress, each Of the United
States severally, draws ts quota Of arms from the
Federal Government in accordance with the returns
made ut Washington in the War Office OF the numer-
cal force of s legally recorded militia Of the State
making such returns; hence State making returns OF
possessing force of 100 900 militia, would only be en-
titled 10 half the number Of given TO State rep
refenting militia force Of 100000 men. Now, we
have in the State of New-York not only the largest
popuntion Of all the States but have also the great
est number of abe-bodied legal miitia-men remark
able for their military proclives and their military
activity in representing perfect military dviron IN
the city Of New-York, and also numerous uniformed
companies in various parts Of the State, forming the
basic of other regiments brgades and divisions OF the
New-York State Militia. do not know the number
Of stand Of arms TINT the State Of NewYork HIS drawn
from the Federal Government as its quota, during the
Lat twenty five years but this much do know, that
for very many years our arsenal in the most dis
graceful and wreched unmilitary disorganized con-
dj,ion The arms contained therein Of the poor
eat order and in the worst condition. Hardly
a regiment OF company Of our uniformed
militia could procure for their men, but that they
were cost TO the men, nearly the amount OF their
value TO have them made appear not even useful IN
military bat simply decent for their harmless street
parades. Whatever military decency exists now In
our State arsenals il due TO exCommssary General
Ward--a hero Of the Mexican lie was tile proper
man in the proper place. This soldier availed himself
Of all the resources within hs reach and power TO give
out State arsenas dgni6ed, proper, military charac'
ter. Even Gen. Ward would be puzzled TO answer the
questions: Where are our State alYas7 Where are
the arms that the Federal Government has awarded or
does award to the State of New York. what becomes
Of the appropriations believe that am justified in
saying that within the last % years not regiment or
company Of the First DivSon Of our State Militia has
ever applied to the Commsssry General for supply
Of efficient arms for the Of the several commands;
that the answer to their applications has always been
the same, eve have not ut any" I'VE are IN daily