Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-04-25
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PROM the Baltimore suul
Upon the 81 Of January 1910, James Maii-
son. President Of the United States, in view Of
the troubled state OF oBr relations with En-
gland, recommended the detachment for ser
vice of ihe United States Of two hundred thou
sand Of The militia Of the States, and the
organization Of a volunteer force OF twenty
thousand mea-Which last were to be held in
readiness 10 act on the shortest notice.
OF this militia force Of one hundred thousand
men. fhs following aDportionment was made /:
New Hampshire 3, 500; Massachusetts 10 O1O;
ConnecticHt 600; Rhode Island 500; Vermont
5000; New York $500; New Jersey 5000;
Delaware 900; Pennsylvania 1900; Mary
land 6009 Virginia - 900; North Carolina
1000; South Carolina 5000; Georgia !, 800;
kentucky $500; Ohio 5000; Tennessee {, 500.
Ga the 18th Of June, 1872, war was declared
bv the United States, against Great Britain, BY
act Of Congress. On the 22i Of June, 1912.
General Dearborn, from his head quarters, 90
Bost3n requested bis cxceliency Caleb Strong,
the governor Of Massachusetts,, 10 order out
fourteen companies q artillery and twenty
seven companies Of Infantry, for The defense Of
the ports and harbors Of Massachusetts, and
ofihs hsTbor Of Newport, ia Rhode Island. HE
sxceIIency, the Governor Of Massachusetts,
thcuzh war bad been declared against for
eign power, did no. comply with this order Of
the United state; nor did be reply 10 the press
ing letters Of General Dearborn until August
str. 1912.
II letter Of that date 10 the Secretary O.
War, be said hat the people Of Massachusetts,
appeared "to be dnder no spprehsnsion Of IN
vasion, - and that The people Of the towns on
the sea-ceast had expressed no desire that The
militia Of the State should be called oul for
their defense. Indesd, he says awe were as
sured that such a measure would be disagreea-
BE to them" In the sme letter be says that
be has convosed the council Of the state to-
getber, and that they sre Of the opinion "that
they are unable, from e view OF the Constitu-
uon Of The United States, and from the letters
aforesaid, to perceive that any eRigencv exists
which can render it advisable to comply with
the sad rsquisitionn Re saws further that
the militia Of Massachusetts "Eonld undoubt-
edlv prefer to defend their iresides, fn comps-
uv With their friends, under their own oficers,
rather then be marched to some distant place,
while strangers might be introduced to take
Their places al home1 Therefore, Massschu.
sstts did not comply with This requisition 10
time Of actual war with foreign power
The governor OF Connecticut made SINH
lar reply on TIE 18Th Of August, 1872 He said
the war which bss commenced, and the
efusing Of a hostile fleet on our Goa {, is not
invasion, and the declaration OF the President
that there ia imminent danger Of invasion is
evidently q consequences from the facts now
disclosed, and IS Dot warranted bv those
facts" Therefore Connecticut declined to
comply with the Teguisition-
Is /. not little singular that commupiii,a
60 little disposed 20 leave home, when sister
States were likely 10 be Invaded BY foreirn
power, should manifest such zeal in psttio-
ready to make war upon The people Of sister
States Of the South