Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-02-02
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The blll for the more compete orgaaisa
tion end equipment Of the militia whith
passed she Senate Ia now before lheiHouss.
with the prospect Of a prompt passage 100
much time has already been lost In preparing
for emergencies that may at any time arise.
The disunion StareS are thoroughly armed
and their military organization Is complete.
Enormous quantities of federal arms and
munitions have been distributed throughout
1.-The cotton States, by the tfailOFous conniv.
ance of the late Secretary Of War. q The
Southern arsenuls, illed with military stores
and equipments, are nearly oil In possession
of the disHnonists In addition to these
supplies orders have beensseut to the mann.
factures in New Eugluuds Europe for large
ooautities Of canon OF The latest pattern. The
border slave States bave also been prepared
for possible collision Virginia has already
an active welLdrlled aud equipped military
force of twenty-five thousand men, and has
recently resolved 70 raise the humber 10
FORTY Thousand. 10 Kentucky has similar
force Of uiae Thousand, and proposes TO
raise ie TO twenty Se Thousand. Missouri
has seven Thousand Give hundred, aud a bill
Is now bending before It's legislature 10
make it twenty thousand. The parks Of
the lower Mississippi bristlc with secession
batteries, whose guns are turned against
northern STEAMBOATS, in the peaceful pursuit
Of eoniuserce. No man can predict what
will be the issue Of tie present attempt
to overthrow the goSefiment There Is at
least sufficient probability OF q resort to
arms for the purpose Of maintaini1g the
constitutional Authorities, to render It the
part of prudehee, IL not Of necessity,
20 providelfor such an emergeney.2 Ohio
has notified the President OF, The q. s. of
ber readiness torespond to any demand that
may be made upon ber to aid him in the
maiotaiuance of the laws aud the PRESERVE
tion Of the integrity 9of the Union Her
proffer so valiautly made, is but empty gas.
conade, ana. ridiculous farce, IL itibe not
followed by8the legislation requisite TO give
IL effect. The people Of Ohio will3not for
give their legislators, ifsthey thus subject
the state to tte,merited accusation of hav-
Jog wasted ali its valof IN empty boosting.
} From ell parts Of the state we.hesr The ex-
J preston of but one sentimentEthas there
should be no1 more delay IN placing the
! military ofthe state in an efficient condition
Ohio is laggard in this work of preparation
The states on either side Of her have already
: moved dscisisely inthis matter. 9 Pennsyi
ysuia has raised her force from twelve Ia
. 6ny Thousand; I6disHSfrom sixteen hundred
to fifteen thousand y Illinois, 70 eighteen
I 'lItbousandi OF the states north and east 81
$ Ohio NJ YproposeS to raise here force tC
nuety-fonre thousand men Connecticut ba,
: eight full regiments, and isabout to double
! them while the little state Of Massachusetts
; is purchasing arms and equippngs force o.
, twenty thousand men yais ues s5
Meanwbile Ohio has but twelve hundfeG
active militia and six Thousand stand o
IS arms, Of which only nine hundred are ap
i proved pattern. and fit for thso6eld. "A u(
d when it is proposed TO increase this meagr,
force to the moderate number of six thou
{ sand men, timdRdyocates of the dc. nothing
Q policy iuterpose the objection that such't
!, movement may irritate eioure Southern
!. brethereh and precipitate civil war {! lTh,
: latter having already armed themselves
i certainly can fudaDo fault with us, five fol
! low their example. Besides, to confirm
i unarmed at such aetime is 10 invite aggret
e sion. igIfitlwere true that preparation 70
IS war is the snrest pledge of peace, it is tru
IS uow.-- Stale JoHrRal 900 G.. slds Il 81