The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-21
fhe Can for Militia.
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RlcSaoSD, Aug 10, 1891.
T. tts Editors ofthe DiSpGte. Some wee,,s
ago the Governor ssued q procia nation call
ing out the whole militia force OF certain coul-
ties of this State, and The call was righ ty cen.
sured, becauGe such q wholesale rag uirenant
would have stopped the wheel Of indust t.y
wherever II was applied; bu;, soon afterw wards,
other pToclamAtoAs were issued, one calling
foc ten per cent. quota of all the whi to popu-
Iation, aud the other making CERTAIN necessary
exemptions. l was soon found cut that many
OF the counties .h0s called out i 40 tguly !ur.
nisted their legal quota II volunteers, ard
some others not having done so, their militia
is now rendezyousej or III service but there
is & third class which has been returned by
istake az having furnished their quota when
ther. is yet u nuuoe duo. Wnen the aleu-
Is ton was made in this last CiiS the number
OF III. panles IL some cases was multiplied by
the maximum Lumo oeT Of men reqaired.-y z
one hundred thereby mah ing Il Frea ter Gum-
beT NJ volunteers than there actually were
because III many CJMpau!Ss the IL. Niuurn
aumbsr mad not been ieoched. O.ner mis-
taxes have also been made ,anSthus solna couu-
lies have their militia now out liz service, anu
others the mem beTS OF he rnI tiLia h. ya hasa
returned 10 their homes when really thsir
quota las not ia this latter class been frt-
nished. It's becoming generally known that
Richmond and Henrico, Though saadi3E
large forCe,) have not come up 10 the len uer
cent. standard BY five or SIX hun fred NE, --
The pay and mus'ef rolls IN Bichmond ard
she rolls OF oompau'es will beyond aH mis-.
take, show This. There are many able bodied
Idle inen yet IN THIS city ard county who
would make good soldiers, hild many nlcR uid
enlist IL various com uis~ OnCo being tot n.S6,
pat % having h@en mustered IN, W'thd1ew
when ihs miiitiaman went back 70 heir
homes hy TN rider founded an eVror.
ne mis- takes referred IA were. j luhyle-
N oeeptiy naHde but That they wer- made.
Is a fact whlch yerv brirl examination viii
show not Only RS 10 Richmond but - 10 s-yr.
raj counties. IN one county the mistaAe W.ts
found out and The militia recalled siuce
which more than the quota Of volunteers ha-
been furnished and the balance returned
home. OK course all pCcess sary exemptions
ougat To be made. do uot ike tae idea OF
our city aud county militia being bet ind hand
and, rs d" fair plEy is a Jewel" tlie m!l.ul II
some counties oTght not To he kcpt Cut on
duty, while In other localities the members
are at home solely through an error. There
are ciiicea for recruiting open At Hicuta nj, ,
itad II the number due would yoluntsEt IL
would make IL ali right. Nj ssrs. MatGa ~ L
lay Tor, an experief II artillery officer nru
j Eruca McCielland, who is hishiy apak I.
oE, have bath adyer 0sei tAF artillery recruits
ard tha Pr d"nL's - &aFt, Captain Clr,s.
void C1rps, a. .ignas. us. Sud her acin-a-
Sos, t,Iaay III GsveE q u, desire .aore rs4raia+
"A pardsat OF or paper .lr seaks esNA al
air. c any one v here to go and tte q tsantiot.
Of Lac prcref authorities ocglG 20 sas ~ tue
matter, and Isctity I'll lsSslLes rot only for
the pubic good, bat that eqaaI Iust.es may
oe done 10 all SectcGs E.tnaE lei ,aen yoian e
t"f ~ ones wherever the quota has Eot been
really iaintsbei, pr call out the tsn pr
ts'f""t OF mnihs 10 make UP the deiicit. IL
thr oAiy lair course, Nnluarsss PaivAfs.