The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-01-25
NONE GEAESD,
AND TO BE STATIONED ON THK
EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND.

The purpose ofthe movement is to repel inva-
sion to preserve the peace and good order in our
p:dst. and to protect tho rights Of all and aid in
the enforcement Of The laws.
As it has been asserted, with a view Of defeating
the movement that the Administration intend
ordering the troops away from hsme soon a.
they are mustered in, would remark that the
Secretary of War expressly pledges that they
" shall be stationed on the Eastern of Share of
MaTyland,'' and used only for - Home Protection -"
| state this fact for The benefit of those who are
willing to de all they can for thoir country in its
present peril. but whose circumstances are such as
prevents their going abroad The necessity of
this movement must be apparent to every candid
and consideratc mind We are already threatened
by the enemies Of the country. At any moment
we are liable to have civil war in our midst. In
times Of Revolution no one can tell into what
peril single day may place US 1t bshooves US
to prepare and be ,iy for any emergency ere
it be too late Ii is high time that Marylanders
were armed and prepared to protect themselves
against ndvsGturiEg Rebels
The TIgE or ENLISTMENT will be three years
OF until the end Of the War
A COMPANY
consists when full Of One Captain, Two Lieuten
ants. One First Sergeant Four Sergeants, Eight
Norpomls Two Musicians One Wagner, and
&.ghty-two Privates.
E.ch Company will select its own officers sub
icct !. the approval Of the War Department
The Company will be mastered into service as
eoon rs it numbers Eighysix men. Bat must
afterwards be raised 10 One Hundred
THE PAY
allowed for Captain is Sixty dollars, four ra'ions
,cr SD 0O) Per mouth. and one servant. OF First
Lieutenant is Fifty dollars, four rations, per month
and one servant OF Second Lieutc nant is Forty
ive dollars, four rations. per month and one ser
want. Cadet, Twenty -four dollars Per moH,h.-
First Sergeant, Twenty dollars per mouth. Ser
gcant, Seventeen dollars per month. Corporal.
Fifteen dollars per month. And Privates, Thir
teen dollars per msnth. Those officers who have
ne ratjons mentioned above in their pay, are
allowed one ration, or nine dollars, per month for
board, and three dollars per month for clothing
The same allowances are also made to Prvates.
Each soldier is entitled to bounty Of One Han
bred Dollars when discharged from service.
THE DISPOSITION OF THE TROOPS.
As many inquiries have been made concerning
the disposition Of the companies, would remark
that tho Government pays each man for his full
ttac. and assumes that he will give the whole Of
this Time TO the service But it is the evident and
written intention of the Government to afford
security to the homes of all To accomplish
this it would appear to be necessary to keep each
company stationed in the neishborhood in which
it was organized as much as possible. Each com
pNry must be muster every day. The whole
force it is contem plated will be brought together
nj stated periods-say once in month. or oftencr,
the eXigency Of the times and the public service
may require. 1T is designed, presume, to let
each company protect its own homes and neigh
borhood, in the main.
Such is the outline of the plan and object 1t
win be ,difed events and welfare Of our peo-
rle may demand The details of the movement
wll be left to the commanding officer of the forces
upon the Shore For further particulars address
JAMES WALLACE,
Col st Eastern Shore Regiment of Home Guard,
sept ID, lS6l-tf Cambridge Md.