The New York herald., 1862-01-16

FUNCTIONS FEDxRAL STATE AUrHoRrms.
The Adjuant General sugg that to organize force
Of hundred men called into service
sudden emergency, il not strange that embarrassing
should have srsen or that the functions Of the
State and general should have sometimes
peared in conflict On the assumption that the plan Of
volunteer enlistment. adopted at the outset ID 70 be
tinued during the tho Adutant General suggests
that 1t does not require Loose construction Of the pro-
visions Of the acts Of Congress and the constitution Of
the United States (which he auotes relative to the mill
tia, TO make them apply TO force Of volunteers.
To the there clearly belongs the right Of
determining the number Of volunteers TO be organized
the plan Of their organization, the discipline and drill 70
which they TO be subjected, and all matters con-
nected with their subsistence, clothing and equipment
insure uniformly ~nea troops are msssed IN large bo
dies and acting under single commander The duty Of
@ on Ss sm
oncsrs and OF turning shsm over to the government
service for n: specified period properly rests with the
The Adutant General concludes that more strict aud
would prevent much perpexity and promote
the public service and says the numerous accsptances
granted 70 individuals in this STATE after the ahr 1t Bull
greatly embarrassed tho action Of the authorities
transferred the appointment Of officers 70 power outside
the State and created rsgmentsl organizations
over which no control whatever could be sxercssd The
consequence that reports made TO the de-
partmsn Of their progress, they In any
subject TO the rules governing the regular levy n the
have served n foreign countries and whilst there
undoubtedly VI merit there others whose
claims could bs viewed in no other light than those Of id
venturers."
rm wRoxo ABANDONED.
In Short the abuses connected with the system and
the under which placed the authorities
Of the STATE led Washington that
Induced the War Department TO abandon It, In future 1t
should be insisted on that for all eves Of volunteers
from this State, formal reluisitions be made the
Governor This position the Adutant General sustans in
q lengthened argument
INCREASE or ARMS AND ORDNANCE.
The necessity for increase Of the supply Of arms,
ordnance and ordnance stores urged with mich force
the danger Of collision with ono or more Of the
governments Of Europe is becoming manifest, and
in view Of the probability that the State, Of TO-
reign war will have tot al back upon It's
Il recommended that the State encourage the
establishment Of manufactures Of and
foundriss Of cannon to be under Its exclusive CONTROL
WHAT THE STATE HAS on HAND AND IN SERVICE.
From . statement showing the amount OF ordnance,
&C., in the hands Of the troops and in the
arsenals Of the State, January 1, 1852, CLEAN
the information that the totals belonging to the
state are Seven nine Founders, ono hundred and
six FOUNDERS, seventy In service; one twenty
four pound howitzer, In service, eight twelve pound
howitzers in service: Is mounted howzers, In
vice. 10 twenty FOUNDER PARROTS rned cannon
service; Is ton FOUNDER do, none in service; SAT
artillery sabrcs. so2 in service 7es artillery swords,
500 in service 1905 commissioned ofncers'
swords In service 9s cavalry sabres 926 in
vice; IFS carbnes, III in service A,1s3 percussion
and bayonets 464 In service 100 flint rifles, las in
service; 7, Sal percussion rifles, .sl7 in service.
AID TO roRrnIcAHoss.
II IN recommended that the resources OF the State be
applied aid u the general goveEnments efforts 10 i'm
prove the condition and strength Of the fortihcations
situated within our territorial limits.
The Adutant General passes the consideration OF the
sub ect Of filling In the ranks OF
officers taking grounds Ia favor OF promotions by merit
instead Of seniority He especially recommends that
hereafter promotions be made TO field officers regmsnta
ly, and TO line officers by companies.
During the the organized militia have rendered ef-
fective service Independent Of the eleven regiments
which proceeded 10 Washington In April and the early
part Of May number have enlisted for tho war As dis
tincpofgsnizations, and have become merged in the
volunteer force from this State.
The following list gives the militia and volunteer num-
beers Of these regiments which will nolbe included in the
statements relating IN the militia