New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-01-15
NUMBER 26ed.

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sopen Inc oetecfss of ths sAiiii1a Laws ana
2eT the Means of RemedyiHg the Same.3s II
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T. the First Division L. Volunteer Troops;
Id obedience to orders from headquarters, beg
90 submit the following report: .,.1.., % =
II isa evident proposition that before amend
1uliy understand what are the defec1s which new
statute mast remedy. .yzst.sss.ei. II. I'D. I'LL
An An examination OF the present state Of our
mhrla laws nust therefore be the hrst object Of
our, inquiries, saas :.4 x ssfs
Inc fifst DIVISION is composed Of the loulsla aa
Legion. the First and Second Brigades. That in;
,;oc. comahd ma nov controlled BY three d.
tinct laws The act of 1859, the act of the last
session Of onr Legslatr;e, entitled an act for the
iormanon o. lndepsndent eem9anies,s and the
~. ea NE louisiana
% ee @ osn oI the act q ioeo
yoh wiz pefceife. laa. Tue louisiana Legion n
eAempe rom lne proVslons Of me act OF Is5S.4 BY
reaerlng lo sne lepealng seclQn ol re same act,
ian H.. Y @ ' pus " Y sae
iam as y passsu tHe hegisia0aEe, fou VII see tnat
s.aoes ,a3a % toe Lonsla1a Legion exeeptea Ine
act .! ls4l was az tnat 4ne with me sxcepIlon q
ssG1 upoh Ihs
nag,En was ~ taas e ~. 0euals Marua. a were
regaia1eo anu ereatea ior that CORDS, ano an tnat
ll.aly . e.eaza.oh ana ao WE giVsn Y lne IsPsas
u sile ass VI lsaz leaves tne Losslana legion
laMs u save fsw e
sntIey asue,sn1 nc En- 70 rsgua1e saas ane
eomiuanu. Ha onice. y tse~Lonlsiana Legion eaa
now be iegally oTongng peIoIe . Court a Martal;
Inc f'sSt ana Sesona br'gaaes are governed Dy
!ne aet oi 1903 anu tne acI !or tne 1ormauon 9:
ihaepenaens companies: inis iass laM - COM
eleix aes'lucaYe ol unisy, Mtous nv WHICH .ne.e ~
uo nlIaIy etganlza.loh possaoie. Eng Sreaslol ol
companies IN the MIDST OF a command n acRloWledg;
Hg 9neaieaee 10 70 no superior " Gcer, ana piasea
.e o.
ae. we aagsLs Q! nassy aeg,siaton upon sao-
Jeces n9t Lnorongny nyes'lsated.
Any n ifamea py tne LeslslatureM M shona restore
unity aho sln!plclty Dy repeating an snose laws
state troops. 8. -.
Inc act OIL ioo5 IS 30 de1ectlve tnat " canlot pc
ameRdeo Wltnont changing az tne sectlor OF 'e,
bili. ,,.
VIII now enueavor 70 point oat 20 yons
tne nam deiecs Of anat act. Ihe State y al-
9lded py INTO nVe mnltary DIVISIONS; me large
number o. troops contained N the Elrs5 DIVISION l
requires Malor-Genera. 10 command ~. bus
eiapraced py each division Is sueh tnat the soldiers
cannot know their officers, nor eau the othcers.
kpOW 1 one anotaert q. ID, !,
The regme1ttai organization ls the only rational
one outside OF the llmits Oh tue FIRST Divlslon.
Every Two regiments might pc connaeted mto, ,hri-
gades, thongh 4 doubt that II would increase their
.lnelency troM Ine almcnity q eves a.llhhg lnsm
together should u become necessary 70 sali
j
| governor could assign any oi those BFigadier-
Generals to command them. Al difficulties a as to
fauk m'sht DE obvlated by issuing 70 tne1n COM
missions @ bearing h the same .a date. e., :,
The sectnas llth and l2th form regliaens o.
| cavalry, with Two squadrons OF morse commanded
by one Colonel. fou Will perceive that no gr.yl'
SION Is made for L1eutenant-Coonei ana MAJOR.
| 1t Is well known to those Versed Ill military mat
| ters that the efficiency of cavalry depends upon
the precision OF Their moVements, ana tnss canhot
be attained without tqH complement oi 9ihcers.
Under the act OF 1903, the mlhtia OF eaen pallsn
/ (Orleans excepted) forms one regiment Few
parishes can frrpish more than two or three com
panles, yet the law says 1t % areglment and pro-
Vides Tor tne nomlnanon Fof one Coiohel' IN tne
country, an tne volnateer companies nave peei
organized under the independent act ano are no'
under the command OF the Colonel OF me parish
and It il indeed yeFy fortunate, OF We might see
as the result OF our crude iegslatlon, Two con a
pames or infantry ard one OF cavairy FORMED int'
one regiment, under the aet OF lsos. -. :,
Bad as the law Is, an organization might ne et
fected under it, i the law could be executed. a,
me secuons o. ana o. impose me Of one ~, ~
lar for non.attendance at reviews th.s IS tne onll
penalty and the mode OF coneeuon - sgea l a, una
the hne can never pc Legally colleeted. WIN sucl
militia system as is provided by the existing laws
the results obtalled by me Commander-in-Chle
are realy wonaeIaa, aaa II ts oniy u.ose Mas ch ~
understand the legal difhcnties against winch NJ
had to contend, who Will appreciate MS Efforts
putting the S,afe on war footing.
II the views lave mere expressed are some
Mu.s sihul W eAoso ooneaiuoA ~, gu 81 o'So VI sn'
Delta, entitled our militia laws u s, General, very
natural, as was the AUTHOR OF the arncle:'
The synopsis OF our mllna laws winch nay'
laid before you as briefly as the Importance Of the
subject admits OF, points out the means OF remedy
ing the many detects OF our mllltary leglsaton
Ihere IS no more dllhculty 10 enforcing attendance
at drills than there Is for courts OF justice IN com
pelung the attendance ol unWliling witnesses o.
refractory Jurors nut courts OF Juslce nave al
officer whose duty it is to enforce their mandates
10 leave the whole organization OF our mliitar.
iorces TO the Governor OF tne State, ls 10 lintos
upon mat oIncer task ABOVE the stfengtn OF an.
human belng. lie may control ana orect the organ
lZaton, but ne must oe assisted ~ eaeh Parlsh .,
an officer whose duty Il VIII 9e TO cause the law
oc enforced IN ms patlsn; EtnefeloIe Suggest
: you, instead OF our useless, poWeeless aan y
elhcient country Ool9nes, .le proPrleIy o. sah M
sututlng tor Ineil htary coil'uapuant ~ Mho W.
preside az all court maftiais m nus paIlsh orde
them Whenever necessary, and VINO, thromgh :,
provost Marshal' VIII ehtorGe epeaence 10 an MI
tary oruers ana ofganlle tne iotces VI ~ parsL
%ouia DC GHer, ists;at haesd .ae n.ate va ~
alyloee hto nssary y dlsa,cts ~, aScofaang 70 VI
ratio q pqRalauon, WIN one saon omoer Ior eae
district. Hls auues snoula Ds on Only tnose OF orgat
lza.on. ne Woata eo.o1and . ~ !ne troops OF q
dstfict' whenever neeoeu, Ior tne protectioh ol ~
ostrlct, out Us soo1 as ior senvlce y. ~
State tney would pc nnaer t1e S commano OF Ihe
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