Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-21
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From the COlumbus correspondence o
TIE oinoiHnati Gazette, we take The fellow
ing propositions made for the re-orfaniIa
tion Of ihs Militia Of Ohio:
The views Of Adjutant General Buskipe
han, are those Of 9 person Of q militaFy
education, formed AFTER careful examine
ton and close reelection a.
His objections 10 the present militia
system are briefly: lst That no bsns6-
cisl results fOE from it-it vas no koip
when The present civil var began. 2d.
That Il is too complicated Sd. That ID af-
iords no adequate means Of enforcing dis.
oiPline 9Th. That e is too cheap % be
good. 9th. That no provision exists in IL
1or sAe judioious organization Of conpHn.
ios-the minimum rumber required being
too small and 9th. That It is deficient for
Procuring and preserving arms, uniforms,
a. as clearly shown when TIE present
var opsned, In the impoverished condition
Of Ohio IN latsriaI for var.
A order 10 provide q militia system that
l.- vii TenoVe the objections thus summed
1' up the Adjutanl General win recommend
I. That the entire system OF briesdes
divisions ard general 0fiosrs be abolished,
oonaning the organisation 10 companies
and regiments, ell Of which shall report
e 10 Adiutant General ct headQuarters
= That authority be given TO officers TO
enlocoe prompt and entire obsdisnCs.
5 That The men be paid fer time spent
On service. ~
4 That no company be formed except
upon Authority from the Governor, and
That sober, le.bodied men, Of proper
ege, Be required. q Hu
S. 1hst the number Of men composing
company be not less than the number re-
Quired n ths United states army.
9. That the arms, equipmenis, ace0utsr-
nents, equipsge, SO, be in the charge Of
Assistant QuRrtermasters, 70 be appointed
bE shs Governor, who Hhsll be subject to
giFict accountability. -ss 81
II order 70 make this plsn effective, tho
Adjutant General would divide the State
iniO Gfty districts, in saoh Of Which should
Be one regiment Of infantry, The compost
tioa e which would Be the sams aI IN tee
Bnitpd States army. He would also have
twelve distrio 6, esoh embrsoing 9 lsrge
city In each Of which there should be one
battery Of artillery, to have & first and
second Lieutenant; and he would proVide
n additiOn, twenty-five districts, with each
Accompany Of osvalFy, under the rules and
rsstrictons which govern the regular
army.
All these districts to be arranged and eli
tae troops 70 be organised under The super
vision Of persons sppOinted By the Cover
nor, and who should order elections for
held ohcers, The soldiers being required 70
give Ct laast Eve days in each year TO mill
taTy exercise and are to be mustered into
service for one year.
For uniform the Adjutant General would
suggest thst Of the Federal army, with
State arms on button aud beltplate. He
also suggests the regulations Of she United
6tstes army for the government Of he
Ohio Militia, snd would have the GoVerEor
o5mmandeT-in.0hief, with an Adjutant
General and q ouarieTmaster General ct
headquarters in Columbus devoting their
Ehole tins to the duties Of their Offices.
He thinks COmmisssry General, Psymas-
ter General, Surgeon General, Judge Ad-
gooate and Aids-de-Oamp should Be su-
thorizsd, to be called into service when re-
quired for active duty,
understand that in his annual report
the Adjutsnt General insists upon the Ne.
oessity for military education among the
people, end viii recommend the establish
ment Of . military school In this recon-
msndation the Governor joins him The
Adiutant General is in favor Of 9 school
70 be established nssF the Capital which
shall be in all its main features West
Point junior.