The national Republican., 1862-07-17
Thursday, July II, lSs3.
PASSAGE OF THE mILIriA BILL.

Thursday, July II, ISs7. .---
PASSAGE OF THE MILITIA Bill.
Yesterday the House passed, without amend.
ment, the Senate bill calling out the mllltih.
This is one Of the most important acts pass, a
during The session, and some OF lie provisions
will be hailed With great joy BY the country.
II settles all d.niculties about the treatment Of
con:rsban IL. ss all slaves who now come
within the lines Of our army, ars not 10 be thru
bsck at the point Of the bayonet. but are 10 BIZ
received, and ara to be made FREE FoREvsk
Colored men are also 10 be employed 10 The
seivice to dig or to do any service suiisd To
their capacity, and the crowniug feature Of tte
bill is, that every slave who thus enten tha
service shall b. free together with bis mother,
wife, and children. Now, that colored men ca'
be mustered into the service, we bcps the
President will not be slow to receive THIN.
The first section provides, that whenever th.
President shall call forth iLs militia Of thc
States, be may specify in bis call the period for
which such service will ba required, Tot sx.
c-eding nine months aud the militia 30 mus
tered in shall continue 10 serve for the term
specified, unless sooner discharged. II, by
reason OF defects in existing laws, or In the
execution Of them In the States. or any Of them.
IL shall be found necessary to provide for esn
rolling the militia, the President is authorized
to make all The necessary regulations, 50 % "
include all able bodied men between eighteen
and forty five years, and the number thall Be-
spnoruoued among the States according 10
their population. When 20 enrolled, Il ey shall
be organized 10 the mode prescribed for vol
unteers.
The second section authorizss the President
to call one hundred thousand volunteers. Is
iniantry, into the field, in addition to the Lum.
ber already authorized by law. for the period
OF nine months, unless sooner discharged; and
every soldier who -hill enlist under this law
shall receive his fast months pay, aud alec
twenty five dollars as bounty, upon the mus.
lerug OF his company, or regiment, into the
service. AL provisions OF the law relating to
volunteers enlisted in the services OF the United
'~>'1 '"' sAsoo yeote, VI uhttu tuS war, tx
c"pt In relation 10 bounty, shall bs extended 10
embrace volunteers raised under the prov isions
Of this section.
The third section authorizes the President 10
accept su"h number OF volunteers as may be
required for filling up the regiments OF infantry
now In the service, for twelve months, unles
sooner discharged. All volunteers, when niue.
tered ioto service, shall be 90 . footing with
similar troops except as to service bounty
which shall be iity dollars oos half Of which
IN 10 be paid upon formiug their regime. L.
aud the other half al the expiration OF the On
iisimeIt.
Section fourth authorizes The appointment OF
iigs advocate gescral with ths bay Of d
coionsl OF cavalry, to whom all pl csediugs 10
Court ma tisI shall be returned, and 10 seu,su,.
"i death or Imprisonment in II psnitentis ~
shall b. carried out without the approval u
tie President.
Sections five aud six authorize the ji.lye al
voca,s for each army and section seven 10
quhes all battalioas, ofi :.rs, qusrt-rinasiers
ond a,ljnia"ir Of cavalry, exceeding Lbe mum
her authorized by law, and now III srsice, L
be- mustered out Of service.
Section eight authorizes the President u es
tabl'sh and organ'z- an army ut his discretion
aud s.cti,n nine regulates uie stnh Of The coin
msndrrs oi army corps as follows Doe assist
ant adjntant general, one 4 iart-,i -,ina-ier, on,
cOInniissary, ami Que assistant inspector gene.
raj, with the rank OF lieutenant culonsI, and
three aide de camp.
Section ten regulates tho number Of otiSsr
Of cavalry regiments.
Section eleven authorizes the President !
receive into service for the purpose OF con
sFucsing entrtnchmeuts, p -rforlning camp SCI
vice, or any military or naval servics Tor who
they may be fonpd competent, persons Of Afr
eau descent, aud such persons shall be enrolle
and organized under such regulations not Il
consistent with the Constitution and the law
as the President may prescribe and sectio
twelve enscis that whenever any man or bo
Of African descent, who, by The laws Of an
State, shall owe service or labor u auy perso
who during the present rebellion has isvie
war or borne arms against tue Government,
adhered TO their enemies, shall render any cue
service ss enumerated In the section preceding
he, his mother. wife, and children shall forev,
be free, any law or custom 10 the contrary no
withstanding and where such persons ov
service to loyal masters, provision Is made Il
compensation.