Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-29

H.. -....s,,o..oel,s 10, dated iorktown,
Va, Oct. %, says: "The 9th is packing
up, and the boat is in the river. We are
off this time, without any doubt.
Three deserters of company B have
been sentenced rs follows Borden and
Frsbee, to hard labor, and loss OF pay
each one year Wood the same for the
remainder of his term of service.
VERMoNTERs IN LIBBY Prison. A
letter received from the wife of Captain
Charles A. Adams. of Co. Fl, LIST Yer
mont Cavalry, informs us that letter from
her husband has Just reached her stating
that he was captured, with ten of his COM
pany, at Brandy Station on the llth inst,
and they are now in the Libby Prison.
He is as comfortably situated as could be
expected. He has plenty of money and
can buy the necessares of life, and some
of the Injuries. He has the privilege
OF writing and receiving brief letters.
The names of those who were captured
with him are sergt, Bailey, Corps CLAIM
and Corey, privates d G Davis, S D Da-
Wis, CLAIR, Smith, Collette, Baldwin and
Rogers. Corporal Corey aud Rogers ar
wounded, Cowley, James and Shay
were left wounded on the field.
The MILITIA QuGsrioN-On Mon
day afternoon, in the House, Mr. Billiard
for the Committee on Military Affairs,
reported in favor of the resolution declar-
| ing that no legislation 10 effect an aetiee
military orgaaizGtjoa is ezpedjeat al
his ses5toa. An interesting debate was
had upon this resolution, Of which the
following is a more extended report than
was embraced IN our telegraphic abstract
OF the proceedings Of the Legislator. 1t
will be seen that such solid = men az
Mr.. Deane OF Cayendish, Judge Marcy
| of Rdyalton, Mr.. Chandler OF Woodstock.
&c., &c, favor an organization, TO a
greater or less extent, of the militia:
Mr. Deane of Caveudish, stated his objections
| to the passage of the reg tuition His coustiia-
| cuts demanded 81 efficient militia law, and
| the people generally demanded it in hi, opin-
| ion Tie fl upon wlnea so much reliance
| was placed, that he government had the pow
| err to cal out the mi itia amounted to very lit
| tie Soldiers would not b. prepared to answer
| the ca under lie eX sting Law here is need
OF an nc i've org nized militia in case OF foreign
| Invasion or Of domesi discussion lie be-
| lie ed also that WITH such an organizauan,
| there would be more teady response TO
the call OF he &c, eral Government TOR
troops In time of pace soldiers shou,d be
| drtl ed and prepared for war. Even to enio, ee
the laws OF the iaald, it was always e2pedieBtto
be able TO ley upon the strong arm OF the mt
| liia
When in addition 10 these reasons, it was re-
membered that the people demanded an efficient
law tterec uld be no reasonable excuse Ior tile
Legislafu G neglecTtng or refusing to take ae-
ton upon The uhject
MIR FISHER Of Cabot, thought members had
/ no right to stirk tue duties, by declining Oh
/ neglecting to car fully nsaer and expires,
! opinions upon Sucf an important resolution a!
| that be ore the Hou lie n0ped it Would moi
be the case hat this res lu ion would pass al
I ject. without cou,meui or debate The people,
demanded the passage of an efficient militis
; law, and that no etifions had been presented
to the Legislature upon tie subject, was be
cause they hal suppose that a a matter o
course ms imporian maieC uld BE- attend
ed TO, The mil airy resolution which had
passed the House, ald TO which he referred
rad not and wo Id not be deserted by it'
friends
. Mr. Billiard stated that the committee had
nor decided that an etici mt militia law was u o.
desirabi /, only thai passage at this time wal
not expedient. Vermont had raised he troop
required of her. and never been behind, bn
, in advance OF Other states IN doing this witt
the mi tia law substantially the same as il nov
| stands.
The main point however, with the commit
, tee, had been the expense. This would BIZ
much greater than was generally supposed
} They had decided on the whole that to pass
law at this tine would not be expedient
Mr.. Marcy of Royalton, exp tessed the disap
pointment of the eople last year at the failur,
to pass law for the organization OF at least
part of the militia, An organization of som,
part Of It he thought essential to the safety o.
Mr.. Rounds of Chester date Major of tn
, 10th VI said he had not heard man askinl
for new militia law. He had n fear of foreigl
| INVASION or domestic dssension.
r In few large towns in the state like Burling
ton and Rutland, there might be reason for III
J organization and drill of companies, but as
, | general proposition, it would be very unwise Il
dollars, in disciplining soldiers 1t was not tn,
true soldiers Who would he in SUI b an organiza
ton, but the peacock mem who delight il
| engaging in military affairs upon the peace plal
here at home where there is no danger Iii
| moved to amend the resolution so as to approy
. of the law with such slight and necessar,
amendments as may be made.n
MIR Deane of Cavendish thought there wer
not many peacock men, in Vermont an
& characterized the existing law as not worth til
paper on which it was pfinted. Ha3
! Mr.. Chandler of Woodstock did not like tn
practice of legislating by resolution, He though
1t would be Deter for the committee to bring
bill of some kind before the House, and let
: be seen whether better law than the existin
one couid be framed. lie did not hold 1T ne
cessary that the entire militia of ,the Stat
i should be organized, nor did he see thai il wa
! imperative to organize ereR one brigade, cor
sisting of five regiments ii the state could nc
o ford that 1t would be something, and yer
| desirable TO have igade of two regiments
no more tuld be afforded. IT would be eve
well 10 have less than this in some emergencies
: There was no force without such an organiza
lion to even enforce the laws or the decision q
e courts. TWAS in very bad taste to ridicule mel
n organized into companies here at home, or I
= call th-m peacock men. He was in favor of a
u orga lzatiOn to some extent, and not of leavin
n the militia law az it is.
p Mr.. Wheeler of South Hero referred to Ger
= Geo. Il. Stanna,d, ana his success at the battl
of Gettysburg as an example of what had bee
effec ed Dy training he mi litarv ~ uav