Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-19

thsir own legislative onsetuauis. Bat the pow
~ 20 -rgsrszs and dsci2ijss the Eaihtia. cor.
fsrsfa ueon Congress does Eet carry with q tbi
B8,gsr % deiar- vh4l class Of cIsizsls shaii con
aiitase and f5fm ths bsdy Of tbs Hliiits, N3f hal
Cangfess ever 6 aired she Tigat 60 ezsFe Sc saef
a p1gVez {. s. oUs Of the sovsreiga powers
Iesarssa 70 the States. Is is, too, 2 legisla
tive pousF. SD By the Canstituiion Of toe
S-ats Of A'a5ama is vested in her 6enera
Assembly,. Phs GeDsrzl Assembly alous car
dsssrmina who shall snd Wao ahail BOT composs
en integral psrt OF the body ef the miitis Of ths
Sfass Whether q citizen is o. Is NOS liable &
militia duty within The liaz:ts 0f ths State o.
Ala5anaa IS thsraf1ra question % Be decided b
ne law Of the STATE, and the State law is ioc
D.aia flT misc0nstTaeten. The military cadc
Of she State declares thss "ths miligia Of the
.sais Of Aiabama shall consist OF each aud av-
cry free able bodied wbits nals citizen resident
shsfein, who is OF shall be ct tae age Of Is years
aad under the age Of IS years, except those
hereinafter euumeratsd p etc. WHAT classes are
enumerated as ezsnpss il is needless here to re-
peat, hae It is important to Bose AID state that
those who may haFs rscsivsd e release Or aia-
charge fram CJnfsdsfats 'ssrvics sTa net among
the ugm8 per enumerated s5eE8mpt. All oitizs ems
Of the STATE, SboFslars. sssveen the ages speed
ted, sho have Eos been Withdrawn OF ara usl
claimed By q paramount iEw Of Congress, O.
exempted lr8m military sefvies, are Liable under
The Sate law 70 miliiis daty. And i JkEs fol-
lows that those who have placed substitutes in
the CoufedeTase army under the e1HscTiBt lstE Of
C1rg gress, aud have obtained f0r themselves a
discharge under That law, are RENTED to their
oEiginsl PosiHen. righis aud duties as eitizsns Of
the Ssaie, aNd While they claim its benefit and
profession they QUE % i the reciprocal duty Of
military ssrTice WAen called ous as uiitia forts
defense.
Bat It is said that, eoaesding tEs liability sf
this class Of citizsps 70 military dRty. Whsa
called ler By the G9Ys7aoE sf Alsbsma, thsg
cannot be turned sver be the Pesside1t foF Con-
t7derets SERVES. Ei1hia .le Emias sf the Slzts.
Tsis e5ise'iGE is easlfy answered. The Clasti-
ration Of tbs Caaisa-Fate s.atag, is ,hs ssh sec
I.on oi t3e 6fst sTrce, and I2sh paragraph
Coniers c1 Congress the s7sVer 20 raise a. sap-
per- armies, AID n the i5sh paragraph cOnler8
the power 20 provide f5r calling fsrth ths mi-
tits t. eXseuse the laws OF the CsntsdsEats
Safes, sapPress insurrecli0a and repef inFa-
SION" Cadsr thsss tvl sspsTsts and distinct
gTsuts OF power, the PIovilioaal Congress, IL
The first section sf the "Act 70 provide fer the
public defense, approved Oh Of March, 1861
enacted That in order 10 provide spesdhy
fsreas 70 repel invasion, msiHtaiH the Tightfgl
possession 81 the COnfedersbs Ststss Of America
in every portion Of territory Belonging to each
Ststs, sud 90 seCufs ths pu5lic tranquility and
moe pendsBce against threatened sssanlt, the
PTesils Be sad he is hereby authorized
% employ the militia, ths military aEd na-
vel forces 0f she Coula5efats Sfstas d" etc
tue second ssctcn sf the act provides that
Tas milsia, whea called iats service by
vil-ne ef thz act er any 0shsT act, IT, in
he opinion Of ihs Prssi5eat the pRbiie iate5ass
-sqaises, may be compelled ts serve for 8 tsrn
a..
nus cred into service, ,uulsss sooner discharged "
Uoder this law 81 Congress The PrssilsnI hss
made the regaisition on tha Slsss Of Alabsna
for seven th5Ss sud mjltia, FOX SIX monshE ser
vlca. 50 repsl az Invasion OF she Siass 1t VIII
toUs be sasn mat lba President has The power
g emp'aY the mijtis Of Asbsns fer TIE Ems
sn3 Ter ihs ruPqsa speciisd in the call made
5y i'm on ths sts.
Uader tas peWer 70 raise and sRDBsrt armies '
Cor gCsss passs3 the conseFipt law, When sp-
piled re al resi- isnts m de C9zf-dsrata States
v.o tsli wishla its ProyiSis8s, and 1t tocE away
g those c'riEsRs emlracss ia il Wha were. by
ls- sac ia6, embodied Ia lie nlitia Bas
vhsa ths cilia cf IBs C0ateisrsta 9ovsEBmsnt
hss 1sas m3- by Substitution. aud the ci-zan
-r5 has 5--1 temporarily With5raHa from tn
militia, is re easad and a,selsrgsi, b is restored
70 hs origins. ststas "a th= militia, and IS sucr
la Is mUch jab-a q ssrvios on the
al 81 tae Prssldsat fJr the militia under the
So cf %. gTess as he is liable - service on
he artcr Of the Governor ua5er tie law Of The
S-s's
Ualug 30 tL5 TsuG.anoss of msuy OF the ui-
ia- e -rs trcm tle capitol the lRa5er Of va
can es i4 -l- Eia-sn d sud Company oTgaHi-
zsa'as, an 2 s2FaIeut vast OF ismilzrlsy
via Toe ulll.agy code ana she trus imRJlE
o. military oTGers, IA ConaeeIon with thc T-
sDd delays Of mall communication
but to7, messeT rstuln5 in Tesp8uss = the or
taTs t'J tle turs .lms1s aud dtztt have reaoh5d
.hc c16.s Of The adj GyaGt-g anaTal ], IS nos yet
known how Dsuy have volunteered, nor tho
nQn5sr gh3 have 5seg dra.ssi. Sufficient in
t9rmaiion, however, has been received 70 shos
iaat 8 YelF smsa proportion Of the numasr
called for ~ ths FFssldeat s-e ready to re5p0Rd
hov lie renaln1sr shall % raised u 8 quss-
.len submitted for your determination, thsngh
J. Is q fdcalt 70 conceive hew ID cas- b. doas sx-
;ept by Reorganization AID enlaTgszasat sf the
aiiaa Of the S.ats,
Ia my message 50 The extra session Of tho
General Assembly, convened ia Os.ebsr last,
3aIied their attention 20 the disargasizsd 4 eoniI-
len Of the militia, and urged additional legisls-
.lg2 to give Strength sRs efHciency % the nId-
AIRY P5WaT sf tho Ste-s. Ia thss esnmunicz-
.lao stated snas;
b. Inc military esds OF the safe st is pre-
Sidsd lha- shs militia OF tie Sssgs Of AtabaAs
.hsli consist Of esch sud every ifes, a5lo-b3dted
sal.e male Clszsa fesidsAt thsreIu, WHO is er
shsll be VI the sgs oi sighlsen years, asa under
iue age sf f1rty-6yg years The CsEseTist act.
OF the 1865 OK April, calls Tor ali Of this clsss
bsioa sne age Of thlTby- -hYe yeAIs, aRd the re-
cent extension Of she act embraces ali the re-
msindsr shove shat age. Thaa, the Whsls BODY
Of tue Ssts militia ls absorbee, and we are laft
htia Jtiesrs With0UE men te command Eaor-
genclss nay oceur which viii rssaige she zegiYs
service in tae fsid Of every zan in ths Stais
capa5.e Of bosnng aims. Fhere are ESmsss
within the SAFE whJ lave furnished Substitutes
iu the C0niejers5s army. This dees not relieve
tnem tom lhelr obIgaboa 70 tsn1ar miii5afy
service to the s.ate. Ihsre may ss oiBlrs sho
nave se omitted by ELe enrolling .Assrs sf ths
CJi; e. fssv S-s.es, Os vac have egadsa Gad jgsl
sq2irsul hts o. lhSt 5gefBmsnL Persons OF tor
~ d oIta, -aiciisd vi an ths SAFE, Vrhs kzye
GEES pTyssct5d ey igs lsus lR their persons aad
pIop7riy, sho Rays Amassed WsaltR and made
iav-sislsuts ia resi- aud personal estate, or VINO
svs parleiq Agsd Ia eieetens for t6s adminis-
isEs-a Of sac aud mun.cip&l Rdairs, are, by
ta1 laws Of Aa10Ls, smssaDle 10 military ser
yics flr TIE local defense. All these may bs EN-
brAced IN tSe Slale nllts- 4 therefore sUbIa {,
D lAt a9rgsuizatioz u tHe militia OF ths osaIs
IS Indispensable, Gad 1 iee0niaend that the mlli-
ta-y code DO b. smsndsa as to embrace as nili-
sas 81 sac a0ie bJ1vd male eltiz Gus 81 me Safe,
suoye She g 3i sixteen ana uadsr tse age af
SKY yeaIa, who sesy not be aeiusily engsged
ia ihe CJuts1erats service I eamm-nd a.sJ t5
8 oar cS1slderston, tne propusty d ene5urag-
lus tlse toimauOn Of vClUnssers b0tk inRnlTy
anu eayahy, aad such addIuonAi legislation as,
"a yOuI a.slen, May be seemsd besI calculated
~ strengs q t-l -.ihtaTy vt shs STATE.
ths a-nf-i Assensly, neither during tbs
exaa h-f sc succeeding rsgaiar session, ma
tared any plan tor tus improvement OF th
militia, 0r % uscreass the mliitsry power OF tins
gofegnQf. Tie PRESENT condision u ths State,
c4i.y exg0asd IA apparenl hsa olessnsss ioI the
ssoE q - et1ci5nt military ganzah0u log rs
CON pIoleeusl, oaiy e.Rhslas ms IL ihs convic-
Il1n e-seCa,lted As % sns pTopriesy Of the re-
ooial--1slstiSla aeisEalOEs sabmhtsd, AID Ts-
spte.tliI urge tae-a pea your cousileTaa0o.
By ths C5astsatlln u tho Sta.8 5Bs q sveraor
Is iaads lae CvmmsudeT-in ekiet Of the, mlius
aud - vested WIN ''p0seT ~ eah tosEh th5 mr.