Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-30
That National Guard.

Senator WiLsoN, Of Massachusetts,, is Q
keen sighted. willy Abolitionist. He sees afaI
of what the urgent necessities Of bis political
brethren may be,'if they expect to retain do
minion over. and plunder at will the American
people. To make all safe In this particular I,
I more important 10 their estimation than crush
j, ing out the rebellion The latter is, in truth,
becoming with those radicals, who little while
. ego were such violent war men, an obsolete
Idea like the restoration Of the Union. which
they long since repndiated as an antlqdated
notion
But o., in France, so In the United Stitss, q
Nat onal Guard will be needed to keep the tur-
bulent Democracy In order, and to consentrate
and consolidate central despolism. So, with
the instinct and sagacity of RIcHLIEU or q MAJ
ARiN, Mr.. WILSON the ether day introduced into
the U. s. Senate bill 10 organize the Militia
Of the United States. Il provides for a volun-
tser force in the several States, to be called
the National Guard Of the United Stltes, and
to cousltt Of two hundred regiments of twelve
companies, each company of one hundred men,
divided among the States pro rata. Enlist
ments can embrace men between the ages Of
q and IS years Any part Of this force may be
ordered into the service Of the United States by
the President, during any war ofinvasion or re-
beliiou. A Z -t ~
This "National Guard" Is by the bill to con-
stitute astaudiDg Army, any part Of which the
President may call into the service of the
United States during any war Of invasion or
rebellion
The Emperor of France has his National
Guard, why not the President of the United
Statesl Sure enough, why not? IL may, under
military necessities possible to arise, be as i'm
portant to Abraham I. and his successors as to
Napoleon III. and bis heirs
Beside ell this, it may be matter Of the
e highest military necessity in ruling America
Ia Napoleon, to get command Of the militia
Of the States, go as to paralyze their physical
arm and prevent them from continually foutine
thsif rights in the face Of an Autocrst, Who of
course will know better than the poor taxi rid
den eDslaved people what rights they ought,
and what they ought not to exercise.
General Wool made q move few days ago
in this direction. He thought to make the ex-
pertinent and see If he could not, withou. raising
nuch Of q rookery, get control Of the militia Of
the State OF New York for bis masters, Sere-
tiry STANTON and President LINCOLN. So he
issued orders, not made public, but sent pri-
vately TO the officers Of the State militia, re.
curing them to report to him General WooL)
at his headquarters In New York city. Some
reported, but more protested and would not obey |
the order, alleging they were not under Wool,
but under one SRYMoUR ss Commander. in. Chief.
And there the matter has rested since. That
plan for getting control Of the militia Of the
States don't promise to work well; Senator
wnsos's law, 1t is confidently believed at
Washington, will answer a much better purpose. |
Besides, IL has the merit of being grander |
and boldsr scheme. This Is what our revo-
iutionary Aboliaonista love above all things
no matter what n NAV lead to,