Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-08-12

10 each II Jb- three years. l.j2, lSii
aud 1851 !. hos L.-u found .---stTy 70
call the ate uIiIl fsr r.5 l-:-nc {
. tle State, aud rlis has ten cars Ei'l
the ss,eut AID as-is.-L-1 e tie JllsTs!
G1yesuueo,. Fra tie E.lt f org al
z4t,On, ~o ,av- t--I orlrE-i - --iJ *
c'a-iveiy 0s The vail,;e.r niijl.-. -a!
E.El iew eEc-p'.gc, t1r-s4liZ iaP-l -.-N
t8r uaca occasion. Iajl b., clg.c1 en-
fls.oa and a TO- # vai1.t..i.ale. add b4-
resG!,ed "a ssullrg TO toe FED h7i,o- 4
men 10 g:sst me4sere u'd &C. p..u6I.
Tle militia bIi p-ss1 at the last session
i. think for or1I0aTy t.g.ss the be>I NIL
liza law Ne have ever had tu' ND Jts
sxis.lus eE'rsordIGary eiFc1- stances, IT
seems TO require M54ilcati03s. suggest
tu4r the asses cIs 10 a.-tct-l = -.azs aa
Im2e1I4te eI:J.. ~ -ui, c.a--'sy ~ tie L. T.
> Itis a. ma7 Il tu51gdt best; ttai jte
; ofi:e.4 u lYpo.a.- / Dy the Governor, 90
tie recommendation, aq.sJssi 5J 5iui Of
a board Il e-aninalIlu, composed % three
Nj GeaeIi.s tor each division. Of whom
;Ee Mai. General Of the cIsfs.72 shall -
ous, ,lg c.daI tao to be designated o, l1e
| Governor, from s6i1iu:uc divisions, or in
such other mode = tie legislature I-ly
tbiJk n,, that IL all eases tie oiE els
shall BE- selected Uy preference from oia :ers
and men WHO have beea il service. aud
shall have been hoU-rsj.y discharged By
zoe United St.!es, aU4 Sas. t-f=ciull pro-
vision be male f,r G...:in- IL. militia
when Ieq1iIel The rsc5mueLlat.-- 10
regard to appointment. is made to a71.:
the eugTy dl,5eusi1L=, eG1. too ni-e1, %
..tIeal lsa!OGs,ss - asa 1lTlis military or
saniE.uJus by tLs -,,-.loa of hIcsrs, and
20 secure the SERIES e tLs l.s. d-se:T-
iDg aai competent M.
The election Of taceEs . de- volunteer
forces il the field tas been tolnd t. Le
injurious 30 TIE sernce, while promotions
b. ssuicEiiy, gDa s,c-intn=aI- Il -i-Iilo-
IIous YIigaIes has pT5dcceI b&nouy .Il
stimulated 10 fai.Ltg!usss. To the enlist
J neot cl uew organizatious tae f.-a 4i13tsj
u granting authority to ofi.srs 10 recruit
coIapanie. has been found to te the bsst
policy. $50 Itso4meDd that tie Gov
eIaor be su,horiz to form either By the
acceptance Q. volunteers or By dra;, 10 such
1sEts c! ths Stats IS b. nay deem szfeli-
ent) special corp. u militia % consist in
due proportion u C.sAl.y, A.'i.lsry aua
Infantry, to ts AePt ugt5 the!-.. number
Of hfteeu regiments to u s'yiel "NI0u 2
Men," who shall be SVEN Gni mustered
io,o ,hs service os TIE State fl ,b.rc years
-aho saAi! assemble .or drill =. 81 b
shines aud p.sces Is lie nny direct, vta
sbsl. Be clothed, armed snl eG1ippsd By
the State, aud paid when assembled f5-
dill or called into service, aid sho shall
:; a.! t!nes be liable 10 be called into in
neiI.ls ssTVice for the defence Of the
S:sis independently Of the remainder Of
ihs militia.
+! as this force would be subjec. to sud
den calls, the larger par. of it should be
organized iu the co1ut;ss lying on our
extreme border, and IS The people Of
these counties have more personal interest
il their protection, The reconmenisii0p is
made to sGtho-izs the Governor to 6esic-
rate the p-:ts Of the state 10 which i,
should be raised and 10 save the time and
expense Of trsDsp ortiug troops from remote
parts of the Ststo ana the Subsistence ana
pay 10 going to ani f.on the 5oTieF.
4 body 0: men % organized, will, it Is
believed, be efsc'ive to prevent raids and
incursioas. The expenses Of clothing.
srmiug and complying such 4 force can rot
be correctly ascartsinei, bu, the QIartar-
uas,a. Geue;al has been directed to make
approximate estimates ior your inf9rna-
ton, which Will be ipdepalicnt ai pay
and subsistence.
Tha STATE sho1'i provide at leas. sig
/ four Gun batteries Of fed artillery with
sll thu Uodsrn Improvements.
: The suggestion has b6ea frequently
made By uuroasc'iog persons that the
state should raise q .5r.o and keep /; per-
manenily in the field fJE Le: defence.
Apart from other c1asiioIa,iors, i. Is 70
be observsi that the expenses Of such a
measure would Be quite. ey9ni Tia prssel,
ability Of the Stats.
To raise and maintain an army of fifteen
regiments would involve an annual ezpen-
dIture Of m5Ie than fifteen millions of
! dollars, aDi auy smaller force would be
inadequate The plan which l have above
proposed would, | think, give to tie State
! eti.ient protection, aud If the Legislature
should ;hink f; to adopt j, the expense
/ can be readily provided fer b. loan or
otherwise.
Having an or-aoized force under the
control Of the authorities Of the State,
aud mustered into service for domestic
protection, We would net, as heretofore,
lose time in arranging for transportation
aud supplies with tie National Govern
ment, when it became necessary to call It
ir:o the field. When thoroughly osgan-
lied, it should be in all its sppoiD ,meDts
an army which could be increased By draft
made from cur enrolled and classified eit-
zens.
The plan which have above suggested
is the result Of Fiction ani experience
which ] have had during the last three
years, aud have felt it to Be my dnty to
submit it for your consideration. OF the
purpose Of providing for the efs;'1al de-
fence Of the State Of course cauuoi docbs
your approval! Ii the Legislature Should
prefer the adoption Of auy other P!-a more
efficient, anl economical, ibaa the one