The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-11-16

laws herstoss;e passed fRr ne relief o.
other public Officers. /: nsntoaed in the
repor, Of the Secretary AZ the Treasury.
Dspartrsea, If Var.
| The condition u sht ysEieas branches O
The military serg;ce L stated IN the accom-.
panying reper, Of his Secrstsry Of War
Among the suggestions maas for lesisla.
tive actioa witha view 70 aid TO the ndm,
bers and efficiency CT the army. all Di which
will receive your consideration. there are
some pramineat topics which merit special
En0tice.
The exemption fran military duty nov
accorded By As TO all persons engaged IL
certain specified pursuits or professions y
shawn By experience TO be unwise, nor i
1t believed 10 be drtensible in Theory. The
defence of home, family and country j:
universally recognised as the paramounv
political! duty Of every member Of society
and in form at government like ours
where each citizen enjoys an equality o
rights and privileges, nothing. can be more
lavit.ious than an unequal distribution o
duties aud obligations. No pursuit no'
position should relieve any one who Is abb,
10 do active duty, from enrolment ~ Tho
army. nHless his lunctlonsor services ar,
more useful 10 The defence Of hi counir,
IN another sphere. But u is manifest tn.
this cdnno, be the case with entire classes
All telegraph operators, workmea ~ mines
professors, teachers, engineers, editors
and employee Of newspapers, journeymer
Iprlnters, shoemakers, tanners, blacksmiths
n,ilers, physicians, and the numerou
Il uther classes mentioned in the laws. can
inct in the nature of things be either equal
lfy necessary il their several pr"iessiohs
|, nor Distributed throughput the country II
such proportions thai only the exact mum
bers requned are found in each ucality
J nnr eau il be every where impossible {
replace those within the conscrip. age. b.
men Older aud less capable Of active hel'
services. A discretion should be veste,
IN the military authorities, 50 that suth
rient number Of these essential to the pub
lie service might be detailed to continu
, the exercise Of their pursuits or profession
bet the exemption from service OF the en-
tire classe, should be wholly abandoned
Il Affords great facility for abuses. offer
. the temptations, as well as the ready means
Of escaping service b. fraudulent devices
: and is one Of the principal distractions I
the efficient operations of the eonscrIT
laws.
, A general militia law Is needful in II
: iarerest OF the public defence. The Con
: stitution. by yesting the power 10 Cor
. gress. imposes on it the duty Of pra,idln
"for organizing. arming and discIpliniu
> the uilitia. and for governing such part
$ them as may be employed in the service |
the Confederate States" The great d
versity in the legislation Of the sewers
{ States on this subject, and the absence
: any provision estsblishing an exact metho
: for calling the militia into Coniedera'
: service. are sources Of embarras.neI
] which ought no longer TO be suffered
I. impede defensive measures.
1 The legislation 10 relation to the casalr
I demands change. The policy Of requlrr
q lthe men 70 furnish their own horses hl
lprorrn psrnicisns 10 many respects.
: lnterfrres WITH discipline. imoairs edicier
s ey, aud IS the cause Of frequent aud pr
: Ion,od absence from appropriate duty. II
J. suffice, is fully treated in the secrris',
J. rsport. with suysaslions as TO the prop
q measures Tor reforming that branch u I
If service.
c The Recommendation hitherto often ma,
q is again renewed. that some measure
Ie sdoptrd for the reorganization and coosS
!. iJation 81 companies and regiments ALI
> ~ far reduced IN nuu.bers a. seriously
|, impair their efficiency. |, y the more o
y csssary that this should 5s done, a. I
!. ab,enre Of legislation on the sgbjeci b
j; forced Generals in the field to resoft TO :
4 rioas expsdienis Tor approxlaalins Z
u desired end. IL is surely 81 evil thai
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