Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-09

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Radical atrocity; another
scheme 10 sWindIe and de-
hiad taxpayers OF the State;
anethaE instrument Of Radical op-
u psmieH ana outrage; the fore.
aCHing Of Governor Alcorn's
dentary militia" proposition
plan for the Inauguration, at
some favorable mnment, Of the
scenes atrocities and licensed
murders which recently disgraced
Radical rule in Arkansas. Proba.
msi bly, under It's benifcent influences
NE people Of Mississippi may ere
long be RECALLED with the delightful
spectacle presented by the Clayton
militia Of Arkansas to the people
Of TINT State, when the fairest
daughters Of the land we're out
raged by licensed brutes; when
gay-haired men and prattling
babes we're Drained by legalized
m~urdeFers; when women and chill.
N drans stricken With terror, fed for
refuge to the swamps, and sought
safety ~ the lair Of the panther
and bear.
osq Bnt to Mississippi's atrOci.
": = provides that the militia
Y nofcEce hall be composed Of all
~ able lied male citizens between
the ages Of eighteen and Sorty-Rve
81 years save those laboring under
disabilities imposed by the -Four.
asse taanth smendment Each Con.
gressIonal district shall constitute
. militia division. Ninety days
after the passage Of the act the
Assessor o. taxes OF each county
ssssei Il required 10 enroll all who are
subject to militia duty, which en-
aFTollment 10 10 be performed in the
sh'a same way blennialIy thereafter,
and for which the Assessor re.
csIves Eve cents for each man en-.
,rF rolled, ono copy Of these rolls to
4 albe AIed With the Clerk Of the Cir,
cult Court, another with the Ada.
taBk CAahrnli az tha state
y So snpn1a enFolled the militia
l9asistohs organised into companies
and regiments, 70 be governed IN
the same manner - provided by
45s the Army regulations Of the
United States. Each company Is
toeonsist Of net less than sixty
spoE more than one hundred and
one persons; each regiment to.
sta consist Of mot more than ten nor.
saas esstAAn eight companies raised
81 the came county ; each Brigade
10 consist Of not less than two nor
more than Ave regiments raised in
asa The same o. contiguous counties.
Persons subject to militia duty
are permitted to form volunteer
companies. but should such com.
pany be reduced below the mini
Al NUN &c viii be the duty Of the
CommandoE-in Chief to dlsband
The company and assign its mem
bersto other companies Of the or
Rnnizsd militia. Volunteer CON-
panies will be permitted to as
u same any name and style and may
bec0mea body polite and corpO-
Eats, md may hold real and per-
sonal property not to exceed FIVE
thousand dollars. Such volunteer
companies will be subject to the
orders OF the Division and Brigade
commanders within whose districts
they may be Organized. TheLeg.
ilatare reserves to itself the right
toabOlish or modify such corpO-
ratlohs asst may deem requisite.
The STAFF Of, the Commander-in
Chief shall consist Of an Adjutant
General who ls also Inspector
General and Judge Advocate, with
Of Bfigadier General,
anaek1 aeBghtfoli a salary Ofone
th dollars : year; 2 Quar-
tnsstsE General, who is also
Cossaly General and Paymas-
s General, win the rank Of
sas Bdeadaa General, and he, too,
shAnks d tie svst-lndulgent Radi.
cal part h to receive . salary of
pne thousand dollars; 4 Surgeon
Genera, ria the Iank oil
Colonel and 10 salary; three
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