The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-02-01
THE STANDING ARMY BILL.


| The following are the sections of til
Standing Army Bill, which embody tn
sum and substance of the deviltry tina
is in it. 1t provides that the State shall
be apportioned into military divisions
and that there shall be six depots at con
| venient points for the military stores and
equipments. And then further:
SECTION 22O9. The commander-in-
chief shall have full power to order snto
active service the militia force of this State.
or any part thereof, and order them to
any part of the State, when he is ad-
vlsed or deems it necessary to prevent or
suppress riot or insurrection, or to aid the
civil officers in the execution of the
law.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That
the commander-in-chief be, and is here
by required to organize and form, arm
and equip an infantry force from the
enrolled militia of the State, of not less
than two regiments of ten companies,
each of the maximum standard, and
should the commander-in-chief deem IT |
necessary, he may at any time purchase and
'qu1p four or more Calling guns, and Or
JAMIE corpse of select officers and men
y details from the infantry force pro-
'lded for in this section to send with the
aid guns.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted. That ;
Ii military organizations organized under
eneral laws of the State are hereby dis
anded, and the commissions and an Q
olntments given to officers to command v
control such militia are hereby an o
ulled and revoked. And it shall he tba P
10y OF the quarrter-master-general, i'm v
e,dlately after the passage of this act. to G
liect and bring to the capital of the P
are Tor the purpose of cleaning. re- u
liing ana re-lssuing, all arms and other g
ll5ary property of the State now in the IL
nds OF the militia. And upon the "a. at
sanIzatlon of the militia, as herein 70
ired, the arms and other military eou;;n- q
''ts shalt bere-distrt6uted IN such ano1, DO
andto such persons as the con,,,a n'e1 to
chief may direct. >'''''' tn
hese regiments, supported by artiller- IN IN
y equipped with Gatling guns are ret 70 s sn|
'stltute the standing force. They are tiv
'leep On their arms and to be always dill
dy at the beck and call of his Excel pa
~ the commander-in-chief, '.tor octiye 10,
'ce' In any "part of the State ;, ext ext
y are to carry terror to the inboh; wal
s. The men are expected to flee to the ON.
ds in dread of arro,+ are
oy military commission: and tho T
len are expected to hug their tender bee
hts to their bosoms and trust f. cell
'ldentlal interference, or to the mercy will
forco - a :, 'inoanoS' The mill Rep
~ P0o'eu 10 consist entirely beer
egroes. The whites are not to bo az
ed with the execution of the law t
NE preservation of peace. In fact man
re enemies to be Dun;shod IN equi
to bend their necks n tho - ing
axes and bear the burdens of the
hment; but are not fit to perform,
lore responsible service to tho St..
uiariy they are not fit to const;trto
! OF this military establishment
must support it with their tov TIL
2; but that is all tons
ne motive of this organization is m room
~ preserve peace, the author : il was
mailman. If it is concocted - bill w.
g disorder, and preciptate a race rule re
political effect, it is entirely adant p prlatie
o A. INC only hope for bill, til
3 the consequences which !, A. tabled
WIG measure must be terr;hlo gal wi
Z sooer second thought of tho No. verbag
'o'n races underline influence If On Inc Sci
puollc sentiment. tits to beboned ~, Cal
authors of the internal macb;naru mh.
! IN their attempt to put # into NJ
N. ~ INTO MESS
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