The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-11-17
Correspondence Nc,o liork Herald.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 8, 1877.
Tho discussion in Congrcss yes
torday as to tho oxpotloncy of in
croasing tho army, consequent upon
tho introduction Of tho Army Ap-
preparation bill, shows thnt oven in
tho South thoro is quite u diversity
OF opinion on that subject. This
lod mo to ask this morning tho
viows Of m ox-Confodorato general,
who is Mt prosont worry prominently
connected with tho Military Depart
mont Of tho STATIC Of Virginia, and
who developed II somewhat novol
army syHtom for tho country
'Is it your opinion that tho army
ought to DO Increased 2" I asked.
"Fho romcdy is not in IN Increase Of
tho army. but in proper organiza~
ton Of tho militia-n building up
and extending Of II systom of mili~
tary reserves for national defence,
but which shall primarily servo for
Stnto police"
"H0w is this to be effected ?"
"rho Suites must DO required to
protect themselves with thoir own
people against thoir own disorders.
They must bo matlo moro robust
and solf~relianL. On tho othor hand
tho militory power of tho Union
ought to DO enlarged oman extended
basis Of millitin or vountoors, we'll
drilled, we'll disciplined and in
structcd, who could on an cmcr-
goncy bo called out to resist foreign
invasion or to suppress insurroction.
Iho pooplo Of tho country go along
M if no othor war wore evor to
occur. Tho ono wo md they sup
poso to bo sufficient to last forever.
REBELLION STILL POSSIBLE.
"But in the worry nature of things
disturbances must occur in the
future. Whothor the question of
labor and capital will breed them 1
do not say. Put tho strikers in
possession of tho central West, md
they can get it byltho ballot Whenever
they aro properly led let them
control tho government from tho
Ohio to tho lnl1os, and ono can easily
foresoe fruitful causes of resistance
TO tho laws of tho Union. Wo fought
tho Union on our IDEAS, but other
Statos with State laws and State
forcos had before ns resisted tho
Union. L therefore infor that
hereafter thero will DO wars and
rumors Of wars. Preparation and
readiness to moot them is tho proper
and best way to prevent them.
John Browns raid in 1859 was tho
spark that burst into flamo two
years aftorward. It is probably
wise to watch lost tho spark at
Pittsburg in 1877 do not burst out
somewhere elso."
FEDERAL MILITIA.
"What is your plan of m enlarge.
mont Of tho military power of the
Union I"
"rhoro was m attempt to organ
ize tho militin in tho first part of
Washington's administration by the
passage of an act Of Congress for
that purpose in May, 1892, provid.
ing for it's enrolment, &C., but it
was never onforcod. In 1912,
during tho war furry of Mr.. Jotfer-
sons expiring administration, an act
was passed appropriating S20O,O0O
for tho purpose of arming aud
equipping the whole body of the
militia, and this is tho only provis-
ion made by law to this day for
them. In 1861 proper legislation
was had to provide for the militia
when called into the service of tho
United States. Now, instead of q
large standing army,the army ought
to be cut down to the forca actually
necessary for fighting purposes
But tho militia ought to DO organ
lied and made effective for ordinary
guard duty and likewise held il
readiness as the militia reserve, lik<
.at