The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-16
TuE ApJtraNr GENERAL
u,uportaut Facts EI,ritrd F'am Vim
concerning MiIitRry Affairs.

On Saturday last II was eur pleasant duty to
rall uron the Adiuiant General ST the State.
Ger. q. 4. Beauregnri, nj HE new office on the
third floor If the State House We found the
place rapidly assuming ali the outward sym
metry Of ehapo aud order. and business was
baipp transacted IA if there had been no 10
moval or change.
Az wa have stated before tho General IL dc
voting all his energiea towards the 9iIgani9a-
iion of first Glaze State militia, we'll under
standing hat the state National Guards mission
Ia one ot peace aud order, calculated not only
fo give eeourity to- the people and enforce the
laws Int 10 preclude hy its etllrieney all posi-
Eility for m excuse for Federal interference in
State affairs,
with him hnfcrn. the General showed va many
lattnra aud documents which I've had received
from the heads Of departments ~ me militia in
Vpniynd movement II being made throughout
the country III establish the military uoWrr ~
the States on nm efficient footing.
The great ohloct In view lay all the true lovers
cT liberty opposed ~ cnntrali 7attan is ~ solve
the problem Vt reducing the regular .armv.
which ia n pprpotual threat to the liberties of
tha country and nj the same time hava at all
times an orsan7ed. and discirlined corps ot
militia throughout the Stntns, whose efficiency
will Insure good order within and command re-
spert abroad.
Gen. Beaufarard WINS kind enough to show ua
n letter which Ia had just received from Gen.
pahney u. Maury. and ms II Is nj present of
great public interest. We sumoin Il
yoNaFsnona Ala November a. ia7a.
Gen, q, 7 Besuregard:
M perg SCI send vow n memorial to which
Inak your attention and fer which inyitc yonr
support with Nichols ana with the Louisiana
delegation.
The scheme for changing tho plan Of appoint
ment IN West roint has grrnt deaf ia N u
will develop Rud impruve MI the State schools
and mako West fotnt finishing school of high
grade where tho clever Young graduates af the
Gtata academies WILL aRRUmhlRta pRifAMp fer nna
or two gears thnir atu'ios for thu army when
the army shall la unieered entirely Uy those
Young men matured in the state no usurpnr
will III nhla tO u4n A against thu EtHtra
tnry newer Of the country under tho President
NV rian will build up tie power IF the States.
IN Ma haar what yun think uf ANA how Won
can cooperate u accomplish H.
DABNEY II. MtURY
The memorial alluded ~ IN the atl"yn@ tat'or +
pubtished in an article from tho Richmond
He,R5V Ntfrs FURNISHED US through the courtesy
OF Gen paaMFPEHrlt and which Il reproduced
In another column III thia morning DEMOCRAT
We have also heeu furnished by the General
with the original Of q memorial 10 Congr"es.
signed hy tn Nnta officers of the New urk
State troops showing how Inadequate arc n ar
annropriatious now givon 10 keep up the militia
orEanfzations in the different States,
AmanE other requests thiR memorial demands
OF Congress an annual APPROPRIATION ol %l,Ww-
600 for the purchase ot arms, ammunition,
other ordnance aud uuattctma-teT stores Ter
fhn panpTnl benefit Ut and ~ bN AMP rnprlatri
pro rata among the regularly orEahlSea anu
uniformed militia of the different states.
Tbts t1aypmput is being followed NJ ~ many
other Sttta- MI ina south, East, West AMI North,
and We ara satisfied that our present A.lutant
General will use ali his energies ana lhu 'enc"
towards seeing that the Representative rom
Louisiana are rem1H1ed taaa hef must taA7