Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-07
GROWTH OF THE MILITIA.
Efforts to Keep State Troops Ad-
equately Equipped
Congress Itra LcgisInted TO Have Arms
Same nS Regulars and Must Again
10 EruGlixc Tbcm--Nrngs and
sprirg1cIds Now.

Washington. n. c., Feb. S.-Congrcss
Very early recognized the need of an orr
|ganized militia, and took some steps to-
ward encouraging such an organization.
but, in the early history of our govern
hent lack of means made these steps
Very small and inadequate for effe tive
work.
BY tho act PASSED in 1879 Nhc militia
I nan was expected to furnish his own
! rms and ammunition, and equip himself
thoroughly at his own expense. In thcrc
lays nearly every man had rife or
Inuskct and it was necessary for the
llefcnso Of his family and the community
! gainst Indian raids. few years later
here came breath of war with France.
! ind on the seas several encounters took
Place between American and French war
lcssels Tho prospect was so strong that
WAS felt hes: 10 strengthen the militia
a nd the sum of siloo0o was appropria tod
y procure 10000 stand Of arms to be sold
l. the several States FOR the armament OF
lie militia. These arms were TO ,c held
pr sale. but If not sold. they were 20
| delivered to tho militia whom called
TO the service Of the United states. u
as also provided that for artillery and
avalry the government would loan"
tins and equipments to the States. This
as the first direct appropriation FOR arms
II the militia. and it will b. seen the
oNernment did not propose to supply
1e arms, but to sell them TO tho states.
PERMANENT FUND CREATED.
As corl,. nc t,oS "a, rolotin,s hat,,~o,,
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roirad .ho+ q ,,os ,l,.,,,,h. t.s+ -.
orrrees to tol,o some a.,i,,o r,.,,,.r,-
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,or, +'a 't''e VIE pN.,.-
they might be called for. or as the
n 1S55 an act vas nossod roc,,o+fre,
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- Tho rorri+orios ,,d Goo .,o r1,a,.ta,
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Indictment nc to the r,,,,,hor s,,r,,ii,,
bdar the act soma of ,ho cta,n, 49,.
wing any orronfzad n,t,iti, ~, WOE
nv their ouota oI,bough tro,, ,,.ora
itlcd n IL, en- rae,r1,oss of ,ho c,o4
# they had tokon no etons ~ org,riyo
militia force. Other states Iowavn,,
draw their fuu cuot, ,irdor ov,c,,,. |
Same circumstances while e,in |
hers with one or two comnanios y,o,,ld |
aw guns for a thousand or moro .rbus
arms were very unonua,I,. dts,r;h- |
cd. When the war bctvoe, Tho States
me some of the states had hardly. q
lsket in their armories. What thov
have wero usuallv or +ho ola rt,.
stvIe. changed 70 nercussion .rbo,.
re-. however,. practicable the sone c1,es
used in The regular army az that time
RESULTS AFTER CIVIL WAR.
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