A Paper on the Militia
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Excerpt from A Paper on the Militia: Presented to the Hon. James Barbour, Secretary of War, in November, 1826 That a well organized Militia, in a country like ours, is both necessary and politic, it is presumed no one will question or deny; and that ours is not in the state of organization and discipline in which it might and ought to be, is equally unquestionable and undeniable. - The present Militia Law is that passed by Congress in 1792, during the Presidency of the man "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his country-men." The country had then recently emerged from a perilous but successful contest for liberty and independence; and with a population not much exceeding 4,000,000, had entered on the experiment of a free Republican Government: the system of discipline prescribed by this Law was that prepared by Baron Steuben, and adopted by the Congress of 1779; it was subsequently altered as circumstances required, and is now settled down upon that established for the army. The subject of re-organization has repeatedly been recommended to the consideration of Congress, by the several Presidents, and by Committees of both Houses: no very important action was had, however, until the summer of 1826, when the Secretary of War, the Hon. James Barbour, addressed a Circular Letter to the Governors of the several States and Territories, and to prominent individuals residing in various sections of the Union, inviting them to communicate their sentiments on the subject of the Militia, with a view to such ulterior action as circumstances might warrant and require. - Many very valuable papers, and much statistical detail were, in return, thrown upon his hands; and he forthwith summoned a Board of Officers of the Militia from different States, to which were added several highly distinguished Officers of the Army. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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