Newspaper Page Text
SATURDAY, April 24, 1790.]
THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE
A N D
GAZETTE of the STATE. .
1 1 ~
- 7"7 DRF S S and TRIA Lbj JURY, Hull remain inviolate. C,nftituin ./ Cmgi:
FREEDOM of the rR.L 00, * uu _
" “ _ .„ H M p SMITH, Printer to thi State-, EJfays, A. tides »f
AUGUSTA: Printed by JOHN *- d hni of Printing performed.
Intelligence, Adoertifements, (Ac. mil be gratefully
' — —— -""
PROCEEDINGS cf CONGRESS.
|« the HOUSE oMuTprLeNTATIVES of
the UNITED STATES.
Friday, 29, 179 0,
[Continued from our lift.]
THE Speaker laid before the Houle a let
ter from the Treasurer of the United
States, eucloliug accounts of expenditures and
dilburfemeuts, pursuant to oiders of c
rref», the 31st December latt, which were
fead and referred to a feleft commtt.ee,
coufifting of Mr. Smith, (a.C.) Mr. Moore.
Mr. Smith, (M.) Mr. Corner, and Mr. Van
R A f mtffaae from the Senate was received
hr their Secretary, informing the Houle that
they had passed a bill for the ptmilhmeot of
in crimes against the Untied State, in
which they reqt.eft .he concurrence. He then
delivered in the bill, and withdrew.
Mt Gerry prefeuted a petition of 1 lr.
Aaron Putnam, of Medford, m the Hate 0
Maffachufetts —Hating that he bad invented a
mode of dift'illing fpi”". wh,c . h " ?‘f' e "
from any that had comb to his knowledge,
and he ptefumed is entirely mew ; and pray
tha, the benefit of Hi, d'fcovery may be
fefnred to him. Referred to the committee
a„nLed to bring in a .bill for feotr.ng to in
and referred to a committee confining of Mr.
Trumbull, Mr, Baldwin and Mr. Benson.
On motion of Mr. Thatcher, the petition
from the inhabitants of the town of Portland
•was read afeoond time, and referred to the
Secretary of the Tieafury for his information,
who is diretied to report thereon to the
House.
The bill brought down from the Senate was
read.
Mr. Livermore moved that a committee
be appointed to bring in a bill for the appro
priation of such sum or sums of money as
may be neceflary for the Civil Lift, and the
incidental charges of the present year.
This motion was adopted, and Mr. Liver
more, Mr. Sylvester and Ms. Lee, were ap
pointed.
Mr Sedgwick, after feme introductory ob
servations relative to the power of Congreft
to regulate the exports of the United States,
proposed the following resolution, viz.
That a committee'lie appointed to bring in
a bill or bills to encourage the exports of the
United States, and to guard against frauds in
the fame. Laid on the table.
Mr. Smith, (S. C.) introduced a resolu
tion to this purport, that the Judges of the
Supreme Court be directed to report to the
House a plan for regulating the procefles in
the Federal Courts, and the fees' to the clerks
©f the fame. Laid on the table.
A motion to take up for a third reading the
bill providing the means of intercourse be
tween the United states and foreign nations,
waa after a Ihort difeuflion negatived.
The House then adjourned till Monday,
tleven otolock.
(To bt tontinutd )
Writing Paper
For Sale tt the Pmting-Ufficct
1
GEORGIA
«
PLAN
For tht Arrangement of the Militia of the
United States, laid before Lcngnfs by the
Secretary at IVar.
"'ft H £ period of life in which military
services (hall be required ot the citi
zens of the United States to commence at 18,
and terminate at the age of 60 >car?.
The men comprehended by this description,
exclusive of ftich exceptions as the Leiriila
tures of the different dates may think ptoper
to make, and ail aiduat manners thall be en
rolled for diffetent degiees of military duty,
and divided into three diitmft dalles.
Th e fir tl claft (hall tompiehend the youth
of 18, 19, and 20 years ot age; to be de
nominated the Advanced Cor pi -
The Jecond class lhall iuciude the men from
Uto 4; years of age; to be denominated
the Mam C rps. ,
. The third clajs (hall comprehend inclusively
> the men -from 45 to 60 years of age i to be
denominated the Referred Corps.
All the militia of the Uuited States lhall
assume the form of A Legion, winch lhall be
the permanent eflablilhtnsnt thereof.
li Legion lhall con lift of 153 com.mffiooed
officers, and 2880 nou-commtilioned ofoceis
and privates, formed in the following mau
.. ner: _ _
iff. The legion >ro Smtr, - » aula
ma J or * ° ,IC us whom
to be the legionary quarter-matter; one in
fpeftor and deputy adjutant-general, of the
rank of heuicnant-colouel; one chaplaiu.
ad. The Brigade staff
One brigadier-general; one brigade in
fpeCtur, to lerve as aid de camp.
3d. Ihe Regimental Staff.
One lieutenant.colonel commandant, two
majors, one adjutant, one paymafler or agent,
one quarter-matter.
. 4th. Two Brigades of Infantry .
Each brigade of two legitnems of eight
companies, forming two battalions each
company of a captain, lieutenant, enlign, fix
ferjeants, one'drum, one fife, and sixty-sour
rank and file.
5 th. Iwo Companies of Riflemen.
Each company to have a captain, lieu
tenant, eufigu, fist ferjeants, abugichorn, one
dTum, and sixty-sour rank and hie.
6th. A Battalion of Artillery.
Confiding of four companies, each to have
a captain, captain-lieutenant, fix feijeants,
twelve a-tifiters, and fifty-two rank and li.e. 1
7th. A Squadron of Cavalry.
Confiding of two troops, each troop to
have a captain, two lieuteuants, a cornet, fix
ferjeants, one farrier, one saddler, oue trum
peter, and sixty-sour dragoons.
In case the whole number of the advanced
corps iu any date ihould be infuificieur to form
a legion of thi« extent, yet the component
parts mutt be preferwed, aud the redaction
proportioned, as nearly as may be, to each
part.
The companies of al! the corps (hall he di
vided into feftions of twelve each. It is pro
posed by this divifioo to elUbliih oue uniform
vital principle, which in peace and wai Ilian
pervade the militia of the United State*. I
All requifitioni for met! < w to^,n **» |
either for date or federal purports, (hall be »
furnirhed by the advinesd by r
mesas us the 'feftiti*?
[VOL. IV. No. CLXXXV.]
The executive government, or commander
in chief of the milituof each slate, will as
sess the numbers required on the rcfpefttvc
legions of thele corps. ....
The legionary general will direct the pro
portions to be turnilhed by each part of hie
command ; ihould the command be so great
as to require one man from each feetion, then
the operation hereby directed (hall be formed
by Angle feftions.
But, if a lets number fhrnld be reqb’red,
they will be fumiihed b> an aflociatiou of .
feciions 01 companies, according t<> the de
mand. In any case, it is probable that mu
tual convenience may dictate an agreement
with an individual to peiform the service re
quited ; if, however, no agreement can be
made, one mult be detached by an inducn
in ate draft, and the others lhall pay hun a
sum »4 money equal to the averaged sum
which lhall be paid to the lame legion f »r the
voluntary petformance of the service re
quired. , . e . :
In case any feftions, or companies of a le
gion, ai\er having fumiihed i s own quota,
th>uld have moie men willing to engage for
the lei vice required, other companies of the
lame legion lhall have pertn ffmn to engage
them. The fame mle to extend to the
cut legions in the Hate. _„ e r efp an f,b!e
iTih*edminaifder in chief of the militia of
the Itate, that the men furuilhed are accord
ing to the description, and that they aie equip
ped and marched to ihe rendezvous, conform
ably to 'he otders for that purpose.
The men who may be drafted lhall not serve
moie than three years at one tune.
I ne iclerved corps being destined for the
domfeltic defence of the ttate, lhall not be
obliged to furnilh men, except in cases of
aftuai invasion or rebellion, and then tf>e nen
required dull be fumiihed by means of lec
tions.
The aftuai commiflioned officers of the re*
fpeftive corps ttiall not be included in the sec
tions, nor iii any of the operations thereof.
The tefpeftive ttate* lhall be divided into
portions or dittrifts, each of which to con
tain as nearly as may be lorne complete pan
of a legion.
Every citizen of the United States, who
lhall lerve his country in the field for the
space of one year, either as an officer or sol
dier, lhall, if under the age of twenty-one
yeais, be exefeipted from the service requir cd
in the advanced corps. If he lhall be above
the age of twenty-one years, then every ytst
he lhall so serve in the field, ttiall be ettimar.
ed as equal to fix years in the main or referr
ed corps, and ttiall accordingly exempt him
from every service therein for ihe said term of
fix yeais, except in cases of aftuai invasion of
the ttate in which he resides. And it fhaif
alto be a permanent eliab! ttiment, that fig
years aftua! leivice in (he field ttiall entirely
tree every etti/eu from any further demands
ot fetvice, either in the militia or in the field,
uulef* in cases of invasion or rebellion.
All aftuai mariners or fearoeu in the r«-
fpedive tUies ttiall be regifteied in dittrifts,
aud divided into two dalles. Th* fiitt class
to coufitt of all fcaiuen fioin the eg* of list •
teen to thirty years inclusively ; the second
class to coi fitt <4 ill thole of the of thirty •
one to f tr y five inclusively.
Tht fit a sUs U mfyufibb to serve
