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i , NORWALKCONN ”TUESDAYQ'AUGHSTE 26'," 1862.

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Yearly advertisements payable 1st of January & J nly.

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY. .
- 'Norwalk Post Office.
~ ' NAILS CLOSE.
West 7.30 A. M.—2.30 P. M. ,
East 8.30 A. III—5.00 P. M. ,
Danbuly & Norwalk Railroad 8.50 A. M. , ,
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' Wholesaleand Retail Dealers in

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Incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual. 5 :

(2th Capital $1,000,009
Insure against loss and damage by Fire,

on. Termsadapted, to the hazard,and , ~
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GEORGER COWLES, Sole Agent , _ . .
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‘7 a. Hanson «.330.
V Nb. 1 Gazette Building.

‘ ‘NIOULD respectfully announce to the
:e public-and their old customers, that

, , time. ,They'are from an old English ballad of the
. timeiof.Cromwell.- ~» ' =

' ' The child of fear and heartl' .ehse,

Letdhfi‘odills entwine 1

Funeral and all other Special No- '

’ Give me aIIesvcn of. cold black night i . , I - '

' Not for the heaps untold

,Tlle Plaint of the Postage.

I am a very dirty little Stamp, . ' ‘
' My back is gummed, my face is dimly blurred

’ And oh! to think that I could ever be

To do my duty I did ne'er refuse; . . ,

' Thumbing and gufnming have quite worn me out;

who Sick Man’s Deed
' twisted out of all useful shape, and lower,

limbs paralyzed so" that he had ‘to orig

‘ times ill~uatured cripple, lh’tin'gthe‘bl'esd'

; "quired. But if there beiouly'","IaIsingle’,

'AIII “Old Ballad.
.,:.The followinglines have not been in print for
{many years, and-they seem applicable at thepresent

Toll'mc no more of peace, '
'I‘is cowardice disguised;

A,tlling,to he'displsed. .

The s‘eely' sh'epherd'sbrow:
A nobler wreath I'll Iwin for mine—
- The laurel's manly bough.

May garlands fitt‘cr show
On swains who dream of love,
And all their cherisance bestow
Upon the whining dove. 7

I‘ll have no dove-énot It
It’s softness‘is"di'sgruce; I . I . :
I love the eagle’s lightning cye 1, ,
That staresiu lfhtubus’s face!
' I marked that‘n'oble thing
Bound on his upward flight,
Scatter'the clouds with mighty wing, ' ‘
And breast the use of light! .

Scorning the things that creep,

, Prone-visaged on the earth;

To cut its fruits, to- play. to sleep,
The purpose of their birth.

Such softlings take delight
In Gynthia’s sickly beam;

Slashed with the watch-fires gleam!

They dote upon the lute,

The eittcrn and the lyre ;
' Snell sounds my car do little suit,
Tlley match'not my desire.

The trump-blast—let it come I . _
In shrieks on the fitful gale; ‘ I .

Let the cllarger’s hoof heat time to the drum

‘ And the clank of the rider’s mail! - ’

That swell the miser’s llofiid— ' y
' I claim the birthright of the bold;
: . The dowcry of the sword!

Nor yet the gilded gcm
That coronets the slave;
I clutch the spectre diadem
IThat marshals on the brave! I

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stamp.
And yet I am, in commerce, cot, and camp,
Familiar as the well-known household word.

Yet oh! to think that I should ever be
Converted into legal currency!

-Now, on an envelope I’m not ’so bad, ' ' _ .
» And I take letters through both-cheap and neat ; ‘
Sticking to one thing was a way I had, .

But now I stick to everything I meet.

Passed in‘ the place of metal currency! ‘ . . . .
But woe is me, for I have fallen low ; . .. ,\ '
I'm passed for vulgar drinks and oyster-stews,_, ‘r,

'And dirty shaves—‘tis that that. sticks me so‘! E -*'
Alas! alssl that I should ever be‘ '
A victim to the dearth of currency!

I’m drab and dingy now, instead of red;
My back is weak, and soon, without a doubt, ' '1 . ,
If I am passed much-more I’ll-lose my head. .
0 sorry day! when I did chance, to be ‘
Putto the use of bsser currency! , -I , , '; .

.iof Love.
He was a poor cripple—with fingers ,

them after him .wearin when I]dll|0V6;Id,.
a poor, unhappy, murmui‘ing, and it

which a mother’s hard 'lobOr practise, '_
for him. For hours, every f'__si,r_d_u.y,,dilu-~
‘iug Spring, Summer, and Autumn, he:-
might be, seen in front, of, the, house
where he__ lived, leaningupon the gate,
or sitting on an old bench, looking with
a sober face at the romping,villago.cliil-,
drop, or dreamily regarding‘.'thei5passt3:n1;.

sound cowuuie street. 3 How ortenibit; ,.
11S! envy Stllllg the poop cripplelshIeart 'III
.How 0M9. .as the tllougbtlessgvillage

misfortune, would he, fling burshmaledlc-i
tions after them. , Many, pitied-Iihe' poor
.Cripple ; many looked upon himwith feel- .
ings of disgust and-repulsion ;‘ but few. if
any, sought to do him good. -. '.
- Not far from where the cripple
was a man who had beenbifl-liddén for
years, and was likely to remain so to the
end of his days. He was supported by
the patient industry of a wife. '-

' “ If'good works were to be the only
passport to heaven,” he said to a neigh-
bor one day,. “ my chances would be
small.” .

“Well done, good and faithful ser-
vant,” is a part of the language 'of we]!
come, was replied ; and this neighbor
looked at the sick‘man in. a i’way that
-made him feel a little uncomfortable-I .' I .,,

..: I am sick and bed-riddeuhwhatmflm
f'I’ do I’l he spoke fretfully.~- ' I ,I .
j‘" When little is given, ,little-Tis':.rh-.

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talent, it must be improved?" f2; -
“ I have no talent,” said, . t-hci'nvaflill. _',‘
g. ‘fAreyou sure of ‘that‘f’l‘ ,., i .
“ What can I do? ' Locket-me; 1-—
No health—no strength-end power: to}
rise from this bed. A-vvspoorv helpless.t
creature, burdcning my wife ,IB‘otter},
for me, and for all, if I were in ‘myigra'v‘el’l,
, “,If that were so, yon‘wqula bail!
your grave. But God knews hest:-,-—.
There is somethi‘ng‘l‘or you tcdo, or you
would" be no longer permitted ,-fo live;”,
saidthe neighbor. _ ' ‘ ‘
, The sick man shook his head. . .
"“As .1; came along just now,” 1coll-

 

‘ they have, recently, made extensive additiOus"

‘ to their'stock of goods. Weare now prepar-
_' ed to offer an assortment not to be surpassed
inFairficld Oount ,lnsssbw or nu We

-‘ -06- . Z
I ‘ '. . -.'cu arctmnuontoour stock of.
. fifilgwfil is lar r than ever befbre.-+-

adies’ Swiss Watcheii,

e have a fine lot of
$20, to

iii .g'bld‘cases, at prices varying; from

.83, in silver and gold cascs,'at any price from

. New York, and altogether for cash, so that

our facilities'forselllng‘cheapco‘uld not b‘e
eater. ‘ 0dr stock of Jewelry, Silver and
gluten Wares was never better than t 'res‘r

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d risesallot tie a . St. sthat
Emilia A: Wolff this

 

" ,ISH‘POLES, Traveling Baskets, Clothe
F 'Baskets, Work Baskets. Also Wooden
Ware in general, at

corv

$5 to $100... We buy of the best importers in'

tinned the neighbor,“1.stcppcdto say a
word to poor: Tom Hicks," the‘c‘l‘lpplé, as
..he.stood swinging on tho-gate beforei his

'I' pitied him in my heart. “What no,
you do with yourself all through these
dong days, Tom,’ I asked “Nothing,”
‘gbe replied, moodily. ' -
...“.‘Don’t you. read

iii-swat: ‘W'sw tau finer. st school:
1 west Or.- ‘No i .th 9991.11.11 set to
school I’ ‘ Why don’t your mether teach
you?’ ‘Because she can't read herself,’
replied Tom. ‘ It is’ut too late to begin

 

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now,’ said I enccpragiugly; ‘supposs I

. were tcfind some one 'wvillilng to teach,

, ‘. I promised tolind him a 'teachicrh'and as
I promised, the thought of.‘.'you, friend:
‘ - Croft, came into my mind. 'Now, here

‘ to this proposition. _ Ho had been for so,

‘ tend—mat heard? may"lasagi’hfesiislr

open its doors for the helplessone. EBut
Take him, then, and'iunlock the doors of

. give a. few hours of pleas‘autwork each
day. To him it will be a lifelonghenc-
, fit. - .
, I The sick man could notsay ”No,”

' though in uttering that half cx‘to’rted as-
» ' sent lie-manifested I no warm , interest; in

' theI’sick mhn‘ah’d received hisifirst lesson;
.and- every day, at._an appointed hour; ,he

i ’ mastered the alphabet, fund iasquickly
- . learned to construct 'very. small: words
preparatory to" combining 'jthI‘em iut'o' a

' t... aesthetics so; who're-unor-
' taken this work; with--reluctanoe,aIbcghn

the .invalid’s timctx looked in now and

there as of ’old,:‘you saw 'ti directive":-

gels who, moved with sulclfla‘tro’Ill'g’I,limb!"i I‘

' lived, .

‘ , boy underhisIIinfiIucncc, offered -to,'scnd

' saidI as be brought the white, thin'hnnd
of his benefactor to'his‘lipsz" (It was;

mother’s house, looking so, ,unbpppily that .

i sometimes I’ ‘ IQ
A-que‘ried. ‘Can’t, read,’ Iiyqs Ibis, sullen,

you, ' what would you ,',say,j'2’ The ' poor
lad’s face brightened askif: sunshine had
fallen “upon it, and he answered, :‘I ,I' would
say, that nothing couldplease mi: better."

is something that you can-(do; .a'good.
work in which you can employ your one
taleuIt.”v_ : ' ' ' , ‘ P ‘, , ,

vThc sick man did not respond warmly‘
long a time a-mere recipieutzof good , of-.
flees—had so long Ifeltihiluselfjthe‘ ob
ject lowland-which pity and service must;

for Jgoodz‘é deeds; .Jdle
made him‘sell‘lsh;f‘f ' , _ . , , , ,
1'" Give this-poor cripplera lessouovllryfi,
dPy,’_".‘.WQPl',',‘°"' the. hiiklibbl; *hreis‘irisi.
home the subject, “ andftalkand- read to
him: Tubman in charge assniepr'ood's
Children, ,tho. needs to be instructed, and
led upto‘Ia‘lligher life "than ‘thcfo'n'o he is
living. ‘13 not this a goodrand‘ guest
IIwork? ' It‘is, my’ friend, humilldt God
"has brought to your hand, .aud—tirtlthe do:
ing of which there will be gre'd‘t'rcwmrd
What. can you do? Much‘l... Think? of
that poor boy’s weary life, and of the
sadderyears “that {lie . still before him.—
Wbat will - become of . him when his
mother dies? I,,»'I‘,lle almshouse alone will

.‘dcpelidence had

who can tell what resources may open
before him if stimulated by thought I—

a mindthat now sits in3-darkness, that
sunlight may come in. 'To yea it Will

Will you do it i

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the case of’p'oor Tom Hicks; , ', ,, ,_ , .
On the. next: day - the cripple 'camefto

was seen at Mr Croft’s "room, eager for
th'e'iustructicn he received. Quickly be

reading lemon. After. the first three or

to find his heart going down into its,—
TQ',“ segment and. the: Mischa aha.
hadsuggested this usefulemploymest of

then tosee how:matters weretpmgress-
ing, audio-speak: words of encourage-
ment.- ,' ‘ ' , "I
I'POor‘ Tom :was seen ,lessI frequelltly
this! béforchdnsisg. on} the gate. or sit-
ting idly on the beachbefore bismuthef’s
dwellingpand when :yomuic' findl‘him

pression on his ,rtqoi'j;,ar radii, "up Trim
’cculdircad, the children of I the. neighbor-
.llood,.who._ hadz-grown .1t0..~'.like. him, al-
ways gathered around“. him at, the, gate
'w‘heu they, 'gllllllpened to find: him there,
supplied "him with books, IIsnI that 'be‘fllod
assassinate: menthiguaafitudi lbw
began to repay his benefactor; I'th‘e‘bed-
ridden man, by reading to lhim‘forihours
everyday, _"“‘ ~'
Theroi'lllas something about him that
strongly attracted the boys “of the neigh-
borhood, and} he usually had three or
four of them, around him, and often a
dozen, in the. afternoon, whenthe schools
were out: There was no nonsense ; low.
sensual talk, to which boys are some-
times addicted, found thcouragemcnt
in his presence. '. His’ influence over
these boys was, therefore, of the best
kind.- The parents of some. of . these
children when they found their sons go-
iug so" often to the house, of Trimmers",
felt doubts as to the safety of such inter-i
course. The report of ’ these 'bo'ys'took'
their parontsls‘by surprise ; buttonnin‘vss-
tigation, it provcd to be true, Isud'Tourls
{chef-actor. soon. rose lathe '.public.,seati-
lllflfiOIlt. ‘ . ..? 'i':-.=::_~ -

h. The cripple’s eagerness to learn, Eno-
isud reeves under resistances. .
.‘bocoming. generally-known, a gentleman,'.

.- whose'scn he'd been one offiTom’sI visi- .

mm, ‘and' who had growu'to .~ be, a. better

gain in lliéfiwagcu every. day tothcfschool-
house} which? stood]. halfjiu mile distant,"
masters. his height back; in the after?
poem -.ItI'3'was thofhuppiest dayHin Tom’s
lilowhénfl‘iti was helped ‘ dewu from‘the'
wagon,- ”and 'I-IWen't babbling ' I into ‘ the
,schoolfroom. " , , >
, IBefore‘loaving home that morning, he?
had silicate way off to the sick room of
Mr. Croft. " I await all to you,”"he'

damp with more than a kiss when he.
laid‘it' hock'gently on the, bed IS" And
yourEather, in Heaven will reward you.”
The advantages of a school being
placed within the. reach of Tom Hicks,
he gave up every thought of serious dim-
easy. His bent, strangers? could not"
be made to hold .eitllsr upon or. pencil in "I.
Who-right position, or to, use them illisuch‘
away as tomake intellig’Iibleisigns- ' But:
, Tomiwas too much in cornesft'to give up-
on the first, or second, or. third tacit:
He found, after a great many trials, thrlt
he could hold a pencil more firmly than
at first, and guide his hand in some obe-

eno'our'agé' him in" long lcontinued(It'Ifi'orts,
the result, of. which Was a gradualyieldf .
jug of the-muscle, which ,becamejntimc ‘

sable figures, and write?!)~i fair mend.—
This did" not satisfy him, thWevcr. He~
was ambitions to do Lbctterg; ’ and so"kept:
lrying aud‘t‘ry'iug, uutjlwfcllboys .Iiu the
school could hives fairerrcopy. ..-
“Haveyou‘ Ilf‘ll‘l'l lllc. new-1s?" said a.
neighbor to Mr. Croft, - the poor bed-rid-.
den man; "It, was five I’yenrs from the
.‘day ho’fgc'vé'the poor'cripplc‘, Toni Hicks,
f-finM us .8 i’lthcsick. man aslsed,‘
in .a .fccble: tvcicoprnct even turning his
head towards‘th‘e speaker. "Life’s pulses
were running .very low. The --strong,,.
sung ls. with.diéissge,.v,as.n.9aily over-
M. ,“ omjrlioks hds'réc'eivcdillle" appoint-e
Edith! Ztéachcrftb harmful: also":
; .2‘.‘ Are. you in. earnest ?" . .'1‘h.ere was "sf.

low tones that crept out- upon the air.
“ch, his true what I say: You.
know 3 that after; . Mr," Wilson died, the
directorsgot ”Tom, who was iii. favorite
with all the schcla‘rs, :Ito keep the school
together ‘for a few weeks until a succes-~
sor could be appointed: 1H0. managed
so well, kept Willi I'g’o‘od order, and
showed himself so capable Issan instruc-
tor, that; at the elecfiou today, borer
ceivcd a ’large majority ofsvofes over a
number of highly recommended teachers,
and this, without his, having made appli-
cation for the situationpcr even dream-
ing of such a thing.”'.' ' 7i. ' , ,
At this moment athel‘cripple’s well? I
known,Ishuffling tread,'fa:nd, the,rattlu of
crutches was heard upouitbe' stairs. He
came up; with more thau’ his: usual hurry.
Croft turned with'un efi'clit,so.-aséto get a"
sight at’jhir’n as he entered 1the room.
“ I have heard the, good fitnews,” ,he, :
said, as he reached ,a-hand feebly toward, '
Tom, 1‘ and it has made'my heart glad,”
“ I owe it all to you,”,= replied the cr‘ips- ‘
ple, in a voice that‘tre'mtlea'i'yitli feeling.-
“Godwill re you.” I= j ?
And he caug 't the sfibcdwy arm,
touched it with his lips-and wet it with
grateful tears, as once 'beforc'.1”~Evon;as
he held’ that thin; white hand, ', the low
moving pulses-took lailows‘r beat—lower _
and lower-until the lcug'iufi'e'ring hetrt
grew still, and thefrced, spirit wont upftot
its reward. y . 71“, ‘ ,
“ My benefactor:l?’ticbbedtho cripple,"
as? stood by the walltoliform shrouded
in ave clothes,'and, looked upon it for
the last, time are the coffih-lldclcscd over . .
it, “What would than beencxcept for
youpn- ., €- I-

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_, New YcuxpfAu‘g. ,1?6\,'fl862.,
MESSRS- Eslrsasiv‘rfiésnwins 8* fsw‘
items inf respect with ,I, ,
in the.{Metropolisijltslilli‘i1h?lsiéemble.
I will endeavor tozgive‘ you-Isolde idea; of I
the some; ' To begisgf‘,&qliiststnng Ila!
never been so brish.=.bsfore,..;sinee the
commencement of tho',‘Iwar,"jllaving Iron
eeivedan‘ampetns fromIlthe‘loteorder for' :
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the risk: of beinghnfhpellod to enter the"
ranks, the great '.majority of {our loyal
citizenswill remain,‘ and are ready to do
their duty if called spool , Butithoso runa-
way patriots are unnecessarily alarmed.
There will be no drafting while the pl'e,"
vailing Spirit is predominant, in our city.
As a New York Senator remarked, a
short time since, we have no time to
draft. The people, will volunteer, and.
will show the Government that, in the
Empire State at least,uota conscript will
appear on the army roll. ’ ..

It is amusing to read the attacks iof
:tbe'IIcrald‘and Express, (those North-
ern sympathisers of 'Jeff ‘Davis,) upon
the Tribune, and other loyal journals.
One would. suppose the abolitionists. were
in , rebellion, ' and: not the =“« bogus South-
ern Confederacy,” to peruse‘cthetreasons»
ble articléépftuoseshett‘sf : The Herald,
of. yesterdg, contains a malicious attack
upon a co ltd minister, by "tho'ns‘me of
;Garrett, ,a mcn'whose character is un-
nous; afar. shipb- adrocatins' the
rightssnd claims cfvhis pwnv0ppressed
rain. .‘. .2 I. I I i: l. '5 u' l‘ ' .‘ '

The sentiments of theZ Gazette, as‘ re-
gards'emaucipatiou and the" war,'areiof
the right stamp. ,Givc. the ,, Southern
people fair notice, to lay downitbelrarms,
and acknowledge ‘ the supremacy ofthe
Union, or let President Lincoln, ‘byAPro«
shunts"; seals'iléisxsv‘llm now held
in bondage} forever ufree. . -This Policy.
promptly executed, will crush, outathis
rebellion, and, will be endorsed by ‘every
"true.'pstriot,’"who ,holds his country para-
monttoweverything. that would seek to
humble or destroy it. . '

. MANHATTAN.

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‘ 5’ Misti-mm: or Govs'nunuar Anus,
li’l‘h‘e 'Armory in "Springfield, . Mass,
makes 14,000 stands of arm- u month. In
in ”short time‘thfst 'establishment‘,“with the
‘five private'shops in operation there, will
Vb'c abléito'muuufscture 35,000, guns: per
”month: ”The" Arniories at‘j*Provide_lice,
Hortfmd,,'1hehton,-‘Bfi‘desburgh, vs; 11.
ion; a'nd'ono or" “Not or" ',l,t‘cbs‘,*?will
{each-be able to {truism he ' overl'u‘nent
with 200 'guns per day: ".In a few-months
"(Shallj be 'makin , first-rate aruns‘,"bet-,
iter‘tlla‘wthcbest" uropo‘,__clin' afford? at’
who rate ,brzsoomco p'er .anliuur'.*",‘It is-
_' univei‘s'illyi conceded “by' 1 taut-s ”WM ’bi'c
competent to form a correct judgment,
that there is nothing on the other side of
the Atlantic that can compare with the

soficxiblo that .he could' make-quite pas! . "

mingling of surprise: and doubt in the .

,su're. .
e‘IWar;:'asxit?appeors.. :

cowards prefer skedudllngl ito'I-runnipg'

' . Public Acts.
PASSED MAY SESSION, 18,62.

‘. course‘s-la);
relating to- ,

 

9:Militi_&- I
.'. ,. : .cusrrun 11.. ». ; =
I ,, - _.0f_flw.Organt'eatzbnoftltellilitz‘o.

Sue. l ', be active .militia 0 t
state shall consist of such companies as
are Organized 'under the act, of 1861, and
'such additional companies" ' off infantry,
'light infantry, rifle, ‘cavalry,'urtillery and
light artillery, and also. such regimental
bands as maybe organized‘iunder the
IprOvisions of thig'act; and in'ca’se’of
war, invasion; theprevention of invasion,
the suppression of riots and rebellion, or,
reasonable apprehension thereofi-and to
aid civil officers. in the execution of the;
laws; of this. state. and of the United
Statemmsy. first, be ordered into, service,

.‘ or the commander-in-chief may organize
,from the inactive militia such companies

"as he may deem, necessary to defend and.
maintain tho :safety of no state, and to
’, comply, with‘any'r'equisitiou made by the.
President ,of‘ the ‘United (States. ' ,And
the active militia thu‘s organized ”shall be

' liablo'at all, times to'be called into the-

service of this state, audio case of war
"or insurrection, to be turned over into the
service of - the United1 States, on the
order'of the comma’nder-in—‘cbief to comr
ply with any. re uisitiou made by the
President of the- cited-1 States. ' ,

SEC. 14. The active militia shall cou-
stitute one division, which shall be com-
manded by a, majOr-general, and it shall
be the duty. of > the commander-in-chief to
.orgumzecompanics and arrange the-same
into battalions, regiments and brigades,
conformably to the lawslsof the United
States, and make such alterations, from
timeto-tlm‘e, as may be necessary. And
the Icommandcr-in-chief may organize
such regimental bands as he may deem
proper, teeconsist of-not more than twen-
ty members, nor less than twelve. Each
company, battalion, regiment and. bri-
gadegshall .be numbered at its formation,
and a record thereof made'in the ofii'cé of

the" adjutant-general'. " , . ,-
,;_SEc."15. The officers .of the militia
shall be "a commander-.in—chief,1a major-
general, . brigudier-general, adjutantgen-

oral,- quartermaster-generifl, 'commissary-

general, paymaster-geueral,surgeon-gem.
eraI,Icol_oncl,s, ,lieuteuant-colouels, majors, :
captains,’ lieutenants, and ‘ such other
ofiicers as shall be hereinafter named. -: _
,' Sue: 10. The governor shall be com-,
mandarin-chief ofthe militiacf the state,
except when called into the service. cf
tllevUnited-States. ’ I ,
=SEC. 17. The major-general shall be
appointed by the concurrent vote of the
two ‘houses of the general assembly,
which votesh‘all' be by ballot; and shall-
‘bo commissioned by the commander-in-
chief; but'wh‘enever‘there'shall ,be‘ a va-

cancy“ in' said ofiicc during the recess of

the general assembly;‘sueh vacancy shall
be filled for. the time being: by appointx
ment of the wmmauder-in-chief. - _ , ,
Sac. 18.” The o‘djutant-general, who

shall. have=the rank- of brigadier, shallfbe

appointed and commissioned by the com-
mander-in-chief, and with-his approbation,
the adjntant-general may appoint ,an.
assistant, with'the rank, of - captain, and
' 'ayIr‘emo'vc' (such assiiltant at5his plea!

: . ; Sue. l9. tThe. quartermaster-tgeneral,
e‘ouimissary-general, paymaster-general,
and surgeon-general, shall be appointed
by the senate‘upo'u, the nomination of the-

.coumnhderin-‘chieftgaud ”spout hisrecom-

mandation, may hammered. from their
ofi‘lces, respectively, .by the, -scnate,~;and‘
may also be removed by the commandere:
iii-chief during the recess of the general
assembly, if, in his judgment, the interest
of: the service'muldbe plio'moted thereby.

.Th'e- quartcrmaster-geueralishall have the
rank. of =brigadieregeneral; the commis-
'sary-generol shall have the rank of col-

onel; the paymaster-geheral shall have,
the rank of colonel; and the surgeon-'
general, shall have the rank of brigadier—
general. If either of said offices shall
become-vacant during the recess of the
general assembly,,suoh vacancy shall be

" filled by the, cemmander-in-chief, and the

person so appointed, shall hold the office
until the session of the general assembly
next after such appointment, and until
another be chosen in his place. The
quartermaster-general and the commis-
sary-gcneral may appoint, with the apw
probation of the commander-in-chief, one.
or more assistants, for whose conduct
they shall be, respectively responsible,
and whom they may remove at pleasure.

She. 2,0. T commander in chief
shall appoint ~‘r himself four aides de
camps, who shall have the rank of lieute-
nant colonel. The major general shall
appoint for himself two aides de camps
an'd‘,a division quartermastcr, each with
the. rank. of major; also, a division in-
spector with the rank of lieutenant colo-.
nel. Each brigadier general shall ap-
point for himself one aide, do camp and
one brigade quartermaster, each with
the rank of captain; also, a brigade in-
spector, with the rank of major. Each
major of a separate battalion'shall ap-
point an, adjutant, paymaster, and quars
termas'ter', each with the rank of heats--
nant; a chaplain, surgeon’s mate, ser-
geant major, quartermastel; sergeant, drum
major, fife major, and; trumpet Imajor.
Each colonel shall appoint for,;hls regl-
ment an adjutant, quartermasterI and
paymaster, ouch withith‘e-‘rank of boats;
t’ehant; a chaplain, ,. surgeon, surgeon’s
mute, seljeant major, Quartermaster ser-
geant, drum major, fife major and trum-‘

t major, all of which appointments
shall be published in‘orderstv -- ,,

SEC. 21. Brigadier generals shall be
nominated by the field' officers ’of~ the
brigade, and commissioned by the com-
mander in chief; and whenever said ofice

“shun issue an order to such officers as he;
may designate belonging to the brigade
in which such vacancy exists, directing

such officer to assemble, the field ofiicers
of such brigade, stench time andg‘Plsce

Lao-he mayoppoint; andwhen tic-assem-
bled, to lead them: to the nomination 'of
a brigadier general by ballot, and make
return of the deb ..of such meeting to
the adjut‘antffg'ou ' l. The‘zfield’iofiicers
"of each regiment, shalljbs'nomiuatcd 'byE
the” field ’ and" commissioned" officers" of
sum regiment, and whenever any Ihcy‘
shall exist in the ofiice of field ofi" '

any regiment, the commander in chief
shall issue an order to such field ofiicer,
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,regiment, in which such vacancy exists,
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i . "8' l'é‘inafllesishate. directisk‘
cer . to assemble the ,‘field and, ,cOmmis- '

he"

shall be vacant,“ the commander in chief ,

“axes and of poll taxes, for five years

such offi-

sloned'officers cf such regiment,.~at such
time and place as he. may appoint; and

.. whep tic-assembled, theyishall proceed to
nomlnatc by ballot anchofiicc‘r as the

. order snail specify; and if ,an'yg'vacancy

shalloccur. iu' the fioldzomcers .of said
regiment, in eonsequence of - said choice,
such-presiding Ofiiccr shall proceed in the!
same man'n‘euto fillsuch," vacancy, and
make return of tho order-with his doings
endorsed thereon, to the adjutant gen-
eral. In all cases where a Emeeting of
ofiicers' is to be held for the "urpose
aforesaid, a notice, specifying, 't ,9. time

, and place of .such. meeting, shall be con-.

sidered a-legalcnotice, if addressed by
mail to the person to be notified, at? least
ten days previous,,;'t_c th'efl'day’,‘ of. such
meeting”. hi" the' person. .dédsmtéd t0
preside-,atthc same......:;.- . ,.

and nun-commissioned officers, ‘ shall be
chosen by their,r'espcétivegcompauics, the
commanding ofiicer first causing. notice
to be- given to those entitlcdrlto vote,
that he’ is about to lead them, to the
choice ofsuch oflicer’s: provided, however,
that if any company, after having been
twiceordered .out for the choice'sof com-
missioned officers,- shall, at the expiration
of three days from, the second time of
their being so ordered out, be destitute
of commissioned officers, . either in 'whole
orvin part,-the commandant of. the regi-
ment to which such company is attached,”
may nominate to the commanding officer
cfiicer of the brigade-to whichsaid. regi—
ment belongs, suitable persons to fill all
vacancies than existing among the com-
missioned ofiicers of such company; and

.if such nomination shall be approved by

said commandant 'of brigade, the person
so nominated and approved, may be com-
missioned by the commander in chief.
Said commandant of regiment shall also,
at his discretion, grant a warrant to each
person who may be elected sergeant or
corporal by any company. under his com-
mand; and if any company shall fall to
elect all the Warrant officers necessary
for said company,_accordiug tothe pro-
visions of this not, he may issue a war-
rant to such member of such cempanyl as
he may deem proper; and ,said 'cOmf
mandant shall further have power to :re-
duce'to the: ranks any non-commissioned
officer attached to his regiment, whom on
complaint made and due notice giycn, he
.shall- find guilty of misconduct or neglect
.of duty. - -
Sue. 23. Whenever the commissioned
.ofiicers of ;any brigade, regiment or com?
pany shall fail to make choice of a briga-
dier general, colonel, lieutenant: colonel,
or major, or of all such ofiicers, theeum-

‘ mander in chief may‘fill the vacancy or va-

cancies in such manner as he may deem
prepcr, and he may grant. commissions; to
any and all persons who may bé‘ duly
elected or appointed to office in any bri-
gade, regiment, or company: provided,
that if the general assembly, to which the

returns of elections shall be made, shall

disapprove the same,- the- commission'for
commissions so granted shall become void

‘after- such disapproval; (and all -offic,érs
commissioned in pursuance of. - .this‘ act
shall take rank from the day oftheir re-
spective elections or nominations. »

l

..; Sec. 24... The commanding officer; of.
any company, when scordered, shallojall.
out his company for the choice of captain
.or subulterns, and may call ,out his com-

pany for the choicéof nonvcommis'sioued

'oficers at'a'uy timein‘th'e yca'r. .~. '. ,
SE6. 25. The return'of' commissioned
officers elected in any company, shall be
forthwith‘made to the ‘ adjutant general,
and 'a'duplicat‘ecf the same to the ‘coin-
’munder-off the" regim'tint to Iwhich'sq‘ch
company ‘is attached; and; if within 'ficn
days after such election there shall be in
objections or remonstrsnce, commissions"
may be granted as aforesaid. l -
Suc.126. . Every remonstrauce against
granting commissions .to ofiicers chosen
during. the recess of the general assembly,
shall be referred to the major generali if
of the grade of a general or field officer,
and if under ,the grade of a field officer,
to the brigadier general commanding the
brigade in which the election was held,
’who after having first given notice to all
persons interested, shall bear and decide
in the matter of the said choice, and, if
found illegal, or the person or persons
chosen shall 1be * found incompetent, .or
‘otherwise disqualified, shall order a new
election. i . ,
> Sue. 27. - The resignation of the major
general shall be made to the general
assembly; the resignation of brigadier
generals and field officers shall be made
to the’ commander in chief; the resigna-
tions of the commissioned ofilccrs of com-
panies shall be made either to the major
generalor to the brigadier general com-
manding the brigade to which the officer
belongs; the, resignation of all ,other
ofiiccrsshall .be, made to the officers frOm
whom ,they shall have respectively re.-
.ceived their -,w.,arrants; and upon the
acceptance of their resignation, the chi-
cers makingthe same shall be discharged
from their respective ofiices: provided,
that all the commissioned ofiicers of any
company shallnot be discharged until
one or more successor or successors shall
have been duly elected and commis-
sioned. ’ ' I' ‘

Sub. 28. General officers and their
staff, field officers and their staff, on days
of general review, appear on horseback.

2: Sec.- 29. The -- batteries of» light artil-
lery shall consistent such number of men
and, such officers as the ‘ommander in--
chief may direct. To every company of
cavalry, infantry, light infantry, or rule
men, there shall be one captain, oneIfirst
and ,Lone,‘_s,econd lieutenant, one first scr-
gem; four sergeants, eight curporals,‘ not
'eXce'eding'three musicians, and not more
than eighty-two privates. '
‘ Sun. 30.." fiNonrc'ommissioned'I officers
shall be chosen from the members of the-
company, to which“ they, belon‘g',’ or from
'p'ersOns not members of other milllIary
companies; and, the musicians 'shall‘ be
appointed by the commandant of each

company. _ _ _ .

Such-3‘1". :All general-and field oficcrs,
and :cbmmis‘sicnedl ofiicers 'of companies,
.whoishlll havelleld. a commission: or
commissions: for live yearsconsccutiyeln
inad- all stafi‘ ofii‘cers,;.ncugcommissioned,
.ofiieers,r; musicians, and, privates, who,
shall have served seven, year-aunties this
act, shall hereafter be exempt from mili-
tary duty, except in case of war or insur-
rection; and‘shall also be exempt, there-
after, from the payment of commutation

 

wSucpsz. All companyglcommissioned , ‘

,case either of the brigade inspectors, by

'officcr is attached, to appoint some cther

. .12. Sscs39. Whenever the commander in

after they shall have been honcrobly. dis-
charged; provided, that nothing herein
contained shall be‘ construedto sheet the
term of enlistment of the, active militia
now organized. " ' ' ‘ ' " '
SEC. 32. The commander‘ili' chief is
hereby fully authorized and empowered
to disband any military 'company'ior band,
as the interest of the militia, in=his o‘pini
ion, may require; to dischargczcommisi
sioned 'and non-commissionedcfiicers, and
all other persons who have performed
the duty required by this act, or who,
from incompetency another cause, have

erals the power to discharge officer's and
other persons; and, generally, to exercise!
all the powers necessary"- to carry into
full effect the provisions cfthis act.“ "

' some: '111.,',’ _

0f Arms’a'nd Equipments.

SEC. 33. 'The"‘qua'rtermaster general
shall furnish, subject'to the order of the
commander in chief, all necessary arms,
ammunition and-equipments suited to the
particular companies; or corps belonging
to each regiment, required for company,-
field or camp duty, undo]! camp equip
age necessary for regimental or, brigade
encampme‘nts, at the 'eXpense of the state;
and it shall be the dhtyfof the ,ccmptrolsi
ler to draw his warrant on'th'e' treh'surelir
for the amount‘expeuded by the quarter-
master general in the “purchase, of such.

and camp cqnipagefi Tho=commanding,,
officsrof each company shall be responr
.sible- for the safe-keeping and return of,
all arms and-equipments. committed; to'
hischarge, andshall-Texecute such bonds
as the quartermaster . general shall re:
quire, from time to.;time;, and no comi
pany shall be so furnished until bonds for
the safe-keeping and return of all arms
and equipments shall, be, executed and
approved by the quartermaster‘fgencral,
nor until a suitable armory‘ shall be se4
lected for their deposit." Such armory
shall be under the charge and control of
the commanding officer of the'company
occupying the same; and such command
lug officer shall cause all arms and equipr
meats, received from time to time, for
the use of- his company, to be deposited
therein. The commanding officer of each
company. shall appoint . 9. Suitable person
to take-chargeof the armory, and of all
arms, equipments,.and other preperty of
the state deposited,- therein, and to dis-.
charge all such duties connected there
with as shall be, from time to time, pre-
scribed by the quartcrmaster general;
and the quartermaster general shall,
frOm time to time, 5'make such Other,
orders and regulations as he may deeln,
proper, for the observance of all officers
having charge of any armory or gun-
hous'oginéwhich arms “this state shall be
deposited; and any. person who shall wil-
fully injure sucll armory or gun-house, or
its fixtures, or any gun, sword or pistol,
or other property of the state, therein
deposited, shall be subject to a fine of not
more than fifty dollars, or imprisonment
in the, county jail for not more than
three months, or both, at the discretion
of the court. , ’
SEC. 34. It shall be theIduty of the
brigade inspectors of the respective Ibrir
gades, annually, in the month of October
or November, to carefully inspect the,
armorics and gnu-houses of'thc compa-‘
nies belonging to their brigades, and also
the rooms occupied by regimental bands,
and, on or before the first of December,
to make a full report to the quarter:
master general of the condition of ‘the
same, and of the number claims and
equipments of theastate. deposited in
such armories and gun-houses; and such
brigade inspectors shall be allowed five‘
,ccuts ‘perfmile for all necessary travel in
the performance of such duties; and in

reason of sickness or other cause, shall
fail to comply with the provisions of this
section, it shall be the duty of the briga-
dier general of the brigade to which such

suitable person to perform said duty,
who shall be entitled to the same com-
pensation therefor as is provided for bri-
gade inspectors. '
SEC. 35. Whenever colors shall be
wanting in any regiment, they shall be
furnished by the quartermaster general,
with the approbation of the commander
in chief, upon application being made for
that purpose by the commander of the
regiment.
SEC. 36. Every general, field, line and.
staff officer, and every non-commissioned
officer, musician and private of ‘ any com.
pany, and every member of a regimental
bond, shall furnish himself with a com-
plete uniform, which shall be such as the
commander in .chief shall prescribe, and
all uniforms, arms, and equipments and
instruments owned and used by any ofii-
oer, musician or private, or by any legal-
ly organized military company, shall not
be liable to attachment, or to be taken
on execution, for any debts contracted by
such ofilcer, musician, private, company
or band. '
SEC. 37. The arms and equipments of
the several cerps of cavalry, light ‘artilé
lery, infantry, light infantry and rifle-
Imen, shall conform ill all "'respects to
those used by similar corps ‘iu the army
of the United States, orrshall be such as
may be furnished from the state arsenal.
SEC. 38. Every ofi‘lccr, musician and
private in the. militia, whose duty it is to
serve on horseback, shall provide for-
-himself a good and sufficient horse, at
least fourteen and a half hands high; and
every such horse used 011 parade by the
owner, orby his son, ward or apprentice,
shall not be liable to taXati'on.

" culture's 1v. ,
2 0f the Duties of Oficers and Hiatus.

chief shall deem> it necessary, he may
issue .his orders, directing the. brigade
inspectors to meet the adjutant general
at suchtime and place as he shall ap-
point, to conferwith him, and to receive
his directions in regard to their official
duties,’aud to affordhim such assistance
and cooperation as the public service
‘,'may require; and Said officers shall be
allowed five cents, per, mile for travel to
and from Sue place cf‘me'eting. '

‘3‘ Sec. 40.’ he duty of the quarter-
‘i'n‘aater‘ general shall be . to, take care of
E 'all the public property- cummittlld to him,
and belonging toihi‘s‘. depbl‘tm'ent; to cite,-
cute all orders received from the com-
mander in chief, relative thereto; to re-

ceive such arms and equipments as the

 

failed to perform 'tl‘leir'duty; to delegate“
to the major general and brigadier gens"

[necessary arms, 'ammuni'tion,'equipmcnts .

from time to time, transmit to this state,
team .the home to bo'dsposited in'the
state arsenal at Hartford, and to distri-
butfltthaul ,totbetmilitiaiin such manner
.88 the POW‘PP‘ldiFuillzchifif shall direct;
. to IpIci'forln Iall getherise'rvice which may
‘be requiredofhilpby law; and to make
repOrIt- .to the,’ general assembly on the
thlrd Iday of ilsi'scssiou, in each year, con-
taining; a c’ompléte‘inventory of all the
articles? belonging to, his department,
ispcclfylng’the’place or places where they
are deposited, and also of the articles
'consumedcr expended since his last pre-
'-vious repcrt, together with a particular
account of" all expenditures of money in-
cur-red in-‘his‘ department, of which no
account shall have been previously ren—
dered: to the general assembly; and he

~ 3» shall beccme bound to the state treasurer
‘ an.- an—bond of twenty thousand dollars,

with surety“, conditioned for the faithful
discharge of the duties of his office.

, .SEC.‘ 41. The =quartermilster general
shall, from time to time, order all ord-
nance,vmnskets, rifles or other property
of the state furnished to the militia,
which may be neglected by them, or left
to decay, to be returned to thestate
arsenal; and he may cause to be repaired,
at his discretion, all muskets and rifles,
,and all ordnance and ordnance stores
which have been returned to the arsenal
from the militia, and which remain in a
damaged’staté. ' ' ‘

, ‘An'd'thcrc shall, be allowed the sum of
four hundred dollars per annum as com-
pensation for an armorer, who shall be
appointed "by,,and subject to the orders
of the ‘quart’ermaster general. '

Sec: 42.‘ There shall be annually ap- *'
pointed by the general assembly two au-
ditors of the quartermastcr general’s
account,'whose duty it shall be to exam-
ine, audit and adjust the items of his
annual report, also” in the month of
.April, annually, to examine and inspect
the arsenal buildings at Hartford, and
the military stores and other property of
the state therein deposited, and to make
a report of the condition thereof, and
also of the correctness of the quarter-
,master. general’s report, to the general
assembly, in May annually, within the
first three days of the session thereof.

SEC. 43. It shall be the duty of the
commissary general, in time of war or in-
surrection, to procure supplies for the
subsistence of the troOps, and to issue
the same; to execute all orders received
from the commander in chief; to perform
all services that may be required of him
by law, and report annually to the gen-
eral assembly, invariably on the third
day of its session, the state of his depart-
ment; and he, shall give bond, with
surety, to the state treasurer, in the sum
of twenty thousand dollars, conditioned
for the faithful discharge of the duties of
his office. *
Sec. 44. It shall be the duty of the
paymaster general, in time of war-or in-
surrection, to pay the troops their wages,
to execute allorders received from the
commander in chief, to perform such ser-
vices as may be required of him by law,

.and to settle his. accounts with the comp-

troller, on ,or before the thirteenth day
of April in, each, year; ;and he shall give
bonds, with surety, to the state treasurer,
in the sum' of , twenty thousand dollars,
conditiOned for afaithfnl discharge of
the duties 'of his office.

_ SEC. 45._ 'It shall be the duty of the
surgeon general to examine and deter-
mine the qualificatidns of candidates for
regimental surgeons and surgeons’ mates;
and he shall have supervision and control
of all matters pertaining to the medical
department of the militia, by and with
the advice of the‘comma'nder in chief.
Soc. 46. Whenever a regiment shall
be ordered out for inspection, the brigade
inspector shall inspect such regiment,
agreeably toLth‘e’ rules adopted for the
army. of the United States; and he shall
take an accurate account, from personal

inspection, of the quality of the arms and

accoutrements of bothofiicers and pri-
vates, and Whether they are fit or unfit
for service; and he shall also examine the
clothing ,of the men, and see whether
they are in complete uniform, according
to law; andmakc a report of the same
to the adjutant general, on or before the
fifteenth day of October in each year.
Sac. 47. The commanding officer of
each company shall make return of the
state of rhisecompany,’ with the number
enrolled therein, and of all their arms,
equipments and ammunition, to the com-
manding officer of the regiment, within
ten days after each parade required by
law. .~
Sec. 48., The commanding officer of
each regiment shall make return of the
statcof his regiment, with the number of
men enrolled therein, and of all their
arms, equipments and ammunition, to-
gether with a roster of the field, and
staff and commissioned ofiiCers of his
regiment, to the, commanding oficer of
the brigade, within’twenty days after the
last annual parade.
Sec. 49. The commandant of each
brigade shall make duplicate returns of
thestate of his brigade, together with a
roster of the field, staff, and commissioned
officers. of :such brigade, one of which he
;shall transmit .to thecomm‘ander of the
division, and .the: other to the adjutaut
general, on or before the first day of De-
cemher, annually... Each brigade, regi-
ment, company and band, shall be far-
nished with a. suitable book for records,
and the commanding 'oficer .of each com-
pany, and band, ,shallcause the names of
all, persons belonging to, his company or
band,‘. and all, “the ,doliuqueubies, votes
and proceedingsofsuch, company or band;
and shall cause copies of anypart of said
record to be givegwhen required, reason-
able compensation ‘PPillg made. therefor;
and thcadjutant’general shall prescribe
the forms of ‘ke‘e' iilgflsuch records. The
adjutaut‘ f genera shall keep a record of
all” the‘proceedings' of isoffice, and an-
nually, in the month of January,'furnish
to the cemmander in‘ chief a roster of the
general, field, commissioned and staff
.ofiicers, and't'also procure and furnish, at
the expeniie of the- state,- such books for
the instructiOn‘ of the military forces of
this state as the:ccmmander in chief may
approve, all necessary blanks, blank
books, and forms, and» perform all other
duties which shall bevuecssssry to carry
into full efi‘ect, “the provisions. of. this act.
' (C’orltz’iidédoolfaurfltfaga) I .‘ .
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