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Page 63
... militia and the militia as it actually existed in the United States . In the latter sense , the militia was not the equal of a standing army , but to discipline the militia to a point where it would be somewhat comparable to regular ...
... militia and the militia as it actually existed in the United States . In the latter sense , the militia was not the equal of a standing army , but to discipline the militia to a point where it would be somewhat comparable to regular ...
Page 67
... militia muster in the Southwest also lost its martial air and became only a legal form or an excuse for a social gathering.16 The earliest instances of opposition to compulsory militia duty came from the Quakers , who protested that the ...
... militia muster in the Southwest also lost its martial air and became only a legal form or an excuse for a social gathering.16 The earliest instances of opposition to compulsory militia duty came from the Quakers , who protested that the ...
Page 68
... militia reforms from some of the candidates . In an address to their fellow workingmen in 1830 , the Philadelphia labor party declared that the existing militia , characterized mainly by drunken parades , was inferior to a voluntary ...
... militia reforms from some of the candidates . In an address to their fellow workingmen in 1830 , the Philadelphia labor party declared that the existing militia , characterized mainly by drunken parades , was inferior to a voluntary ...
Contents
The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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