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Militia TRAINING.-lt is indeed remarkable,
that, although the ridiculous system Of militia
training is universally felt to be oppressive, and
absurd in the EXTREMIST degree, yet welldirected
general effort is made to abolish it for ever. The
volunteer uniformed military companies of the city,


are highly meritorious and creditable to the coun-
try; but this nonsensical militia. training, forcing
people who have neither taste nor time for such
business, TO drill, or, in default, subjectng them to
all sorts Of annoyance and imposition at the hands
OF the militia fine collectors, is an ntoerabe nui-
sance The whole thing reflects disgrace on the
country, and serves only the vanity and dissipation
OF these who call themselves "officers,'' who
guzzle the proceeds Of the fines. Let an end be al
once put to this ridiculous and oppressive system