{"character_count": 3032, "word_count": 539, "ccnet_language_score": [0.947700023651123], "ccnet_perplexity": [2033.300048828125], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
dollars nust have accrued under It, and
ought to have been appropriate d towards ar.
ming the whole body Of the militia of tho
United States. Ofthis sum or the proceeds
of it. on the ratio of her contributions to the
revenue of the United States, Massscnu'
sets would be entitled to sbout.one fifth
part, having paid upwards OF forty millions
towards the two hundred and hfieen mile
ions Of dollars received by the United States
under the opera ion OF the Fedora, Govern
ment but pred Gated upon the more unfavor-
able ratio of the law, which IN th's case
must govern, Massachusetts, although ca
psble of bringing into the held sn effective
force of one hundred and twenty thousand
free white citizens, for the purpose OF sus-
tanning her rights, Of checking usurpauon,
or of frepelling invasion, would be ent'tiea
only to the number of arms procured under
the act Of April. 1908. in the ratio that w. $50
the number OF militia agreeably to the 'ast
return to the General Government from
Massachusetts, bears to 709, ,449, the whole
return of The militia Of the United states as
communicated to Congress by the presi-
dem, on the 18Th of February OF the present
year-,bus giving TO Massachusetts, sn ln'
dispensibie claim, ves'ed right, w'ihoal
the power of alienstion or diversion, III any
densrtment of the General Government, TO
about one tenth Of the said sum OF one null
ion Of dollars already accumulated, or OF d.
bout one tenth ofthe number OF srms that
nave been procured thereir


And ypur committee further report, that,
from the returns made 10 Congress by The
war department in December last, 1t ap-
pears, that conirscts under the law OF the
United States of April %, 1908, have been
made for 100, 200 stands OF arms, S4ooo
sands were Contracted for in Msssachu
sets, and 1875 stands we're actually deiiv
cred by the manufacturers within the State,
prior 10 October last, and that, IRON these
contracts, there had been received by me
genersl government, six months since,
81, $40 stands of arms, at which time so,ooo
stands of arms in addition were due, ana
ought 10 have been delivered In.o the puo-


nc arsenzis, os which about one tenth part
from the moment Of lheir receipt by the


General Government, became, IN the opin'


non Cf your Conmiuee, the actual properly
of the State of Massachusetts,, and by ne
terms Of the same law, it also became the
duty of the administration Vt the General


Government, to have caused proportion oil


hem in H. al ratio TO be transmitted OF de-
li,ered to this Siste that not single nus-
ket e this number has been rect wed, or his
been in,t nded 10 be transmitted. or deiiye =
ed, is TOO apparent, from the reply ofthe se-


cretsry Of war ,othe application II his Excel.
lency.


OF The distribution Of the stands of arms
which had been sctusl,y received y ne
government of the United States, under he
law OF April, 1903. 1t sppesrs from ,re'u :
made to Congress by the Department o'
wsr to the month Of DECEMBER last, ;hat
1000 stsnds had been delivered 10 New
Hampshire.