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Editorial
January 8, 1780
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
Editorial supports the Duke of Northumberland and Middlesex and Westminster Committee's plan for constitutional volunteer defense forces, entrusting arms to the populace for protection against invasion, focused on Middlesex and Westminster.
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Full Text
The plan proposed by the Duke of Northumberland and the Middlesex and Westminster Committee, is allowed to be the most constitutional and the solidest force that can be employed on the defence of our country. For in whose hands can arms be intrusted with more safety than in the hands of the inhabitants of the country at large. Every man who presents himself is immediately admitted for instruction; and in case of invasion none are desired to inlist, but such as solicit to be admitted volunteers in the royal volunteer companies, which are only meant for the protection of Middlesex and Westminster.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military Affairs
Constitutional
What keywords are associated?
Volunteer Defense
Duke Of Northumberland
Constitutional Plan
Invasion Protection
Middlesex Westminster
What entities or persons were involved?
Duke Of Northumberland
Middlesex And Westminster Committee
Royal Volunteer Companies
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Support For Volunteer Defense Plan
Stance / Tone
Strongly Supportive
Key Figures
Duke Of Northumberland
Middlesex And Westminster Committee
Royal Volunteer Companies
Key Arguments
Plan Is Most Constitutional And Solid For Country Defense
Arms Safest In Hands Of Country Inhabitants
Volunteers Admitted Immediately For Instruction
In Invasion, Only Solicitors Join Royal Volunteer Companies
Companies Protect Middlesex And Westminster