296 HISTORY OF William Buckingliam, of Harpersfield, lieutenant, and Angus McDonald; Jr., of Stamford, ensign. The second company elected John R. Baldwin, of Stamford, captain, Thomas E. Marvine, of Walton, lieutenant, and Pal- mer L. Burrows, of Tompkins, ensign. Thomas Marvine^ of Walton, was unanimously elected major of the battalion, whose experience and judgment rendered him peculiarly fitted for the station. A correspondent writes as follows : ^'The company of light infantry under the command of Cap- tain Bolles, of the one hundred and fifty-first regiment, has been ordered to active service and report themselves to Major Marvine at this place. " Col. Horton, of the sixty-ninth regiment, 'and Col. North, of the one hundred and fifty-first regiment, have been ordered to hold their respective commands in readiness to answer any call that may be made for additional force, should it be deemed necessary.'^ The next evening, the light infantry company, from Unadilla, under the command of Capt. Bolles, arrived and reported them- selves to Major Marvine. The company was composed mostly of young men, who with a little drilling made excellent soldiers A correspondent of this date writes as follows : Major Marvine has now three hundred efl&cient and well- armed men ; one hundred of whom are well mounted, ready to assist the sheriff in the execution of any process required, and to guard the jail and prisoners. This force, it is believed, will prove sufficient to answer the purpose intended, and we hope the necessity will not exist a great while for this or any other force. If those who have heretofore favored the anti-rent associations, will read the proclamation of Gov. Wright, with calmness and candor, they must be convinced of the utter im- possibility — and the injustice — of standing out against the power of the State.
