The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-06-07
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From The Bosfon Yankee.
Military Peace Establishment.

h HE0J 4 C[ILC REIMBURSEMENT.
Small as is this establishment, for 80 vast
a country, we speak of it with pride. Il is,
we believe, an hone ST selection from our la,e
gallant army...an army whose physical and
moral character has given the United States
name and praise throughout The world an
army that has reflected back the defending
ude OF glory, even on those i; has yanquished
Tor the British themselves DOW say" These
brave people strung from ns ."--Wc take
pride in our little Navy; and we are proud
too OF the bravery, and the virtue OF our Eulo
Army....against which such false predictions
had been uttered of its demoralzng tendency,
both In the camp, and in the community.
Where is the country, circum staneed like tho
United States, that, in the space of two years,
could produce an army, that after its first un-
aVoidable embarrassmeDts, could have thus
marked its way TO glory! During a time,
compfizlng nearly half the term OF its exis-
tenco, this army has borne deprivation of pay,
with consideration, patience, confidence,
attachment and generosity, that has no paral-
lei III the history oil any country beside our
own. Who has deserted his standard Who
has gone over TO the enemy
The disbandiDg the army, under Gen.
WAsHINoToN, at the memorable peace of
1888, elevated our national character, and
timely illustrated that OF its leader. and the
candid and generous acquiescence in the re-
duction OF The present one, will give new
lustre TO the citizen sodiery Of this new world,
seeing they, and we all are conscious that
though very brave, and very worthy n.n arc
necessarily excluded. 1t is derogaory to the
character ofa republican of the United States
to murmur at an act Of Congress. We ony
regret tha, that honorable body did not en-
power the Executive TO allow us to boast of
the names of twice the number of brave and
accomplished Officers..the valiant defenders
OF our Union, end national rights.
Every generous mind must sympabizo
with our political Father. For the head of
the nation to reduce, and separate such an
army, is like Patriarch reducing his large
family of equally beloved sons, and dispensing
them in far country, with tears, and with his
blessing. We can scarcely conceive a more
delicate, or more anxious task ,than this which
our beloved President has had to perform.
If the selection OF Officers be among the least
agreeable OF executive duties, how painful
must be that of dismissa! /? To be obliged To-
discharge valiant men, grown old in the SER
vice....and also young men, who have suffered
wounds, and are enduriDg mutiiations Of
limbs, aud therefor unfit for active warfare,
must be as painful thing TO man of Mr.
MADIsoN's amiable, and generous feelings,
as Can well be conceived /: yet the reduction
of our army to only Ten thousand men, puts
this irksome duty upon the Chiei Magistrate.
In the dis,ribotion of family properly
among children, Father very rarely pleases
them ali, although he loves all equally well.
Can we then wonder, that in the distribution
OF apparent favors in the great military family
of the nation, hat some should feel hurt, uu-
der an apprehension that the father loved and
respected him who had been sent Il ON home,
less than him who had been retained about
hi. person (? The number of field Officers
now in service, amounts to 9 l6 (; and OF Iegi-
mental Officers to 2o55. OF the former,
about SO; snd of the latter, about 45o can be
retained in service. "It is therefore obvious,
that with respect to the 6els officers, and the
regimenta officers, men of high mili,ay merit
must unavodebly be omitted in the present
organization of the army. 1t has not been,
and never can be, under such circumstances,
mark of disrespect, or subject OF reproach,
to omit the name of any officer"
Instead Of nine Military Districts, as here
tofors, the United States are now distinguish
ed into tsvo grand Divisions, denomina,ed,
the Division Of the NoRTH...and ne Division
Of the SOUTH.
The Northern grand Division is to be sub
Civided into tfve departments and the South
ern grand Division into four.
From the Miledge,ille (Georgis) Argus.