Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-30

III ~ shOs, 2nd thus ouly The dapgerous
transition from peace To war NAV he
MADE without confusion or disorder and
me WEAKNESS aud danger, which other
wise would be inevitable, be AVOIDED
wo cons Quences result from This nriu--
clpie FIRST, the Organization Of the staff
IN peace establishment onglt 10 he
such, that every branch of il should be
completely formed, with such extension
Us the Number OF troops and posts occu.
pieu may render necessary ;aud, second
~, lilat TIE organization OF the line ought.
as lar as practicable, 10 be such that, i'm
passing from the peace to the war forma
lion, the force iIay be sufficirptly aug-
mented without adding new regim EMS or
PARTITIONS thus raisIug The war on The
OASIS oil The peace establishment, instead
OF creating new army 10 be added 10
me Old, as AT the commencement OF The
ia'e war. The next principle TO be OBJ
served Is, The organization ought 10 be
such DIS 10 induce, III time OF peace, citi-
zens oil adequate talents aud respectable.
lily of cbafaciey 10 enter and remalr, in
the military service of The country. so
thai The government may have officers at
lis command, who, 10 the requisite expe-
perience, would add the public confi>
0ence. The correctness OF this princi-
pie can scarcely be doubted, for, surely,
u Is worth having an army al all, il is
| worth having it well commanded,
These are the general principles upon
! which propose 10 form the Organization
/ OF The army, as proposed 10 be reduced
| under Tue resolution. By reference 10 ia
b'ea and b, which contain the proposed
and present organizations, il will be seen
that The principal difference between
ihem IS 10 The reduction Of the rank and
nv: ne present Organization oil the
stat, with It's BRANCHES. is retained. with
slight alterations. The principal ctauaes
IN il are. III HAT of the commisssry etne-
raj OF purchases, aud HE Judge ADVOCATES,
by which Il Is lnteTced thai ihey should
conform more exactly "a The PRINCIPLES ON
vh!Sh the other branches are nov Termed.
IL Is believed thar tie true principle of
! us organization Is, thar every distinct
branch Of the staff should terminate in a
cher, TO re stationed, al least in peace.
| near Inc seat Of government, aud to be
matte responsible Tor lis condition. is
| il:Is that the government nav atall fines
Obtain correct ,luowledgr vi The condition
OF lie army IN every particular, aud be
| enabled 10 introduce method, order and
economy. Ia It's diaburseWcrjs. IL IL, at
rreseuI, with Slisbt eScep ions, thus o. ga
| niZed, aud Tie ben stirlzi effects OF IL have
already been striki@g i e&eWpliiied by
! experience. Since Tie passsyG of the
act OF the l4tb ot April. 1915, which gave
the presea, organization 10 lie staff, the
expense 81 the army has been greatly re-
dnc2d, Thi!e, ~ the sane time, The vari-
Gus articles supplied have been improved
III quality, and the purcuIalily with which
they have been Is5ned ard white The
movements OF the army have, at least for
the present, been rendered more expen-
sive by occupying the distant frenier
posts at tue mouth OF the ST. Peters and
at tue CounciI Bluffs.
By siatemeGi from the adjulant and
Inspector general, and tie books of The
second auditor, marked G, containing the
array disbursements from 1915 10 1920
Inclusive, II appears that the expense of
lie army IN 1918, the year in which the
prese al organization comm nced, amount.
ed TO 53,746, 40 Oh, " bile The amount
ot waTEa.is issued for current disburses
ments 10 the 4irsi of November this wear.
has amounted only TO S 2,6i6,626 II, and
lie disbursements of tie whole wear will.
probably, not exceed S 700. 900. In Tie
year 1919, the aggregate average number
OF the military establishment, Including
tne caUets, amounted 10 $3.50, and that @;
this year 10 S5il. 1t is admitted, that
hnrlng ibe same period, d considerable
redaci!on has taken place in many ofthe
articles ahich constitute The supplies O.:
TIE army, The effect Of Which has been 10
! reduce It's expense but, on examination.
IL will appear that the diminuliou on this
account is much less than what on the
llrst impression might be supposed
Many OF me more considerable items
winch constitute the expenses of The AZ.
: my, afe hZcd by law, and do not fluciuate
~ A.. ~
pay OF the officers aud nsn, tie subsisi
euce 81 the fo-mer, aud The allowance t.
, them for servants, forage, transportation
: o. baggage, &c. All OF The items esiimat
: ed Tor, by the pay aasler general, except
Ing clothing for servants, which is o
(. small amount, pariake OF this character
2 10 which, ii we add those ia the quarter
meste- generals estimates, which, aliho
the price Of some OF theta have i'm III
a period under consideration been reduced
S yet that has been at least balanced in sh
increased expenditure Of thai departmen
= Tor lde two last years, By the extension
2 aud increased number of the miliiar-
= posts il will result, that the redsctio,
. 10 the expense OF ii,e army BIZ tie dimi
8 nu,ion OF prices ig substantially confine,
i 10 tue clothing, medical and subsislcuc
J, departments. Sumo pains have been Ga
Nt" ~ "SOc' ram tH'5 ulhlhuUon, IN TIL
various articles supplied by them. and
i has resulted in tie belief, that The ave
" rage or those supplied by lie clofbin
c and medical departments were. in IA
l. year 1918, about z per cent. higher tia
II in this, aud in The subsistence about
+ per cent. With these data, il is asce
i' tanned, that che expense OF the army ilI
Ie year, had 10 dimuntiOn in price sinc
= 1918 taken place, would have Amounted
J. deduciiDg for The difference Of the ay
10 rage number OF the tWO wears. and aIio,