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


sioaed officers, and the latter nj 81 which
will give to the aggregate of both corps,
thus formed, 63 rs uon com nissicned 9th
GERS, musician-, and privateS. Without
adding single officer, or a single com
pany, they may be augmented, should "a
just prrcauiiou, growing out OF our for
! eign relations, render IL necessary, 10
| II 55S and pending hosiili,ies, by add
ing 2SS Officers, The two corps, on the
maxnnHm at The war formation, may be
raised To the respectable torCe OF 4545 Of
the artillery, AMI II 400 of The infantry,
making In the aggregate 1905 officers,
ron commissioned officers aud privates.
| The war organization, thus raised on The
basis of the peace establishment, will
! bring into effective operation the whole
OF The experience and skill of the latter,
| which, with attention, would. in short
period, be communicated 10 the new re
cru,lS, and the officers recently appointed,
! SO a 10 constitute a well disciplined
! lorce Should the organization ot full
companies, IN the contrary, he adopted
tor The peace establishment, this process
could be carried 10 d very limited extent.
ok thousand men so organized can be
auGm nied on the full war establishment,
only 10 0.ll5 by doubling TIL ba,ialipns
Any additional force. beyond that, mus,
be obtained by adding new regiments
aud battaiIoss, with all the disadvantages
OF Inexprrieucr IN The officers and men,
wi,hou, the means OF immediate instrmc-
| non. His was tue fatal error al he com.
Dencemeui OF the late war, which cost The
GENTRY so nrIclI treasure aud blood. The
peace establishment which preceded II
was very impertecilv organized, and did
not anuiIl al the necessary au2m NATION;
nor did The government avail itself of even
ia limited capacity in that respect. The
forces raised were organized into new
corps, III which, consequently, every
branch ni military duly was TO b., learned
10y The officers as well as men But, with
all these disadvantages, the experience
aud discipline of Ihe old establishment
was ot lmmense use, and has uoi been
duly appre lated. Thu officers belonging
to II gradually diflus~d sheir military
knowledge through the arms. and con-
'ubn'ed much 10 the brilliant suits OF
The campaign ct 1914. For the truth OF
THIS assertion might with confidence
appeal TO those offi erS who thea acquired
40 much glory for themselves and their
| country.
Another reason remains 10 be urged.
why. IN The peace establishment, the mum.
Der 0t Officers ought 10 be great compar.
Ell with the actual force Al The com
mencement OF war an adequate number of
experienced officers Is Of greater imuor
lance than that of Disciplined trooDs.
even were II possible To have The latter
without the former for il is NOT difficult
10 torn III short time well dis iulined
troops by experienced "tfi ers, but the
reverse i impossible. Thr quahfi atoms
OF the officers are essentially superior 10
those of the sOliier~, aud are more diff
cult TO be acquired. The progress of
military science has mt added much 10
The difficulty performing The duiv of
The soldier, or OF Training him, bat n has
greatly To that at the officer No 90, ern-
mem can, IN The present improved state
oil military sclence, neglect with impuny
10 instruct sufficient number of lis cili-
z5ns IN science indispensable 10 it's ~
dependence aud safety, and 20 perfect
WHICH instruction, il is necessary that
some portion ct them Che number 10 be
regulated hy the resources OF the coun
try aud lis relation With other govern
meats should make arms their profession.
have thus presented an organization
which deem The most effective, and
which, Ill the future ex,geucies OF The
country. may be otihe utmost Importance
different one requiring for tie prespn,
an Expenditure something less than that
proposed, might, in some respects be
more agreeable al this moment but. BE-
heVIng that nothing In our situation or ia
our relations with other powers, however
pactnc al ms iim", can give certain
assurance Of uninterrupted peare. a state
winch may exist in the ina ginanon of the
poet. bar which 10 nation fas vet had the
good fortune TO enjoy, | have deemed il
my duty 10 present that organization
which viii most effectuaily protect The
country against The calamiiies and dan
gers OF any future contest in uhi n il
NAV be our misfortune To be involved.
Economy Is certainly very high poll
teal virtue, intimately connected " i'm the
pc "er and the public virtue of the com
muniiy. La military operations, which.
under the best management, are So ex.
ienSlve, u Is OF the utmost importance
DHt, Dy no pr"preiy OF language can thai
arrangement be called economical, which,
IN order that our military establishment
10 peacr should be rather less expensive.
would regard less the purposes for which
II ought 10 b. maintained, renAerir unti,
To meet The dangers incident 10 a state
of var.
With single observation, which was |
w" we" I'D us proper place, ! will COM |
cIude my remarks. The plan proposed
i9r lie reduction of The army gives six |
thousand three hundred asd sixteen non
commissioned officers, musicians. and
instead of six thousand the
number fixed in The resolution II was
found difficult To form an organizaiion ON
proper principles, which would give thai
precise number, as the difference was not
deemed very material, j have ventnred
10 heVlale 10 that extent from the terms
OF the resolution. have the honor TO be.
your obedient servant.
J. C.. CALHOUN