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


own citizens in tho Uuted States Bark 49,
could nota tax be imposed on III. holders oi
lts notes, amounting TO "A prohibition OF their
nses or could not their circulation Within
/ the state, he made feiouy9
| IL the state legislature should think proper
10 abaie the nuiSances of their own e. ,ion the
! state banks would not the cn culstion of otler
| noics he eiiectually prevented by repeating
me laws against counterfelters and bv
thus putting all paper issuers on the same
footing, no longer allow the great regues to
hang The little ones DENTATUS.
REPORT ON THE ARMY.
The Report OF Mr.. Calhoun is a docunicrt
OF great interest 10 onr fellow. citis-ns Ii
reflects much credit on its author. II is a
plain aud manly appeal TO The good sense Of
the people -aud with the THREE Nos of the
eloquent Huron, recently laid before our
readers, II places the improvements which the
army has received, aud which 10 OUGHT to
retain, In the strongest points of view The
general organization of the army owes much
10 Mir. CalhOuA. In economy TOO i: has
wonderfully improved. ON this head we
extract the following statement from very
sensible letter, addressed by some member of
Congress To- his friend in Columbia, ). G.
IL will be seen that in
1877 Il cost the nation .,........ .StG16 IG5
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iot9..... .....................3 i23 36o
AID for
that by the accountability, organization aud
system introduced into This department in the
short space of three years, nearly Que half of
the whole expenditure is Saved 10 the nation
and this TOO when he army now consists of
greater numbers than il did in 1917, is better
clothed, better fed, and hat is of infinite
Importance, both officers aud men better en-
poyed'"
correspondent has been so obliging as 10
hand us the subsequent general character of
the Secretary of Wars Report-the terms of
which are particularly complimentary 10 its
writer, aud descriptive OF his plans:
COMMUNICATIONS.
The able Report of the Secretary nf
War shogld be read by every man. 1t is
Developments of plan, for reducing
the army, and luminous exposition of
the principles upon which that reduction
is proposed 10 be made.
The Secretary begins with an enquiry
into the reasons for retaining the army,
or any part of it,, and sllews that It's re-
tention Is mol an object of contingent and
momeniary policy, but that j, is connect
ed with the remOiest future. With The
eve of statesman he Looks Through the
vista OF years, and laws down principles
both consistent with the economy of the
day-and il adopted as the basis Of the
peace establishment Of The army, highly
useful and advantageous 60 the nation.
Those who imagine that millennium has
taken place among the nations of The earth,
aud believe they cannot go too far Ia
Their cOmplalsance 10 prove their conf
denre III the present slate of things, will
live 10 acknowledge The correctness of the
views laid down by the Secretary OF War
in his Report The force of no political
maxim can be better tested than by iii
vesling the proposition OF lis general cha
| racier, and applying il 10 the case of an
| individual. 1t then assumes a specific
and limited shape, from which the facul-
ties Of most men, will reason them into
very just conclusions. TO live in peace,
we should be always prepared for ar -
n his Is an aphOrlsm I'D every mans mouth.
Bnt does every man who acknowledges
| Its correctness understand what is intend
| ed by being always prepared for war g
Preparation Tor war in time OF peace'
with many consists IN the numerical
force OF the rank and file OF the army
La like manner, their economy would
consist in disbandiug the most, f.not ali
| the science and genius Which a long and
laborIcus term OF service, in the field,
| has embodied-and retaining all the ig-
norance.-ln speaking of ignorance, do
not use the language of diSrespect or re-
! Pi""Sh ON' lCtNU lO tUdt pOT
lion of the army whose duties for the
most part are northumberland for whose
conduct, either ill the field or in garrison,
the higher grades are responsible. The
more elevated the station, The greater the
responsibility why Those who
have been entrusted by the constitution
with The gradalions OF the army, have
apporIIoned The station 10 the merit. -
The analysis Of what is called military
merit" will display some of lie fines
features of the human charac,cr-ane
although no way distinctive OF any pro.
iession, are essential ingredients IN tn,
composition OF an officer. Military
| merit Is not, as some would imagine,
tortultous possession alone. Like al
professions i'll which man would b,
distinguished, il is attained by labor
study and experience. In well ordered
promotions, land in this country there
have been but few exceptions 10 the sug
gesiioU,) Tie public may read the mea
sure OF an officers services by the ranl
he holds. Military distinction and pub
tic services. have proceeded hand il
hand.-Ihe Secretary OF War, by tin
proposed plan of reducing the army, verr
judlclOHsly retains nearly the whole q
that portion which is most valuable an
most difficult 10 be formed, TO wit, ih,
general stalT-The rank and file of tn
army can al all times he increased q
diminished at pleasure, aud yet be con
siIIUted OF The same materials. The ran
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