Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1830-01-02
WAR DEPARTMENT.

81 WAR DEPARTMENT..
The rep,rt Of tho Secretary Of War
states that harmony apd zeal rrevail
throc: hout the army. which is dis'in :
gs.shed for the r~evailing spirit Of sub
|0rsiinafion. Desc eTtior, which 10 less
frequent than heretofore, Is punishable
with dca,h--and in cases where con
dem sation has foIlowed q conviction,
The executire in The exercise of his
prerogatlve, has arrested the arm Of
military justice. and pardoned the OF
fender. The secretary rscommencs
,hst the rigid exac'ions' Of The Law I,
should correspond with the masnituJe
of the offence f; or in or ether words,
that, during 9 state Of peace, capital
punishment should be abolished. H.
ccnncxion with this subject, the secre
tary furnishes US with the gratifying
assurance that orders have teen issued
prohibiting any person 10 be inveigled
into the public serUicc BY false pre-
t~nces, and that no person, while in a
state Of intoxication shall be enlisted,
and that no contract shall be ccnsum
mated until proper time for calm de
liberation is afoI ded. Places where
civil duties only werc performed, we,e
not il is thought, intended by law to
be- drnominsled military posts. with
tee privileges sppertsininp thereto ;
bu, II appears that different construct
ion has been giten, aud that double
ra,ions have been allowed. II is also
proposed, SO to regulate the csmpsnsa
iion Of the army that all shall bee ONE
salary oficers, with view Of guard
ing against unforeseen contingencies
Il is proposed. IL Congress design to
prosecute the important internal i'm
provsments already commenced 10 a
state Of comple'ien. that the engineer
corps be inc, eased. The military a
cadcmy at West Point is alluded to in
he most aa,te'ing terms. The di,
bursemenis oi the quarter master gen
eral, necessarily exceeded the appro
pria'ion made for The year. 'f'he cor
tractors for erecting the. break wafer al
the mouth Of the Delaware, have fail, I
in their own expectations, and the
work does not present that rapid state
Dent, il was expected to, At the cluse
Of the season. The report Of The CHIEF
OF the ordinances department. shows
that at the present annual rate Of an
preparation, (i0o.0C0 dolIsrs.) sixtccr
u twenty years viii have pAssed. he
fore a proper sdppy Of arms, for those
ori6catIons now in progress, can be
contained for their defence. The
course recommended is, that the arm.
nent preparations should progress cor
sequentIy with the works ,hemselve.
An abundant supply Of powder is ir
At0re. Consid, ring its liability 10 ini 4
Try. rather than keep up the supply, i,
would be preferable 10 procure the N,
terials Of which il is composed, read,
to be manufactured when nee essa, v
The medical staff consists Of fihy two
surgeons and assistants. A this nun
ber is not sufficient. i, sometimcs han
pens that citizen gu rgeons are employ
ed, at a cost from 5000 10 10. .OOO 4,
the government. Tie usual dividend
on the fund 100000 dolIars) Of The
Seneca tribe Of lhdians, the secretary
has declined paying for the present
The amount aPprcpI iated for revolu
'ionary pensions has fallen more than
$500 short OF he demand. The
number ofrevolutionary pensioners il
i2,2ll Of which -4CI have died. The
number cf Invalid pensioners 10 1894.
Of which II have died. Two of the
western military poets were absndonrd d
during the -uminer--cantonment Tow
son and cantonment Towson and can
sonmeat Lesuenworth. With respect
to the Indians, the secretary propo ses
the formation of a territory - without
The range Of the western states and
te' 'rito'ies; {; 10 be protected BY militia.
ry posts. Laws for their gene,ai gov
srnment, aud to preserve peace among
the tibes, 10 be the act OF the United
States. with a right to the Indinns in
council, to make their own municipal
regulations. Within the states to the
south, computing the f,ur tribes,
Greeks, Cherokees, Chickssaw., and
Choctaws. their numbers will falI IiitI.
short VI rs, ,00O."
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