Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-12-14


cannot DC "tsc ar Just, when II opposes She refer
'"'c OF all doubtful points To the great source ot
authority, tl,e States and tic People whose NUM-
hcrand diversified relations SET linp them a,inst
,IIc influences and eNcit,m.nts winch may mis-
lead Their agents, make them the safest d,unsitorv
"f power. In lis application 10 the Executive.
WIN reference TO the Legislative branch of the
ro'ernment, the same rule OF action should make
'hc PRESIDENT ever anxious 10 avoid the exercise
Oh any d'Scretionar, authority, which can be re-
Sualcd b, Congress. Tie bases which may
operate upon Inn will not be so likely to extend
To the representatives OF the People IN that body,
la my toimer messages 10 Congress, have re-
pcaledv urged the propriety of lcsscning the dis
cIctotai, authority lodged III the various depart
mthts; but II has produced no effect rs vet, cx-
ctpt the disconnnancc OF extra allowances in the
Army and Navy, and the substitution of fixed SUI
larlts IN the latter Ii is believed that the same
principles could be acknowledgements applied, in all
cases, aud would promote the efficiency and eco
homy OF the public service, nj the same time that
greater satisfaction and more eqmal justice would
he secured 10 the public officers rally.
The accompanying Report of The Secretary of
war VIII put you Ill possession of the operations
OF the department contidcd 10 lis care, IN all It's
diversified relations, during the past year.
am grathed IN being able To inform YOU that
no occurrence has required any NOV cmcut OF the
military force, except such rs is common to n
state of peace. The services of ,l,. ARMY have
been limited to der usual duties At The orio,,s
surrisons upon the Atlantic and iul..l frontier.
with the exceptions stated tx The Sccre,or, or
War. Our small military establishment appears
to be ADEQUATE to the purnnscs for which il is
maintained, and il forms a nucleu, around which
any additional force may be collected. should the
public exuencics unfortunately rcqunr any in
crease of our military means.
The yor;, ms ,cts nf f'onpr..ss y hirh h,,c lccn
recently missed IN relaf;on IN th. army Lnv, inn
proved i,scondi,ion ,,lE,vrrcrdcrrd if, oryani
zation more H., fl md ,f;.;an, l. :. u, aiItimcs
in n state fnr nro,,,t ,,l ,;o,,,,, ,,,;,, and !,
contains within ,,ell. tn. ,,o,,.,, ,r >,;,, &,
any useful limit. vl,,. nj the s,,uct inr !, nrc-
serves ,l,,, now l.,a. bo,h ,ho,ra,,.,Ian ,rn,.-
ticol which ednr,,;n,, ,n,l o,,,.ri.,,,. ,I,e .,r
rive: and Which if M, aroui,rd mad preserved
in time of ~, nee m,fs, he ,r,, .r,nt dis.
ADVANTAGES in tim. of war
The duties of the rnoiocer cor,. ur..., hcoyi-
" u,ou thai broncl, If lie sc,,,cr. < ,l,o r,llc
int,rc,, req .ircs ~, ,dd,;o, r. ,,s s,r,ro,h rLr
nature of line wo,L in which nm. officer. are en-
"uocd rcudcr n,,,.,.,,,,. ,,r,r,..;or,l Lrovlrd,,
and experience. and ilere Is no ,conuu,, IN COM
mit,in" IN them more dnii,s tLau ,hcv cam n,r-
form. ar in assionio, these 10 ,,hcr u,rsous tenn
uornr,lv cu,los,d ond TOO of,,n. of uecc.si,y
without all the oualifc,tions Which such ,cr,ic.
demands. | recommend thl. subject to >oura at |
trution, aud also he propo,ition submitted at ,lc
last session Of Conor,ts and now renewed. for a |
reorganization of the TopoeraphicaI Corps.-