The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-01-20

RsPORT OF SECRETARY OF W Ar ne
Dally Advertiser contains The following ~
nops,s Of the report oil the Secretary q
War
/, appears from tire interesting report OF
the War Department, that the iorce oil the
army. lnclodlng officers and men, author''
.ed hv law. l. 1855, but the actal force, ac'
cordny to the lasi return, IS G,2s3. Vi
,h,s nun5er about 1000 are now IN Flor
i, an, AS are IN Texas al camp Nacog.
doctes. 1t appears the troops at Naeosdo.
hes were IN a bad state OF health. We
do not perceive that any Information has
been received TO justify the advance OF these
troops, for distance Of seventy miles INTO
The Mexican Territory, 10 take up thus un'
healthy position. The number OF mllllla
and volunteers who have been mustered IN
10 the service Of The United States IN The
course of the last year Is, 4,5OO.
The Secretary OF War recommends an
increase Of the rank and tile OF the artillery
and infantry, III such manner that the whole
LEGAL force oil the army independently oil
commissioned officers Of artillery aud nian'
try shall be 2,039.
The Secretary recommends an increase
of pay 10 officers OF the army above The
Grade OF Lieutenant, and below that Of Col
onel, including u provision Ter increased
nav after i've wears service 10 any Que grade
equal TO halt the difference between the
grade aud the next higher grade. lie re-
commends also an increase ol the pay OF
priyaies ia the army. The present paw Is
to men serving us cavalry IN The regiments
OF Dragons, eight dollars mouth, aud t'
all others slN dollars mouth. his low
rate Of pay has made II difficult, SINCE The
treat advance Of the wages OF labor IN lh'
country, TO obtain able b',dIed men Tor tn
service. One would naturally suppose !
would 5e difficult 10 obtain recruits Tor th'
army, so long as lahorers IA the sanou
branches Of Industry obtain three tunes ih'
amount OF pay. The Secretary also recon
reGds provision ior the employ meni Q
chaplalns ~ the army, To he appointed BY
the council OF administration al the rcsPec
i've fixed pos ), aud also onr 10 each req
I nent when employ ed 10 the field. The %
IF n army chaplain for whom there y nov
any .sal provision, Is one AZ the hIlilar,
Academy, aud on hun is deyo,yed the duty
besides that OF giving religious INSTRUCTION
tnd performing religious services, oi a pro
tessor Of geography, history and ethics, an'
NTH au assistant, Of s,vug instruction L
he cadets 10 gramer and rhetoric, and u
+ Tie elements OF political sctence, and IN la
law vi nations aud constitutional las.
Poyr OFFIcE RIPoRr.-Fhe annual re
part Of the Post Master General, On IT,
general condition and finances Of the dc
yartlncnt was published Ia the pai:.ot 9
Yesterday, and has Of course attracted u
attention Of our readers. They will hay
seen, tia, the report speaks 10 very iasora
bic terms, both Us the efficiency and con
iulon Of the department. The Bank debt
contracted 10 The time Of NaJor Barry hav
1 been al PAID Of: and there vas a baanc
f e " Surplus funds on hand on the 1t No
,cmber amounting 10 Sjj0,00O by 10
+ it Of Mas TIE surplus VAS expected I
reach S60U,OO0. There has been cOnsid
,a'Je Increase IN the number Of Pet Ohi
IS under the administration OF the prcsrt
aead of the department. In July, ~35, ID
aunber II Post Offices IN the United State
was 1870, While their number Oh the l.
ii December Of the present year Is stats
il,l00. ia view Of the houushlng cof
dhlon Of the department., the Report u
commands general reduction u The rate
of letter postage, the great source u resC
nue, To conform 10 the following scale
rs mile, and under, 5 cents.
$50 miles aud over IS, 10
300 miles aud over $50, ID "
600 miles and over 800, 20
Over COO miles, %
a new scale Of newspaper postage, gri
dua,ed upon the SIZE Of tho sheet as se
as the distance which 1t may be carried,
also suggested by the report. As thus
Newspapers containing 800 square niche
or under, carried not over 200 miles, NJ
out OF the State, half a cent. Over 20
miles or out Of the State one cent. New
papers containing over $50 and under 80
square inches, Que cent, and one aud bal
as above, respectively. Newspapers cot
tanning go square inches aud over, to pa
Que aud half and two cents postage, r,
spectiyely, when carried 200 miles or Of