Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-11-13

TIE ARNY.-The fol,wing remarks in G,or
Fan increase Of the regular Army Of the 4 s. are
taken from the Army aud Navy Chronirle OF last
week.
OUR ARMY -Any one who takes view OF
our extensive Territory. cannot but be struck with
he eniir" 'nadequacy oroar dimiaauve military
toree oi $4,000 men, 10 give any thing like pn,-
lection 20 ten thousand les Of sea coasts anil inland
irOniier-Scareey more Than. If indeed as much as.
one 30 a mle
The old song Of tho militia being the b,lwark
Will do very well. while Ihos,. militia are op, cali
ed upon To defend their 6resdes aud their property:
but take them from home subject then, 4, miinar,
discipline aud prvaiiun. aud conCsinn waste AMI
delay, &c ni ngior:Ous defeat are too ant 10 be ths
/ consequence.
IL " 'uld MT be more absurd to ATTEMPT to clo,bc
the youth of 10 IN tn swldI ing clpt hes of an ~,
ftni. or the man IN the garment OF the school bov
than u would be To expect the commerce Of 1910 a
/ be guarded hy fleet OF that would hive sufliceJ
for THAI OF 1900. o. the confines of our new States
To be defended by body that might have furnish
Ell line of sentinels, out of hailing distance II
not ont Of sight Too. for the limits Of the old thir
teen"
We speak Of this an age OF improvement ul
the march of mind, Sc, and yet We find The cry kepl
| up oi The danger at maintaining standing armies
/ What possible danger could be realized in this
large Territory, from army Of $4,000 meal Are
they moi our brothers. and our friends taken from
the midst OF us. and still part and parcel of us in
| ceiling and in love OF hberiy2
IL ne hope 60 preserve peace. we must prove
our ability 10 resent promptly any and every hostile
demonstration, come irom what quarter IL may "A
| We have forts we must have men 10 kc,p Them
m order, or u rs a waste gmoncy To build Then,
| permanent army OF p 600 mcn-or double our
| present iurce--s not u,a too large c,r our pre-
sent wants Scattered rs they woIld be- over tbou.
sands Of miles, what possibility Is there that they
coald ever be concentrated under an ambition.
leader or what unhoIy purPIse could b. accom-.
plshed were they sub'ervient to his wiil-There
need he no such fear entertained
| An Increase of our army 10 double its present
numbers wsuld give promotion TO many warwurr
and srar'od veteran, who lives more Ia realize the
prover1 that republics, are ungrIicfll." than d
inspire dread that he belungs to profession mimi
| cal 10 liberty.
Ten regiments Of naniry wouH barely snfrice
to garrison the permanent Qualifications thlt are A.
ready or nearly completed.
Ten regiments of infantry would scarcely keen IN
awe the savage borders whom the policy OF the
Government has placed IN dangerous pTux 10 uul
western frontier settlements.
| Three regiments Outrageous would find ample
employment ia securing the Indian frontier. keen.
ing of " hits iuruders from the Indian lands 10
preventing the hasly retaliation mutually resort.
ell 10 10y savngcs we'll civilized men when they
think themselves aggrievcd.
| Two regiments Of riilemen might be advantage
ouSly engaged IN pcrpetuaiing that skill ia arm,
tor which our soldiers have been 81 noted IN the
| war OF our Revolution and in Of subsequent
| date.
| These % regiments, of ,0J0 mon each. may
preserve To Us state of peace: but should our leg
islniors expect from skeleton army ample defence
against internal uHd external foes they " IN not on
| ~ be exaciing too much from human nature but
| may 10 The conntry's cost verify another proverb
tr"e though somewhat mnsIy-thai an ounce ri
/ prevention is worth bound of cure"-or, " hal
Is synony nous, that - stitch in time 81 c nine"