The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-06-11

G4c'ed by their policy, we are happily relieved
Com The necessity Of sustaining large standing nr-
II cs in ime Of peace. I he Pc icy that WIS adop-
ted by Mr. Monroe, shortly after the conclusion Of
the late war with great Eiun ofpreserirg "A reg
ularIy organized staff sufficient for the command Of
Il large military force, should a necessity for one
srse, is founded us well in economy Us in true
wisdom. Prov is thus made, ron Cling Up
the rank and lilie which can readily he done on
any emergency, for the Introduction Of system
ofdscipiIGe both promptly end efficiently, All
that is required III lime Of peace Il to maintain II
sufficient nun her Of men To guard our Notifications,
to meet any sudden contingency. aud Ia encorn-
ter the frS shoes of war. Cur clief reliance must
be placed on the nj iiia. They con>lit,t, the great
body Of National gualls, and inspired by an ar
dent love Of c0uuliy, viii he fund ready ut all
times, aud Il, all SEASONS, 10 repair with n'acIly
In is defence. Ii will he regarded by Congress, /
doubt not, at Il suitable tine, MS one ct Us high
est duties to attend 10 their complete organization
and Gl>cp inc.
The State of the Navy pension fund requires the
immediate attention. ul Congress Ey The opera
lun If the act oi he I'd ci March 1897, entitled
IAN uc, for the more equitable adm Institution Of
the Nav, ppusicn itld" that flld has been cAlaus-
port Of the Conn SsirnrrS If Pensions that there
wi lie quirrd for the pay n,on cf navy penSlon-
ers, on The frsr ofjull ueAl, 1000 6l-2, and
ON tie frs, Of January, 1912, the sum If 90 UCO,
IN addition 10 these sums, about eco viii he re-
qrirrd 10 pay arrears OF pensions, which viii prob
Ihhlv he allowed between the inst 81 July and The
FIST of January, 1872, making IN the Whale l5O,-
GCG 6 l-2. lo meet these payment there Is with
in the control oIhe deparlntn The sum Of S2S ,Olc,
leaving detici, Of S!2l ,9LG l-3. The public
filth requires that immediate provision should be
made for The payment cf these sum.
IN order 10 Introduce into the Nayya desirable
c!licirucy, Il new system oEaccolnriltny may be
rrtrd 10 be indispensihy necessary, 10 nature
u plan hay ing for is accom- i,hneut Of IN end so
II porljrr, and to meet the just pecIaonS Of The
country, reqrme II ore tine lhun has yet tcen al
ou ed To the Secretary ut the he d OF The leplrt-
ucu,. The hope is INDUCED that by the tine Of
NoIr mex, regular session, measures uin porloEce,
in rounrAion viii this branch ut the pub lc ser
vice, may ho malurcd for ,our cousi,e a,ion,
Auho, Oh The laws regulating h lo,t Office Ee-
rnr'ncui only require f ON the officers charged
with it, direction 10 report at the usual an
nuul session e Congress, the Postmaster Grncr-
al has presented 10 me some Facts connected with
the financial condition Of the department whirh are
r drrm,d worthy the ullehliru Of orgrrSS Y the
ac ,oip. II ing report cfih hat officer, iappras that
he existing lulL lis # that Department hrlurd
the means oI payment Il, It's conn and cannot he
less lun G,e hundred Thousand dollars. As the
laws r,grn2ing that branch If the public service
r uHfue Il e e. penGlirres 10 is own revenues, de-
! fc,.u.i4s therein ranuo, h, nrasrn,ed rnder the
, Sunl estimates Tor the expenses Ct Government,
Ms, therefore hnLG IN (ouoyes. Ia d .lern inc
Whether IN. n ur,s now due 10 contractors >lul
hr r,il FINN, ,l,. n,L i. Treasury or whether that
, drnnr,uru, Shall continue r,,tr i'm pesent cn,-
h ,rr,'. <n.r,,. II WI he srcn by the report II
the Postmaster General tha, the crcut letting. 81
70 rl,ar's IN several &C the States lave leen mnd'
~ su reduced rates at ron psE'aInn "S To en-
~, rage the lelict that If The department was re-
irvcd llum cAisiug di,lru lies, future operacr'
nigh be- conducted without any Farther call tpun
. tie general Treasury,
Ybn uc,ycr If ,rpoi, fir, n Office i. ono cr Il
chnrnc,rr ,hr ,,ns, dri ,p,e and rpsnou.ib'c. The
,n,ni, lin, ,nypr !. over II ore eyur,e, 10 lie led
Xxx .r,ni Win uu,in,,s .o i.ir,dr To select the
49,, ,,usiyrrihy C,r oliriII .'utiuu. | G.rrr, IT,
. rr,ns,d IN ucss,.sS II prrsr,,nl lLcw,ctr, TIC
,,, iic,,inu! # eyp,v rrp i,pnt, deem !, there.
fir, nrrnpr. in ,hi. mo-, p,Ll,, minrtr, to invite
rn il'e n # &C Ihe Senate, lust scrnluy into the
IN .ruclrr ard urp,cl,i,,rs If every person hrm
ma, bring 10 their iolj.o in The guar Io'm It 4
ron im,r.n for ui,e ln',,s persons every way
r n,rwu,h, ure en- po>c& in III, p,h i'Sr',i'", Ger
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. &c performance crt's ir,tr d.t,, shall .ooS
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! hprunre e III. hes interests ci The country 1t
4 ,la'. also. N i'll ,ae,t proper occssi,n, n>ii,
T.,
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ai. and control the Executive power in reference
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