Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-04-15

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The following an extract from letter TO gentle
man Of This county.
FoRr GlBsos, April, ls4S.
Dear----.--T To ono of the legislators Of tho
land, Ideem II portinent to eubmm To you the rc-
suit Of a short but mature reflection. Whilst the
great 6nanciors ef the country--our law makers
and administrators If tho same, and the. whole
people are groanin9 under the hardness Of the
times and are puzzled IN their visdom to find
The why's and means to raise the wherewith to
meet tho expenses Of the Government; and nre
clamonring for retrenchment 70 correspond with
our poverty, i is strange that amons other itsms
OF retrcrch1nent, It has never occurred % them
that considerable could be made by an ayaiinbe
! reduction Of the army:--one that will not weak
en-. in the least s strength or destroy It's useful
ness.-one that will not materially change is or
ganization, the preservation of present mid
itary systcm--and ono that viii make il 4 proper
and legitimate peace esfabi biishneaa. Strange as
It Is. Il can DO made to appear by very simple
proposition, viz There are at the present time,
the skeletons Of fifteen regiments in our army.
having, (not including brevet Leut's, who have
Just graduatcd) Including fcid and line, thirty
thTee officers to regiment, and in ALL 10 ar hun
dred and n:nety-6vc- Rcducc End Lcut's fhcre
will then remain twent-three officers to a regiment
and three hundred andforty-6ve in all. Tho item
would stand thus $50 I'd Lieut's at $500 per an
mum Sl20,O0O. This item annually, for few
years is sufficient TO finish all Of our unfinished
forts on the frontier. This reduction will not be
fot by the Gover nlcut the army, or by iudis id.
uals. The End Lisut'sof our army are young, in
seitgenf, and cnterprising; aud ore capable Of
making support out of tho Army; therefore
the same objection cannot be made, to tho reduc.
ton Of this Gloss Of officers that might be Inade
respecting their seniors the Captains aud lst Leut
some Of whom have grown gray in the service
and could not 1.-Two out of it. "a -.8 80,
ln the event Of q war, if it is necessary 10 add
End Lieut's to tho companies, il can be done from
citizens, who can lsarn the duties of this rank,
and before ti,sy rhe to a higher. they will become
good and efficient officers. / do not make thi
proposition. merely with view Of The dollars nd
cenis that will be saved by this arrangement. A
long acquaintaucc with the a rmy, and knowl.
edge OF its present organization warrants me ia
saying that the proposed reduction will not i'm
pair its strength or usefulness. In these apipinc
times of peacos" there Is no more use for q 2nd
L,feut to ccmpaay than there il for fifth leg
10 a stool, our garrisons swarm with idle officers.
who on the frontier, devise way. to kill time !
and while Our citizens are clasnorous about hard
times. and calling upon the councils OF tho Ma
'ioo Tor roiief. they are dissipating away an idle
sot~s sssSs euu ut0 Ctou1tug uur9ofi6S ana
Of petty aristocrncy, which il s mich To-
&c feared viii eventually bring the Army into
disreputc. ssie "a 81 sy..S i
Besides the item just mentioned, there re others
that will sweh the amcunt to near 5000, 900
Drop some q the u3eless officers At Washington. |
Who are q dead weight upou tho Army--who i'm
pede ifs uctiso operations 10 tho field and retar
- business - the Cabinet, viz: The Major
GeneraI, Conmander in Chief, Pay Master Cen
|erai, Surgeons Gepcral, Comuissary General Of
suheistenccs Cuu,missary Genenernf Of Pars one Of
Tho inPsectpe Gvneruis, ahd other helpless incun.
essncts 70 Ne Armg, wk6a1e only distinguished
g the "Wasl,ington Army Clique and for their
lame 10 intnguing for favours for themselves and
their pels IN the line. "a ~
When + u considered what an ia,upeuse su.s,.
would be % saved 70 the nation, 10 these hard
tnres, by this almost iayisiblo curtaimcnt. with
Out doing injury TO the service. is mot matter
|of wonterment, ts1t III spirit Of re4rcnchment
has not rcachad this bssneh Of The Government.
consider this hint, sulicieut 70 awaken your.
nandl to its Importance; and trust yous excrtions
% bring about an sasitation Of tss subjcct
~ ~ isass .sit<t t4i
FoRr Glssnx, April l8sh lo49. \
MzssRs. EDirons:-I have been II III ve,d;.
gris where the Greeks wose rrccos>inr The errs,.
sent % thesnsb by cur Gosesnmcnt. d paynxsnt ~
ahsir claisp awarded tiom for loss brocert y snd
|6nd thnsi unany of the arsicles sent tbese 1870.
srs cf ne sarh2y 80 70 sbesn. Il !, realty hsvS
Ca H.aay e tiaoss poor creatures 70 compel shsfn