Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-12-13
REPORT on TmE sECRErARY oF wAR

kEPORr OF TIE SECRETARY OF WAR
From this document which acc.ru panied the Presi-
denrs Annual Message 10 Csneress-
follo~ias --sr~~rs-
The regular army consists of III 6 commissioned
officers. Ia military strekerpers an, I 500 enl,s,e
men (aon commissioned officers ar6t RS musicians
and privaies, 81 dragons. artillery infsn,rv ana
r'ilemenD 20 sergeanis. and $50 enlisted men. Of
"fdnance, milking an aggregate OF S6I3.
ny The act Of The 23i Of AagusI. 1912, very
considerable reductions were made in the armv :
The reductions provided for by that ACT are be;no
carried oni according To lis prov: aud The OF
pifaiIoHs of The terms OF enlisIments d,srha,ga.
ana deaths VII Son reduce the army below the
n""ler a"i'orizrd by law. SO as to rrqure enlis,.
menIs "irecrniis 10 keep up the numbcr
The hr>f seciIou Of The same act r,n verbal a.
~ REGIMENT ot Dragons. AFTER the 4ih OF March
Ias'' i''io a Regiment of R,Aemen The regiment
mas accordingly been dismonI,ied. anil The b.r..s
SID u ~ respectfully recommended linn The
Provision Of thai law he repealed. and the soii
regiment be reinonnled. ard continued rs The 81
neg meni OF Driganns. This ean he effected at n
very tnoderate expense--an advance of nerhous
twenty per ceEi on the amount for which The OH
horses were s~ld will furnish them with ne.v ara
better horses Their Uniform has net been changed
IN consequence OF the qunnliiy OF Draro,n elo,hing
on hand. and hope That The result NOW reron,,n.n
ned m'ehi he cnnsnnmaied. The extended frunticr
on our entire west Is snhjeci 10 lndnn incunions-
MANY ~ the irihcs nonnTed and il il I'm
either 10 overake them. 10 proee, lba ,nL,b.,,,"
or repress a. e marauding uf the savaoes hv AZ.
small b,dy Of motnied sIdiers which womb he
stationed on ihai frontier or IN the Indian co,,,
OF bf"oghi 10 act agaInsi hem CeIeriiy of rooxe
mem - required. and Is Of Ihe nimnd impororce IN
f u'''V oil our CITIZENS This can. 10 j. believed
alone he completely effected by De eooirs. and ,
Single regiment IN service neI sunic:eni for The
pnrPse.
o'me innher provisions is believed 10 be nara.
Safy eiiecinally Ia dmring bef.veeD ofg;co.
" me a'uy onh clIzens--naby Of the officers - n,
S"s.'.'e ne mliIlafy cours holding that the
p'"''si"ns OF the 25th, 26ih and 9Th sections oC
We rules and articles Of war have relation onl =,
oicers OF the army in dipulcs among ,bco,sal,,a,
ne Pnl"e'y 81 ihs Construction is at least doubtful
ON explicit Legislation The suhiect v.onII ,, "a
muller bey'Ind oil doubt. The practice IA i, bo,,,.
o"' v'ir' ana should be snppre sed in a civilized nd
O'is.'"h conniry. To The credit Of the army !,
mis he snid that u has been alrnnsi n n,, on,,.i
abolished among The officers a ud thai, o.o,t..,.,J
aHd deeoroas cOnduci towards each otbr, 49, -
vented disputes and Trials Of alleged ufFenco. 4; -
almo'i unpreceden degree. " ="
The officers and men have heen keot I, -.
s'1h state oi employment. and there have he. m h,,
~ 'e"i'Vais o. iroops from post To onofhsr.
i"e s'a'e OF our relations with Great BRIAN -.
ehabied the Commanding General In ,,;thd,... -
r"hs Fairfield and Kent on the N,rfheas,.,, -
a. 81
ol''he ifnps there stationed fheirgsosiiio . ,,s.sh
- 70 render suhsainnce very expensive .nJ -
nave Kept them there would have involveJ ~
cot o ca ing MI ary rnd,oih se ps..s. sorfI,,i
'D", ~ an enormous charge. and without any ale.
f""e OF corresponding benefit. This moveneo,|
'su 20 me charge Of some other lroops sta,in.d ~
'ne Eastern states. 20 Is 10 bring the "a 7o.;--,I
o. Ariiery more Immediately under Inc c,,s.-'.,
o. i's own Colonel. Several cmpsnie. haze h..a
e' nom Florida 10 other posts there for, -
apprehension Of any danger IN thaf res;,, g.
m"isns. the number Of warriors remaio;,. h-,--
40" reduced 10 les han one hundred ana ,bss
eVincing no hcsiiis Disposition ~
mo estimates FOR The Army primer f,r IA. en-,
~. ~. y'hl, VII be perceived. fsll 500 64S 10 100
- 49, ~ ,,,'s ~ ne last yesr although IL embr,
~. S<''Soa ~ 100 DS the expenses Of recspi,;o.
shieh was NOT required last year in conseoo.ncs r.
e reduction OF The army, and 90 40 f,r he ,b,e.
"o"lhs pay allowed 20 The men vyhu-s ,c,,, I'll
s'IiSo "ii expire dasias he current year aud NAV
the reton Of lhis department cannot wsl r..
eoosnsed o. referred 10 IN detail bur i recmo.oI
~ -Nenlr'n os containing very fall sand iaies.
s e,eoonl OF me Stale and condition OF on,
20 existing works snd Of the sppronrisfoo. 49,
,,'ces.aiy thereto. u also contains recommended.
o's 'of ne purchase Of he siafs works and ,i,e.
~ S'alen Island, with q view 10 their reconsfrpc
y, ,'". me commencement of Qualifications NJ S,odg
JON ~ soiieFs Point IN Maryland: On The cossf III
seofgisi between Mobile Bay and RiroIet.. on he
PP',c"ss I" New Orleans. described n the reoor,.
. ~ S'o-,sg o. H"g isie and Channel Charission
so.'n C,fonni The coninuaii IN Of the
et'ana Road through Ohio, INDIANA and IIli
OF s,u ne paymsn, Of me sum % 81 500 so 10.
uf'eu ~ Masking survey fof IRE ooniinusfi,n of
ua' foad - Jefisfson city, Missouri under 80.
l0n % Toe benale Of January 1889 ali = b,rh -.