The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-04

ti,ss shoyys al An. s al t M. ,scsssarv 40
900 men and one Tsjo1 ssnesdl 10 600 men ana that
ohcsrs were whoIy isadsaats 10 hs wsns Of he
service
Mr. b. here made statement Of the number Of onicers
and men n the T.yoIutionary AZ no. m. onic.Ts n
spnsared from rsOa,t msJs n. n. ssiSant ssnsni in
lsil M in cali om unsress that 10 I7T5
hers Nefe oir naIor Generals and eeht brigadeT gen
erals In INA ave 69sdieT gensrals were promoted ana
brgadier we're sppontsd, three nsjsr gen
sl. yYsrs snna1nsd GrnsraI Wsshiny,on N t6e ssms
time urged blt mi greater number OF ofcers be sp
nainisd Th nmhsr n men In The army SiJ NOT Al sny
Time ,sr.sd tbity6ys thousand That was The greatest
| number In ths ael3 Al Gay one time
I ~ I'm ,aSs 2 L1 sS sor gsnsrsI. md sixtssD
bri1.disT 1snsya THESE appolntmsnts were an psma
n.nt Thsy we're mot 10 sxprs Al the end OF the war In
aa ,sy uon,sSr, psr. eommandsS hS tsi, own
n E SsS ths s,,imsss Of ths humber 81 ms" com
nandsd hy thssa ouiesrs The facts Ver. Contained M
s ~ s,o a,,s, ai Ia W.. Inv.
Thousand n IL wear Isis Ths whole number
Of Moons regular and was So asa soms OF them
sfaHca ma ns.dei no, H. Command Of gsnsr. edcsF
i'm sI9 ths humber Of n, we. AZ and on men IA
| sa1
In IsIa In. number of ohieer WAS 74i and of man s5
! IsI
We had now but one major general and two brig adler
..n.sss srhs.s .y.rs ali w. bsd SolonsI, In lls lIns
Who had been dstinsushsd for their gaIanlry In 1871
Tsv xsr now mi ina head of bureaus and their services
IL Vs. an ri.ed 10 mar here talking
If 5snn,ng with sush Seryiess and of bTngng iii these
I,a hs ala rsgars,s Of thsI, nre.enI
gntiss INV '
our army had been increased to force Of 100
% ~. sso @ - ao ~ dSsS =, ,hi sr ~
~ eoo vonssr. which ssd ben called out for M. seTyo,
the army the whole number Oft would be $4,000
tofor ntsyeJ 10 Ihs pTesent eireImstanee, he would
hnd that the number of officers proposed was esi than
necessary the perfect OF tho present
force
We should have under this hill three major generals and
me- Ia ,,,stsd h., n .s. mo, Necessary 10 sugS,,t 40
hi. committse or 10 apv one Who Understood nything
shn, ths orSsn1 stion oC an any thai an army m1s h.
hs t 7, h az a. ny ms Yr n.,
be perfect would not be proper to trust TO Officers
taken from regiments bIeyet officers The accidents of
the field and lapse Of time might carry Of some OF them
and dersnge commands in the most perfectly organized
ohce and he alluded 70 the fact that the fields OF Mexico
were 'trsTn With gallant once" 10 this sSry stage Of the
connict. Look The said) TO the battle helds Of the Rio
GTande onsSh Of the whole number Of those who had
No one would be surprised n In some such field il might
become necessary Tor colonel To command brigade lie
aid lot intend TO notice the political objections to this hill
would be made which would be improper; and he would
say that the President while authorized strike blow
at Mexico which should thrill through her borders
should stop to think Of party Interests he would be himself
first to join in the many excavations which would
nouncs him He considered that such objections were
Dr. nature and In had taste II was wrong indulge in them
now
Mr. B. said he had explained sufficiently the necessity Of
this bill but he would add some explanations upon some
lew points The President had called for regiments from
iTetent sa,e. and h would be impo,se thai any briVa
der general major general should be appointed by any
from different states.
Mr advered the objections the remainder Of the
h section of the bill NV ThSh bad been made By the gentle
Indiana, MIR 7. sMirHl Their objection was that the
10 appont otcers TO command the Regiments which hey
aised The constitution provided that the States should
oaceT their men when they raised but the Organla
yrcss According 10 that orvanLation the states had
right to sPEoI1, their q % own OHieeT'
question
The constitution of the United States reserved to the
their Had Congress the right TO
be militia and 10 with half of The orers
4.