The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-11
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
FRIDAY NIGHT, DEC. II, 1916.
Report OF ths Secretary OF War.

We lay this evening before the readers OF the Dali!
Unlon land which we will endeayor TO give in the mex
TnWeeky0 the able and interesting report of the Wa
Department which accompanied the Presidents message
We hope to lay before them tomorrow evening the re
ports OF the Secretary OF the Navy and the Posmaste
General and then shall pause for few days befor
we lay any additional documents before them
This report, from one Of the great OF tn,
public service, is worthy of the ar-headed, saga
cous and industrious secretary who presdes over TIN
important department Of the government. lie paint
with bold and luminous pencil the incidents which lie,
to the war, and the glorious achievements OF armies
in conducting to its present position. His description
OF the engagement at Monterey is given with bold
faithful, and graphic pen He does full justice to the
traordnary march and brilliant success Of Gen Kearny
His account Of the capture OF the CALIFORNIA;, ana
the chyalrous adventures OF Fremont, and the ecen
services Of Commodore Stockton, are stated in grea
breadth OF splendid detail
The secretary up with great effect the conquest:
which armies have made in less than seven months
and the additional duties which have been thrown By
these acquisitions upon his department He shows
US what would be the amount OF the regular army il
it full, Cl6,e9s officers and men y but the ranks
than 10000 The deficiency has been made up by youn
teers who have proved themselves worthy OF the FLAG
under which they have fought There is paragraph in
this part of the report which is so important that we
beg leave to republiSh it, as follows:
lit is possible fDrete with much precision VIVA
number Of troops the exgencies OF the may require
the ensuing year The estimates presented the Seccta
~ the Treasury have been made upon the present esab
lshment OF the regulnT troops wholly filed up giving
tai force OF 10 SIS exclusive of enlisted ordnance
upon additional regiments DO raised serve 10 the
end OF the war, which win amount TO 1880 and upon
contingent force al ten thousand volunteers be
IndeT existiOg laws, and called into the II needed
This force Of about 1900 troops is the basis of the
estimate which was formed BY the Secretary OF the
Treasury, part, OF the expenses and loans for the
war We must refer to the report itself for the various
specifications which it embraces. The Secretary will
best explain for himself in his own words the in.
formation he presents and the views he exhibits Of the
estimated expenses OF the Notifications for the next year
the corps Of sappers, miners, and pontoners well
the organization OF the typographical engineers OF the ord
nance bureau; the deficiency in the medical staff Of the
army the history OF the mineral lands for the last year
the number and condition of the pensioners and pension
agencies and the transactions of the past year connected
with Indian affairs.
We respectfully advise our readers to study the repor
in full, instead of combining themselves to the unsatsac
tory synopses which may be published in the newspapers
1t this species OF information which will best enable
the country appreciate well the great labors the
great services of the Secretary OF War.