The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-07


The Republic of yesterday contains an article under
the head which we have quoted above, which duty
requires us 10 notice.
In the first place. we must mention the subdued tone OF
the "War Office" articles of the government organ As
the department has by silence confessed all which we
have charged-as it has RETAINED from its superclious
bearing, and, instead of attempting to overawe us
by high sounding phrases of official superiority ad
appeals to caxdorwe feel disposed to be len
lent notwithstanding the fact that had driven Mr..
Conrad between the rocks of Scya and the whirlpool of
Charybdis. But we wish TO win no triumph over the
War Department. Our only object to show
L. That all the depredatons made by Indians on the
Rio Grande frontier up to the of the pres
ent fiscal year chargeabe to Gen. Tayos admins
tration.
As TO this point the wing papers generally. and the ad
mnisation organ in this city, assailed us most bitterly
and attempted to show that the responsibility rested on
Congress. We replied that Congress had made all the
appropriations called for by Gen. Tayor-had even ex
ceeded them-n fact had attempted TO give mounted
troops, prophesyng that Gen. Taylors recommendation
OF mounted infantry would be worthless. Recently we
said: We foresaw. from the first, that The idea of
CURLING the Cumanehes ,ch mounted infdntry asas ab-
surd." The Republic of yesterday says that Mr.
Conrad, the present Secretary OF War; enertains The
same opinion" We attacked General Tayors admins
tration for this very measures and we were in turn as
sailed by the administration organ for doing So Now
the enemy around, lowers his banner, and con-
fesses his Under such circumstances, generosity
forbids us to make comments.
2. Our remarks on the Indian depredaions, and the
reclamatons which would be made therefor induced the
whg press in its defence to prefer charges against the
democratic members Of the last Congress- We replied
to and exposed those charges by showing that all the
means asked for by General Taylors administration had
been granted and subsequently stated that there was
surplus OF than 81 900 from the appropriations
for the War Department, and above the expenditures
OF the last fiscal year The organ OF the un
derook dispute figures. We defended them and in
defence forced the War Department, TO choose be
tween two horns OF dilemma. Now the organ OF the
administration abandons its ground and It's figures and
feeling charitable will press TO the wall But
g. We have made promise to lay before our readers
the law which forbids the disorganza,on of Duncans
celebrated battery. Even compassion cannot make us
disregard promise.
The second section of the act of March 2, 1921, (,ee
Military Laws, third edition. page 2i3,) is as follows:
lad Be further snae,d That each regiment OF artl
lery shall consist Of colonel, lieutenant colonel
major, sergeant major, one qnsrtermas,ets
geant aud mine companio, SHALL DEsie-
MATED EQUIPPED As Lloar ARTILLERY" &c.
Under this law we contend tina, the War Department
had no right to disaoun, and dsoganize Duncans bat
terry plea that the horses necessary for the
Quartermasters The law required that Duncan's
battery should be continued, and the appropriations were
made TO keep up its equipment. The War Department
violated tie law and disorganized Duncan's battery We
complained Of il, Bot is unnecessary to repeat argu-
ments which used but yesterday