Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-22

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moving him.
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agents has retained one Of them in Office who aptars
not to be connected with any improper contracts VIII It
has retained another under the expectation OF obtang
from him, under his official responsibility yauabeIn
formation in regard to the proceedings Of the commss
ers think that the Administration is thus vindicasd
from these charges
turn now from the speech Of the Senator from Cs
forna, and propose to make remarks on the o.
servations which fell from the Senator from Virrin
Mr. HuSTEH.) think that the Senator from Virgini
has hardly done the Secretary of War Justice in regard a.
the expenditures of his Department. and the reform
which he has attempted We all know very well that the
expenses of the army have been increased and that the
expenditures for the Quartermasters department have
been enormous. find fault with the Senator from
Virginia for endeavorng to exact the most rigid
in the military service. On the contrary It gives me
great pleasure to cooperate with him, generally do
such questions But think he has not made dne all
lowance fer oil the difficulties which have been in the way
nor has he given due credit for the exerons which the
Secretary of War has made find in the speech Of the
Senator these remarks:
81 think shall show that whatever reforms have been
made whatever steps have been taken towards reform land
have been take have originated since the criticism on
the estimates Of last and probably originated of the
action OF Congress-"
Again, speaking of some of the reforms which might
have been made he seems to think there has been some
want Of administrative genius and talent and that but
for this want the expenditures of the army might have
been reduced but that nothing Of this sort had been done
until very recently Then, the Senator referred to
ported in the Globe, stated by the Senator to have
been issued on the first Of January last
Mr.. HUNTER 1t was the first Of January, 1861.
Mr.. PEARcE. The order was issued on January g.
1851 In regard to the general expenses of the War De-
partment have said before that they have increased
very much of late years. But why? The increase of
this expenditure u.s. in part the direct result Of the action
of Congress You have increased the army largely since
the year 1845 have here statement Of the organize
ton and strength Of the army a these two
and the present time On the LIST day of January, 1845
the organized strength of the general staff corps amount
ed to five hundred and sixty On the LIST day Of
January, 1852 the organization of thesame corps
hundred and thirteen while its actual strength
six hundred and nnetyseven The organization of the
regiments Qrag00nS
thousand two hundred and nineyeght their actual
strength thousand hundred and eight. At the
present time their organization is thousand
hundred and thrtytwo their actual strength thou
sand three hundred and sxtythree. The regiment of
mounted rifemen not known to the law in l645.
created during the war; and has been continued since
The organization of this force amounts to nine hundred
its actual strength five hundred and ninety
The artillery, in 1845, had organization OF two thou
sand three hundred and forty it is three thousand
two hundred and four The infantry then had organ
zation Of four thousand four hundred and ffysx
they amount to five thousand seven hundred and sixty
two. In 1916 there three hundred and seventy
three detached soldiers and there thousand
hundred and three. These recruits at military
stations, who not yet sufficiently instructed to join
their CORPS Thus it will be that the sum total OF
the organization of the army in 1845 only eight
thousand six hundred and fftyfour, and it is twelve
thousand three hundred and eleven; while the actual
strength according to the last returns thousand
five hundred and thirty-eight.
In addition to that must be recoected that the rifle
regiment is O mounted regiment. The cost of mounted
regiment is much greater than that of regiment OF in
fany 1t must be recolected, too, that by the act OF
1850 have authorized the mounting of of the in
fanty and the expense of these is very much increased
We have not increased the officers but the rank and fe
by adding twentyfour to every company OF dragons
ten to every company of mounted remen thrtytwo to
every company of artillery ten to company OF light
artllery and thrtytwo to every company of infantry
This has been the direct action of Congress great deal
OF the expenditure has arisen from the indirect action OF
Congress from annexation, from war; from Mexican
sons The great increase of expenditures in the Quarter
masters department has been owing to these causes
Within the last years you have acquired territory
larger than all the territory you had before You had
only little than million square miles of land,
and you have eleven hundred and thirty odd thou
sand square miles added to your territory. In addition
to this it must be recolected that this is not fertile
country it is not settled country and it is not
cessbe country 1t is remote from the central seat of
your civilization 1t is unprovded with the facilities Of
communication. 1t has neither. population produc
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But your frontier settlements be protected and by
troops stationed at posts very remote, hundreds and in
some instances thousands of miles from the marts and
highways of trade You must convey provisions to the
troops for the protection Of your settlers and your emf
grants 1t is onerous expense expense which, by
the utmost and economy cannot be brought down to
thing like the expense Of transportation before
qured these territories You protection to the poor
est settler upon the remote and lonely spot within
your limits strongly to any one settled in the rich
est and most popuous part of the old States and you
neither protect the fronterman give security to
the emgan defend the advance Of your settlements
except by military force supported at immense expense
These evils which not unforeseen. recolect
that in 1847 when had occasion to make remarks
the Mexican war; alluded to the necessary increase
Of expenditure which would inevitably take place. you
acquired these very distant and unsettled Territories
Everybody knew that it would be so. Formerly your
military posts stationed steamboat navga-
ton. The most remote post you had was but ninety
miles distant from steamboat navigation Many of them
directly accessible to steamboats, Others with
in SIX and twenty miles distant and there
but one post as far distant ninety miles Now, you
have to drag -four and pork and other provisions
times distance Of thousand miles and that not over
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