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another post where there were two thousand or three
thousand animals, il would be utterly impossible to
subsist them on grazing. At a post where there
were two thousand three thousand horses and mules
they were turned out into the plains to Craze either
there would not be grass enough for them it would
qwre large bodies OF men TO protect them from capture
by the Indians.
II the quarermaster reports the truth, as have no
doubt ne does the Senate must perceive that animals
poyed IN the transportation of the army not supplied
with ful forage, but only with half forage
The Senator from Virginia spoke of great abuses in the
quartermasters department " New Mexico. He ask
ed by somebody who the there and he
SAID tha ne believed the quartermaser Capt. Rey
nolds. In that he was right
Mr. HUNTER. In relation to the matters TO which the
Senator referred moment ago, it is question of fact
WISH TO say word have statement which is called
an estmae OF the cost of forage for the first nd second
regiments dragoons during the second half of the fiscal
year ending June 80 1852, and in the list is the post Of
Monterey at which, it is said, there six horses nine
mules and no oxen The cost of forage per month is set
down at $2O25 Now, is it abuse to send such
innate as TINS to us for post where nothing expended
how can we act inelgeny under such circumstances?
Here is an estimate for such amount of forage at post
is expended.
Mr.. PEARcE. would ask the Senator whether that is
mere statement OF what forage would cost there s
paper In which the Quartermaster Generals Bureau
that?
Mr.. HUNTER 1t is an estimate This is the heading
and second regiments Of dragons during the second
half Of the fiscal year ending the Both of june 1852" 1t
was furnished by the Quartemaster General Mr. Dun
ham, member of the Committee Ways and Means Of
the House Of Representatives, who gave it to me.
Mr. PEARcE. suppose they estimate the cost of full
forage there whether it is used not but do not
that any specific is demanded for that purpose
that place would seem, then, if the Quartermaster
General stating what the cost would be if full forage
used, rather than mentioning that particular
would be necessary for forage at that post If he did
mention any particular sum being necessary then
should say there was inconsistency but be that mat
ter may my object to show from the statement Of
the Quartermaster General which is given me- that full
forage is not used at Monterey that there may be
in sending the estimate to member of the House, but
such abuse the Senator from Virginia sup
pose there is that it is for which the Secretary
of War cannot be held responsible He is to be held
sponsbe for his acts and not for those of the Quar-
termaster General.
There the honorable Senator gave way and the Senate
adjourned
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soil for profitable cultivation. do not know that the
system could be carried out very successfully Still the
attempt is good one, and the Secretary is entitled to
8 credit for it. fst .2
Then the 25h of February 1885, the Secretary Of
War issued another order to which wish refer. Ibeg
leave to say that both these orders originated before the
criticism Of Congress Of which the Senator from Virginia
has spoken The action Of Congress was at the close
the session, when it refused to pass the appropriations
according to the estimates and striking in the dark
when i cut down the appropriations for the oaaSermas
was the criticism Of Congress But before that criticism
had reached the Of the Secretary he had attempted
this Improvement by the order Of JanuaryS 1851 which
have read The order Of February 25 1851 also pre-
coded the action Of Congress- though only by few days
On that day he issued this circular:
GENERAL ORDERS--No. Is.
HEADQUARTERS THE ARMY,
ADJUTAET GENERALS OFFICE, "
Washington, february %, 1851.
The following order received from the Secretary Of War;
published for the Information and guidance Of all officers of
( 1ne army WAR DEPARTMENT.
Washiagton, February 25, 1851.
enormous expenditures Of the array, particularly in the
that have recently been brought to its notice.
sa tne department to infer that rigid economy
mga, p pfacticcd than has lately been observed
OF every branch of the service therefore notified
that IN regard TO aowances of every description rigid adj
" sps regulations will be strictly enforced
wiz oy every possible reduce the expend
lures particularly 10 the item Of transportation
order of the Department except such as ars
oessay for the Immediate and temporary Of
the troops (see paragraphs go gil eneaj RcouIa
tons of the Army lsl These barracks must be- al the
cheapest kinds and in their construction n eIl a. ~
nel and forage the soldiers should employed more than
they now f.a 81 .f &a Uf e~'1
The Department confidently relies on the zsa,on o,no
ton Of the officers In its efforts the
low as be done consistently with the health and comfort
OF the troops And the commanders the frontiers sbo5
understand ha officers Of the staff assigned 10 duty s
their assistants that II the duty Of NIL commanding of6ers
to watch the public expenditures in every branch Of the
service their commands and that for all such
commanders held responsible In where this duty
is neglected the Inspector General and the
General win special report the action Of the Gene
ralin- Chief or the Secretary of War. ,jst lEs
WI 1 G. M. CONRAD, Secretary Of War
H. The following the paragraphs Of the General Re-
gulations' Of 1871, cited above:
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full forage Tor all the posts and all the troops and all the
animals now employed in the service Of the United States
the amount would have been S. 900 000 but he had
duced to about onehalf Of that reduction be-
ing made because it supposed that half the subsst
ence of the animals would be supplied by grazing As to
forage at Monterey to which the Senator from Virginia
referred and which he seemed to suppose abuse
am informed that although the Department estimates
the cost Of full forage at Monterey the of $50 per
MONTH the fact is that not dollar is expended for forage
at that place lieut. Sully has at that place six horses
and eight mules and he supports them grass all the
year round he ought to do in accordance with his
port Of 1S49.
Mr.. HUNTER. Will the Senator be good enough to
inform me what the estimate is made for have it in
my possession
Mr.. PEARcE. win give the Senator the information
which have win read to him statement which
have received from the Department on the subject:
The estimate of the cost Of M forage for all the animals
70 be foraged by the qusrtermaser for the fiscal
year commencing July 1s 1851 and ending June 3h 1852
ncudng The two regiments Of Dragons the mounted rife
men and infantry light artillery and quarcrmaste depart
157I2 = :
But as to many of the animals full forage issued
he estimate for money be appropriated reduced by the
ouarermaster General TO ST,050,0O0.
~ this amount Congress appropriated s525,000.
hgrceaby to Lieut. Suys quarterly for the fourth
quarter o. 1891 he had hand sir horses and eight mules
total fourteen animals No forage estimated for In the
LOT the fiscal ending june 80 1852 for animals at
Monterey, California
Mr. HUNTER, According to that statement no forage
was used for this year.
Mr. PEARcE This is for the year ending june 80 1852
This Is the information which have, at oil events But
be that as IT may thing very certain that there
be no very great abuse Monterey where there are
SIX horses and eight mules We very well understand
how small force like that may be subssted by grazing
even during the whole year. unless extraordinary
emergency should arise while at the same time, at
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WASHINGTON, APRIL 80, 1851
The attention of all officers called to the provisions Of
paragraph LOB Subsistence Regulations The Communication
for rations sevenyfv cents per day therein allowed
soldiers detached command, DC given except
where they temporarily detached from their proper sta
tons under such circumstances to render merely in
convenient but impractcabe TO carry provisions with them
In other when it be nconvenent carry the r
tons kind the soldier may receive at his option the cost
price instead The communication will not be continued during
the time the soldier may remain at any other military post
where he draw raons in kind but only while he act
ally travelling Ordees receive the Communication
Of seventy-fve cents when at their stations.
BY order of the Secretary Of War:
a s. THOMAS, Assistant Adjutsnt General
Then there the regulations Of July g. 1851 which
give in detail the instructions in regard to the dismissal
Of the civilians, clerks mechanics aborers and guards
who had employed in the military service which the
Secretary prevents as far rs he can for the future
GENERAL oRDERs-No. AZ.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE Amy,
ADJUTAyT GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, july rs, 1851
The following order received from the War Department
published for the Information and guidance Of the army
WAR DEPARTMENT, July 90 1851
attention Of the Department has recently been called
the fact that many Of the frontier stations civilians are en-
poycd various capacities such clerks mechanics labor
ers and guards. 49,
The employment OF some Of persons Is
by any law or regulation and in instances the duties
performed by them might and ought to be performed by
officers soldiers The Department is persuaded those
who have promptly encountered the dangers Of field
win cheeruy perform any duties that may devolve on them
while in garrison. Hereafter therefore, the employment
civilians in any branch OF the service and for any purpose
which soldiers could be detailed without manifest injury the
service, Is strictly prohibited.
necessity exists for the employment Of hired labor the
authority Of the commanding officer shall be requisite there
for aud he shall proper staff officers report
the circumstances which render the necessary and shall
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mnistration of Mr. Van Buren,. This remained
unsettled during nearly two years Of Mr. Van Burens
administration, which was purely Democratic admins
tration Then it came through the administration Of Mr.
Tyler, which was, believe, amphibous- In il
were Of the Simon Puresn know !; and do not
know that the Administration any the worse for that
On the contrary, rather think it improved by
Of them. Mr.. Nelson Was sitting by Mp p. The adj
ministration Of Mr. Tyler adopted the construction
and Mr.. Folks administration adopted the
suction else they would have allowed this fund
lie 50 long without being carried back the Treasury.
understand that the practice every year to make out
list Of the unexpended appropriations and then call upon
the Secretaries of the proper Departments to know whe
Their any Of these unexpended appropriations will be fur
Their wanted for the purposes to which they appca
BILE. IL they not wanted the Secretaries say
and then as matter of course they to the
Treasury If they wanted in whole or in part, the
information is given and action is taken accordingly In
regard to this identical fund.- understand that the fact
is that portion of it carried to the surplus fund
only at the last settling day. at the settling day
ceeding this transaction nr
Then, as to the act Of 1s42 allow say the Sc
nate that as back 1909 began with this subject
of transfers We passed act on, the subject in that
year another 1876 another in 1877 another in 1SlS
another in 1920 in $780, and finally passed another
in the year 1872 Sometimes these acts restrained tho
power sometimes they confined the power classes
or heads Of appropriations and sometimes to others But
in 1872 when began to be specific in appro-
pratons, and endeavored to tie the hands Of the Execu
tive tightly possible, found that there some
apprehension that might go too farzin this matter
While these appropriations made stscty and spe
officially, it became necessary to give some Ete power to
the heads of Departments lest the public service might
suffer by the great strngency of the appropriations
Under these circumstances passed the of the 26th
of August 1S42-the act which the Senator from Virginia
supposes have received its present operation from the
given to it by this Administration. in
quired into the matter and asceaned that the Senator
under mistake in supposing that the construction
Of that act is due to the present Administration.
Mr. HUNTER The Senator win observe that did not
state il positively said informed, and sup
posed it to be the fact viii also say word in
Justice to Mr. Johnson who the Attorney General
under General Taylor stated that the opinion Of the
Attorney General and the Secretary Of War seemed to be
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-09-24

Hon. VIM. G.. Bradley.

1t is a little amusing to find the Locofoco and
Free Soil parties 10th claiming the election Of
the Hon, WIN. G.. BRADLtY, in Westminster,
as a party triumph The town Of Westmins-
ter is about such Wing town as Mount Holly
or Timmouth. We are glad, as we have init
mated before that the Wings Of " estminster
have done themselves the honor to send WILL
LIAM E. BRADLEY to the Legislature. But the
idea that SUCH man, one Of the foremost men
in the State, will be either "democrat," or a
"Free-soiler," in the modern sense, is rather
too absurd to talk about 1t is reported that
Mr.. BRADLEY is for Gen. SCOTT for President,
"a report that we are quite ready 10 believe
both on acconn, of the intrinsic likelihood of
It's being true, and on account of the we'll
known character Of the man. We have not
the least belief that VIM. G. BRADLEY will cv-
er vote for SO smnl personage as Franklin
Pierce for President of the United States He
is not the man to 60 for "poywogs," when he
finds full-grown frog in the field "Thems
our sentiments"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-09-24
CONGRESSIONAL VOTE.
N ct Wing gain,
River n d HarbOr Bill.

Some of the LocofocoS are disposed to take
credit to their party for the passage through the
House of the Internal Improvement Bill. The
Cleveland HeraLd quotes an attempt OF this kind
and proceeds to dcmolish the prctence, which
1t does very afiectualIy. Read the following
expose of the votes, &C.:
"Let US take look at that Democratic ma
Jority" The vote on the final passage of the
River and llarbor Bill IN the House stood
yeas lob, nays -. OF the yeas, FIFTY
EIGHT were " mgs, FORrY-ONE Demo-
ocrats, and FOUR Frceso OF the NAYS,
TWELVE were Wings, and SIhTY-TlIREE
Democ rats II! Absent, or not voting, SEVEN
TEEN Wings, Thirty SIX Democrats and
ONE Free soil And yet the Buffalo Courier
has the unblushing lmpudence to assert that the
bill ',Oas passed By the Democratic minority il,
The House Of Representatives.
"Here were NINETY,NINE Democrats
either dodglng vote on the bill, or voting dl-
recly against 1t, to FORTY-ONE voting in
favor of this 'D1mOcrdi,c measure, ma tured by
Democrats, reported by Democrat &c. Alas
for Locofocolsm! Let Us annayze the vote Q
little further. The twelve Wings who voted
against the bill all hail from Southern States I;
from North Caroline, 1 from Tennessee, !
from Kentucky, from Alsbnm1, and from
Florida. The 63 Democrats who voted against
the bill come from all sections of the Union
not less 'aan three from OH. MeSsrs. Dis
ney, Odds, and Bu5by. Two from New
Hampshire tae home OF Gen. Fierce, and they
voted IN strict accordance with the views and
previous acts of their Presidential Clndldate.-
The 1.Ne5 Of tho New llaopshre members
TAo Fc.ci A. AlNJI t..s GeHcc.4u iacs5.
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CAMBRIDGE CATTLE MARKET.

Sept -, 1852
IReportcd Tor the Boston Post Ly John Earonl
At Market 1879 Cattlr--ahout 1910 Breves and $50
Stores, CONSISTING Of Working Oxen, Cows and Cal
YES, ycnrlnEs TWO and three years old
Frlces-AaIket Eer---Exua, Sc 20 per cwt. lst
quality, SO % ; ~ quality. $50 30 , 81 quailty
80 ; ordinary So 4.
Hides 800 per cwt. Talow SG7ja7
Potts acc Calf Skins Zoe. per ID.
Veal Calves 10 ; 1913 at market.
Barr Line Cattlr--Sj "A 80
Slores-Wotklng Oxen-S72 S1al2i
Cows and Caycs--Sl6 IS, ~, 2in37 ieaIlinqs-
95as. Two yeals old s. 10 Three Years old
--Sl7, 20, pc a ~
Sheep and Lambs 1883 ntmarLet Prcrs-Exua
s. 80 G,1j 800. BY lot 81 Is, Il, -, l. a
Swlne-li7o At market Shoals, wholesale 5! and
fat hogs and E. per TO-
fematks-Ihe market ia well supplied and large
y attended. The heaviest business day since the
market was established Good tat B..vrs are scarce
aud N demand. One PAIR superior B-ryrs brought
by Mr.. Samuel Dane, OF Hamilton, were taken by
Mr. Martin, OF Brighton, Tor 567 II
lSS cars came over the Ftchhurg Railroad, and
2oG over the Boston and Lowell Railroad, loaded
wlth Cattle, Sheep, Horses, swine and Fowls.
Number from ench State.
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"The Teachers Voice."

This Is the title Of the Educational paper to
winch we called attention few weeks since
as about to be established by Mr.. Il. X. Pang
born.
1t viii be devoted to Education, Literature,
Science, Criticism, &c. to the interests OF the
Common Schools, Academies, and Colleges Of
the State. and is designed to be the voice of
the Teachers and Friends of Education, to
each other and to the State. 1t will be issued
monthly at Johnson, lLamollle Coz In form
similar to the massachusetts Teacher" each
number containing forty pages Of reading mat
ter, and afforded for oar do!iar per annum, for
single subscriptions, PAID invariably In id
vance.
Among the gentlemen, who are pledged to
sustain the Magazine By the r contributions and
Influence, the Editor mentions Rev. Dr. Smith,
RI. Rev J. II. Hopkins, Prot. J B. Bittlngen
Prot. Horace Eaton, Chas &. Burnham, Esq,
late State Superintendent. RevS. +. King, +.
| RonnS ID. ID. Wlchhlm. J. Dudley, J. Dough-
erty, ID. II. RAINY, Chauncy Taylor, O. T..
Lamphear,, Hon. d. NJ. Camp, Messrs. Eras-
tus Fairbanks, J. p Fairbanks, J. II. Colby, j..
| ). Spauldlng, Hiram Orcutt, ". a. Burnham,
l.. O. Stevens c. c. Webster, G. II. Hayden,
d. p, Thompson, ana many others. a spoci-
! men number for gratultous distribution will
>ooH pr ready, ana Will ne sent 10 any WHO ue-
sire it. We again besqeai for this enterprise
the liberal support of all friends OF Education.
-BratHeJoro Eagie.
We very cordially concur with the Eagle in
commenting this Il rth-comlng Journal to pub
lie patronage. We know this Mr. PANGBoEN,
and are free to say that 10 educational Tor 9TH
| cry paper could have better Editor. Mr..
PANGpoEN has had good deal ofprac:ical en-
percnce as teacher, and is a well-educated
and liberal man. We know of no one whom
we would prefer to have at the head OF such a
periodical
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-09-24
Charles YGUcr'S Estate,

STATE OF VERMONT,l To all persons con.
District of Chttenden, S.. cerned in the Estate Of
Charles Muer, late OF Burlington, in said District
deceased, GREEIIyG:
At Probate Court holden at Burlington. within
and for the District OF Chttenden, on the 2lst dny
of September A d. 1852, an Instrument purportng
to be the last viii and testament OF Chas Murr, late
OF Burlington, in said Disric, deceased, was present
ed TO the Court aforesaid for Probate, by Edward
Pardee, heExecutor therein named , aud it order
ed by said Court that the 9Th day OF October \ d
1852, at the Office OF Rixtord Adam. il said Bur
lington, be assigned for proving said instrument
and that notice thereof be given to all persons con
cerned, by publ shng this order three weeks
siveIy in the Burlington Free Press, newspaper
printed at said Burlington, previous 10 the time APP
appointed
Therefore, you ale hereby notified to appear be
fore said Coult, at the time and place aforesaid, and
COZ test the probate OF said will, you have cause.
Given under my hand at Burlington in SAID Us-
trict, this 2lst day Of September 4. d 1872
BRADFORD, RlXFORp, Register.
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GJ7Thc New York Herald says that Lo-
cofoco has been elected to Congress from this
District! The Herald which assumes to be
extremely well-nforrned, ought to know better
than this. There is no election in this Dis
trict. and the Wing candidate, Hon. ALvAH
SABtS, is miles ahead of either of the other
two candidates, and ,cW undoubtedly be
elected on the next trial. The Herald, howev-
err, is only following its present "vocation' by
incorporating the Wings of Vermont. That
paper is now what may be termed IA WEST R
Locotoco organ! 1t goes for Pierce and King
but pretendS to feel especially dead and bu-
red" because Mr. Webster was not nominated
by the W ig National Convention. twill be
in good time for the Herald to chronicle the
election of Locofoco Member of Congress
from Vermont when such an event occurs -
November will tell the tale. We are willing
to bet all our old shoes, and new pair of boots
besides, that there ,riH be no Loc?foco in The
neat Congress from Jermom! Vermont has
had Dllinghams and Bartlctts enough to dis
honor her in the National Legislature, and Hl'
District will take care to send VINO, to stand
side by side with JAMES MEAcHAM, and An.
DREW Tracy. The n. Y. Herald may count
on this
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0-y@The Uhg published at Mcridcn, Ct,
and hitherto a neutral paper, raises the Scott
and Graham banner. 1t says in commencing
the batte
cit will be seen that VIC this week-wth a
change of nnme-place at the head of our pa
per the names of Scott and Graham and pub
lsh our intention to support them for their own
worth, and as the representatives of principles
winch have long been dear to us, as lndvi-
from our columns"
This paper will do good service in old Con-
nectcut.
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he following is the result in the Senate :
DEMO, RATS

The whole board consists of1l. Tho " hirs
have elected /, and the Democrats I, with
FranNIln to come IN. The Democrats carrying
their Senator III Franklin, the Wings have II
majority Of SIX. If the " hlgs carry the Frank
I'm Senator they have majority Of cight
We have returns OF II wings and II locos
to the House. ~ Is "A minority OF the whole.
The House Is therefore democratic. bu, proba-
bly, not by majority sufficient to ncu,mlzn the
wing majority n the Senate on JOINT ballot
Whichever party has the majority on joint bal
lot at the meeting OF the Legislature, viii IN
crease 1t by filing the vacancies IN the Senate.
The Congressional election is tie only true
index of the real party strength, and tn, shows
conclusvely brilliant " hg victory, holding
out bright promise that Maine viii vote for
Scott and Graham, in November he follow
Ing table exhibits the Congressional vote in
nearly three hundred towns. II hey show a
" hlg majority OF oyer Il thousand, and net
Wing gam OF over SIX THoUSANu:-