The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-25

All who have any a,Quairtsnce with the hir'ory AZ
the army from the 1912 up the year is.o Ara
well aware thai there has existed throughout The wLoIs
Of that peod great dis Abstraction the suhlset OF III.
UU roHk, aud always 10 extent very luxurious 10 M
service IT, then, II has been in any way desirable th.,
this question should be definitely settled surely snes
the Mexican war when this siec,es ot rank has been
extended 10 almost unlimited degree, cannot have
lost any OF its ntefret and importance The uaexam.
Piled multiplication Of bvb Tor this service, subsssusut
10 the W lS48, Will IaI 10 augment an alarming
extent the elements OF discord and give moe cera,n
promise Of speedy co'sumpa'ion OF all these evil Ten
denotes which, under ,br former OF things though
bat comparatively slowly. were ely developing them
selves The line os The army nnrt &c who'll, over
ehadowed and II, inde,d, general sI of insuhoni.
naon should moi IN an qisl degree he enrenit red sd
infused into The service. there musI and viii fio. an
enre aud absolute s-ofgan za'ion Of the military .s,sh
ishmenl vi the county. Under lie Construction yy,n
to thus rank, The 81 stem Of regnsnis roops and CON-
panies created by law viii be suaveeJ, aud ihp enact
men,s of the heretofore regarded as essential IN
TIE efficiency OF the army an institution OF The goverl
men, efec'uay ob,eraed.
This state OF things cannot possibly be Contemplated
with any degree OF competency by the officers OF tho
army the people. and all earnestly desire thai
should BE- changed soon possible.
But objectionable as il may DO in the manner meptjon
cd, il is sui to be deprecated account Of the on
poItuuy afforded for Injustice and favoritsm. tn,
rights claimed tor bretsts give 10 the crr commandips
inchsf prelext for placing this class of officers on
tnsir rank such, and thereby postponng the higher
claims OF those who hold their rank aud commssion Nv
law. Whether an uoprincipIed and interruptions con-
nander. who has mis- selfish purposes to subserve
may may not 30 grossly abuse the power assumed Al
10 awaken public ind g"alIon the secret and abiding
sense OF injustice and insecurity in the minds and ell
ngs OF those directly concerne tail 10 exercise
irs iari. most unhappy nAsrncs upon any bov Of
honorable and kaian men, SUCH The army should A
least be supposed 10 consist oi EXCESSIVELY
The questions r,mast serious import. ls the army
tue poprr,y VI individual institution OF 10
coun,r, And shall /, be- governed by The laws of ia
land, eornly by Congress, which dehne the sh,.
powers Of ALL shail il be subjected the Designs
and whlms or even the wisdom, oil any one single mar
| nowt yer exalted
These will, without doub, be put to rest by thu
present Congress- and the strong disposition eteolors
manifested by that honorable bod, 10 legi.laie for Ina
true OF the has inspired full and cou6
DENT hope The subject above alluded to WILL with
other abuses. be taken in hand and corrected Il il
under this belief that the numbers hereafter intended Ia
ne thrown out will be wriiten-nol much with The en-
pec,aon they shed the foil light OF truth and
upon the points involved. but simply thai they
may awaken nvsstigA lion from more compe ent
source into matter which. FROM every cen dera ion
conEec'ed with il, must exercise vast ", CO upon
amy. thar II les al The bottom OF all Discipline
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