The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-16

cation Thousand miles distant vhsrs they unable
10 ssgls article OF flrdturs and .. there are
thrown away and on their arrival at tbs ssS position
hs same xsavAsAnt prices hlvs 10 b pad again 80 re-
place hfm-
These shasxss are - before ebssrvsd frequent and
psrbsps Unavoidable and tuts Of ihe mnst po
a Arsunsnss In support Of tbs sbsnss Of giving
An nGss.s d pay to the army.
The .st sss OF Congress- regulating the pay passed
osiors shs Mexican al time when the troops
comfortably qasrtersd and whs1 supplies OF every de-
scrpon lover thas tbs, srs Al pr,ssot pne
pts.s OF labor Of AL zds and money
d'ss noi now los,sas toe s.ms relative value essrs
not Der thecsoes with families q, n thsv do that
the, shors be required 70 kssp than she evizsd world
vhsrs they would poi spsr such privAtion In answer n
This will remark that tss majority Of oar Oldest and hsst
on have families asd Of the opsioA that thsy
OF teir ouss yst hs par OF thsss Officers win not
'ms OF thsr sustaining two domestic estabhmsnts a.
only BY the sric est economy that they asenabed
W kssp up decent appearance whss vlsg together.
With the utmost frusAy their pay barely sucss TO de-
fray their sLt expensCe and they unable no
providsnt be- to accumulate anything for old age
their families In Of death UAdsr the pre-.
sent stem IL ID impossible FOR an cid SER who has do.
votsi bis best day, 10 the servos OF mis- country (no
matter hf " much Impaired his constitution may DO br
wounds expo iu unhss ltby to retire from
active duties There ofncsrs now In the srmy who
have served frrm forty to ATTY years through al the
Wars In which have been sogagsd during ma period
occupying e post pcuous positions pom the ron Of
heroes that have been ho.orsd BY the thanks and
applause 81 their countrymsn, who 1t this
nris dependant for suhsissnce from day to day
upon their scaDty pay. These old veterans, rssdersd
prcmanrsIy innrm b. hard and o. posure m any
o. then wounded Ia battle and crippled are by the sx-
hpg su AtsEa and sots Of Congress req Tired either 70
perform active duty 70 leave the service and ~ the
Auer alternative ~ouh throw them penniess upon toe
world They are compelled ~ remain and the oss, they
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Would 1t not be much more la accorda~os With tho
Liberal spiis OF ar people establish systsm where
tncss few enosrs, (snd they certainly ars very ev
who are 70 orlupats - to live to old age 10 the ais
charge OF faithful and efficient service In the army And
navy might b. permitted to spend last Ant 81
their declining In retirement and quis. with an Al
bwsses OF pay sn Dent TO support then osmortabyS
Tbs ssufcisrsy Of pay Ia, perhaps fsls by the
sroops serving In Cali orna else Captains
arriving there fAd their salaries about eausl to
IhAt OF q chAmbsrmaid . nurse and col nes only
.bout that OF journey man mechanic
lis notsurprsng that the private soiss wing only
ssven dollars per month boleArns reaching California
that his services woud ten that sum II ne
. citizen, should become dissatisfied and look upon
his government ~ ungrateful Such is most un-
questiobAby the effect will for the many de-
ssrtioDs FRI The army Ths present pay of tbs enlisted
utterly nadSq uAte to the services they re-
quirtd To perform and much less than lAborus men
receive in o,hsr walks Of HE, that 1t Ia v.ry sicu to
psnuAds effective men TO enter the service.
II hbe al pay and allowance II would secure
ssttsr class, who would their country ansefuy
and faithfully, and dsssroas would b, much lsss ire
quent.
Fer the foregoing rsssens very considerable increase
Of pay for ths enlisted is In my humble Judgment
demanded b, svsry consideration of oscs xpsdisnoy
AID economy JUSTICE