Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-12-06

ll.s 81 tm.smhl,i 10 unI paeiHo possessions move
hssn mtsaoicbi with impnniiy. The recurrence
"a tDoi scenes enc only be prevented by ignohlnB
ihetsgii lfIlHs Toe power Ufi and lhelI iespohar
biliIylo no uuiied Shlrs Ffom lhe BaIHsons
N saf fr8ulefnor, Il Is only possible To delach
lr8,ot No sHall hodIoii and llnuBh these nave on
All 6rtasiDnt Displayed q sallghly and Ne.n ue-
yolion TO dntY whichon larger field wou'0 nave
commanded universal ajnitl1n lhey nave uAu'
ally suHrfsd severely 10 llleso conflicts WIN INV.
ioi nambeis, and hove cQmsuae' Dsen 9h'l.o.y
SACRIFICED. an DE lhpi4plo lpor o, .h9 alu,I
10 alrendy employed on lbu SIuotteng 70 e"g g'oh
to be wholly inadequate 10 we Wo'se,,u VIZ"
siouia bspgulsd 'l'he public mud OF we oonN-
nv 's 6sea rse6nily Shocked by savage aloots
| ,o,iilei noon d. lencelrss emigauls ana poilei
saiI.,enl, and hardly less bl The unnecessary 9y-
gn,p,in, of yalnabe lifes where lhaleqias ge
ltsel,nsn,s Of tmons huye undertaken 10 ~ nlsh
he needed fil Without increase Of lhe mllAly
lofee these scenes will be repeaed' 1t % 10 DC
fentrd on a lar, so lie, and with nu'e dsasIQut
olnreuuenoeg. Congfess, ] am sure, viii perceive
that ne platnesl duties and responsibilities OF Boy
efnnenlsre involved In This question: and dolOl
not thnt ntoniul action may be confidently anllcl'
1 pattd when delay must be attended by sucN lea''
/ lul haEius.
rLebjll Of the last session, providing for The IN
crease of tle nay OF The 3ank aud Die Of HE army
HISS had beneficial results not only ~ laellaV!
enlismenls, btt Ia Obvious Improvement M lhe
Gins Of men who enief llle service regret ha'
corresponding consideration wes nol bestowed o9
lie oaictIs who, 10 view Of tier character ana
tyces, aud HE expenses (which ileyoie neeus'
/ sadlj subject tecsye al pre- enl What IS, 10 NY
! judgment, Inadequate oOmnensaOn.
j The valuable services constantly rendered by
/ ..N % ihti
nucleus afo0nd which The volunteer forces Of The
lnaion can promptly gather IN the hour Of dnnge'i
Sufficiently attest The wi dom Di mimic ming anil
/ ilaY peace establishments but the theory Of our
system ond The wise practice under u require HAT
! any nmnosed augmentation, ~ lime Of peace DO
only co rmensuute with orr extended lnils and
| frontier relations, Whiesctupulousyadtt 10
llhs principle, fnd, in existing eirolmslanbes,
necessity lOf increase OF our military force, and II
Is believed that four new regiments, Two OF inlan-
| toy and tNo ofnouuled men, will be sufficient TO
mel The present exigenoS II ilwere neces aiy
carefully TO weigh HE eosl IN case OF such w.
genoy, II would be shown that lie additional eG-
pensu wUuldle comparatively llM'
| Will einctease VI lhe numerical force Of The
afmy should, think, be combined crIian mea-
surss Of isionp IN iI5 oRpnie arrangement aud adj.
miniAtaliOn The Wtsgut oganiEaOI is the 10
object, ahd mlcfeslsj ond The laws Regulating tank
aud command, having been adopted many years
ago from Tue British code, IRE not always oppcn-
lie TO OuT service. II Is mol surprising, iheIeofr,
TINT the system should be deficient in the symne'
llty aud kynpciiy essential 10 the harmonious
working Of us seyeml pats, aud legniIe careful
ltuyislOI,
| The present organiEaoni by maintaining large
stat cUfpse or DEPARTMENTS, separates many OF
leeB IRON that connection with lioOpsi and those
active duties In The Geld Which are deemed Iequis
ite 10 qualify them lol Tie varied responsibilities
OF mgh command. Were dulles Of Tic army stall
lmanly discharged by objects detached nom their
Regiments, il is believed that the special service
would be equally well performed, end the discipline
and instruction u the army be improved.
While due regard TO The security Of tile rights Of
0fceis, and " the increase Of honor which should
be cultivate hmIngd them, would seem 10 eXaol
compliance with The established rule Of plououon
ia obituary cases stu tcan hardly be doubted that
The gride olpfonoilOn by selection, wltch IS How
piarlioaly onnhned To lhegtaie Of general officers
lmlghl be some what extended with beu,ht 10 Tue
public service.
Observance OF lie rule OF seniority sometimes
leafs, especially M line Of peace, TO HE promo.
honul olliotrsw who, adeflnenloTOus even dis
llnguishtd service, may have been rendetrd 10y
aye or ln6tmily incapable OF performing uollyg
4 ldnty, and Whose advancement Therefore, would
tend 10 impair u @ efficiency Jf The AMY,
Sgabe nroyls on or this clas oi Officers BY The Gre
alton Of ieiied lsl would remedy lie evil without
woundhgihe lustpIidi Of men who by past terNlees'
4 hays established calm 10 high consideration
lnasiu Commissioning this MEASURE 10 the iavofahlo cou:
tldetallVn OF Congress, would sugge ta tLe power o.
plho ngOders Oihe tered latbe lmlvd 10 one iear.
lilo Taelell operation OF he measuie word thus be
esd and " alert ehse ofyeasi there SHOULD be &C.
5lagn 10 Wngv mo povslun toln % reproaueeN VITA
any imprJgemtht which experience nlly doitlo,
The present ttnltun OF the aftilf Into iegimene
lb liable TO obvious Objections hs service VI aTlieY
as !hit OF bat eeb, aud Organization Of batteries lIO
llalufe Of ilelr dnlles,
Aarse par OF The troops now called tery are, AID
have beeu on duiy iuury Vie discipline between Tue
two arms hdus merely nominal THIS nominal artillery
inouT service 10 en- rely dspIOpUiuUnuc 10 The whole
ioee and gtealer Tau ne wants 81 1lc country den9nd'
II Therefore e0mmsd The disoonlnuince Of dis olion,
which aauo iUuidhtion Mehgr the arms used OF tie
thueterUft le service expected 10 DO performed.
IN connection With The proposition 100 lhe lgcIelse q
The Amy lave eleied these SUGGESTIONS with csltd
10 ceitaiu Measures " relotm the eomllmaul vi
ayalen. which would produce Tia harpest results lom
giyen expenditure, snd Nbieh bore may atTac. le ear
yatlebUu aud be deemed worthy OF Tue approval ol
fisretouhend,fono Of I've sserslstyoflls Nayy, hav
lug eIonce TO more ample provisions 0g iho ula phhe
aud genAnl mprol uuen ~ The ehs5eer OF teamou aud
Tor The ornufaun and BladAl nc ease OF mo navy
dtem cnlnenllY worthy Of your hfoube consipefa-
lNou. lie pUuelVeAi WHICH llNt tVhtiu w ua Iupl W
relation 10 The pofuhten unllay Olce by sea qndla
arc sound consistent vita The theory OF our system aud
slond hy no heans be dBressTded. iut, limiting Tie
pIce TO Inc objects latcuauy ret lortn The preceding
part Of this metslge wo should not overlook Tue present.
agiiudo aid piOspecllvo extension Of our e0nueleal
nae, nor lal 10 give due weight 10 lho he! lhat DO
sides lie two th0unud mil OF Atlantic teab1ardi We
haze now PaCnc COAST stretching ltum Mexico 10 ilo
BhtAh possessions on Tie moth, leemrg with wealth
aud enterprise aud demanding The constant pIesence OF
shp9 OfwtT, Tho augmentation u Tho navy has not kert
acc With ihe duties r. oppfy ard probably assigned 70
d In time vi peace aud VI s Inadequate Tor Tie age Held
OF is operations, mol merely in The present but still nJ
In the progressively Increasing eNigenees Of le wealth
land tOnarce OF the Unltel States, lcpda y approve
OF tho proposed apprentice ayaen FOR our natoual yea
sells, Recommended by tho Secretary Of The Navy.
Tic occurrence dufing the last few months OF nndno
dlsltters VI The most tragic nature, Involving gea loss
Of m0nn life. has produced Intense emotions o. aynlrar
Thy and SORROW Throughout, tie country. ltnay well 30
doubted whether al these caldmols events ale whOllI
utthbuable TO the necessary and Inevitable dansera VI
ITO sea. The merehints nrnera and ship builders OF
tie United Slalea ae 4 70 Tue unsarpasse ~ ar-
reachng entorpile, SKILL intelligence aud eoufge BY any
olho uthe world hut, with The Increasing amount OF
our conmsrcial tonnage mhe agslegalei and the larger
size aud Improved equipment VI iho ehla nav Construct
cd deficiency 10 ne supply OF reliable semen besns 10
BE- very aenously elt fhslnconyenonee may pefhaps
into merchant SHIPS, Of indented apprentices which
while II would lJ useful aud eligible occupation 10 M
marcus young men, would have lerderty 10 raise tho
character geaman asa class And Ills deserving Of te
roua rejection whether II may not be desirable % re-
wise The existing laws orihemllnemnoe OF discipline At
sea upon which The security OF NE and properly on .ho
Oeau must 10 90 great extent depend. Although much
attenlnn has already hesn oven byVougesa 10 Tie pro
per construction AID Arrangement Of steam vessels and
apas,enfeI tllpi, sn tits believed that the achieve
menla Of science and mechlnleal SKIN 10 THIS detll0n
have moi been eXausted No good exists for no
marked dtuncuon, 9ppoaa uI9n our eletl1ea De-