Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1854-12-09
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ket lection with this subject, recon-
change in the laws, when recon-
sen s.;soee bss shown to be essential 70 inc
apeflsn.' If the Government. There il
i''ee .'ss. provision Of law. requiring the
~ ap'. VA napcrs Of public character, Of
sso'u .. s officers of the government, to
~ ~ !. Il their ofices for the use Of their !.
Y . =" nor any provision declaring II
:s ~ their part to make false entries IN
tl0 sJJo /. o. return fllse accounts, In the
% s w., Of such express provisions BY law
,0" na,,oipp officers, in many instances
NC OS .ls;med and exercised the right to
~, " into their own possession, importan,
". s. ~ md uapers, on the ground that they
'o0. . ,hs;r private property; and have plac-
VA .,Ssm beyond the reach Of the Govern.
w Conduct of this character. brought
aen. i instances to the notice of the Se'
NV Of the Treasury, naturally awakened
8 .vsociop, and resulted in the disclosure
~ ~, LII :, four points, namely, Oswego, Tole-
!, Sandusky and Milwaukee, the treasury
y, hssu Jetrauded Of the sum OF one hun
~, ~ !, md ninety eight thousand dollars.
y, The GREAT difficulty with which the detec-
h, If these frauds has been attended, in
."..souence Of the abstraction of books and
. ' by the retiring officers, and the facil-
I, Nth which similar frauds in the public
.s,,ice may be peipetuated. render the ne
,,,si,v Of new legal enactments. in the re-
.necs above referred to, quite obvious. For
a,b., material notifications of the revenue
,,w,vhjcb see m 10 me desirable. refer you
= he report Of the Secretary Of the Treas.
,r That report, and the tables which ac-
,mvany il, furnish ample proofs OF the sol
n Emndu,ion on which the financial securi-
h Of the country rests, aud Of the salutary
influence Of the independent treasury sys-
hem upon commerce and all monetary ope-
n,ioDs.
The experience Of the pasty year furnishes
national reasons, ! regret to say, OF pain
hi character, for the recommendation here
,Ofore made, TO provide for increasing the
military force employed in the territory in
h,biej BY the Indians. The settlers on
,h.hortier have suffered much from the in
eursions Of predatory bands, and large par
lies Of emgrants to our Pacific posse ssions
kue been massarred with impuuity. The
occurrence Of such scenes can only be pre-
rented by teaching these wild tribes the
rver Of, and their responsibility to the U.
States, From the garrison of our frontier
psl:, il is only possible to detaeh troops in
Email bodies, and though these have, on all
OCCASIONS, displayed gallan. ~ and stern
lrolion TO duty, which on larger field.
you'd have commanded universal admira-
lOn, they have usually suffered severely in
these conflicts with superior numbers-and
hare sometimes been entirely sacrificed.
All the disposable force Of the army is
lhesdy employed on this service, and is
nosnto be wholly inadequate to the protec-
|On which should be afforded. The public
hindOf the country has been recently shock
b BY savage atrocities committed upon de-
ereeess emigrants and border seti Elements,
fnd hardly less by the Unnecessary destruc-
bon ofvaluabe lives, where inadequate de-
(schmen,s Of troops have undertaken to
Furnish the needed aid. Without increase
the mili,ary'force, these scenes will be re-
Pes,ed, i, is to be feared, on larger scale,
pad with more disasterous consequences
Congress- I'm sure, will perceive that the
|flainest duties and responsibilities of govern
fnent are involved in this question, and
|touo' not that prompt action may be conf
|teullg anticipated when delay must be at
tended by such feariul hazards.
The bills Of the last session, providing for
% increase of the rank aud file OF the army,
hn had beneficial results, not only in facil-
|htny enlistment, but in obvious improve
neh' IN the class Of men " no enter the SER
|'ce' lrsgret that cores ponding conside-
f'uon wrs not bestowed on the officers,
|sAo,ln view Of their character and services,
'nd the expenses to which they are me-
eessa'lly subject, receive, at presen,, what
' 10 my judgement inadequate compensa-
ihe valuable services constantly render
Gu Oy the Army, and it's inestimable impor-
'aaOe as the nucleus around which the vol
en'ee' force of the nation can promptly
gamer IN the hour of danger, sufficiently
.'e' the wisdom Of maintaining military
FaCe establishment; but the theory of our
'sN'n' and the wise practice under it re.
~, S."F mat any proposed augmentation, in
s OF peace, be only Commensurate with
v nv, extended limits, aud frontier relations.
", MA',e 'crupulously adhering to this princi-
a. ss, nnd' IN existing circumstances, a ne
ay Tor increase of our military force,
~, ~. MS believed that four new regiments,
w;,' infantry and two of mounted men,
n Oe sulhc'ent to meet the present ext
WI va II 1t were necessary to carefully
r s.sh .he cost in case of such urgency, il
s, ,u,I De shown that the additional expense
I Wih De comparatively light.
#, "!'n The increase OF the numerical force
se,, ~ army should, think, be combined
,,, NM measures of reform in i,a organic
p,asos ss'nenf and administration. The
ss sJa. organization is the result of partial
mi i ;n,a often directed to special objects
,nJ interests and the laws regulating rank
ve,, so'n'nand, having been adopted MANY
v,r. ago from the British code, are not al.
,r r,,sapphcable to our service. II is not
10 g.s sIng' therefore, that the system should