The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1854-12-15


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upon defeuseless ennigrants and border settle-
ments rand hardly less v1the ,,nnacsss arv IA.
struction of valuable Aives AVbara III Aeons9s ~
dei aehmehts oftfoous nave III dartsf,sn e fnrn
ish he needed aid Witknnt inereas 90 of M
military force these scenes will ~ renSated h
is I'd be- feared on lsrorr scala 6nd p;,b more
disasicrous couseoueuces Cnn1fess 7 Am s,,re
will perceiye tI,at the pIainest duties and re-
sponsibili,ies Of government are involved in
this question and Idoubtuot that promnt action
may be confidently anticipated when delay
must be attended by spcb fearful hazards.
The bill of the last session nroviding for an
increase ofthe nav of rank and file az he ar,nv
has had beneficial resnlts not onlv in fac;l;,a,
ting enlistments bnt il obyiobs ;5,nrove,
Inept in the class ~ man uho e6tar tbs sary;co
regret that corresponJing cons;dera,;on W 81
not bestowed ON Tue ,officerssr who, yiew of
their character and services. add the EXPENSES
10 which tlley are necessarily subject receive
at present What is, in my judgement. .inadeuunte
compensation. s 5f w
The valuable services CONSTANTLY rendered by
the Army, and lis ihestimable importance. as
the nucleus around VII ich the volunteer forces
Of the nation can promptly gather in the boui
Of danger, sufficiently attest the wisdom Of
maintaining military peace establishment
but the the theory of our system and the wise
practise under it, require that anv proposed
augmentation, in time Of peace, be only com.
mensurate with our extended limits and from
Tier relations. While, scrupulously adhereing
to this principal, find, in existing circumstan-
ces necessity for increase Of our military force
and it is believed that four new regiments, two
of infantry and two of mounted men, will be
sufficient to meet the present exigency. If it
were necessary carefully to weigh the cost ia a
case af such urgency, it would be shown that
the additional expense would be comparatively
| light. s
With the increase Of the numerical foice oi
the army should. think, be combined certain
measures Of reform in its organic arrangmen nj
and administration. Ihe present organization
is the result OF partial Legislation often directed
to special objects and Interests; and the laws
regulating rank ana commanc, having beer
adopted many years ago, from the British code
are not Always appilcaoie 10 ous service III II
not sutprisins' therefore Inc SYSTEM shouIc
oe ueIc'ent ~ me symmetry ana simplicity rs
senliai 10 tne harmonious WORKING oi ils sever
ai Par's' ana require acareiul revision
lhe present organihaIlon, ny maintaining
iarse s'sn corps VI uepaIIulenCs' separates man,
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increase ,f The army h,r. nre.en,a a. e"o
an gyes,ions with rnga,d 10 PAW ,iss .isSe
oe reyorm as tha ,nn,nsoent or 'sa@"leS .s',,s,S,
ub;ch wonIJ nrodnce ,rehonn;os, Systenl,
men evnsnr,;,,,rs I'D ",Ifas 'Io",'' I' nun io'u
attract tbe early aiiention and he deIcJ pJ @ naay
.I - ne anu oe uee'iiou "or-
'h1 ~ ,me apP'oeIl Vi oonS'e's
M ,.neHua'on haU;n rar VI we o'cIelSry Oh the
~ ',t''gh 'ol ie"ce ~ "no'e Imply pfoV'S>
IN m tbe chotsc,,r @ anu nv,S' Improvement
m @ ,t;n"Snd 1eJi'e", anu iSi 'ne Ie-'t,
emI s1uS, i"Stsase ~ =, ae navy
eIl ";Jata,in ,y ny woi'ny vi your iayoiaoie con'
TuGIuion, "0IsJ o ane ptlncip,eS, whieh lave con-
aaECu ILL.,. W, poie! IA lolaion,o me permanent
ui..Ia iotee' oy sea ana luia, are sound' CON
hv ~, w,on ,nI w sn'Eay % our syNieln' aId shod
,Ge U aron nuS :" lS oe n,Siegraeu put, uniting
tSe nraCsd H rne pa.lcu,aty SET io1th IN
rns ~n, pnvsrlo ,p Pa'v y, .nS message we snouid
ncct;yo eyte s9 p'eaen' niasnituae anu pros
rV or s,H e, VI 4uL eonnerclai marine