Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-15

hour Of danger, sufficiently attest the wisdom
of maintaining military rcarc establishments
but tho theory of Our sys go nnf the WISE
practice under II, require that my proposed
augmentation, III time oi peace. be oulY com
neusurac with our extended huIts aud IRON
tier relations. While srruprpus|y adherng
to this principle tnd, ~ existing clrcum-
stances, n necessity for Increase OF orr military
force aud it Is believed that four new regiments
two Of infantry, and two Of mounted mon, VII
b. sufficient to meet the present cXigrncy. "
II were necessarily carefully to weigh TIL cost
III cas-" of such urgency. 1t would be shown
that the additional expense would be conphra-
lively light.
ARnv R"ruBH.
With the increase ofthc uimorcal torcc Of
tue army should, I think, be combined certain
measures Of reform III Us organic arrangement
and administration. The present organization
is the result Of partial legislation, often direct
ed TO special objects and nteress-and the
laws regulating rank and command, having
been adopted many years ago ir0;H the British
service. II is not surprising. therefore, that
the system should be deficient in the svmme-
try and simplicity essential 10 the harmonious
working of its several parts sand require care
FIJI revision.
Tho present orsdnzd -iou, by maintaining
large staff corps or departments. separates
many oihcers from that close ''hn'c.ioh WIZ
'ronnS' anu '"oS' "ctN'' n"'''' !" ''r' .'''''
whl"n ar" n"''n'el requisite !" in2'li '"c"
LOT 'l'' ''rlru r'Np""Hi''li''"1 VI "'5'" va"
hanu' Mrrc 'hr "n'''S "l 'n' army ;u'n
NANNY "!7ch'rg'a ~ "'n' p''''"'' ''''''
'helr r'Simrn'S II IL "','''"u 'h'' t"' i"'rl"
'ervlr" wonIo D" cqn"hS Wen n'fl'rm'"' anu
the disrl pine anI instruction "' ,1" arm! ''
! 'ihpr'Nr' ni'r ""c r'S2rl 10 we '''ur''H
81 ,h' rlS'',. 81 o'"''rsi anu ~ !"' ",'' N"N',
/ ~ """"i ",ic" '"'"'' w "''''," '''.''
'h'h W"ilh seem I" rN'r''' ''''"l.''"'' WIN WIN
'hr rs'hish'u rue VI pr"I'1''on II, "t'',''
I cases SIN " can hardiy n' uo"'," tha' tue
range "' Proth",l"h ny 7'l''''""' ""''" i nov
nf''''ahV 'oh'ih'" % 'hr @r"'' VI @eh,''l Vt
h'crs' m'Th' pr ''"''"'!'' 'A,,nn'u "''',
nen"ht 10 ne pnnh' SERVE '',''r'nu'' VI
,he RUE o' 'thori'Y soih''''''' a,
" IN nh' oo peace 10 'n' l'roi'','''n u, VI"
GERS "',"' "''rr "''r''''r''" ''" 'N','
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III" ,IIo an.;dnrnt;,, ,f ,,nnrro.s u.rnIJ s,,,
,oy, ,b., tb,, ,,o,r,r oT ,I,,.;,, ,IIrrrs an tho
retired list hc limited TO one year The prac.
teal operation Of the measure would thus be
tested. and f,,attcr the lapse OF years, there
should be occasion to renew the provisions
it can be reproduced with any Improvement
which experience may indicate. The present
organization of the artillery into regiments Is
liable to obvious objections. The service OF
artillery is that of batteries. and an orGanlz-
zation OF batteries INTO corps ol artillery
| would be more consistent with the nature o'
their duties. y large part ol the troops no"
called artillery arc. and have been, on duty
as infantry the distinction between tho two
arms being merely nominal. This nominal
artillery in our service is entirely dlSpropor
tipnate to the whole force. ami greater than
the wants of the country demand. there
fore commend the discontinuance of distinc
ton. which has no foundation IN either th'
| arms used or the character Oi the serylc" eX
pccted to be performed.
| In connection with the rroposl tluu flr tn,
increase of tho arn,v | have rresenteI thcs,
.urrestions with regard to certain measure
of reform. as the complement Of a system
which would proiuc. tho happicst result
from a given expenditure, and which hop'
,pnv attract the carly attention. and h'
may a'VIac. e" t,'' ~ ,ra.al ,.'.,''' ,.c Con
ueoiho' "'i '"J VI
gross
HN'L All A'Ns'
i.s le'p'hli,'''''H'tou VI .''' ~, ~, u
provisions for the discipline and general i'm
provement in the character Of scanen, an,
for the rc-orcanioation and gradual increas
of the navy, / deem emincntlv worthy of YOU
favorable consideration The principles
which have controllo, ou- policy 10 relation
70 the ncrmanent military force, by sea an
land, are sound. consistent with the theor
of onr system. and should hv no means Il
disregardcd. But, limiting the force TO tn
objects particularly set forth in the preceding
mart of this message. We should not ovcllool
The present marnitnd. and prospective ex
tension of our commercial marine, nor fail t.