The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-04-21

'hai ~ eminenily needed The prn,cr
st r'shie .us men o. ,hc Congress of the
tuiici States There never was au
other representative assembly hhsl inl
So many apd - vtlel, aifrrn, inter.
esls 10 protect aud To harmonic. aui so
many lrcnl passions % .ubluc. Onc
member feel. charged io defend ihe
rights Of the Atlantic. auoihrr uf ilic
facilic coa, one urges he claims of
constituents on the borlcr, Of the tor.
rid, another on the border. Of the lrigid
zone while hundreds have the defence
of local and varied interests stretching
acruss an rutirv continent II personal
sclf,hncss or ambition. IT party OF see
tionul views alone, bear rule, all nicmYs
at legislation viii be- fru,less, or bear
only buteriruii lfwislom ffpm above.
that Is profitable to direct. hc ei,rn ia
answer TO the prayers of The piuus, then
Congress need those devo,ions, as ihcy
surely need To have their view. Of per.
sonal importance daily chaslenrd hy the
reflection that they are under the gov
eminent ofa Supreme Power that rules
not for the one locality or one time, bat
governs u world 10y general laws, sub
iecing all motives and acts TO an omui.
sclcnl scrutiny, aud hold. nll agents to
their just awards by an irresistible pow.
err"
Ia the provision. in the law for chap
lains ia the army, the number is limited.
and these are not TO bo granted unless
for the most destitute places" aud
then, for very small salary they are
10 perform the double service of clergy.
men and schoolmastcrs While every
political office under all administrations
is filled to overtlowing while the ante
chambers ofthe department. are crowd
ed and crnmmrd with anA ous applicants
waiting for additions. or designations, or
death, 10 make for them some vacant
place, it is Of recent occurrence that on.
ly fourteen Of the twenty post. for chap
laiu- were supplied.
We presume that all will grant that
II is proper 10 appoint physicians and
surgeons in ihc army aud navy. The
power 10 appoint claplan> Is just the
same. because neither arc expressly
named, but are appointed under the
general authority 10 organize the army
and navy. and we deem The one rs tru.
ly n matter of necessity as the other
Napoleon was obliged 10 establish chap.
lains in his army, in order to their quiet
while making his quarters in the heart
Of the enemy's country, and thar army
had bccu drcnchcd in the inhIclily of
the French revolution. The mnin por.
tion Of our troops, though not in for.
oicn land are stationed on the extreme
frontiers, the very out-posts of ciyilaza.
ton and If the government does not
furnish them moral and religious IN
strnclon, We know ns n practical fncl,
that they viii 90 without il.
II is said that they can contribute
and hire their own chaplains Certain
ly they can, aud their own physicians
and surgeons hat if ne throw on them
this additional burden, are we not bound
to Increase their pay to meet these per-
sonal eypenscsY We can supply th-m
directly with more economy and effect
Than We can do II indirectly. We trust
that the military force oi the L. = viii
never bc engaged in contest, unless
II be in such one that de,om man
can honestly invoke the God Of battles
to 90 with our armies. II 70 1t will in.
spire ior'iiudc and courage in the sol.
der 10 know that righteous man is in
'oking the Supreme Power 10 succeed
his efforts. II our armies ARE exposed
10 presidential climates or to the ca,nage
Of The battlefield, we believe II the duty
OF govrrnmcnt to send 10 the sick and
wounded. and dying, that spiritual coun.
sci and consolation demanded by the
strongest craving. of our nature.
The navy viii have ail STRONGER
claims Than the army for the snrply Of
chaplnin. lnree portion Of The lime
0nr ships.of.war are on ser,iec foreiyu
from our own shore. Icihey are in the
port, of oiLer nations the crews capno,
be disbanded TO wor.Llo wuh the nco. 4
pie Of those nations. and II ,hey eonIh .
the instances are rare In which de I
sailors could updersinnd ND l,nguage
IN which The devotion. were conducted
n Won DO no, afford them the means Of .