The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-12-16

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the treasury had, by false entries, been
defrauded, within the four years next
preceding March, 1853, Of tho sum Of
one hundred and ninety eight thousand
dollars.
The great difficulty with which the de.
lection Of those frauds has been attended
in consequence OF the abstraction OF books
and papers by the retiring officers, and
the facility with which similar frauds in
the public service may be perpetuated
render the necessity OF legal enactments
in the respects above referred to, quite
obvious For other material modification
OF the revenue laws which seem TO be
desirable, | refer you to the report oil
the Secretary of the Treasury. That re-
port, and the tables which accompany it,
furnish ample proofs Of the solid founda.
ton on which tbs financial security Of the
country rests, and of the salutary infu.
ence OF the indenden, treasury system
upon commerce and oil monetary oper-
atoms.
The experience of the last year fur
nishes additional reasons, l regret to say
of painful character, for the recon.
mendation heretofore made, to provide
for increasing the military force employ
ed in the territory Inhabited by the Indi-
ans. The settlers on the frontier have
suffered much from the incursions OF
predatory bands, and large parties of en-
igran's 10 our Pacific possessions have
been massacred with impunity. The
recurrence of such scenes can only BE-
prevented by teaching these wild tribes
the power Of, and their responsibility to
the United States. From the garrisons
Of our frontier posts it is only possible to
detach troops in small bodies; and though
these have on all occasions displayed a
gallantry and stern devotion to duty,
which on larger field would have COM
manded universal admiration, they have
usually suffered severely in these conflicts
with superior numbers, and have some
times been entirely sacrificed.
All the disposable fo,ce OF the army is
already employed on this service, and is
known to be wholly inadequate to the
protection which should be afforded
The public mind oil the country has been
recently shocked by savage atrocities
committed upon defenceiess emigrants
and border settlements and hardly less
by the unnecessary destruction OF valua-
bic lives. where inadequate attachments
of troops have undertaken to furnish the
needed aid. Without increase of the
military force, these scenes will be re-
pea,ed, 1t is to be feared, on a larger
scale, and with more disastrous conse-
quences. Congress, am sure, Will per-
celve that the plalnest duties and respon-
sibli,ies vi government are involved in
this question, and doubt not that prompt
action may be confidently anticipated
when delay must be attended BIZ such
fearful hazards.
Tho bill OF the last session, providing
for an increase OF the pay OF the rank and
file OF the army, has had beneficial re-
suits, not only in facilitating enlists-
ments, but II obvious improvement lii the
class OF men who enter the service.
regret tina. corresponding considerations
was not bestowed on the officers, who, In
view OF their character and service, and
the expenses to which they are neces sa-
rliy subject, receive, at present, what is,
in my judgment inadequate compensa-
ton.
The valuable services constantly rem
dered by the army, and Its inestlmabIe
importance as the nucleus around which
the volunteer forces Of the nation can
promptly gather in the hour of danger,
sufficiently attest the wisdom OF main
tanning military peace establishment
but the theory OF our system, and the wise
practice under it, require that any pro-
posed augmentation, IN time Of peace,
be only commensurate with our extended
limits aad frontier relations While scru-
pulously adharlng 10 this principle, find,
IN existing circumstances, a necessity
foi increase OF our military force, and 1t
is believed four new regiments, two OF
Infantry and two Of mounted men, will be
sufficient 10 meet the present exigeney Ii
i, We're necessary to carefully weigh the
cost IN caseof much urgency, il would
be shown that the additional expense
would be comparatively light.
With the increase Of the numerical
force OF the army should, think, be
combined certain measures OF reform in
It's organic arrangement and adminis,ra-
ton. The present organization is the
result OF partial legislation often directed
to speciai objects aud interests and the
laws regulating rank and command, hav-
ing been adopted many years ago from
the British cole, are not always appica-
bic to our service. 1t is no, surprising,
therefore, that the system should be def
cien' in the symmetry and simplicity es-
sentlal to the harmonious working OF its
several parts, and require careful revi-
sion.
The present organization, by main
tanning large staff corps or departments,
separates many officers from that close
connection with troops, and those active
duties Ill The field, which are deemed re-
qlisite 70 qualify them for the varied re-
sponslbilAles Of high command Were
tue duues Of the army staff mainly dis
charged BIZ officers detached from their
regiments, /. il believed that the special
service would be equally we'll performed,
and the discipline and instruction of the
army be improved. While due regard
to The security Of the rlght Of officers, and