Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-12-20
DAILY IIRGiNIaS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. DEC. 20. 1854.
Increase of the Army

Increase of the Army
This is subject which is beginning to be
brought prominently before the country. and one
that demands the attention of the government
The President in his message directs attention
to it, and recommends n considerable addition to
the military establishment of the country. We
think from the emergencies of the case this re-
commendaton should meet with a prompt and
favorable consideration at the hands of Congress
Our military forces are VIGOROUSLY inadequate
for. even. the defence OF our frontiers. and many
gallant pioneers and cmgrants are made victims
to this insutiieiency of our army. And in the
event of difficulty on the part of our country
with some other which, although il is earnestly to be
hoped may not occur yet is as liable to occur with
usas with other powers-we would find our army
wofully deficient. The Washington Union calls
attention 10 the matter and SAYS the accounts
which daily receive from the West and South
west conclusvely show that the asked-for in
crease of our army is M less required by the
dictates of humanity than is imperatircly deman
ded by the great aud growing interests of IA coun-
try whose territories stretch from ocean to ocean
The humiating fact is demonstrated by
almost daily and unavenged massacres, that. for
the want of sufficient number of efficient troops
our frontier men, the long lines of travel rasers-
ed by the hardy emgrants for Catalonia aud
Oregon, and even the mails Tor the distant west
ern posts, are completely at the mercy ol bands
of proving safases, eager 10 rob and not alfud
t. kill. In the St Louis News al December oh.
wa find the following in relation 10 tic recent
IL liar murders. and to what the West needs
The telegraph this morning bring- fidngs Of
another Indian hutchery the plrins-thr slouN
having attacked the Salt Lake mail party twcI=
~ six miles this side Of Fort Laramie. killed the
carriers and robbed the mail Nh thnres l.
nkea1, who i, reported to have b1rn severely
wounded and left fer dead, is young and highly
successful merchant of salt Lake Cliy, aud has
numerous friends in this CITY. whrtc he formerly
resided. We hope il j. lac who fortunate
as TO effect an escape from the Indian murlerers.
The frequent repetition of these informal
atrocities by the savage, show that the red devils
are enraged with the white. aud determined Ia
wage al inhuman system "a. uurolenting ho>t-
ty against them. Tho FIT Eoi-c massacre ia
Oregon the cotemporHnenus murder IN iho lower
par of California, the frequent tragedies in Tcx-
as, # which every mail brings rs tidngs, and
the terrible death 81 Lieut.. Grat'an and bis com
radr-, followed by other similar atrooiflc, on IA
smaller scale-all prove that the indinn tribes
have become recently infused with ihrlr natural
spirit Of sayhgeism. which, though il NAV remain
Gated. nder these circumstances. it becomes
the urgent duty Of the government to provide
more etfeotually for the security of its pioneer
children, aud nfct on their blood ih.fstY enc=
mics such example OF terrible and summary
vengeance will awe thom into peace and sub
mission"
In connection with the above VIZ maze room
for ,he following, which -au ,Atract from late
number OF the Cincinnati Enquirer;
livery mail from the Pacific eoa.t and the
western plains brings tldngs Of murdeInus out
RIGGS committed by the Indians upon the emf
grants who are on their way IA the new States
aud Territories. These murders have been 20
ing IN for n long time, until the Indians laugh
in arison at Gar threat, of chasij-rment. In
con- squcncc Of the predatory iucur,ions of the
sa'uges, all communication by lauI between the
States in the Mississippi valley and our western
possessions II exposed 10 such imminent Peril
tina, IT will. ina short time unes, "A stop is put
10 them. cause such emigration in ii measure 10
cease. We trust the pu,ent Congress will i'm
inedately pass bill increasing the army, in ne
cordance with the President, recommendations
number of regiments Of moaucd rfemen are
what is required ia with the savage, mud
they ought to be raised with all possible dispatch
aud sent to the western plain~'