New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-28

arise from continual popular demonstr siions, By
" once introducing such reforms in every branch u
" The State a. are cons0nant with the intelgenc
" The age and the just demands O. the people,
hnf speech, h. invited Lord PalmeSton 10 ma 4
some s,a,gment that would furnish those who a.
ported BE- Government with an cx,use for doug 80
LofU Palmers;on found no faux with Major Ra3 |
10 whose motives he did Justice II WIS true be s.,
,.1' NHen Lsr Majesty had authorized him 20 form
1cNefLlhent public expectation had risen h;-h a.
he had obtained The assistance OF persons Mo u
thought were most capable. from their position i
Parliament, Of making strong and efficient s,ys,i
mert. II had been sand that instead o. taking 81
sous eNl tfeuced IN puhhc affairs he shonll hal
selected persons ci commercial ard business Ike h,
H.. HIS answer was plain and simple. such perS,,l
wtrC Cr-agCd in tia ,ac;ions viii made IL ia,,,s
bic for item 10 abandon their pursuits and place thel
selves N political situations. lie sSsund the Hoel
ami the country thar the matters sdvcr.oi 70 "a
Major Reel had not ESCAPED the attention Of tho G,l
euuell. Much had been done, and with saccess,I
results. Our army I'm tie tnmea Wes now in A
por;cc, 2 condition as British army ever hal bee,l
The Commissariat Department abroad wss IN = .s.l
OF as complete efficiency as the nature OF the scrvsl
admitted. The Medical Department cf the arnl
was 20 Pc rcrrcdolcd. bgi the hospital agranrenea
in the East were already placed IN most satissrl
tory STATE The new trans orr service by eul lad
W, producing good effects AID would prevent the ii
ouTTeuco Of those iucony. eucos which the army b.
suffered last wear. Having stated what had been 10
b. would now, he said, inform the House what s.l
going 20 be done. IL Was intended % remodel u 4
Board Of Ordinance by ahoshiug the Office oi Maserl
General and TIE Board EsCli as separate ssiab.hl
ment The Artillery and Engineers, as military hoil
les. w0uld be placed under The same authority Ia II
srect TO discipline the army ~ large. Inc evil
tpsrtntuts Oftle Ordnance would De- transferred I'd
the Secretary az War the object beng 10 hrn a IA
po sihic al the mihtsry departments under So
prone and OrCct control. That branch o; the g..
tahislnsrt hi hero unrcr The Secretary 90 Wal
namCly he examination OF the accounts OF del
aimy--tie Secretary coz War aud She SECRETARY 4
state for Nar beng uuGeN. would be under ihe lsll
tor; 50 hat there would boz cnoral consolidate ]
oi tie d,raumen,s OF .he army. some pef-o Il
tECi Int tIGt tie consolidation ought 10 oo cared
mthCr and 10 m, u.e The ,iscif lnc 0l the army
hut he was not OF that opinion. lie ihollht q. -e
were objections belonging TO the interests OF th,I
army, and 10 feelings connected with the work
rg OF the Constitution. The head OF the army should
be "a military man, aud It would not be possible, under
an changes of the Government, 70 find proper req
Ieseuiatiyo of The army i'm The Cabinet. lie also
CT opinion thar The dispcnsluon OF the military pat
I0uege by he Government might be open TO grave
and Serious objections. The Government had az
heeri he said to render every department Of the pub
lie service efficient d. it was possible TO make IL
being sensible that Il only by inuslng into every
branch OF &c the utmost energy and activity that they
could carry tie country through the great war II
which Il was engaged, upon The result Of which u de-
pended whether England aud France should contiuae
To hold The high position they had hitherto held, or
SILK down into lie rank OF socondrate States and ths
enemy be hereafter the dictator and dominant Powa
of the world.
Mr.. Disrae expressed his surprise that the Flr<
hiiuiste. should have taken edyantage o an opportg
nifty offered by an irrc- ularty which had been Geo.
sufei tie prev ious Friday Ia make communicative
OF so much importance. lie thought Il would haye
been more convenient 10 the house, and moro dgniae
H. Lord Palmosior, If he had given some previous n
timati0n of his intention. AitCr m amusing crtc2m
If the terms Of Major Reeds notice, and observing
that the consolidation OF the military departments was
no new scheme be stated that he should reserve ir
another occasion the expression of his opinion upcl
the plan which had been sketched by the noble lord.