The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-23
The Army BAL.

TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.
The smeorations proposed In the bill recently intro
duced into the Senate and House of Representatives for
the and better organization OF the army and
for other purposes, are AS follows
An Increase Of the army by two regiments Of caval
ry and two ~ infantry.
2. The desgnstion Of mounted regiments cavalry,
instead Of dragt and mounted riHemen and the add
ton four captains and four lieutenant, To each reg
mcnt in the army for stat duties
g. Merging the Typographical engineers in the engineer
corps. and other corps OF the army.
4. Reducing the ordinance. department TO one colonel,
two Lieutenant colopels and eight majors and connect
ng the ordnance department with the artillery rcgi
inenta by requiring that vacancies tn. field on
Of ordnance shall be supplied from the artillery.
OF whom taken from the corps Of engineers Is To be
chief the corps and others 10 be detailed for the iu
ties Fl adutant general quartermastor geners inspect
or general and commanders OF military departments.
u. Abolihhing all commissions in the adIntAnt gene
rails department. inspector generals qps'ermastes de-
partment, and subastenee department and substituting
In lieu thereof, commissions In regiments and corps
leaving TO the President ths assignment Of officers 70
such duties
a. Rstablshing in lieu OF the present articles Of
regulating command, the simple rule that ~hcn different
regiments or corp. Join and do duty tossther ths ON
highest In rank there present and duty shall com
mand the whole. Breye commissions not 70 have effect
except by assignment by the Presdsst, such officers
he may empower TO make such Assignment.
s. Increasing the pay Of all grades. And
Q. Providing retired list for worn oot and disabled
officers.
The ameorations here proposed sspear be wise and
has been years controlled BY sts departments about
Washington and the boastful declaration Is made
that they will defeat bill which looking TO the interests
OF the whole army rather than shor personal wishes,
may In It's operation possibly Affect their snug positions.
The history Of the stAf departments has been Of
ndisernen 10 themselves but norious 10 ths i'm
proyement u ths line. With small beginnings they
have gradually succeeded in erecting themselves into
large corps and now losing sigh, Of the interest. o ths
-. lfnk .l.~fE.. - slamN
with great interests Of county they have determined
10 prevent legislation which tho Secretary Of War the
General in. Chief and the Quartermastsr General alike
unite In urging upon Cnngress II such power 10 with
them II 10 time that their power 70 ininrc the army
diminished and this confederation alone, therefore,
should bo sufficient to nes Legislation which sill ideni
~ their interests with those Of the vh0s army. The
proposed bill does injustice 20 star officers bat
the contrary proposes 10 give thom rans IN regiments
about which there been dsputs In lou of
n rank which the regulations Of the army declare does
not entte its holder command. Is there any bsrs
for COMPLAINT No be made BY them sroept
that tho bill may affect thu snugnsss Of their positions
The ides sought To b. neuie.isd tsa. onoer q the
line Of the army not qualified for duties in the
erals, snd sub.i5tsaos Department. l. sn,irriy
sru~rience Who has not performed duty In
more of those ds,artmrnv, and during the Gar eth
hs,ieo 70 ths aihy on a,.s ~ 80 10,
Adiutznt G.neraL ths aetiDg Inspector General The
assistant Adtutant esnsral Of Sen fuigrs' airsagn,
tafi Of the time o. Gen shlsd's brgAds and o. Cen
patterson division oIesrs of the line uho neither
held hold commissions 10 stan ispartsnt. fhs arins
Ousrternas,sr General Of thai army ~aa captain N his
espsrmsnt ao~ ~thstsEaiDg ts organization Contains
one brixAalsr general, two e0l0nsS, t~o ls@gsnant
ooopels and sight and the chief u hs spbsis'
dspsrtnsnt also sAJ hsli ih@ rAns Of captain 10
his department.
This saterssst 4 rsAAs % sho- The secsssy that sr
sss Of permitting e,sfy EeDsfal oncrr u choose tss
chiefs of his sar aEA sso vineAi0n q tbs capacity
on ths line u the army for tbs psfformanrs 0' teoss I'm
,.rnEt au,Is. In in The rofh, .rcsptag oar
ovn has an oryansasn bees Get or The pnfposs ef
Deriving general oelcss u rrrAsgs inatrnaAbis :.
the usrsxsful tsgs 6t csmpaign sof ihis pAFtcuAAT
f.ntufs n tbs b therefore brsakibg orn p~fnAn~nt
,.n nsnts ~ welcomed the more cordially a. al
a,rrosnaion tbs gr~ai prinegs 81 securing a. far
=. prnrtsAbs uniiy q purpose, design asd sHseap9o
4 Ia IL command ~ ffoops
ne amy a The Unl,ed states akiniasSi IN Teses
| t,lnartly nuekrus .kifh all snss8s TIE countJ
i,o. readily 90 teFelop 10 var ts physical sifsngh ls
oaesfs vlth fsr sresptloDs are grafaatss ~ ihs VII
{ tsry AeNdrmy, capable, With prop@r prrorfasiet, 81
tIffssnx thsmssles the VARIOUS autles uhseh sAts
u Gar viii call upoa thsm % p~ffofm bat mostly eut 81
ky the pretsut vogH gTgAnltatbon ~ aiAh eepAFtn~n
fom The NEGATIVES vhth tbs prOtossd bh orr IhSs~
1 Gsrarinssnt., ss orgnslLsd are ora ohlJ y hs
loser srns.. of the army Ts I'op0s@f O sssafss ~.
gi,y 10 al srasss Ass ss4 asleci0ns sl oeAss v v
+ psrnsnsnt tntvfss
11s pvmbsr 6f 0nssrs ~ - retained In The OE3Eanee
usratueut Ia amps f0r the p~riornaoos ~ AZ auiy ft
aurlns knowsgs " b. AttAlrsd only by sia W
and ap4Ffrnes and school ~ inttfuctsn 0s~n<i "
motion ocsrsa 10 sreesnes a ortsAEcs taufsi shieh
vii tsyOnd al Huss,loa, sscgfs 80 ahsssts' nafn ~
assl.sYy omeef quAtsi In AL rsspscts Scr saJ dgiT
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a. oII..zL og I'll AsxY.