Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-05

cepton OF the interesting and consoling truth em-
bodied In the following lines
From Heaven he came, of Heaven he spoke,
TO Heaven he led his follwers way;
Dark clouds Of gloomy night he broke,
unyeiling an eternal day"
1t is evident, as we suppose from what has been
said that to produce TRUTH III musical result there
must not only be a nicely adjusted voice, capable
Of the most exquisitly varied cadences, speaking
in tones of thunder and then soft as the whispers
Of the attendant angel breathing into the ear Of
sleeping infancy, or telling the departing spirit Of
its heavenly inheritance; but the recesses OF the
emotional nature must also yibrate impulsvely with
the hollest aspirations then will sacred music be
an Indispensable adjunct in the exercises Of Chris
tan worship. ). w.
Increase and Reorganization Of the Army.
We copy from the Intelligencer Of this morn
ing synopsis Of a bill for the reorganization
of the army, reported to the House yesterday
by Mr.. Faulkner, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs The Intelhgencer states that the
bill meets with the entire concurrence of the
Secretary of War, as well as Of General Scott,
General Jesup, and other distinguished officers
Of the army.
That portion Of the synopsis italicised is de-
signed to show wherein II differs from the bill
reported to the Senate last month by General
Shields. There is good reason, however, to
suppose that the proposed notifications Of the
House committee will readily be concurrod in
by the Senate.
Congress win no doubt consider this bill at
an early day, and pass it either in Its present
or some slightly modified form.
SYNOPSIS OF THE BILL REPORTED BY Mr.. FAULK-
kER.--The LIST section provides for two additional
rcgiments.of infantry and two Of cavalry. The four
artillery regiments remain az at present organized
The I'd section provides for the change Of the
designation Of Dragons and mounted ridemen to
that OF cavalry and gipes the President the authority
to raise the number, of privates II, a company from,
sixtyfour 10 one handrsd, and for corresponding
increase of aforementioned officers as The COM
paaies may be increased.
The Sd section dscontinues the Typographical
corps and transfers its officers to the corps OF en-
gineers and to other corps or regiments 1t also
provides for brgadier general OF the engineer
corps.
The 4th section reduces the number Of officers
in the ordnance corps, which now consists OF thirty
six, to eleven officers, and transfers them to other
corps.
The 9th section provides for nine brigadier gen
erals in addition to the brigadier general of engi
neers--one for each of the military departments,
two for inspectors general one for quartermaster
general, and one for adjutant general and trans
Jers the duty relating TO the supply Of clothing
from The quartern,aster general 10 tie ssayy
general 1t also pryides for one commissary gen
era one judge advocate, eight assistant adjutants
general, eight quartermasters, and six conlmissa-
ries, to be selected from the regiments or corps,
and provides, also, for as many assistant quarter
masters and commissaries as may be needed, to be
selected from the lieutenants Of the army.
Section 9th provides that all commissioned Off
GERS authorized by this act shall be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate. 1t prcscribcs the manner in which
quartermasters and assistant commissares shall be
appointed, &c.
Section 7th prcscribes the manner in which gen
eral officers shall be appointed, how promotions in
the infantry, cavalry, engineers, ordnance, and
tillary shall be made, and provides the manner in
which vacancies in the grade Of major Of ordnance
shall be supplied.
prescribe the manner in which the troops shall be
armed and equipped
Section 9th repeats certain articles in the act of
April 10, 1906, and prescribes rules to regulate
command and rank IN not prorided for BY the
ninety-eighth article of toar. 1t regulates brevet
commissions, guards against junior officer by vir-
tue Of brevet being placed over senior officer by
brevet and provides against an officer of the pay
or medical department exercising command except
in his own department, and of being placed under
the command Of any one bat He coD'mdadaat Of
the pest at tohich he is stationed
Section 10th entities the officers and men au-
thorized by this act to the same provision for
wounds and disabilities as other officers and men,
and gives 10 the mounted artillery the same pay
cagairy
Section IL fixes the pay Of the officers and SOL
diers, and prevcnts officers absent ieape for more
thai, month in each year, unless in cases of of
fcsrs distant posts oose iedrecdn be erfended
at the discretion Of The President 10 .fffy days,
from receiving their reguiarra II also gipes
sereice ratioas 10 general officers
Section 18th provides for a retired list.
Section 18th prescribes the mode Of promotion
to places made vacant by the retiring Of officers
the retired list. III
Section l4th provides for the pay and allowance
ofan officer Who after being placed on the retired list
may be placed on duty not incompatible with his
condition
Section 18th limits The time for placing officers
on The retired list 70 one year from the date Of The
passage the act.
Battle Of Pcropoloski.
The following account Of the action at Petropo
oski Is taken from letter received at Honolulu by
the American brig Noble, which was lying in tho