Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1856-01-10

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a. ,hs esWserr - ,ae srsStc, ~ lif,- ., Saa
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UAieS ,ss<e uairr nav makr upon ihrm f0r
N, Sfz a4bi he military oprfatioss. ta- ctsr'i u
100 ~ - Fco?s aai sdttt.anas pfovistSH- re-
.i-s So the N .lilarV s-Fvicr. ftfss To the re-
80 efth- Secretary Of w at aeJ the aecempaay-
fs<4,cumrnis
&Iperienes sslhsrcd from ~, pts Which have
eAnsPired s'ses my LAT sai IN sage. has bot
erved 10 ecohrm the opiaios Ihen expressed % the
Rfopsie,y II mating rovsipn N, BY retired lit. Tor
fdisseled oe srs asa lor increased comrcasaiioa 10
The onsesn r.4ined on The liz, Tor active duty
Az Pc rea..bs which existed when tLese mea'uret
were Recommended 90 former occasions, eontinue
~sshoa, nodiacaiion, eseep, 40 lar a. eifcumslan-
ecs have given 20 them addi,ional force.
Tue Recommendation heretofore made Tor par
tiai reorgahnasiOn OF the army, are also renewed.
The thorough elementary education given 10 those
oticers. Who eommeaee their service viii the
grade Of cadet, qualities them, To considerable
srtsat 10 perform The duties Of every arm Of the
service; bal 10 give the highest efficiency TO anil
iefy feqaires the p'ae,ier and special shady Of
many years; and u is not, therefore believed 10 Be
a-vtsabie 90 main,ala, 10 time OF peace. larger
farce Of that arm thsa can be usually employed In
The daites aPpeTlaiaieg TO the sery ice Of The field
aad siege artillery. The datiSs OF the stan IN al
les various branches bsiOng to the Hiovemeni' Of
~ alIi@ n IN he 6-lA
voald maisi tally depssd spcn The ability With
which those duties are DISCHARGED u is not a. In
ths oi The Artillery speciality. bat requires,
aiso intimate knowledge OF the duties Of an Of
hcer u The line. AMI Il 10 bOs doubted that TO COM
piete the ~tucaiJE of an officer Zoe either the line
or TIE general stan, IL u desirable that he A. 81.
have served In bo'h with this view, q IA ne.
com nesdsi On formeT occasion that ne duties Of
the siAG should be mainly Peny. med By deIsiis
from lhs lias and, With sou. ieiioa of the adVsn-
tsses which would result ffon zach change, q
d agaia presented lOt the eon1Iderauon Of Goa
grssH
The repTrt Of The Secretary of the Navy, here
with suSmiurd, exhibits IN full the nnval opera
oas OF lhe past rear together with the present con.
d,io, Of The service, and Il makes suggestions Of
further legislation, 10 which y0or sueu'ion Is Ia
giled
rae construction oS the six steam irigaies Tor
v hieh appropriations m ade By The last Con-
grrs. has proceeded Ia the mosi Satisfactory man
p~r and With sueh eTpcdiiion. n 10 variant the
belief that they viii b. ready for service eatly IN
the coming spring. InpofIant a. this addition to
our naval force w. " still FemaiRs Inadequate 90
the eHigeneies Of the projections Of the extensive
ga coast aud vast CON nsFciai Interest al tae UnE
ted Slales Ia view 81 this fact, add Of the &C.
know,rdged wisdom o! the policy Of q gradual and
Systematic iucfeAse oi the navy. an appropriation
:, recommended for the eoasuuetion q SiI steam
slooJs.Oi- war.
Ia regard 70 the steps taken In execution OF the
Get e Coogres TO promote the efcieacy q the IA
W Il Z, unaecs>sary Zoe me To say more than 20 =
presa entire cOacnuencs IN the observations ca
IVA, subject presented by the Secretary Ia his
Por.
u will he p,rctiVsd bg the report of The Pos,mas-
tsf GenrfAl, that the gsoss expenditure Of the de-
pIfment iUf the lat fiscal year vas nine millioa
nine HUNDRED anil sixty ight thousand three hun
dred add fony-tvo dolisrs, and the gro-s reesiP,s
seven million three hosdred and foFty-Ivo thou
sand one hundred aud thirty ak dollars, mskiag
an eIe-ss Of pendi1re over receipts Of Two nil
lion ak hondred aud twenty si1 thousand tWo hua-
DIRE! and siK dollars, and that the eost o. nail
Transportation dariag that year wAs zig hunafrd
aud sevssty-fOa tAoOsand s.be huadred and Any.
two dollars gcss,sr 'han The previous year. Much
IL the heavy expenditures, 10 vhleh The Tressnsy
10 thes sab essd, u 10 b aseTIbed 70 the large
qaiutity q pfhted natter conveyed BY Ike malta,
either fantcd, or liable 10 paataSe eomparsd
-, nsH .srvles on railroads ssd ~ oc.sa s,ssm'
<rs The suggestions Of Toe Postmaster Qsn sraI
IN he Sat5ee, desstVs the consideration Of cOs-
IsrEatoa.
TAs ~ Of the Secretary u the Is,eTiyr win
engage your attention. a. sell for the asrful cog.
Ersiion u contains az Tor the ialsTest aud imp9f-
nace eftbe sq,j-cIs 10 which they refer
The aggrs gate amuuut 81 Pabiic isud sfli Ir-
inT III, last 6~si year heated with military script
CO tod WaTanis taken % usdsT granls fof roads,
and selected a. swamp mads by States, j. tweny-
fur million I've huadfed aud hity se-ea tboasatd
f,uf haadfed and nine acres Of With IN ponioa
s,id Was if,egn miliOa sevsa handfed Rnd tSea.
tY-Biue Thousand hrc haadfed ase twenty fJsr
Fcfss, Welding IN feeepis the sufn Of eleven nit
loa iuaf hundfsd sad eighfy-hve thousand three
hoa lfed apd eighty dollars. In t'e sans period
ol use, eight milton sesen hundred and tWrBfy-
fhfee thgasand eight hundred aud 6ny four acres
, have teen sarveYed but ia eoasidetaiiOa Of the
aaahtity already sahieet 10 snlry. no addhioasl
tracts have hen bfOogAt into sTkst
The p, Bi,af fslaii0n % he general governs
o. the District Of Coiumbis readers u proper TO
comment 60 your care not ooiy its aiarfiat bot
also 1s moral ietsfesis incluisng sdaeaiicn, mote
especially On those pats % ibs dstfct outside u
tse elites 81 wa.hiagioa and 0e0rgst0un.
The commfssioaefs aPPoia ted ~ revise aud co.
diiy the laws Of the DislrieI have made surh pro-
ersss IN the psfOSmaRee of Their ask asto iusafs
- completes 10 The tias prescribed ~ The act Of
ConFress.
Isiormaii,h has reesanT b-sa received. iAs,
The psaes q he setilsmen's 10 ths Territories 81
Oreaaa asd Wsshinsioa - disiureyd BY hoysiltics
on tk- Pift 81 The IafiaBs. viii fnfeatiyps o.
teosive enahiaaiions sf q h0.iiie eharacfsf au,aR
pyysibls IN GO ~ reassn q the uniefsfminei fOf.
elrn tatefsss erisiuF " n - TcnioFi-s % WhicA
sis bclisvef. viii fesofs qaiet ard aGsfi pfOtgc.
t.sa 70 oas ciiissas
Il The Territory ~ X ansap here have bees acts
pTeiailcis so good ufirf. bai e. ysi auos have
rafrsd nlarr rifcu ntsncrs % justly tie intefpo-
sisioa of The Federai Efsenig+ THAI c0usd osiy
D. D. csc Of 0bslfBciis o. frderfl ias, assaaisg
ths eharaer n n s1fr1rtion. Vhich " d shoBd o.
car u Woad b. M tDfy promp,iy ~ evefeoms
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'TsHitefY VIZ ~ ~ ofgantc las, pis,rrslsg ne
Firhtia lstryalias mir ofn domestic insi a.ioft
- salpi.I Fhis Dep .rtiar thflnssivs practically
A. ts- fs< ~ters 30 o. fhaf right sd must b. pc
tsrtd IA ~ enjay nrsi n o. sHaoai ihfef'efsscs
- ~ eat q ~ eiits ~ q anY q ~ States
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nsesr bfsa rsfaHishri To- ftaiHT ef.sa irz
ssuien~nts Oh hai greia1 o. 81 80 ihai its
as f0uis tfiessn iHa~p niF1.e. ga % 5'aif 81
Mt.s1ari aaf New Me- 10 cd,.'iFipos o. 'his
Lee togaea a. rf1tshiiHg fhat ~. eauessinp
q1esfts1s a tIsisti-fipl utf fansrq $751; aFltf.
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