The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-09

walton extremely and every should be resored I,
tending 10 effect H. II our troops mAssed sufficiently
70 insure perfect drill ard discipline they were made
soldiers instead Of day laborers II feeling OF pride in
stead OF degradation resulted from their connection with
the service the morale OF the army II is believed, would
soon take that elevation which is most desirable in all
armies and which, the Secretary certainly ought to
be preemnent in that Of great republic The habit Of
employing soldiers aborers s extremely detrimental
to the service They feel degraded because they are do
prived OF both the emoumeDts and the sturdy ndcpen
dence OF the labong man. who feels that his vocation Is
honorable because is independent and Free The sol
der who enters the service with degree OF military
aspiration, but wrong the order which
changes him from his legitimate vocation TO that OF mere
operative deprived Of HIS fair He believes also that
would conduce greatly 10 the eevaonof the rank and c
promotion TO commission was made readily and certain
ly attanabe by the really meritorous the ranks
Referring 10 the subject OF railroad 70 the Pacific,
the secretary says the opinion OF competent judges
that the route from FL Paso 70 the Colorado besides being
the shortest of all yet surveyed very decided
advantages others IN several important particulars
THIS corsummaon OF tho project however freed from all
DINER dHcultes would he states require immense
ef money and great length OF time besides, other mill
tary roads very urgently require special and prompt
two OF the proposed routes would furnish safe and rapid
transportation Of the mails and perfect protection TO
telegraphc line from ocean 70 the other.
Two exploring and surveying expeditions have been
hed out TO explore the Northwest beyond the waters o.
the Upper Missouri towards the Black Hills and the Co
dorado o the West both Of which the Secretary enter
taps strong hopes will result in discovering the best
means by which the transportation Of army stores be
effected TO the interior OF New Mexico and Utah.
The employment tc thirty canels transports
ton purposes through the barren and dcnt country
the great mountain range separating the Mississippi valley
from the Pacific ocean likely TO the highest
pectatons entertained of them FOR military The lea
sibty Of procuring abundant supplies of good water by
means OF atesan wells in tracts OF country which wonl
be otherwise impossible also advertcd to- The sale
Of several military reservations has taken place. under
law passed at the last session of Congress.
The Military Asylum at Harrcdsburg, Kentucky, was
not sod for the simple that the price offered for
II was inadequate.
The subject treated Of in the report is that of
national foundry, which is strongly recommended
of the most valuable of developing the mineral
wealth and or the country. The fabri
Gated in the national armores said TO be of the most
superior quality.
Referring the national deences the Secretary of War
says that New York may be considered impregnabe
from any attack from the when the Notifications
in progress shall be finished. The Notifications will be
better the guns heavier and more numerous than those
Of SebastOpol.
The interests of the army 1t Is believed would be pro-
noted the pensions put upon the footing pre-
csely with those of the navy The claims OF the voun
tecrs of Oregon and Washington Territories for their
vices in the Indian wars which threatened lay
those Territories have been reported upon by the
appointed and the amount fixed is considered just
and fair.
of the Quarermasters department., which, he says, is
impossible be performed without heavy expenditures
in consequence of the great distances at which mill
posts necessarily placed from each other and the
difficulties of transportation in many cases.