New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-23

kiu as.sr tan he can earon AID iusEtsr
ITEM. Al tat il nee3sd h 5sst % he tele-
s.spk wires, stating where the men are to assemble
I'D that some competent and considsrate oficer
to LEAD them-oae WHO conPreheads the radical
difference between men and hogs-aDd he will soon
be compelled to cry, "Hold Enough! Let Gen
Scott k:m,sf give notice taat hs wants ffy th's:
ssnd n 90 at ST. Louis, for nix .morth' camPaga
uIder his pertonhl command in jast war on Mex
CO. aid be may commence bis march with foil racks
before the erd OF the month. OF COURSE, yO!an
teer, csrno. be treated s. regulars sometimes are
nor should they DO. They have seif'resPeeL pnde
AID feeling Of independence which must not be OUT
rssed-std no good oificer would wish to break down
these elements Of true soldiership. What TT CON-
msrder would not rather lead Cromwers ironsides
or MorgsLs lish. horse than the best drilled Rai-
sian Doors or Brahmin SepOys' The latter may
6sht br,vsly; but al the higher qualities Of the
tue soldier are to be found rather in tie volunteer
Who fights for bis hom, and family than in the reg
ular who fights for his ten dollars msnsh.
What thi. yuntry needs in the way Of Military de-
knses, 10, - we have often urged, combination Of
tie cd Epgli,h and Scotch "Wardens OF the
Marches" with the French eadrs or skeleton
Of q regiment, ready TO be covered with ae'h
and blood at q word. Ultimately, We believe,
the eadrs might be dspenaed with, and sim.
ply an efficient staff and EDgiaser Corps
maintained in constant service under regular
Day. Two thousand men at tAe utmost but these
all officer, Of various grades, but Of the highest iu-
telIisencs and capacity, stationed on the several
frontiers, with perhaps two or three thousand in
vaids and superarruated veterans in cSsrge OF the
forts AID ar,epas, would be all tie pea:e establish
ment required; and this need not certainly cat
over Five Millions per annum. Bat each Military
District-,ayl. California; 2. Oregon and Wash'
inaton; 8. Utah; 4. Arizona; ). New Mexico; d.
the Plain.; 7. Dscotah; 8. Minnesota; 9. Kansas
and Nebra,ka; 10. Arkansa. IL. Northern
Texas; IL. Western do; l3. Florida-ahoud
lave its Warden or Military Chief, with the rank
aad pay Of Brigsdier, and second in command with
the rauk Of Colonel one of the,e two to be always
On duty Il should be bis frat duty to keep the
peace, By dealing summstily with the white scoun-
dre!s who are ever disturbing it BY selling whisky,
cheating, stealing from or abusing the Indians in
some way; and for this purpose the Military Chief
should be clothed with the Anplest authority.
Whenever the pr is broken or threatened in spte
of his best exertions, he should have exclusive au
thory to call cut volunteers at discrelion-it being
di,tinctly understood that any who may be called
ont BY State or other civil authority will
nd. be paid By Congress unless it be ad-
Judged that the Military Chiefs insonpe'
tency or negligence rendered this step ab'o-
lutey necessary. But those called out BY the Mill
tsry Chief should be entitled to good psy-not less
than 500 per month per man and 5 30 per man and
horse for cavalry-with liberal rations, AID the
right Of electrg their own line officers, subject to
the approval of the Chief or Warden, whose GER
tificates Of money duo for such service should be
receivable at the Land Offices and Custom Houses
Is cash. Under such sy,tem, with a moral GER
tsinty that a campaign would seldom OutlAss two
months, every call for volunteers would beprompsly
and amply responded TO, and tho whole military
service Of the country, under proper oicers would
not cost half what is now paid, While it would be
far better done. The power now exercised by
State and Territorial Executives Of calling out
militia for Irdian warfare, and sending the bill to
Uncle Sam, is fountain of outrage and robbery,
and this is the way to abate the nuisance. We
want no more regiments Of regulars, but = new
Military System.