New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-07
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.

Mr.. Secretary Floyd announces the actual strength
os tie Army to have been, the Is OF July, li9S,
distributed throughout the States and Territories. The
demand for men in garrison, howoyer, aas been so
great hat only 'rsea senenis Rave 80" IN a''u'
service IN the 49, ara theee uoen, e. extended has
been Il seat of duIrg the past yVar, hase been
O. II He'd 20 travel in addition To doing al thS hbhtD
between twelve and thirteen hundred miles each lie
wars ia which they have seen such service have been
w-ged in Utah, which Col. ksne-though the Secre-
t.ry does no, cay so-brought 10 so inslorious
clusion; in Washington and Oregon Territories, with
tie IL0iaLs whom Gen. Clark fret punished, aud has
row made permanent peace with, at their 'ahect
eltrsayi in New MeAieo with tho NayaJos, wao hrst
"broke on; into open defiance Of oar authority
ocd then, rs II to add irjary to fsat killed a
ncgyp leading 10 war sli prosecuted with
yigor; and in Texas With the ComaIcles and hiowas
winch promises TO be, the secretary t1ilks one oi
- Il. rcencss and Of considerable DURATION In addi-
ton T. ali ihis actual warfare approximations are felt
from the saTages of the Northwest, on the connues
Of Iowa and MrnesOta winch, It q regrtteJ, there
are not spsTe troops enough 70 quiet. Whether wc
are however 20 consider ourselves AZ pesce or not
with Utah ir no, made perfectly clear. BY the sppr)-
pIiaiicps, - treason 10 De crushed at a lgs
niow, and when i wes clear that there WAS enuI-
cen: 2owcr put On foot % pn, success beyond 81
4" doubt then " Mormon blust.r and briyldO sGua
into whispers Of terror and suOmissOn, WINCH
being the csse the advance u the Army was an uet
Of mercy ard humanity 70 those deldei people, tor
" Il prevented ,he efaslOn Of blood. AL OF wAlch
would s.em clear aid satsfac tory enOuga lid not tue
<, ,cretaIy ,e Us iue dately aierwlri ult the Nor.
mons stiI "eyince spirit Of nsuba arilnation aud
moody disco.;ent," sLd keep up strictly theT Or
ganlZatOp when has for lie object and ead tue CON
pi,.e exclusion Of Federal authority from al paTtici-
patton the governmental sfalrs oi the Territory
beyond @ Mere How show" The expenditures OF
tie QusTtermas.ers BIresu FOR the year have been
9sry sOtUo,bOn, but now u.uch o. II has been cx-
pended IL reducing the people Of Utah 70 whispers
I" Of terror ara 6u5uissIon,' which they show Oy q
spin, Of naturalization end sulct edherehce 20
their deiisnce Of Federal authority We are rot told.
TIE Secretary Limits bis accommodation tor sppfo-
prieti0ns for national detenss u Wletts PolAt ana
f,rt Richmond, be thinks the expenditure on -
large scale as these deenses cJIteApate shOld ue
distributed over a series OF years. lie, however,
recoGul lds Congress 10 secure few pits oi srouln
r,coGb,s. On Military Roads, TX pigrdtlons and sur
veys, We gain 10 new krowiedge. Canl1e, &c
method + conveying tioops, are stil. u iavoi, oae
whether those that have run away nave oeen Csaeh'
W do not learn. The Asylum q, H1Todsoury, N.Y.
], il nced shall be turned into cavalry cepo
sEd schoolio mounted service. IN er;.sfy sch!oi
Of practice has been established 1t Fort Monroe: Al
additional Instructor GeBerai, te Secretary thIAAs
is ca.rd lcr The two corps u engineers kLo"I Is
the " Eng.neer and Typographical Ea9lneeIs,,
be suggee' sboHd bs united corps, and tnas az
officers, from the heads of bureaus . the IOSes,
heu,epsnt sLonld be called upon periodically to serve
with troops il the lied. lie recommends INC aPP%,Ht
n.eLt OF three additional Big adie. 'ensrais, Ne"
buildings 90 the Washington Arscna ale Alei io''
The clans sgaiEst The Government tor sesVc~s isI-
ceIet by volunteers il suppressEg Indisn noe'..ee,
which amount ~ very large suGi, the SECRETARY
a-yes saoald be e1Aui;nei asi hquiisted. And,
finally. the Secretary states that t5e e,ie7 iSI 1e
ARR proper, iUr tie next t=csl yesI, axe <io,"i'
TO g 20 addition 10 which, gnIss something unex-
Iected iurns up, viii be asked or u ~ I''ea'y 'i