Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-10

where soldier, for any reason has been more dill
gent or more fortunate than others if be has been
engaged il an actual battle he.is included though
he may not have been in the service for uare than
day.
Mr. COBB Win the gentleman allow me for a
moment l think there isa misprint in this bill
see that it provides only for the var Of 1919 L
suppose the gentleman intended % have included
those engaged in the Florida war
Ar. SAVAGE The gentleman from Alabama
knew very we'll did not
Mr. COBB. If the gentleman has not made such
a provision, I viii take the proper opportunity to
present such proposition
Mr. SAVAGE. l would certainly rather the
gentleman would have taken the proper occasion to
advocate his proposition rather fhan the present;
for he knew very vel that did not intend to in
cude the soldiers Of the Florida war I under
stand this mode Of argument hope the gentle
man viii make his speech upon this proposition,
and shall be prepared 10 answer H.
Now, taking the calculations Of Professor Tucker
and Mr.. De Bow TO be correct, and that the number
II, 1926 is in all probability about the number Of
the survivors Of the soldiers Of 1872 1 multiply It
by Sc, and find the cost to be 81 682 600, which is
near five hundred thousand dollars less than the
called for BY the War Department as q deficiency
in the transportation account Of the present army.
But there we're other items besides this making the
whole deficiency over six millions. How gentlemen
who vote these supplies can be 50 much alarmed by
this bill am somewhat ct loss to understand. !,
on my part adEocato che pension list matter Of
economy, in connection With other considerations
and to avoid the necessity Of hereafter incFeas
ing the number Of our regular establishment
Computing the number Of widows a. equal 70 the
number Of men now living, you have about the sum
Of three millions as the annual cost 1 would he
glad to see the opponents Of this bill exhibit cal
eulatiOn based upon facts and accurate statements
instead Of denouneing il in round numbers and by
unsupported declarations Let them show how
otherwise they avoid increase Of our present
army 10 an enormous establishment, which now
numbers fifteen thousand and costs as at the rate
OF 1900, 900 per anuum. Shall it in few years
number forty OF fifty thousand with correspond
ing increase Of expense This army Of ours Is and
has been growing little too fast to suit my notions
of a free government. t1.. q -
have calculation by Mr., Calhoun, When Seere-
tary Of War; of all that paid to these soldiers
Of 1872 for the whole time Of service. Il amouuts
to $I2,6l8,967 49, Yet gentlemen talk IS II this
bill was going 70 pay them 81, 600 900 per annum
now, when more than niue tenths Of them are in
the grave By reference to a report heretofore
made 10 Congress from the War Department which
may be seen in The second volume Of American
State Papers, find that the Whole cost Of the army
during the eight years Of JsHeTsOus administration
was 1885,, $50 "a, which is something less than
the deficiency called by the Observation-Disclosures
and voted BY the present Congress. ! am for stop
ping this increase Of military expenses, and for
return to what seems 10 have been the policy Of the
country IN years gone by. an wiling to keep up
West Point or even 10 increase the facilities for the
education Of our young men, 60 as 10 send military
science throughout the land, and have men in civil
life, living among the people, capable Of ralIying
them in times OF danger 60 the preservation Of
their liberty and independence 10
The regular army should always be a very snail
part of national safety-this viii be Otherwise
unless We encourage military service from smooe
ka Raf4 n Tana lie md n
teach lesson which viii have its effect upon this
country thousand years. You viii wave Of from
standard the brave men who otherwise would offer
their lives to give the nation safety and glory.
The old soldiers Of the late wars Of this country
are found in every hamlet, in every neighborhood;
aid round them cluster the glories which We so
much love 60 cherish. Their appeals viii be heard
and their claims upon US cannot be cast aside or
forgotten, let your action be what it may Refuse
this bill, and the mothers and grandmOthefs now
living will not be unmindful Of the lesson. They
will teach it to their sons Then the emulation to
volunteer for the cOuntry's defence, and 70 defend
her well in the time OF battle, will have gone, and
the result from this must be the growth upon cur
body polite Of the huge incubus Of a standing sr-
my. mother will tell her son when she is
about to be called hence: my son, obey me in
this whatever betides, do not ioin the army.
All round me ore those who stood up in 1912
and battled for the country's cause They are
stricken with poverty and bodily weakness; they
have appealed TO their country fer help and their
country has denied them help. Theg went to the
wars; some persisted on the battlefield; many By
sickness; others returned wounded cripple l. dis
eased, and unable 10 secure livelihood as they
had been before; while those who remained al home
have gone prospecting and growing rich" This
will sink deep into the young heart. They VIII see
that country does deserve their ardent affec.
ton that nought for those who have suffered
in her cause Soon when the sounl OF war comes
we will have no more the scenes Of volunteers
struggling be enlisted, but will hAV in tEeir
stead, the train-b lnds Of Europe; then the cJm-
mAnder-in-chief, with despOue Will, will rule his
hosts; 1t may be, al he end OF long Single
that be will enthrOne himself in power an en-
feebled nation, TO reign the inheritOr Of al the
gories of the American name.
viii you refuse this pittauce 10 your soldiers? !
Will you deny it TO them when such extrava-
giant exPendituTesf are required for the pres
ent armyl The bills Of mortality show that one
fourth Of these seventeen Thousand men will die
year after year. So, then, while the expenses under
this bill will decrease the opposite system Of Fegu
lar establishments increases in expense and power
to perpeuate itself most rapidly. Il is well sug-
gested by the gentleman from Georgia Mr.. GAR
TRELL, for which thank him most kindly that the
probable expense proposed by this measure will
exceed the printing bills Of Congress for single
session; and say there is not matter of sxPeudi-
ture usual in the government but what the economy
Of this bill may be compared with most triumph
antly.
Here the hammer fell