Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-12-23

ReH6 rt of the Secretary Of VII.
TIE autherizsd strsngthaofAhe afmy
has tdsted is Is, 488A but NE aesual
tire th, 81 1ly4A was u, o.
Thess trobps compose the whole n 6nsr-
ical fofce &C opf athfdash
the States ana Territories ofthe entire
Confederacy, manning all the fortihea=
tons occupied by the troops, holding
all our extendedtrontieEs aadjpseteet-
ing as far as possible, the different routes
extending adfsssatheSoSti686e fr6aQhs
Mississippi valley to our possessions on
fthe Paciffc. The absolute demands for
men in the various posts, stations,&c
as well as for what might be termed the
police operation of the army, left only
thirteen regiments for actual service in
the ld-ARdzARan atlaiszsualizfqEe
numbering little over 11sQQQ men, de-
Evolyed the ardueus, duty of prosecuting
all the Indian wars, which have yextepo
lded this year from the British Possess
ions, On the Pacific, to the border set
ltIements of Mexico; as well as of ehrVsh,
ing the rebellioninU Utah, which, from
its yindietiye, spirit and large numbers,
threatened, atits- outset to become AID
Indeed; was very Formidable. =. t. may
safely be asserted that no army~ofth the
same size ever before ,perfprmed, iRs 50.
shorta space of time, marches anamoFea
mspts of such exteptfsurmeuntiagin
their progress such Formidable obstacles
No Disaster has befallen sthe sarMy
throughout il Immense faWifrPtioRss
and the ;prayations hardships,dtpils and,
dangers to which, It has beenocoutiuuax
~ Subjected, have been borne yithsst,a,
murnngn I~nspeakipg Of thsEas With
the indians ops the Paei6eS the 4SeeEeTE
tary says that as.permapept peace has
been established BIZ treaties en- tered mz
to, with them, aud the army has ssbeeps
already distributed to points Where the
presenoe,o Of f9roe was greatly need
ed.t,ag sEsai Yket Aa3 : sgxs BIB 81
In allnding tathe; Nayajos, beissaysa
they probably nunberea. SlIoasBhd
mounted warriors, ansextendly Etmhda
able force, but there shall beEno4 relakael
ton in prosecuting the warfuDtiI the sas=
wages are brought ahselutcly9uhdeF the
yoke. The was in Texasumayibes leoks
ed upon as just begun and the preba q
bilities are.itwiH be.ones of fierce nessy
and una ysbe of considerable sdarationgs
Much appFchensiensfor the hostile hhan;l
of ,t~heAssayages beyond the
confines Of 1oYoH aad Minnesota,S haSl
been felt bysthe frontier stettlements of
thosezS tatesssePbe Secretary regrets to
ayeour force rs notssufheient tozsparei
troops inssuch numbers as1wllbquief ali
together these alaEinssFs EssaLis szsYgsi
The operations of the army in GtahI
have in themselves been Il rbp0rtant54and
with momehtouszr res ults. taThe1
people of Neutrality-suspicious. ,bstiAl
azspirit of Observation-Disclosures
. God y diseoHtentaET he5Heeessity which
called fofthe presence sotAhe troops ms
UtahswiAreqeire asistEohss furoe toabe
kept there. Much praise is bestowecNi
upoa Gen. 7Johnsteh ahd1hegoficers;aBd
troops under hisnconhMana!Bvs, 2ssn ~
fhe disbursements now amount 7fod
nearly SIC, oGe,Gnlin-tLep uaEterInasI
ter's Department. Every voucher has
been filed with the exceptions of $3.50,
900. Nothing will be lost.
AS to the Artillery School of Pracs
tice at Fort Monroe, so1eng al objectd
i csired among the military men o. Gthe
country, this the Secretary says, las
been established, and bids fairylt to, rea- 4
fize all the4enefts to the ser, ice wlricha
itssfricnds anticipated J-aoHs i9si 81
He calls attention to the neecssit5aofI
providing for the paymonta ltims breugh
against the HGovcrnmentagby aditferont
st ties and Territorics for services hers !
.Ofore ~renderedeby volunteer forccssiu
,he Suppression ofIndian Institutes. h1s
The Secretary says that heyhasi at2
empted as far as possible bgamoet~stIe
Just wishes of Congress in red ucfngztle
and the estimates of tho next
iscal year at lrss7than the apPropria.
ion for the last by the snm pf IS. I69, #
1873. They are less than thcaestimates
before Congress at the last session.
" the sum ofS2,735.40S. They amount
n the aggregate to SlS,010, 900; and he'll
ntertains &, strong hope that the Gxpena
may be still further reduced IN
he course ofanother yeaElHIt Eaffordsf'
lin pleasureito say that notwitllstands1a
ng the Indian wars in WashingtonsF,
Jew Mexico, aud Texas, all of which q
rere unforeseen and unexpected, still,
lnless here shall be further andilarger 81
for expenditures IN suppress
ne other Indian hostiIities, Additionally
o those already incurred nHWashing ;,
on, New Mexico and Texas, tirebeywill
&c no necessity for asking %appropriai i
ions in the shape of a deficiency bill
'O%IiticlI FOhics North ~ Soutll.
The article below from the Washing-3,,
On Union is one in the senti aentsT Of i
hich We think every reasonable man 5
ould concur after full Considerations I
vague elsmor Of eztgcme men, on
tier side, is about all that prevent. L
lie masses of the people North and
outh, from making full acknowledg p
ent of the absence 0 fanny good rea- f
IN for impeaching me loyalty or; fra )
rnal devotion Of either. 'Caador and :
.oderation are demanded of the North I,
we'll as of the South; and though We ].
,..ok 900 tbot Tho 1ononaofon nd nic