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Uuta We come 70 analJEs in detail the
extent anJ Formidable character q he jit-
feulsiss socOautsred' by lbe lirseen regi |
,oeuts on aol.vssiulY. and TO measure The
fact Of their operations extending over o.,
tsea hundred miles. aud between sixteen |
pnrallss OF latitude. and 10 know thai \ I
ths supplies Tor man end beast aEd
.l the ammu6iliOu bad 70 be transported
through the wildsnsss, a very imperfect
appreciation can lie formed OF The perls. |
p,ivs.ious aud sacrifices eonsttnily Fegui- |
red At the hands OF this force. These
facts are too much diAregarled in Congress
and throughout the county, end it is due
to the army and to the department that
tbev should be properly understood.
we are grstiisd to find that the fnsn
eial exhibit Of the war Office is relieved
from much Of The spprehsndsd sneum-
brnncs. Tie ten millions Of expenditure
required fot the Mormon campaign have
been paid and settled, so that no heavy af>
terelaps from that quarter are to be dread
eI. As compared with the appropriations
las. year, the Secretary shows that the ex>
tent Of so, 100, ,43s, ,32, and by the sum OF
&2,735, ,40S,55, compared with former es'
tiInates.
Considering the Indian hostilities in
Washington and Oregon territories, in New
Mexico, and on the frontier Of Texas, and
the necessity for what pay be called a
standing army in Utah this condition Of
things surprises us agreesbly in all respects
and we think the public owe much to the
vigor, sagacity and skill with which the
military affairs Of the government have
been condreted under the management OF
Gov. Floyd. s
The authorized strength of the army So
posted is 1885, but The actual strength
on July ist, was l7,498. These troops
compose The wholsnumercial force OF our
army, distributed through the States aud
territories Of the entire confedsrasy, man.
uins all The fortifcatioss occupied by
troops, holding all tie posts now garrison
ed, defending all our extended frohtiers
and protecting as Git aspossible the differ
ett routes extending across the continent ,
from the Missouri valley TO our possessions
co the Pacific.
The absolute demands for men in the
various posts, stations &c, as well as for
what might be termed the police operations
Of the army, Ieh only thirteen regiments
for sclual service 10 the fell. And upon
this small force, Numbering alittle over | |, :
600 men, devo,ed the arduOus duty Of
prosecuting all the Indian wars, which
have extended this year from the British
possessions on tie Pacific TO tho border
settlements Of Mexico; as we'll as Of crush.
ing the rebellion in Utah, which, from its
vindicliye spirit and large numbers, threat
Aned at its ouisetto become, anil indeed
was, very formidable. II may safely be
asserted that the army Of the same siz9 ev-
or bekre performed in so short space Of
time, marches and movements of such ex-
tant, surmounlng in their progress such
formidable obstacles. No disaster has be.
fallen the army throughout its immense
rsmlhcatous, and privations; hardsbips
tolls and dangers TO which it has been con
tinuaIly subjected, have been borne With
out murLur. Id speaking Of the war
with the Indians on the Pacific, the Sec
Ietary says that a permanent peace has
been established by treaties entered into
with them, and the army has been already
distributed to points where the presence
Of force was greatly needed.
In aIludiug to the Navajos, he says tsey
probable numbered three thousand mount
ed warriors, an extremely formidably fore
but there shall be no relaxation in propo
euting the war, until the saVages are bro
absolutely under the yoke. The war il
Texas NAV be looked upon as just begun
and the probabilities are it will be one o
h,rceuess, aud may he Of considerable du
ration. Much apprehension for the hes
tile demonstrations fthe sNvages beyon(
the confines OF Iowa and Minnesota ha
been felt by the frontier settlements 0
tho,e States. The Secretary regrets to sa,
our force is not sufficient TO spare troop
in such numbels as will quiet altogothO
these alarms.
The operations Of The army in Uta'
have in themselves bFen important, an,
iraught with momentous results. Th
people Of that territory however still Ovirc
spirit of insubordiuation and IN ody di,
content The necessity which called 70
tie presence Of the troops in Utah will re
qure strong force stilIto be kept there
Much praise is bestowed upon Gen. John
Aon and the officers and troops under hi
command.
The disbursements now amount
nearly so, 900 900 in the Quarterna'
ter's Department. Every voucher h'
been filed, with the exception of te8
OOO Nothing will be lost
As to The artillery school of practice,
Fot Monroe. so long an object desire
among tue military men of the countr,
this, lbe Secretary says, has been estal
Ished, and bids fair to realize all the be.
efts to The service which It's frienls ant
c'palei.
lie calls attention to the necessity OF prt
viding for The payment ofclaims brougl
against the government by different Stat'
aud Territories for services heretofore rol
dered by yolunt er frces in the suppres
ION Of Indian hostilhies.
= The Secretary says that he has attemp
ell, as fer as possible, TO meet the iu
wishes Of Congress in reducing the expet
ses, and the estimates Of the next fisc
year amount, 10 the aggregate to Sls,0i
20; AMI he sntertains strong hope III