The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-20

abolition Of such treaty. 1t Ia violstlve Of
| every principle Of our political existence that
we should bind ourselves by treaty stipulations
with any European Power as to what shall be
| our territorial limits. That is question en-
tirely between ourselves and the countries ad
joining us; and nothing but the most intense
stupidity on the part Of eur soidisant states.
men, and the most exuberant stock Of brass on
the side Of the British dplomstists, could have
succeeded in placing US in the position which
! even proper Interpretation Of the Clay ton
Bulwer monstroslty docs, Of pledsing ourselves
to observe the territorial limits Englsnd chooses
| to dictate.
Let this treaty, this convention, which owes
| its origin to the folly Of former Secretary Of
| State and the shrewdness Of Sir Henry Bulwer,
be at once blotted out OF our statute books,
and no attempt made to substitute any other
arrangement with England in its place. The
policy Of the United States is for free aud unn-
terrupted commerce with all foreign countries,
without the aid Of triangular treaties; and its
destiny, in time, is the absorption Of the whole
North American continent, and the spread Of
industry, intelligence and commerce despite ali
the single or double-headed missions which
| England may employ to prevent it.
\ Pay Of the Ofnccrs OF tho Unitei States Army
and Navy.
A popular idea prevails that the officers Of
the regular army Of the United States are very
inadequately paid. The Army Register, SIS
usually published, helps materially to encour-
age this opinion; for the amount Of pay is only
given, and then some columns stating how
many rations, servants &c., each rank is en-
| titled TO. To civilian this conveys scarcely
| any idea of the absolute amount paid, for it
| never occurs to the public that the "pay," in
nearly every instance is not q quarter of the
real salary received Thus we find the pay Of
colonies but sl,l4O year; lieutenant colo
nels, 1850; majors, $500; captains, $3.50, and 20
| on. A recent resolution of the House of Repre-
sentatlyes, however, has caused the War De-
partment to transmit to Congress transcript
Of the official Army Register" which shows the
gross amount paid and allowed to each officer in
| the service for the past year, and we are thus
| enabled to see how much truth there Is in the
uoSSIHOu tlldt tuC htlVICO Is so
poorly paid.
Major General Scott (Breyet Lieutenant
GeneraD drew last year s3,24O as pay, ST., 6sS
for rations, which, together with servants
forage, &c, made total of $1S,292 Is
Brigsdier General Wool received for the
year SS,S54, and Brgsdier General Perslfer
Smith, $3.50. We give their lineal rank, for
which they receive pay-not the brevet rank,
which Is merely honorary. Adiutant General
Cooper, with the rank of colonel, received as
pay 81 500, rations So, 100, which, with servants,
&C., made 1923 81. The lieutenant colonel
received S4,99. 81, Major Mcdowell 5000,
and the captains from $4,000 to $500. Colonel
Totten, of the engineers, received for the year
si6ls, whilst one Of the lieutenant colonies of
the same corps drew $6,7Gi. The majors Of en-
gineers vary from 1912 down to s2,606, and
the captains average about $4,000. A first lieu
tenant; whose nominal pay is $3.50 90, runs up
his allowance so as TO draw out S2,033 80 I;
whilst a second lieutenant, with yearly pay of
$3.50 &c, manages, under the regulations, to re-
| ceive, In nine months, s2,323 "a. Colonel Har-
| ney Of the Second Dragons, received 81 ,4l6 IL
"pay,' S2,074 10 for rations, S7O2 80 for SER
wants, SO o3 for fuel" (rather a small quantity
Of fire to cook 20 much rations'O SIS 80 for
straw and total, for the year, Of s5,03l ca
Major Charles A. May. Of the same regiment
received $3.50 SO. The general average Of
the "pay," and the important &C., appear to
be-colonels, s. 500; lieutenant colonies, $4,000
majors, $4,000; captains, $500; ieutenants
$4,000. For some reason, lot explained In the
Regist or, some OF the officers Of the several
grades received much more than others, whilst
in other cases officers of superior grades are Get
down as receiving less than those Of inferior
rank.
10 properly appreciate the pay given to the
officers Of tho army ii il only necessary to con-
trai. II with the pay received Ivy officers of the
navy. The officers Of the navy receive nothing
in addition to their pay, except the same ration
which is served out to the sailor. The only diff
ference in his favor Is, that be has not to find
quarters when on duty, but when not on duty
he not only has to find his own quarters, but
his pay is also reduced which is not the case in
the army Let US see, then, the amounts each
grade draws yearly from the treasury, giving
the approximate rank
| Nan. army
sonor Captain. ~ 100 GenerAiin Chief SIS 292
Poet Captain. $500 Brigader General. 900
Commander. 2,t0o Coiooei. .......... 400
Iieutensnts com 1,sc0 Lieutenant Coonols 1000
Ilcutenants....... loo Captains ........... $500
| Mcshpmen......... 100 Beuteoans. 1000
| IL Is evident from this table that either the
officers Of the army arc paid too much or that
the officers Of the navy receive an inadequate
| =
ference 60 entirely disproportionate, that ii is