The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-09
The several arm' Of ,he service are estimated SIS

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Tne appropriations asked for the service Of
the next tiScal year are computed for = force
of 100000 Cen. They have been reduced to
the lowest possible am unit consistent witl
The public interests, and are hasd 4 upon L
strictly economical administration Of tbs va
rious branches OF this Department.
T%e appropriations u cover DEFICIENCIES are
rend red necessary by the excess Of The force
Ill the field over that upon which tne psti-
mates were founded, ana ~ extraordinary
expenditures connected with the eln . oyc1 ~.
ana discharge CT the ,hree mon ths' contin-
gent.
An item of very heavy eN Depse IS the large
mounted force Woich has been organized
equipped, ana made available since the called
session OF Congress, and which Was Il OF com
?utai for ii The estimate. While an increase
q cavalry was undoubtedly LC .essarg. it has
reached q numerical strength more III III ade-
qGa'e 70 the wants Of lie service. Asit caH
only he maintained At 4 great cost, measures
viii be taEan tJr is gradual reduction.
II organ-Z ng on: greGt army, I was effac-
lively aided by the loytl GoyrrnCrS cf th ,
different States, and chterIHiiY acl.n0wle leasp
Ike prompt p&:<iot.sm With wh .ch they re-
sporded to thp call oE this Department
CCaEroHs, during jrs extra session, aUfh ori2-
ed tbe army to bs Increased by the acCcptauce
o. a volunteer force ~ Jj1Go men, an ! MADE
an appropriation OF fTe.hundrei millions Of
doll ara for its support. Z call for the troors
was immediate II .de; !; bat 50 numerous yvPre
the Offers that il was found dIiticult to dis.
crin,inafe i'll the choice, where the patriotism
OF the people demanded that there should be
no restrictions upon eHlistmen,s. livery pov-
ton Of tile loyal STATES desired to swell the
army, and every community was an1i0us
hat it Should be represented il = cause tn /
appealed 70 the n0biest iI1nnlS.5 @: Cur
people.
81 thorough Y aroused was the national
heart ihaJ nave no doubt his s,rce would
have teen swollen 10 Il million hai not m >
Daplrtm en- felt Gem pelied TO restrict it. in
aEe absence o. aathor't, FROM the rspresen-
gatives OF the People to increase The linn ted
hnIaner. IL Will oe for Congress 10 decide
whether the Army shall be farther augment
ed, with view 20 & IN oro speedy terIuiu;4iion
OF the war, or whether ii snail be cJnfi9ed 20
the Strength already fixed by law. In The
latter case, With th4 OBJECT .of reducing the
volunteer force TO 5)3,oo0, @ropose, win the
consent OF Coz 9reSS, TO cons / "a tie such Cf
the regiments as may from time 10 time fail
below the regulation standard. Iaa adoDtiOp
Of this measure will decrease the mum Ser CT
officers, and prcportionabiy diminish the ex.
penSPs of the Army.
Il Is said of Napoleon by Jomfni that. in
the campaign OF 1878, that great Generai on
the lst OF April had Il regular c.rn Y Of 1l9 900
men. Dn the lSt OF June he had increased
this force 10 iii,o0o men. Tna like proportion
adds J0mili. "had he thought proper ! in
augurata q vast system of defence wOuii
have rais-d il - . 900 men b. the lst of
september" " AT the commencement of this
rebellion, Exaggerated by the attack up0A
Fort Sumter, the entire military force AT thn
disposal OF this Government was Is, 40 rpgC-
lars, principally employed in til. West to
hCii i4 check mardu9ing Indians. In i oril
1000 Voiun taeTs were called upon to enlist
| Tor th!e1 months service, and resr8nGe3 with
such alacrity that 77,sI5 were Immediately
Obtained. UndAr the authority If tne act #
Congress OF Jdly y, 1851, the States were
asked 10 furnish D q, 000 volunteers TO serve
for three wears, or curing n 3 war; lai by the
net approved the 29fh Of the tnte month the
addition Of . 900 man to the reguiar army OF
1he bntted states WIS dutdoriZ ID. The re-
snlt Is that we have now aa army ocupw4rds
OF 6lu,t0J men. II wa add 10 this the mum Der
OF the discharged three months voIGr taers
the aggregate force furnished 20 the GJYerG-
nent since April last exec ads TOO. .a1J raen
We have here An evidence of the wonderful
streng tn OF cur institutions Without CON
scriptiOue, levies, drafts or other eXtraordi.
nary espedients, we nave raised q graa Ter
torca than that which, gathered by Napoleon
with the aid of all these appliances was con.
sidered al evidence Of his wcnGeTfai genius
and energy and of the military snirit OF the
French nation. Here every nan hGs an in
tereaa in the Government, and ruSneS to It's
defence wnen dangers besetit.
BY reference TO the records of the Ravolu.
tion it viii be seen that Massacbu setts wi IN
a population or 350,0o0, had at one time 30 0Or
troops in the field, or over one six III of her
entire people--a force greatly exceeding the
whole mum Der OF L@ocps furnish ed by all tn .
Southern States during that war. Should the
present toyai STATES furnish troops in he proporti
,r5fct aRG0abtstiiy 9Oaid be t3e case st0ald CIV
emergency ssHdad H--the tsHrerapePt c9 Dr1ir2t y
PIT into tte .feid an Grn,g 9f org three mNioms
It gives me great ss1Dsiaction ID refer to the
credrable degree of discipline OF our troops,
n ost of Whom we're, but Il sh ort tim since, en-
gagged in the pursuits OF peace They are rap
Idly attaining an efficiency which cannot fail
10 bring success TO our arms. Officers and
men alike evince An earnest desire TO accom-
plish themselves in every duty OF. The camD
and field, and the various corps are auima Ted
by an emu lalion to excel each other in SOL
dieriy qualities.
The conspiracy against the Government ex-
tended over area of 7t3, IA square miles
possessing coast line of :, ,523 mites and A
shore line OF Ala miles, With an interior
boundary line OF 1857 miles in length This
conspiracy stripped lis of arms and nuaitious
ard scattered our navy to the most distap l.
quarters of the globe. The effort to restore
the Union, which the Government ent red on
in April last, WAS the most gigantic endea yor
in the history of civil war. the interval of
seven months has been spent in preparation
The history OF this rabsiiion, in common
with ali others, Tor obvious causes records
the first successes in favor OF the iusIl Ilrgau.s
The disaster OF Bull run was but the natural
c3nseq ueHce of the premature dy.nce of our
brave but undiseipiined troops which the
imfla tience OF the country demanded The
betrayal aleo Of our movems sn,s py traitors in
our midst enabled the rebels to choose and
entrench their position, and by reinforce.
lnent In great strength, at the moment OF yic-
tory,to snatch IL from our grasp This reverse,
however, gave NO encouragement to our gal
liant people; thsy have crowded into our
RANKS, and although large numbers have
been necessarily rejscted, mighty army in
invtncibls array stands eager to precipitafs
itself Il CfIn this fnn Thn ebaaR that INA "a a 80