The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-07-18
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The subsistence of troops nov in the ser
vice is n matter Of tho highest Importance,
Ratious, proper in quantity and quality, arc
quite as essential to The efficiency OF All ar
my as vulor and discipline. It is desirable,
therefore, that the quantity of rations dis
tributcd 10 the troops, should, Il possible,
he adapted tO their previous ticiary habits.
Nhile IT cannot hc expected that the iuNu-
ricS to which many have bccn accustomed,
should bo provided by the uommissariat q
Just REGARD TO comfort and health imposes
upon the government the dusyut furnishing
souud hc&l;hiul and paatahle food. \ lorg-
| er proportion of vegetables and of fresh
meats, when thcY Caa DO procured, than can
now be furnished under the army rcgulU-
tons. would uHiuuhtcdlv diminish the dam
ger OF opidemcs among The troups. !, there
! fore. submit the question whether it would
not he cXpcdicut for Congress to enlarge
| the powers Of the COmmisslviat, SO IA to en-
able il the hettpr To carry into practice the
views here suggested.
New England is especially complimentcd
for the olacrity and thoroushness with
which she equipped and placed her men in
the field. Allusion is made to tho sanitary
| regulations of the army.
! With regard to arms, the Secretary says;
The arms aud ordnance supplied from our
national armOries, under the able superiu-
tcnlunco OF the Ordnance Bureau, compare
most iavoraNly with tho very host mauui0c-
turcd for foreign governments. The celc.
| bratcd Enfield rifle. so Calad, is a simple
copy OF the regular arm manufactured iol
many years in the Springfield armory.
Plcvious to the early part of last year, the
government had n supply of arms and mu
ntious OF war sufficient to any emergency
but through the bad faith of those eutrust
cd with their guardianship, they were tallrr
from their proper repositories, and distrib
uted through portions of the country cN
pcctcd to take part i'll the contemplated drcbcl
lion. In consequence Of the serious los
thus sustained, thorc was available, at tn
commencement of the outbreak, a mucl
less supply than usual of all kinds. lu
through the seal and activity OF the Ord
nance Bureau, the embarrassment thus cr2a
ted has been in great measure overcome
AS the capacity of the government mmc
rics was not equal to the supply needed
even after having doubled the force at tn
tSprng!ield armory the department found
absolutely necessary to procure arms Il
some extent from private manufacturers. |
is believed that from these sources they ca
be obtained equal in quality and not nlucl
higher in cost than those made in the no
lional workshops. 1t would, therefore az
pear Wise on the part of the govcrnmcr
to encourage domestic industry by supply
ing our troops npart from private factoric
of our own country instead Of making pul
ChascS from abroad.
3, | thinl, it important also, to recommend
: further diatribution OF improved arms anon
the militia oil the States and Territories. A
the returns of the militia are frequently il
,, accurate, the distribution should be propo
tionate to the latest census returns of ilc
white mal0 inhabitants capable Of bearin
' arms.