Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-05-22

and reduction Of fori Snaier, aud of the
measures subsequently, taken for common
defense, on receiving inielligenee II the
declaration of war against us made by the
President oi the United States, There are
now in the field at Charleston, Pensacola,
Forts Morgan, Jaekson, ST. fhilip aud
Pulaski, nineteen ihousand men, aud slN-
teen thousand are now sa-Taais Tor Virgin
Ia. II is proposed TO organize aud hold ~
readiness for instant action In view of the
present exigeNeles Of the country, an army
li Cuv bundled ,hluslii nnn, " hHhrr
torce should hn nrginl ,ile Ni'd11' ail
IalFio'I-u 1, couFrfs win be c'onNrwly
awrelsl d. frr aulafi 40 e1l iu." iie
sell huN int y fi ,-al,,. Rp''f spir.-
ted volunteers, wia nrc sunaiun'is tgu'i,' :
ng service hriu excess of orr wants
lho operation IT the Navy department
have hcrl uore saIi'y restricted hi ihe tact
rha, sufficient ,im, hus not yel clap'el for
Tie Tlrlusc pr com trurliun uf more ilnn
n iiuniru number o; Vessels adapted 10 ihc
public service. Two vessels purelascu,
have been named the "Sumier aud d"Maeree
aud nre now being prepared for sea At
New Orleans with all possible despatch.
Contracts have also been made nt that city
., -. Ita,.., .s,ahlis sI,ments far IN.
WIN "o "nv'on' , -, anJ I'LL
easnhg ol o,unn'e, eannv' '" ~. ma,"To.,
WIN 'nu we" '" V"."I in'.,;sna,saI,i. ~,
iure OF 'heso h'u''oe ~ i'',r ,.i,I,i,, onr
our deiehso, " ~ m'"! f''
territory as possible
call your h''eh''o" " W" ~ "a,ahi,'I,
lion oi 'hc scere'",! G hra,or, r,r ne
meht oi n"snH'ne ""s -. anJ H., 80
paraiion OF ordnance s'ofesi """ w, nv'es-
AIRY appropriation iorthal alpurpose'-iii'her-
TO such stores have usually been prepnred
at the navy yards, and no appropriation
was made at your last session for this OBJ
icct.
The Secretary also calls attention TO
the fact that no provision has been made
for the payment of invalid pensions TO our
own citizens. Many of these persons are
advanced in life, they have no means OF
support, and by the secession OF these
States, have been deprived of their claim
against the Government of the United
States. | recommend tue appropriation VI
the sum necessary to pay these pensioners
as well MS those oil the army, wnose e"h
scarcely exceed twenty 'ho"sahu uo''afS
per annum.
The Postmaster General ms ALREADY sue
cecdcd in organizing ms department 10
such an extcn, as to BEN readiness 10 us
sumo the direction oil our posthi aha'rs, oh
the occurrence of the contingency conte"-
plated by the Act OF 10th March, iooi, m OF
even sooner II ucs'reu ,n, ,.,.o1
various DOCKS ana circulars NV. NV"
pared ana measures 'aho" W ses"o p
pies OF blanks, pos'"gc s""pa IT,
envelopes mail bags, iocss, Rye e"i o'v ar nv
presents oe,I,isa nis .'nr;so, I force and asks
s -;.so ssnsns y, ~ auditor of the treasu-
lor .s ,ne,oa .,ss.',n, 10 necessary and n
y ioi 's uel..s sn, ,ho orconizotion of
pun 10 suo"',ro nv. 100, nvuher and macni-
nis pur.a''' ipo - ,,,;s ,lcnortmcnt
'u"e Vi .he "ooou ST., oIor;ooi force in
reIulre ,;" an inv.'Isu hrouch NJ IN Tho Treasury.
my, T,o nceou.e e Ills donortmcnt nrc collcc-
.nn ny ~, I;s,urscJ In males necular to it.
s,, aeu "n" "a "on,,;ro n sncc;ol bereau to secure
s0., ann aoonnntoh;Iitv in the administra-
:" q. Pr; ~ snonco,
''v' vi, ~ mo,,r attention to the additional
,..,,.;y " y' ,;rod for this Departmcnt,
esS"nn a,,r ,nonIo,;on far cbanpes in the
,os ~ 70 ;nr ,hc rntc, of nostarc on newspa-
,o"s omJ scaled bockoacs of certain kinds;
po'i1' 'a;aII,, 10 ,Lc recommendation of
the Secretary, in which concur, that you
proyide nt once for the assumption by him
of the control of our entire postal service.
In the military organization of the States.
prnvision is made fHr bigadicr ind major
gcncrols but in the army Of the Confederate
S,a,rs thc highest grade is that OF brig0-
dicr.general. Hence it will no doubt some