Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-07-25
THE REPUBLICAN.

kxxo lVA4 ~ ILL OA1Ns
speech ca Hon. Henry 8. Lane on the
81 yaeEease Of the Regular Army.
Senator Lane Of this State made brief
speech on Wednesday. the 10th, on the in
ssssss Of The regular army. in which he
took occasion to express his views on the
war with an energy and .dirsctuess that
stirred the Senate like trumpet. mo
compounds with armed traitors" is the
sum Of his eloquent speech. and it is q TT
ting soul for the body he gave it:
Mr-LAxE, of Indiaua-Mr. President.
being member Of the COMMITTEES on
Military Affairs. and having voted to re-
port this joint resolution, the Senate will
pardon me moment for giving my ses-
sons for that vote, and fos the vote which
] shall give in this body.
The proclams alton of che President of the
United States for the organization of els-
ven additional regiments to the regular ar
my contemplates permanent addition to
the regular army. The amendment Of the
Honorable Senator from New York. IS
understand it. contemplates simply tenn
porary addition to the regular army during
the war. ] believe that. from the manner
In which these eleven regiments have been
constituted. it will be impracticable to
make any such reduction at the close of
ths5wss. They are already Differed and
organized IS regiments. The officers are
commissioned in the regular army precise
y ss every other regular army officer is
commissioned. One half OF the officers of
che eleven regiments are taken from the
old army. transferred from the former po-
sition and rank and command. and assign
ed . new rank and command in the eleven
regiments. 1fthe eleven regiments shall be
reduced at the close of the war the ten
dency is. and, il seems to me. the result
must inevitably be. to throw out Of the
army the very picked corps of officers up
on whom we must rely in any emergency.
But have . stronger reason than that;
and It 10 this; i believe the contemplated
increase does not make the regular army
too large for . peace establishment. nor do
/ believe it makes 1t quite large enough
IL Is known to every military gentleman
that rQgaisr force in the same numbers
may Be s,npioycd at vastly less expense
than the volunteer corps. anil that. for
many purposes, they are more efficient
No man In this 'body IS prodder or tho vol
untesr corps than am. have had many
occasions to be proud of my native lani.
but I ana prouder to-day Of the position
assumed by the Republic than l have ever
been before. have witnessed that uni
vsTsal apd oYerpowsriug. enthusiasm N hich
has swspt over al the loyal States IN TIE
Union. calling int existence. in sixty
days. almost three hundred thousand vol,
u1sssss { - PFoud of4his; sndS L 'rost
with perfect confidence in the belief, that
under ordinary circumstances, q volunteer
force win be suffisieEs for the enforcement.
OF the laws. and for the maintenance of tn i,
govsrpment under WHICH we live. But
wtee<x pfoclamation was issued come
six weeks ago. BY the President. upon full
consultation with the Cabinet. and under
fhs advice of the most distinguished men
IN the country. what we're our circurnstan-
ces?u The red right hanI of armed rebell-
ion was raised to strike down the govern
meut under which we live--she freest,
hsppisss. grsndest government upon earth;
and. tia President WAS suddenly called up
on 20 put down this armed REBELLION
Ever effort which be has nals to that
purpose meets my most hearty and cordial
cooperation and support believe that
this increase Of the regul ar army IS neces
ssry: / believe if we had had standing
amy Of forty thousand true men. last
Jsnuary. the present disastrous condition
which has overtaken the country never
wou)d have befallen is. think, from the
uanser IN which these new regiments are
o16eered AMI the increase to the regular
army is proposed to be made. that, here
after. we shah hsxe no detection in the
regular army, aud can rely with confidence
vpoA T. sd sisaaz-cn 4 raiz4r
One remark fell from the honorable
Senator from Maryland. from which
Must as this momens dissent: anil that was.
II understood him correctly. that he be-
lieved that coercion was the means mos,
caic1lseed 20 bring shout a destruction Of
the Union and The Government. believe
IL Is the only mesus BY which the Union
and the Government can be supported and
msiatained. I7w0uld use eli toe power
OF the regular army. and the volunteer
force until this rebellion was crushed ont.
i would contemplate no pc .ce which in.
veixek tbe1e4s efeus einglezsus. of fhs
NATIONAL territories. or would change the
map Of the Unitsi 6tstes9 Il will sane
tion no peace that does not imply death to
the ssussa tssitors who ere leading this re.
bsilion. and not simply death nnder the
stssl Of the soldjeE but, The felou's death
with the A4A% ii - fate Iwould reserve
for every single leader in this conspiracy
and ! would march our, troops freely
wheresoever II Is necessary to march them
inpu<<ing doHa fhiz ssbeIlioa.s 1851 -
These are ny opinions. and ! cannot
suf1es TINS OCCASION TO pass without giving
uttsraass TO them Sofar IS eompronise
aud Cancellation are concerned, have on
~ this tss1y: siAtthefe Is no compromise
necessary. u these ,gentlspea abandon