The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-02

or rapine.
And may nerciful God cover The head
o: each Que Of it, brave defenders in the
hour of battle. e.
F7om the Albany journal. g.s
MATERIAL IN DEMAND FoR OFFICERS
The Mexican war called for so small .
share Of our national power as to do COM
paratively little toward reviving the martial
spirit Of the country, and gave opportunity
to see service to relatively few, even Of olr
military men. Ofthoss who served 10 Mex-
leo, and of those who have he'd command
in the forsys against the Indians, generally,
from the peculiar influences that have lolfg
been operating at Washington, o majority
were and have been selected from the South,
and they, with only here and thers bright
exception, are now in arms against the Gov.
ernmcnt. @
The whole number Of graduates from the
Wsst Point Military Academy, from 1902
to 1860, 10 less than two thousand. This
includes the dead, the disabled and those
nov in the rebel service. The total number
Of officers Of oil grades oeanected with the
army Of the United States, including militia
and volunteer forces cslled into action, and
asvy saa marine forces, from the inaugura-
tion Of George Washington to the inaugur-
altos Of Abraham Lincoln, amounts to only
IL, ZOO.
The total strength Of the regular army,
officers and privates, At the breaking out Of
the rebellion, did not probably exceed Is 900
large number Of the officers have gone
into the rebel service, and some Of the pri-
Yates are disqualified.
Such are our sources Of supply for vetrean
and experienced officers. Let Us sec how
many are demanded for forcc Of . half
million men. 1t is believed that, Of gsner-
al, field, staff, company and subalterns,
there will be required at least frenfy sir
thousand fire hundred commissioned off,
crs. If, therefore, We could restore to life
every officer who has served the United
States, take every graduate of West Point,
assuming all to be loyal, and place com
mission into the hands of every private Of
the regular army, we would not have enough
to officer our force. And We are satisfied
that, after careful examination, it will be
found that We have not experienced officers
available to command fifth part Of the
force.
We must remember, therefore, in passing
our unfriendly criticisms, that there can be
no veterns without experience, and no ex-
perience without opportunity. II We may
accept the conduct Of our officers in the
field thus far as criterion, We may safely
conclude that when the war shall have been
brought to close, our officers will have
proven themselves 50 capable, that the jeal-
Gus and fault. finding will be confounded,
and the proved reputation Of America for
military genius will &c largely increased
In discussing the qualification of military
officers, we insist that all should take into
account the many embarrassments, and
should not demand impossibilities. We in
sist that our public officers, in selecting
these, should be held responsible only for
proper use Of the means within their con-
troll. We must remember that man cannot
create.
eT Batler's decision that the slaves are
contrabaud of war was made within sight
of the spot on which the first slave cargo
was landed in this country. =.
VANITY FAIRS Easy LESSONS IN GEO
CRAFTY.
SYRACUSE
Syracuse is in New York. It is bounded
on the north by bridges, on the south by
bridges-in short, it sbounds in bridges
Its chief productions are salt, political con-
ventions and pretty girls. But salt is the
great feature of the town. The water is all
salt, and the elderly persons are all cold
salts." The politicians, being little
rough, may be called Course or Rock Salt.
The young ladies. being very fne, may be
termed superior Table Salt. There is no
"sell" in them, and hence they cannot be
called salt cellars. Down casters regard
"By the salt wave"
~ good thing, but you can buy it cheaper
in Syracuse. Invalids from neighboring
towns frequently 70 and take dose Of
Syracuse, the excellent medicinal qualities
Of salts having been thoroughly established
in Central New York - we'll as elsewb here.
Everything is salt in Syracuse. Corned
beef roams the streets sf will. Nice picked
perch meander the peaceful brooks, and
picked lsufbs bleat in the adjacent pastures.
Picked live pork 10 also common thing in
Syracuse. Every cisissn has picked
tongue Of his own. ls wss while crossing
one Of the mulsifarioos bridges Of Syracuse
that Mrs. Lot locked back and at once
changed 70 pillar q salts sad warning
70 alI Syracuse lsdiss not to look baek.-
Lots left in Syracuse, and corner onss are
quite va!uable.
Politicians from the back counties have
been knouu to 20 to "tbs Syracuse Gon-
vension" very fresh, asd rssarn home prsssy
we'll sailed down.
The "sali tear" 10 occasionally seen TO
glisten in the eye Of some gensle-hsarted
Syracusean.
Itneser rains 10 Syracuse Is byin<s.
II cannot Be said Of the ladies Of Syr.cuse
that they are 'snessher sugar nor sais''-
shey are both.
And - our geographical editor, sho has
been ~ssarsd a immense expense, blssses
Syracuse, and leaves 5es. Next week be
vii 'Graisa sans sqsasiy vs.us5ss Informs.
SD- ss ssEs otEeT .ovs.