Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-07-13
9@lg 9ppeal.
TaRRepoRT 0E FHE sECREFAIs Z
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Mr Cameron is SbreTd an1 unpTlhclpleu
mar. res kiess and desperate political gam
bier, a notoriousiy corrupt and Prohigate
snacnlator. but ignorant, illittrate, narrow
minded and incapable, who has really acted
and sc.s more as chief clerk in the manage
Ypant Of the ffnaort8nt esponsibiiities thrown
pron him than as the head Of an important
department oe tie administration.
ne statems1t % The number Of troops now
in the field ID response to the discrimination
of the admiHistr 1ti0n to compel Tbs ten NIL
liens Of people Of the Confederate States to
live under = government that has injured,
w-onEed and despitefully used them, sad
Inens eel the soFeregnitY 2f their States and
threatened their Eberties. and which they
havereBudiated in public and formal msnnsT,
the estimate for the war FOR the fiscal year
iust closed, the proposition 10 eorganize and
prrmsneu tiV increase the regular army, and the
expression Of the determination Of The Admin
istrs-ion "to suhdue the rebelljoa," l. =. to
subiugats the eleven Confederate States, are
the most Important and significant items in if.
The tone and temper and matter OF the
other parts Of the report reflect neither credit
uor honoT Oh the heart or head Of the secreta-
~, who cannot divest himself Of the preiu-
dices Of tbs partIzan, and is incapable Of as
piging to the dignity OF statesmaBship.
We grange under appropriate heads The
material parts Of the report, aud submit them
for themselves;
DESTRUCTION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY AFPLAUDED
IN this connection, it is a pIeasurable duty
10 refer 10 The very gallant action Of Lieut..
Roger Jones at HsrpeT's Ferry, and the hand
some and successful manner in which be exc
cuted The orders OF the government at that i'm
poT-aus post.
THE SOUTH TO BE sEBJUGATED.
The determination Of the government to use
it. usE0st power 60 subdue the rebellion has
been sustained BY the unqualified approval Of
the whole people.
THREE MONTHS VOLUNTEERS.
The commanding officers Of the regiments
in the volunteer service, both for three months
service and for the war. have in many instsn-
ces, not vet furnished the department with the
uustes-rolls OF their regiments. For the want
oI these returns, L is impossi Die TO present as
accurate an eBumsration OF the volunteer force
accepted and in the field as could be desired.
Under The proclamation issued by you on the
18Th of Aprii last, the governors Of different
St9tes were called upon TO detach from the
militia under their command a certain quota.
to serve as infantry OF Tifemen, for the period
Of three monibs, unless sooner discharged.
Toe call so made amounted in the aggregate
70 ninety four regiments, making 1891 Off
ce-s and men. OF the States called upon, the
governors OF Virginia, North Carolina, Ten
nessee, Arkansas, Kentucky and Missouri
pgemptoTilT recessed to comply with the re-
qEirsmen-s nd : 5y the department All the
o.hcr States promptly Furnished tbe number
required Of hem, except Maryland, whose
governor, though msaifestirg entire readiness
E comRly, was prevented from so doing By
te u'bresk in Baltimore.
To The states Of Virginia, Delaware and
Missouri, notwithstanding the positive refusal
Bf their executive officers TO cooperate with
tie government, patriotic citizens voluntarily
united tCgetl er and organized regiments for
tie government service Delaware and Vir-
ginia furnished each a regiment, beth Of which
are on dutv in TIE field ID 2 similar patriotic
spirit, fbs loFai people Of Missouri raised a
force Of II ,Ef5 officers and men, making, in
round numbers, twelve organized regiments,
TO Fus ain the government and to put down re-
5ellion 10 that state. And SO also the citizens
of the District of Columbia, smulating these
honorable a8nles, furnished no less than
2823 officers and meB, making in all four full
regiments, all Of which are vet in the field,
doing active and effective service. Thus, not
wiIhstan5ine The refusal Of disloyal governors
TO respond, the government, instead Of having
beer Furnished with only be number Of troops
called for under your proclamation Of the l5th
CT April last, hss received, ard has now in
service under that -sll in round numbeTs at
least eighty theUssnd.
THREE VEAEs' VOLUNTEERS.
Under yaur second proclamation Of the 4fh
81 Nav last, calling for volunteers 60 serve dur
inl- De war. there have been accepted up to
this date, 20S regiments. A number Of other
regiments have been accepted, but on cOndi.
tioD IF being ready 10 be mustered into the SER
wire within a specified time, the limitation Of
which has, in some instances, not expired. It
5s not possible 70 state how many OF these NAV
be ready before the meeting Of congress. OF
the regiments accepted, al are infantry and
rifemen. with ths exception Of two bsttaions
Of artillery and four regiments Of cavalry. a
number Of regiments mustered as infantry
have. however, attached to them one or more
artillery companies, and there are also some
regiments partly made up OF companies of
esvslrv 0f tie 208 regiments accepted for
three years, there are DOW 153 in active ser
vice: and ths remaining So are mostly ready,
and all of them viii be in the Geld within the
next twenty dsys-
TOTAL FUERER NOW N THE FIELD.
TIE total force now in the field may be CON-
puiel G follows:
Rsgalsrs sud volunteers f5r three moths, and
she 235 800
Add 10 tkis ffty-fve regiments OF vaIu7-
trers Cor the war sc,eptcd and not yet in
ss s95 s sr,. = -;.; y 5 % o9o SSo
5000
Total force nov az cenusuf OF government. s10 000
De5uef she three m-tbs' 50 00e
Force f5r service after The Withdrawal Of the
three months s5o, ,90l
tt viii thus be perceived that after the dis
CHARGE n Tie three months treons, there will
stir be IN available force Of volunteers
smsuH.iug 10 1S7 600, which added TO the reg
uisr armr, wilt constitute total force Of
100000 officers and men It will be for Con-
gresa to determine whether this may still, at
this tfna. he increased by the addition II a
still lzrge7 volunteer force.
INCREASE OF THE STANDING ARMY.
The extraordinary exisencias which have
called this great army iaiO being, have render
ed necessary, also, very considerable aug
mentatiOn Of the regular arm Of the service.
The Generalization Of the regular army,
caesed By tie treasonsbls conduct Of many OF
lis commanding officers, the distant posts az
which the greater parts Of the troops were
stationed, ard lhs uaeXsmDied rspldity Of the
snread or the rebellion, convinced those high
in command in the service, q & well as this de-
partmeut. that m increase Of ihe regular army
was indispensable The subject vas accord
ireiv brought TO your attention, and, after
careful examination, on increase vas author
ized bF v0gr proclamation issued on the al
o. May last
The Increase consists Of one regiment o
cavalry. Of twelve companies, numbering, il
the maximum aggregate, 1l89 officers ard men
one regiment Of artillery OF twelve batteries
Of six pieces each, numbering, ia the maximum
aggregate, 1900 cficers snd men; nine regj
rnents or infantry, each regiment c0ntainiR.
three battaiioDs Of eight companies each
numbering ia The maXimHm aggregate, 2z5i
officers and men-makirg a maximum in
crease of infantry Of . ,068 officers and men
n he enlistment of men to fin She additiona
regiments ot our regular army, I you'd recon
mend thsttb term Of enlistment he made thre
wears. to correspond with the call OF Nav 4th
Tor volunteers; snI that TO all whe shall r.
eeive an honorable discharge at the close q
their term Of service, bounty Of one hundre
dollars shalt be given.
TIE mounted troops Of the old army con
siats Of fye regiments, with a maximum az
gregate OF 400 men. Not more than one
fogrih of these troops are available for ser
vice st the seat OF war. A. least two resi
meuts Of artillery are unavailable, bein
stationed on the western coast and in tb
Florida forts.
The increase Of infantry is compsrativel
large. but this arm OF The service is that whic
ibe eeaeraI-ia-caief recommended as bsiH
most efficient.
Tbe organization OF the increased force,
nil he noticed, is different from that Of tt
ol5 army. This question was fully considers
bv offcsrs Of tbe army connected with this d.
,,srtment. and after much deiberatiOn it ";
concluded 90 ADOPT tie French regimental 81
fsu OF three bgttsli0ns TO regiment EaC
bsftalian is commsu1ed by a major, With
colousl s.a8 ieutena colonel for the gsner
command Of the eregimen'. This, it is believe