The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-07-13

omes's euo no' n. IL Will u fur CoDgrees 20 de
tsrmins W hsr this arny shall. a. his time. BE-
inefeased by the addition OF shu lrgsr vol
untssr force.
1be extrAoreinsry sxigsuei.s Witch hsvs
called this great army Into being, have rem
dsfed nse.sssry also. q very e)psidsrsbls aug
msntation Of tse regular arm Of tbs ssrsics.-
Ths dsmor Aliz stion e the regular Nby,csus-
cd by the u pessonshls o1ndusi Of uaoy OF Ia
oommat dir z Office 3, the distant p,ssat shl b
the n a'sr part OF the troops we're ttationsd,
and the uusxampled rspdity o. the soresq of
the r.bellion, convinced tho,s high Ia CON
MAJ In the tefvioe ~ sell as tn,s deesr m.ut,
that an incrta,e OF thu 70, ular Amy VS. ia
cbpenssble Tbs subjset Wa aec,ruogiy
brous BIT 10 youT AZ 'eLt'Un, al d. A,t'S Rcafei1i
examination. an incitass vas tlo-iz ,d rs
your proelAmAt.o on, issusd ol tho h Of May
LAST.
This 'nc-elss eon'iss o. cus rs,Iusnt Of
cavalry, Of twelve -mptniss uumb anag In
the maximum sgsr, Eita, I,ioQ ufli sra and
men; enc r-gimeut Of ARTILLERY ot tWelvs b.
tories Of six Ii'css each, numb'ri-g in tha
maximum sgersga's. 0GG n. ,s-s and r on;
n'n9 eidmsDts Of lia1t'y, each rex nnsut cct-
tanning thee attalobs q oigtt comoan as
esen, nunbsring 10 tue rAvimun aggregate,
? lj2 Cficeis tnd mtn, rskisg a mIximdm
increase OF infantry % % O66 ,ilicOis aud Iaep
In the enlistment of neu 10 e a % addttiunh
reRtmtnts OF tbs rogu'a army, | wu1l3 10
commend that the torn OF tu,t monI no
m de TIRES yeArs, % eurts,poni w,,b tho call
- May b for luHttsrs; sns tbas 10 al ghp
shIll receive an houora5a dischsrga o. the
close CT their term of strvics, a bounty q Que
hgLdr,d dollars thsil bs -iven
TIE mounted troop, vi the old army consist
n fys ie.i intnts with a maximun AZ egats
of 40 me1. Not mo thsn ons fvatth o'
these t'c,pI stJ avGlAbls for s8fviCo a. ths
s'a' II ,ar. A. l'sstt~0 r,gims sts " Rrlu
Try Are Jnayalso'g, btits sts I0nsi On the
~..ier- cCss' aud 10 the r riI Lrts.
The i1.rtsas q infsu'ry Is cJaps psia,ivsly
LARGE but this am q 80 Seri "a u thIt
which Ms Geutrsl Ia C.isf tseommst ded a.
bsin mcst Efficient.
The Organization Of th, incren 4 free, II
all bs noticed il different from iha. u the
old army. Tnis quetlon was fully ocgsidsr,d
by cthsu's Of the army eCnTsc'et With thi'
department., aud a's' much DO ,bH alton, Il
was concluded to adopt the French roslmsni al
system OF thea bat'alions TO a Teg MN.
H. ch battalion l c IN handed by a risj jr with
q colonel an; lieuters-t colonel ;or ihs gef ,Al
eommatd OF the regiment Tbis, u 10 bo.
! eyed, Is the bs Il organ zs'ion now existing
The numb,r Of fold Z il;o-s !, less than under
the old rlan, and Therefore m lch less OK sops-
i've. Wh.th-r this orSsuiZi'icn may uot al
ysntsgeo usly be eltorccd 10 the old army
after tho plssa;, Of a law proyii,ns Tor re-
tired lis,, "a a question which N. ~ properly
encsEs iha attention OF Congress.
In making the solsctt'n OF officers for tn.
new regiments, two coursae only seemed TO bs
opu, viz To make tie apooiutmsnts from tho
re- u'ar service by seniority; or by selection.
TIE first appeared liable 10 the obi etion that
old, and, In tome instances, ineffi Gent men
would be promoted to places which ought TO
be filed by our gar and mo vigorous Off ers.
The second was liAblo TO the grave objec n
that favoLitism might Prejudice the claims Of
worthy oeisrs.
Afler the fullest confederation, It was deter
mined, under the advice Of tho Gsnsisl in
C1ief, TO appoint ono half Of them from tho
regular army ard tho other half from civil
lite. Of the civilians tppsinted a. regimen
tai commanders, all axctpt one are either grad
uates OF West Point, or have b fore served
with distinction In the field and Of tho leu
tenant-oolonsls, majors, captains, and first
lisutensnts, Q large proportion hays bean TAX
en- from the regular army aud tha volunt sers
now In service while the second lisutenauts
have bean mainly crea.ed by the promotion Of
meritoriCus sergoAnts from the regular ser-
| vice
In view o' the urgent ne cessi'y Of the case,
these preliminary steps TO the augmentation si
| the regular service have be,n taken, and II
nov remains for Congress, should it sau otlon
| what has bgen nsLcod, TO conplete tha
W. k by such legislation as the sub sct may
require. A similar incrtase OF the army ,undsr
] hk3 eifcuu s. ancee, was maSo in 1872. A. the
! close Of the war, the force In services being
fOuUd too large and too costly for a parcs es-
tablishmsnt, q reduction was Ordorsd 20 be
made, unde, the supervision Of board OF OF
hcers SPECIALLY organized for the puiposs.-
| At the close Of tho present struggle, the re-
ouetion o!tho present force may be accom-
| pli. hod in Ike manner, " fUuud then 70 be
! larger than the public necessities require.
In making any such reduction however, ju.
regard to the pablie interests would imPer1
lively rel life that force amply sufficient tC
protect sll tto public property, wherever i
cannot forbesr 20 speak fsvorably OF th'
| volunteer ~ stem, as q substituts for q cum
brous and dangerous stand 'ng army. l. has
heretofore, by msny bteu cesmod unreliable anc
iusficisnt In q suddIn ensrgsncy. bu. actua
facts have proved tn contrary. II Il bs urged
that the ensDies o, order have gained some
slight advantages at remote points, by reason
OF the absence Of q sufficient regular force, the
| unaxRnplsd rapldiiy u concentration Ot vol
un'e,rs alreldy witnessed IL an nple refutS
tion Of the argu nsut. A government who''
every citizen stands ready to march 10 its de
fsnse caR never bo oysr.hro.n. for none is 81
strong 1s that whose foundations rest immo
vsably In the hearts, OF ths people.
The spectacle Of more than quarter OF |
million Of citizens, rushing TO the field in de-
tense Of the Constitution, must ever take ranl
among the most extraordinary facts Of history
Itsinterst Is vastly heightened by the lavish out
pouring, from states and isdividuals, Of v0lun
tary Contributions OF money, rsaIhi0g an OK
gregate thus lar OF more than ten millions oI
dollars. But few weeks since the men com
posi-, < this great army were purauiDg tho avo
cations OF peace. They gathered from the farm
from the wol kshop from the factory from tn
mns. The minister came from his pulpit, tn
merchant from MS couniiug-room the profes
sor and student from tho college, tho teaeho
and pupil from the common schools. Your
men Of fortunes left Luxurious homes for tn
tent and camp. Native and foreign oorn ahk
came forward with a kindred enthusiasm
That well-diciplined, he mos seheous ard eff
cient forco should be formed out Of such
sesmingly heterogeneous mass appears almOs
incredible. Bat what Is the actual fact
Experienced men, who have had ample oppoI
tunity to familiarize themselves with the con
dition Of European armies, eoncede that, |
point If personnel, this patriot army Is full
equal 10 the finest regular troops Of the 0l
World. A more intelligent body Of msn, q
one actuAted by purer motives, was never bs
fore marfhallsd In the field.
The calling forth Of this lsrge and admirab
! force in vindicadon Of the Constitution and Il
laws, 10 In strict accordance WITH wise pr
} dapce and economy, and at the sams time
: perfect haImt ny with the uniform practice
the Government. But thrss years ago, whs
the au .hority Of the nation was contemptuous
! dSfed by the Mormons In Utah, the only 81
J policy consistent with the dignity OF the q
Z vernment, was the prompt employment Of SUE
! an overwhelming force for the suppression
! the rebellion as removed all possibility
; failure. IL will hardly be credited hoWeya