Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-12-07

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The several arms OF the service are estimat
ed as follows:
Volunteers. Regulars. Aggregate
cnIenry'''' '''''''''''.. .5j7,20S Il,l75 5Ds $50
sviIsy G9tiIsyv '.,....','. Sdssd ~ s9,sss
alnes and sharpshooters.. 1896 .,. e3e5
Engineers '''''.'''',,.. ..... lO7 l07
e4o,6a RossG cSo,07l
The appropriations asked for the service Of
lne ne next @ hscai year are computed for force OF
ooo,VVo men. A very heavy item of expense
y 'ne large mounted force organized since
says:
while an increase of cavalry was undoubt.
eoy necessary, 1t has reached numerical
sHengtn more than adequate to the whole of the
service AS it can only be maintained at a
great cost, measures will be tnk en- for its rednc-
tion."
The efficient aid of the loyal Governors q.
Ine oinerent States in organizing our great
the promptuess Of the loyal people in respopd.
ing to the cal! for half million of volunteers
tor the wsr, We quote;
$50 thoroughly aroused was the national
heart, that l have no doubt this force Would
have been swollen to a million, had not tbe
Department felt compelled to restrict Il. in the
absence of authority from the represents, ,iyes
OF the people to increase the limited number. =
IL Will be Tor Congress to decide whether the
army shall be further augmented, with a view
to more speedy termination of the war. OF
whether it shsll be confined to the strength al.
ready hxed by law. In the latter case, with
lne OBJECT OF reducing the volunteer force to
ouO,OUu, propose, with toe consent of Congress
TO consolidate such of the regiments as NAV
from time to time fall below the regulation
standard. The adoption OF this measure will
decrease the number Of officers, and proportion
ably diminish the expenses of the army.
lt 10 said OF Napoleon by Jomini that, in the
campaign OF 1913, that great general on the
lst OF April had regular army of 900 600
men On the lst OF June he had increased this
iorce 10 4l4.OO0' The proportion, adds Jomini,
'naa ne thought proper to inaugurete vast
system OF defense, would have raised it to 7OO,-
UVu by the lst of September At the com.
mencement OF this rebellion, inaugurated by
the attack upon Fort Sumter, the entire militia.
~ force at the disposal of this Goyernme ent was
6.oOS Regulars, principally employed in the
west to hold In check marGuding Indians. Ir
April, 15,OOO volunteers were called unoa Il
enlist for three months service, and respondef
with such alacrity that II 1915 were immediate
~ obtained, Under the authority of the act O
Congress of July %. 1861, the States were ask
ed to furnish 500,0 900 volunteers 10 serve fo
three years, or during the war; and by the ac
approved the 29th of the same month, the ad
dition OF 25.UOU men to the regular army Of th,
united States was authorized. The result is
tnst a We have now an army of upwards of 600,
uOO men. II Ne add TO this the number Of dis
charged three months volunteers, the aggregate
force furnished to the GoNrnment eince Apri
last exceeds 10000 men,
Nv Q have here an evidence of the wonderful
strength OF our institutions. Without copscrip
tiens, leYies, drafts or ether extraordinary ex
pedients, we have raised greater force thar
that which, gathered by Napoleon with the aiG
OF all these appliances. was considered az evil
dence OF his wonderful genius and energy, aut
Of the military spirit Of the French nation
Here every man has an interest in the Govern
ment, and rushea to its defense when dangers
beset IL.
"By roerence to the records of the Revolu
tion it will be seen that Massachusetts,, with
population Of $4,000, had at one time So OOt
troops in the field, or over one sixth of her en-
tire people, force greatly exceeding the who'll
number Of troops furnished by all the Souther,
States during thet war, Should the presen
loyal States furnish troops in like proportion
which undoubtedly would be the case shoult
any emergency demand 1t, the Governmen
could promptly put into the field an army o
over three millions.
at gives me great satisfaction to refer to th
creditsble degree of discipline of our troops
most OF whom were, but short time since, en-
gagged in the pursuits of peace. They are ra
piily attaining an efficiency which cannot fsi
to bring success to our arms. Officers and mel
alike eVince an earnest desire to accomplish
themselves in every duty of the camp and field
and the various corps are animated BY an emu
lati9n to excel each other in soldierly qualities
"Tho conspiracy against the Government
extended over an area of 783,144 square miles
possessing coast line Of 1898 miles, and ,
shore line Of 25, 5,4l4 miles, with an interio
boundary line of 1901 miles in length Thi
conspiracy stripped US of arms and munitions
and scattered our navy to the most distant quar-
ters Of the globe. The effort to restore th
Union, which the Government entered on /,
April last, was the most gigantic endeayor II
the historyo civil war. The interval of seve,
months has been spent In preparation.
"The history of this rebellion, in commo,
with all others, for obvious causes, records tb
first successes in favor of the insurgents. Tn
disaster Of Bull Run was but the natural copse
quence OF the premature advance of our BRAY
but undisciplined troops, which the impatiepc
of the country demanded. The betrayal also q
our movements by traitors in our midst enable
the rebels to choose and intrench their position
and BY reinforcement in great strength, a
the moment of victory, to snatch it from on
grasp. This reverse, however, gave no diG
eouragement to our gallant people; they hay
crowded into our ranks, and although lare
numbers have been necessarily rejected,
mighty army In invincible array stands ready /
precipitate itself upon the foe. The check tha
we have received upon the Potomac has, ther,
fore, but postponed the campaign for 70,
months. The other successes Of the rebel
though dearly won, were mere affairs, with n
important or permanent advantages. The Do
session Of Western Virginia and the occupatio
OF Hatteras and Beaufort have nobly redeeme
our transient reverses.
"At the date Of my last report the States
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and Missoul
were threatened with rebellion. In Delawar.
the good eense and patriotism of the peopl
have triumphed over the unholy schemes o
traitors. The people of Kentucky early Pre-
nounced themselves, by an unequivocal decls
ration at the ballotbox, In favor Of the Union
and Maryland, notwithstanding the efforts 3
bad men in power in the city Of Baltimore
when the opportunity Of general election wa
afforded, under the lead of her brave and patri
otic Governor, rebuked BY an oyerwhelmin
majority the traitors who would have led he