New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-07
sss--'------- -, 20 rush to arms in defense Oh

8her n8 8.art noueut, the GoVeIhi"ibr - tho geuer-
MDe spnomaly Of being empaiisoi ;ts action In
Itr1nns ;9 nj volunteers 70 SUSTAIN W WETo,orchical
oCs Ontponripg " dr the difficulty oil
stead OF lAoois ~ ,,rt Of men 10 I'll It's ariles sced
toyear countries bss compeheHa eHa,,ios is 10 keep
otioDsl, one OF us iain snd TO prevent 1t
eoeo' ~. nrnoortiOns of the army, Sri,aad Suu
Gown Ine " eyond the actual force re- Z, the
from sweinls J;sg officers Of the Teglmepes9 ;os ~
,s~, seryice both for the th!ee .,nos NOT vet
ND fer the war have, IN ni; ; The muster-rolls Of
snoibsd sno the DspartDent Win 'ne In rat,,rns il il
tsrms1e; ;snt. For the want OF these fe'uis, y &c
sso.sbIe 10 present as accurate az, s1iJ as could
ToIonteer force accepted and III 'uo 't n - ,.on ON
asS,rsa Under toe proclamation hsueu s " y; lent
10 oes e". All last the Governors oi G.eren'
TIE low 20 ~ mon TO detach from the hhh'la 9n
heir command certain quota, 70 sert" nnlesq
Ger rem1p for the period OF three months u'00'
soSpsi o ,Ss6e amounted in the aggregate 10
lnv n.sSmsnts. making 1881 officers ana Men -
II S,stes called upon, the Governor VI hee I'd
N1th Carolina, Tennessee, annnlv with the re-
As~~asrts made Nv the department All tle o,"et
Sstss promptly furnished the @hunoel @ .LIdnh men
item, except Maryland, whose from
;taiino entire readiness 70 comply was pie'eN'N
- - Jo;5g nv the outbreak al Baltimore .,.u.;
.hs S,e,as of Virginia, Delaware ana mlssouri,
IN !no the positive refusal of their executive
oars m cooperate with the Government pa'IiouS
cn:o . voluutarily united together, and organized
sl19s s,s for the Government service. Delaware and
Isiis furnished each regiment, both OF wilch are
~ S,tv in the field In similar patriotic sIlrt, the
ovsl people Of Missouri raised force OF IL so osers
~ man making in round Dumbers, II organized
ssSnants. 70 sustain the Government and toPut down
rebellion in that SAFE. e C.,-.,
bis emuating these honorable examples iuThsnt1 % no
.ss tban s3 officers aud men, making In ell four full
eoiments all of which are yet IN the held, oolng &c
Te and efficient service Thus, notwithstanding there
fsa Of LOYAL Governors 10 respond the government,
instead OF having been furnished with only the number
alaHf
April sst has received and has now IN the service,
sdsr that sa round numbers, at least eighty thou
sand
Under your second proclamation of the 4th of May
last calling for volunteers TO during the war;
tbere have been accep to this date 2o regiments
number Of other regiments have been aeeepteu, ous
on condition OF being ready to be mustered mo we
service within SPECIAL tme the limitation u VIII
has in some INSTANCES not expired Ii Is not possible
to state how many OF these may be ready before the
meeting Of Congress. "a
OF the regiments accepted, all are infantry ana flhe
men with the exception of two bataions OF artillery
and four regiments Of cavalry. number OF regl-
ueuts mustered as infantry have however, attached
90 them one or artillery companies ana there are
also some regiments partly made up Of companies OF
cavalry OF the 2oS regiments accepted for three
wears there are l53 in active service; and the re-
manning SIS are mostly ready, and all OF them VIII be
10 the field within the next ~ days.
The total force In the field may be computed as
follows:
Re Euars and volunteers for three months and for the M
,. IS :,;sn, Of voanteer. for the
war accepted and not IN seryce....,...s.. S0VVo o0
Add regiments Of regular army zSco-'VO
Total force now at command Of GOvsnmsnt.. $40 coo
Dedac the three months o1VVO
Forcs for the service ster the withdrawal Of the three A
months %'oVV
II will thus be perceived, that after the discharge OF
che three-months' troops, there will be sun an
vsiIable force of volunteers amounting TO 1SS 900,
which, added 70 the regular army, VIII consttute
tts force Of 800 600 officers and men. lt VIII be
for Congress to deternins whether this army shall, at
this time be increased by the ADDITION Oh sun larger
volunteer force.
The extraotdlnarv exiaencies which have called this
great army being have rendered necessary also,
q very considerable augmentation OF the regular arm
Of tie service The denorslzatlon Oh the regular
AMY can,ed by the treasonable conduct Of many Of
its Commanding officers, the distant posts at which the
greater part of the troops were stationed, and the un-
exsmpled raTdity Of the spread Of the r beon, con-
yneed those high in command II the service, rs Wen
AZ this department that an increase Of the regular
army was Indispensable. The suject was accordingly
brought to your attention. and after careful eXau-
nation. increase was authorized by your proclama-
1ion, issued on the III of May last.
This inereae consists OF one regiment Of cavalry, OF
twelve companies, numbering in the maximum aggre-
gate lS9 officers and men, one regiment OF artillery
Of twelve batteries of Fix pieces each, numbering IN
the maximum aggregate ,yJ9 officers and men; nine
regiments Of ioatry each regiment containing three
bstahOns Of eight companies esch numbering IN the
maximum aggregate 2 ,452 officers aud men, making
IuaXimum increae OF infantry OF 2,Ooo ohcers ana
1uen.
In the enlistment Of men to FL the additional Ieg-
slents Of the regular army, would recommend that
ahe term of enlistment be made three years. IN
.Dond with the call of May 4h for volunteers; aud
that TO all who shall receive honorable dchage at
The close Of their term Of service, bounty Of one
hundred dollars shall be given.
The mounted troops OF the old army consist Of FIVE
5e6iuaosS. with a maximum aggregate Of 4,46O men.
Not more than O1efOurh Of these troops are available
for service at the seat of At least two regiments
OF artillery are unavailable, beiog stationed On the
western coast and in the Florida forts
The increase of infantry is comparatively large but
ibis arm Of the service is that which the Gener-ln-
(bief recommended as being most efficient
~, organization Of the increased force, II will be
=. .s;d e different from that of the old army This
nsston wa fully considered by officers OF the army
onnectsd with this department, and after much deh1-
ssraon, it was con-, Odea 70 hdopt ue ffencn resi-
mental system of thIee battalons TO regiment
Zach battalion is commander " MAJOR, with colo
mel and lieutenant eolonei for the .eihi cOiniu oi
81. regiment This il is believed, is Tie beat organ
szatiOn now existing. The humber OF LEO ohSeTt
less than under the I'D plan, and therefore mueh ess
expensive. Whether this OreauiLatiOn hay DOI az
yaageously be extended TO the old army, ater Tue
passage Of law providing forSa retired lis', E q
question which may properly engage the attentoN Vi
Congress.
~ making the selection of officers for the new regi-
Jen,s two courses Only seemed be open VIZ Tomake
the appcintasnis from the regular service by SEMI
ority; or by selection. The fret appeared liable TO the
sob ecton that old, ana, in some instances inefficient
Dsn would be promoted to places which ought to be
sied by younger and more vigorous officers. The sec
cad liable to the grave objection that fayorizrn
might prejudice the claims Of worthy officers.
After the fullest consideration, il wac determined,
1uuder the advice Of the Genern Chief, TO appoint
ss half of them from the regular army AID the oher
RAJ lcom civil le OF the civilians appoin ed as regi-
Ientn commanders sIl except one are either gradu-
aes Of West Point have before served with disnc-
Sn the field; and Of the lieuenantoolonels majors,