New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-04
REGULARS AND VOLUNTEERS.
Carr MAJ WILMINGTON CirY, Feb. Is

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CAxP sK.g WELLINGTON CITY Feb. IS i5s3.
To hts Ere,l6goy Coz. - -.
DEAR SIR: have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your favor of the - inst, ard although
cannot ray that The kind manner in Which You re-
fuse is fully equal to granting my request, cordially
thank you for it.
am encouraged by 1t TO renew the expression Of
my regret that your Exceeucy should have. as well
as con judge, adorted the rule of filling vacant
colopelcies in the volunteer forces from our State
with Irregular army officers when they can lie
Lad. This i. extremely dscouraqibg to all volup-
teer off ors, whether field or line. 1t il 70 TO tie
privates a-o These iiud the first step 10 promotion
nearly impossible, lecause 10 vacancies are mace
above them EXCEPT By resignation or d'cea'e OF zone
euh.teTn, sergeant, or corporal Under the oru-
nary rule OF promotion from the next lower ranA "a
vacant cOlrUelcy involves eight rom"lci.. ihe
p'ige. thus offered merit excite emulation throne
out the army, greatly 10 The advantage Of both cd
aud cisciplile. Each officer sud soldier i, rlina
lated 10 study aud good conduct, because these tau
surely To hi.her po,i'ion lhs convincing 'llcrfs
are klsO benefited. Tie necessi'y OF making promo
ton, from The army itsell los generals co!on'l-
and captains TO lie more obsefyant Of merit. snd
gives them adeQunte motive TO create u 10y r"gu'
Lar dIsoil line ana schools OF instruction.
With the highest appreciation OF the entire sinccr-
iiy Of vuur motiyer musi ray that the elect upon
the State ior, &C. a ignoring tho claims Of volunteer
officer. 10 The comGald If Z, y'mcnJs. will not be
good. No complaint has been cunzsd ny %. ,ssler-
.nce given To regular nruy oilccrs IN ID" orcatil
ton Of rcgimentr; but wide-slresd di--nt siaru"n
has followed the indications OF Az intention TO M
vith ,uch aupointnrnta yncancrs sub-cq gently
sccruinz. Lieutenant tOlOncl,, MOORE, tai taInr,
Iieuiriin's SET eant-M .iorr SefgcaGis, Corpomls
AID privates are disheartciei by tLis UNEXPECTED
oistAcle 10 their rising 10 higher grade. me
Ill .a.tf 80 a l. 40 a I'll
Weakened; all honorable emulation between Oiicr's
Lipgnishea and iutorcrt in dill and di,cif ne Is
les,eu-d The tendency icing tV leave these matters
a. The regulars courder.d toy you tie only pvrsons
competent 10 enforce tnem
lice advantages n.ust have struck the attention
Of your E.crllency, but you doubtioss think item
comp usated ly tie advantages resulting hon
{" military education experience, aud t'ive service
%, tie regular amy oiii,ers. | thought so, too,
before hnd seen these gentlemen tested; but All
extended observation hes oonsderably modified that
oution. 1 NJ II nttach great importance TO military
education, though II lux It easy TO exaggerae its
stfeflority 10 good cole. Lite cducatiO0. Military
,cfool- preserve the fractions oi tn at, conso date
tie proics, on AMI extend the knowlergs OF tne''r.
IA e. igc.fing, too. .cy are ipNalublc. Bni they
OF tfnii-fOrm INTO a l3 der of men youih whom
na,unr has not endowed ~ith Tue proper qualities
Notwithstanding tie hdIAl bic schools OF Frame,
i..e minority OF the great scAers o! mat country
lfyr not been cadets. aud the, although after
graduation, tue cadets have lad the advantage oi
nal ,etNioe on the Continent aud Ia Aisicrs, Win
Ire boui,n Oh tIoOys and III aciuhl war. lhdt II,
..iu,aion, thocgh valuable, cannot supply natural
rrfiuoe Ar to the regular L. ;. army officers, Their
".serisn,e aud active service hive been, Tor fohc
fourteen yrats yh,t cOnlEtd 10 Departmental 'uei'
uos transportation, snbrsiehce' eq'ni iHeh',, 'oui~
.,.,ti,, r,rriung fBuriefug In, uId such llae mat
,,,. Jb,ss hav. iitlca them To De good officers IN
,b,. War Drp,nment, St4h Otcers, Qnartrrmirters,
I,s,ectors and rtcIuilItg oil cif. W hale thelr ri-
,.-roii IN these portions II unquehuon"nir, ana
so In 1910, rap zeal and military ontlaeetr thnh
II ,aunily 80 that they are generally me i"r 10
lie 'b,tt,r clnrs vi volunteer ohierfs III an
- ;,;,,.s ,eouit.n tgient ior commanding large
to,ies Of men. | hm fau'ied tiht II iAecu-
No.. h,ldihy the appointing power were wen &C
,iued viii volunteer bt ia oihccis, and' III MAKING
,,ouioiiops dsciiEn.ied IN iaVor OF Inci", ur '"-
,eroity Of volunteer over regular arm! om'efe
mid L.. universally rec guiLed ln Tie - amy 81
H. po,omsr /" The unqualified oueCess's ~ colonies
L.vc bern mostly achieved by volunteer olnc.is.
,,,,r,,l th.ny the reguaIs inil 10 establish Tie
,,o,,g ,el,tiUns between thcmrel'es hld IN " ies-
a., nf. some are ex reuely las IN dhci me- o'b'is
~, il a. "A most pHncliOud aud HinotlnK eA,'fs
Nj nf them have htiic administrative Iai NJ ie"'
:. . ,o,ti,.oou. businrss energy. Scarcely any "''
L., ana efsirtenl workers, dcyoted 10 'ao sue
=, DIR rrylnenis. The i"bg Year, OF ihu'u'"!
,,sed by many OF then IN coast iorl- OF PcUS to1-
,;e, co,i, have told with terrible enee' ." 1no'l
ttx. ,sticifICNt
,n.tr,ct their regiments, though, II they nNe o''
n,,,lry officers, they may have the 'equr'e hho"''
edge. -. t,o,,n Ia every oh
scrv,ut and intelligent officer, admitted Suo''an'n
Ly impaitial ofccrs oi the regular army =,
I'M, ~ hy tue Sanitary Commission, TiDIln ~
,nnr eNcelIcncy whether 1t Is h"t ois,o.ns,"s =.
line ,yt,.nie To- "A volunteer LiruienhDl'Coo''i "o
i,s oeyoled "A nalured capacity aud feeosnh1u.o,i''
u,ss tnielt 10 tie service vi hs cou NY ""V IL
Iruru. l. il profession OF arms Ia Tue ia.S " 80"
,neny, who Is practically anili WIN AL .ne u"' w.
ana hnrd1Lips OF sOluioI.llle, who has ue'"''i -,
m,,,v noulls lie days to drill and hiH eveninBs 70
sludy--to lind the vacancy just above I'm ni'u ~
some Individual whore cAinlmShiDH uas "''" 49,
fined 10 getiing recruits at some INLAND 'o"',
never saw Iull regiment together before NC va
a. Lo never commanded more than ten hien "'I
,e,v,pnt ia his lie, whose "acii,e seiNioo "'.
h.rn performed IN diawiog rations nnd ~ VIE
L;lrd might ull be buried 10 lis vest o. ho', wnos
L,vl,oge IL dr 10 detective MS to snoJec' "i ~
eu,rl iidi,ulu, hat whose arrogance Is -,
iua,lt 10 bio suboidiuales. To give se'no' '"sI ~
49,. wrong. erlars the "rgnlar" hss been ;ae.,
,sou, The eavalry or art ery to command
1 beg your EAcelleucy'e pardon i9s "r''ins 'O