The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-03-06

lD0totou. ffcuout Ducil, ACDoWolt ootH-
lcr. FrankIinand Q. M Clay--and eighteen
3tiRadier Generals, arc nov without com
nands. They arc all drawing pay from
he Government, exceeding 100000 per
month, and Il eeens a pity, whore there is
10 much TO do, that somo or ell of them
,ouuot be sol AZ work. jlTbere are nnnlof4
BUS folds Of action which would givo am.
pic scope 70 the talents and energies of any
Dne Of ihom. Cassius NJ CLAY neyer had a
although no has held commits
zion nearly ten months. and drawn about
B4,40o from tho trcasury, OF the Brigas
iiers, General Harvey has not been on duty
lince June, 1861. although paid nearly
10 600 by tho Government Counting tho
die Geperals, and the timo lost by those
,bsent ON leave, the public purse pays for q
great deal Of first class military service
which ia hot rendered. ~. 9e,H
The aboso, which wo clip from an ex.
chsngo, should be pondered we'll wo have.
IRON tbs FIRST. regarded iho policy OF tho
Of multiplying Generals, as
q great evil, lnasmuch ns It is not only un-
democratic IN principle, and unjust to the
soldiers and the people, who have tho roal
burdens TO bear, but tends to indefinitely
prolpug ibgwsr, That il is a great OWL
in a pecaAlsry point of viOw, tho hbovo con
clusively shows. Think Of itl One hea-
tired thousand doiidtsp per mondt, or i,cetps
hundred ttussdsd doitars per yca,., .f6r idte
Genefois. and he erpshse SUI iacrsafiag
And tA,s. TOO, ,rhle ne peopie are being
taxed 10 he utmost on He aeccsMvies ef fifc,
20. carry en- ne iear II is wrong, all
wrong. and needs oorrecion. But the pe-
cupiary is not the worst feature ofthis mis-
taken policy; 1t begets add fosters aspirit
of selfish emulation among the officers,
discouraging to the soldiers and the peo.
pie, and utterly Incompatible with a Wig.
orous and effective prosecution Of the war.
1t was originally designed as y reward and
cncourhg hgcmont TO skill ane bravery, but, 10
practice, It has beon attended ,Yith such
abuses that, IN many If not mospins.ances,
Il has served rather to thwart than to an-
swer that design. There are bravo and
loyal, officers in our armies, who aro fight
ing to save the country, and do mot
ass;ye N soa tho war nnneoessatilv r,o.
longed but |, needs only slight acquaint-
anee with tho seIfisbness of mankind 10
prove that there arc many others who are
perfectly willing tho war should continre
an lone ns IL ia to tbem I, souree Of bonor
ana nroG, wbilo tho nolicv of n,omotinr
for evo,v servicc rendoyed !. adbored -
,bero will bo iealonsias oxisting omong ri.
val ofFioars almost os danoerous 10 tho co,m.
trv as t,oason .i,solf eolo,als viii, not ho
so,i.sod 8 have tho var hrorob, - o,oso
bofora thav bavo baon nrocotaa - pr,oa.
di.rs A. p,;c.dlars bofo,o ,hor hovo hoon
n,o,ncted 10 Maior Gonorals n on, of.
ficers bayo no biebcr incontiye q action
than tho hone Of promotion tbov will never
rcscue tho countrv from ruin Tho moor
aoldiar Who l;vas on sma,I waoos
and scantv fare and 6ohts from n sonso of
duty--in the s;gbt Of Cod ,bo most do.
serving Of all-who thinks Of promotipe
him IF after long and natient y s;tino bc
roooiyes bis INV. n is aIl be nead ornect. x !.
So serious has this mania for maxine
Generals become that we feorfif our iwor,
thy President, does not tako soooe decisive
moasures 10 check h thoy wil, soon out.
~, a, s,,s t.'i. ~, ~,
auuuo oena',. 81 ~ .;., s0 0as mau ~
clasivsls u rss.a,or Gorsrsls dass ~
seem so impracticablea after ALI, and y,
believe il would be better for the country
large number OF those who now fold com
mauds. we're compelled to 60 into th
ranks. We wish not to bo understood q
complaining because such qencrais as NC
o'o''an' a ppe'' m "na Nei'owo.' nave no com IN
na"as nos ao nq'n's eno'e sue'lo'pu
anS I q ,ham 40 - no,.,s ,ho'. AT u ~ -
am. :, = donh,,o.. good n,,liov 70 moin
,a,n ,h.a, i hasm,oas 80 ;d,araa. @ ~, :,
'a'n 'no" "s'ss' ,s's'ss' Ivy !"
cla'm 1na' 'ne expenses o' sno dos efnmel
should DO reducea' by conso'iaatlag %
army, aud dispensing with disloyal, ineti
cent aad uuuecessary officers.
Since tho above wac put into typo, "
learn that Congress has limited tho numb,
of M,ior osnerals 10 ,bjrtv ana Of Bri,
ndior Gonorala 70 soyonty.fiye ana hat Il
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