, 1865-10-18

In Recommending to tho President and the
Secretary Of War further reduction Of the
volunteer iorccs OF the a1my, and. their con.
sentbeirE obtained, one of tlie first duties he
deyo,ed himself to was tbs Issuing OF. several
orders for additional mastering ont, Nil OF
Which haye been telegraphcd to you. The
general order, published this morning, spcci-
iylng the organizations intended for garrison
duty In the various permanent forts and posts
oM tie coast OF the Atlantic and The Gulf OF
Mexico, and directing the mastering ont OF
I'LL the colofed troops not needed for this pu1-
| pose, Is the most comprehensive OF these. The
number Of all the troops ordered 10 be mus
tered ont, since the return of Gen. Grant, Is
not lar from seventy Eve thousand, two-thtrds
being colcred. THIS will reduce the number
OF troops Of all arms, including the resu-
lar amy, still retained in : The ser
g1efe, fs, TO about seventy thousand.
saving to the government at the rate nfiifty
millions. per annum. II distributed eouaIly
| through the several rebel States, about fonr
] Thousand would be kept in each, after deduct
| 1ng those needed for garrisou duty In the
North and On The Pacific coast, If such nun:
troops needed for the gar7 7isoning ofthe forts,
mentioned In The order, will not exceed four
thousand men, to which the colored element
~ the army will thus become reduced. The
Corps Of Observation" on the border Of
s:x, Iexas, TINT excited IN days gone by,;so much
virtually swept away out ofcxistencc by the
operation Of the came order. The Ken
tucEians who calculated upon riddEpg them
selves 81 The !arge element Of freedmen, rep
resented " the colored regiments raised ID
sphere Of duty, will find that they made their
reckoning without their host. All tie colored
troops Will be must cred out, lust at thu whife
troops have been, In the localities where thew
were raised. The will also receive the three
months extra pay. ''~e
EFFECT or TIE REDUCTION rroS THE OPERA
T1oSs OF THE FREEDMES's BUREAU,
The past experience Of the rrecdmsn,s Ru-
reau has been, that their agents ,witbnnt
sufficient military force ct tilsir back. ~ ens
force their authority, arc powcrless md ham.
pe!ea IN every possible way in the discharge
OF their duties. The troops at the disposal of
nost OF them are colored, and with their with
draMal for muster out, they will hayeito rely
on moral siaslon" to ensure obedience to
nandates, unless the Government agnfn pro-
vides them with military pose comudtus,
which 1t will hardly be able 10 do with the
comparatively small number OF troops at its
disposal IN the future. That the unconye1tcd
c1-slayelo1ders c1 will do pretty much As they
please with their black employees, as soon as
Tho glitter Of ba, onets is withdrawn, may b.
expected.
And will hero state that It Is the ontoiou
Of the evil End military authorities that the
FFeetfmca's lsur2au needs reorganization at
the bands Of Congress, Its duties will lave
to be more clearly defined and Its powers lc-
devote itself 10 this task Mt the earliest posi-
bic moment. OF conrsc, II the Southern lee.
llaturcs should grant Tho protection to the
negro population which Justice aud humanity
de1naEd for them, by the enactment and
execution Of proper laws, its necessity would
pass entirely away. But no one believes they !
ArrEARASCE OF WARRINGTON.
Even ~ its normal state, the strag,ling az
glomera1on Io s Of nnsymmetrical shabb5 look
mg buildings, with Its dlsproportionateIr
wide, nnclean1y streets, that represent our
National Capital, offer anything but plcas- |
ING appearance. For nearly two months The |
natural unsightltncss Of Washington has been |
Increased by protracted process Of tiisem- |
bowelment. 20 10 speak, which Its main streets
hare been undcrgoings A system OF sewers is |
being laid, and In the progress of their con
stuction the most fFcquentcd thorouchfarcs |
crossing Pennsylvania avenue l.ye been silnuf. |
taneously ripped open. Great heaps Of pav-
Ing stones and dit, Aankcd by deep parallel
lttches, have dtsNgurcd and barricaded them |
tor many weeks, and rendered the passage Of !
lhe; principal crossings both dlsagrroabIe
md dangerous. We're the country sti|l In |
4 state of war, the stranger mYrht 4
be led 10 infer from these distractions. close
y resembling defensive field works, that rebel
noTdes = were again threatening the capital, aud
oaM ,, heccssltatea preparations tor its defence.
SILL as this evil is but transient, and lasting.
much needed improvement Is to accrue to ti1e
;lty from It, VIC bear 1t with resignation.
ihough Washington, since the comptetIon Of
[he a4ueduct, has commanded IN ill but fu-
.xhastiblc supply Of excellent water, Its Iu-
IA bltants have heretofore derived but limit
frrTH l
more extended system OF sewerage. beside
he lnying Of sewers, other great improve
nents are being made By the substitution Of
esulor stone pavements for the old macafla-
nfzed surface Of many streets. They promise
a measure to relieve Washington Of the
,nenyiabls .en reputation Of having The lnuddicst
trects IN fhe wet, and the dusticst IN the div
cason, In the whole world.
rnErALEScE OF SICKNESS.
great deal Of sickness has prevailed dur.
1E inc last few weeks In the capital. Inter-
llttcnt and typhoid fcFcr cases arc extrsnc. | ,
tnariiy numerous. The latter disease mani
ssts Itself In the most malignant form, and
roves fatal In tue majority Of cases. The /
reya1ence Of fcrers is ascribcd bv medical :
zen TO the vittated condition Of The air IN !
.rtsin parts Of the city, arising from tho ID +
lrtous gases Issuing from the openings In the t
reefs above alluded TO- On Fourteenth i
rcct, bctWeen Ford and Pennsylvania ave- /
4et ioE ma1} dnys lie a1r was tntolefAb1y | Fl
iensdve, aud the guests at Nillari's Hotel e
'nld not open their windows without having c
eir rooms At once filled With the most shock. I
8 odors- With the advent Of cold weather. f
is sickness will doubtless disappear o
1E GARRISON or wAsu1SGroS-surEnA- Il
nUSDAScE OF OFFICERS d
The large army that lay In the defences OF y
nshlngton six months ago, has been cra1n- b
y reduced to dozen half filed regiments. t.
wing In the aggregate ebout four thousand d
en- lit for duly. OF this number; about s.
;elve hundred are veteran reserves. The tt
plet1on OF the ranks of the latter has bcon
great, that the number of commissioned oiu- cl
10 attached to them has become excessively re
rye. Their proportion 10 the enlisted men IN
said to he as one to eight. These oflicrrs i
ve been nli disabled In the field, and arc b.
erefore entitled TO the special consideration b
the Government. To be mustered out viii Il
g1ievons hardship to most Of them. unlt IN
they are BY their physical disability for any G.
Ler pursuits. Yet under the policy of rc- n
enclment 90 vigorously carried out'by The pt
ar Office, II seems but too clear thai this pt
c Will bcfan the greater number OF them. th
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