Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-06-27
Large standing Army 30 be kept
Up.

Large StNndthE army TO be hept
Up.
Now that the war is over and peace re-
stored to all sections of the country, some
thing must be done to keep in place and
pay the large number of high salaried mil
ittAry officers who were suddenly cast
upon the country as one Of the incidents
Of the internal strife which has just ter
minated. To this end-and mainly for
this purpose, we have no doubt--it is pro
posed to organize large standing army.
Robent advices from Washington state
this to be the fact, and that the permanent
military organization of the country will
be arranged upon the following basis
General oiicers-ons General. Eve Lieu
tenant Generals, City Major Generals. aud
seventy.fve Brigadier Generals The regular
army proper TO be composed OF nineteen
reritnents ofinfantry, six regiments of cavalry,
and FIVE regiments Of artillery, all Billed ap
to the maximum number; besides these, hity
Thousand coored troops will he retained with
the regiments filled up to the maximum num-
Der .
Hancock's corps will be increased to . full
corps OF three divisions, about thirty thousand
men. The veteran Reserve Corps, twenty
FIVE regiments, filed up to the max'mrm
number. .I
The medical st6fr will he increased to one
hundred full surgeons, with corresponding
number OF assistant surgeons
The infantry and cavalry regiments OF the
regular army comprise three battalions Eight
hundred men each,
Under the proposed arrangement the total
strength of the army will be nearly as follows
Regular infantry, 45 600 regular cavalry
l440O, regular artillery, 10000; colored
troops 10000 Hancock's corps, 10000
veteran reserve corps, 80 000-total, l77OOO
men
It is estimated that the annual cost OF
maintaining and keeping in actual service
such huge standing army as that, will not
be less than one hundred and sevsnty:tfve
millions of doll0rs--more than double the
amount that used to be required to defray
the entire exper ses Of the government pre-
vious to the war. We do not believe the
people will consent to be taxed to raise
any such amount for single day longe'
than they are satisfied it is absolutely ne
cessary. 1t will be hard to convince them
that any such burden upon the labor and
industry of the country is at all necessary
even now. They are well aware that our
volunteer system will at all times supply
any needed number of soldiers, at a few
days notice, should any emergency de-
mand it.
While the war was in progress, and
means were needed to keep up strong.
powerful and efficient army, the people
cheeriully consented to be taxed to the ut
most extent, for the simple reason that
there was a necessity for it; but now that
hostilities have ceased, and quiet has been
restored througout our borders, we very
much mistake their temper if they willing
lv submit to the enormous taxation in
volved in the scheme now suggested to or
ganize and keep up a standing army.
Would it not be wise to reduce the pro-
posed military establishment at least one
half. or even more, and at the same time
arrange for reducing it still further at the
earliest period possible' The people Of
This country soW never consent to support
large standing army in time Of peace.