Smyrna times., 1866-01-17

Our STANDING ARMY.-We entreat Con-
grcsS to ponder long and anxiOusly before con-
scnting to pass Gen. Wilson bill proposing to
increase the personnel Of our Regular Army to
some Seventy Thousand men, If that bill be-
comes law, at least Thirty Millions per an
mum will be added by it to the taxes of our
people and for what? ITO add Forty Thou
sand men to our Army, say you? Then you
are previously mistaken. We shall at most
have but the skeleton of an army; officers
without soldiers regiments on the book dwln
died to companies on parade bloOdless, flesh
less skeletons, with bOny jaws grlnnlng at the
folly which called them into being-Men in
Congress save US from this costly illusiOnl
Ample experience proves that the ranks of
our little Army of Fifteen to Twenty thousand
never were nor could be kept full in time Of
peace they were Ottener scarcely half full
Now War is going out Of fashion; and every
man in our ranks beyond the first Twenty
Thousand will have cost $500 by the time he
has fairly joined his regiment. Then why ex-
pand? We are groanlng under unprecedented
taxation, which must be yet more severely felt
as prices decline toward a specie Standard
| Economists in Congress save us from the pas
sage of this most needlesSly oppressive meas
ure IN Y. Tribune.
SOUTHERN LANDs.-From Jackson, Ten
|
miles, the road run through generally pool
country The most desirable lands for farm
ing, generally, are found in Tennessee, par
ticularly in Madison county. If cotton be the
sole object, the emigrant should come further
south, into the real cotton country, In Mis-
sissippi and Alabama lands can be leased Of
purchased for less than in Tennessee, the pri
ces ranging from SO to $40 per acre, according
to quality, improvements and location. Lane
in Mississippi can now be bought for $40 o.
SIS per acre that FIVE years ago would hav,
brought $50. The higher priced lands all have
improvements upon them, and frequently build
ings, cost fully as much, or more, than is nov
asked for the whole property. Most Of tn
larger plantations are for sale in quantities t
suit purchasers Even with the runous mod
of cultivation practised in the South, immens
fortunes have been made in cotton raising, an
there is no reason why northern farmers, wit
their knowledge of agriculture, their know
energy and economy, cannot make quite a
much money at the business as the old cottO
lords
SINGULAR DEATH. body of Mrs. Kuss
! maui wife of John kuSsmaul, of the tOwnsh
, of Caldwell, was found some distance from he
home in the mountains, on Friday night last
Jan. 5th, at about clock, lying on her back
in her night clothes, frozen to death. Mrs
vious to her death, left her bed some time dm
ing the night, while her husband was aslcer
and wandered from the house in her nigh
clothes, without any covering on her feet, eS
r cept pair OF stockings She went throug
: the mountains, climbing stone fences difficu
S even tor n well person to surmOunt, over rock
S through bushes and briars, climbing some tim
} on her hands and feet, to the summit of a stee
o and precipitOus hil from which, as would az
c pear, she walked off, striking her head again
$ the limbs of trees and against the rock
: below, upon which in a number of places wer
, found marks of blood. She was discovered {
: the foot Of the hill, cold and liieless.-Nctod'
(M ~ Advertiscr.
Now that We have time to look into defect
b and that the army is likely to be increased
! l50, 1000, coo men, would it not be well to dro
e some things we have borrowed from the irene
= in tactics and to devise something original Z
: Some of our words OF command are SO liter
II n translation of the French as to be bad III
l. glish. For instance: g BY file right Tor left
II march" French: Par files a eir0tte tau
d 0nmcIe) marchc." In good English tn
e should be, Right Tor left file, march. ;"
y Again: "On the right Tor lett by file in
d line, march" French: SIR Ia droite pt
e files en- H9ue, mdrchc. This, ought to b
d I" Right Tor left form line, march," The Col
Il pany or battalion being in file, the line must
D. formed by files, and, therefore, it is addil
1t useless words to the command to say it. The
,r is plenty of matter for reform, if our Office
h can only see it.
le NATIONAL WT.-Italian wit is highly dr.
~ ~ matte spontaneous, genial Among its n,
~ ~ verbs are" The dog earns his living by wa
= ging his tail. Make yourselves all hone
and the flies will devour it." 1.-The smiles
a pretty woman are the tears of the purse. -
S, lie who takes an eel by the tail, or a won
re by the tongue, is sure TO come off empty han
ed"