Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-08

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In publishing the following, the Ciacin-
natl Commercial Radical), in which paper
it originally appeared, says 80 Hai q
'sThe article on humbug in the United
States army, was written by q soldier, and
contains much truth" 81 ~. -. ~ ~,
1t is as follows: ionss.sas.i4 se s. ssasv5A
ssSince the war Is over the people of the
United States have not been so much con-
cerned about the army-in fact, in great
many places, 1t is scarcely known that an
army exists, Having an Interest in the
same,s and being aiclose observer. of army
maetsfs, w III try to describe how busi-
ness 1.-THE same, Is carried on at present,
and show why the United States army suf-
feFsmore bydesertion than any other army
of the globeEamounting to about $4,000
The army rolls of Russia, France, Prussia
and Austria. numbering in all about 8 O00,-
600 of men, show not go many desertions as
the United States army. Considering the
dreadfal amount, of expense caused to the
Government by deseftion, the question is
quite natural: What Is the reason, and
how can il, be helped .,'s9. ss,ts 20 sass s.
tsLong as soldering in the United States
remains mercenary and money making
lob. 50 long as it Is not made a point of
honor to serve as a soldier, and the army
inspired with that feeling, and national
Offenders of the civil laws are hailed well
come in the army: so long as abuses of au-
GERS and ilfltreatment of5 5priyates in the
ranks are carried on with impunity;; so
long as the soldier does not get what is due
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long a. the Nor snl}er lSho IN II n, .
reonIations ;s hatter nroy;deS for tb q :, !, :,
other soaaier l,,S,o;S % rtb,r Sjoss not orc,
enansS sSh n cot 49, oraat mo . desert;oe,ss -
are rs,1sed Nv sstarvi5gS so long there will
he no and to Assertions, IS = = = '.'--
Ut ySIf 10 ;nto adafail to descr;be tba 70 70
of TL,;ted Stotss solI;er cammancinS n n 3
with the recr,,;ting officer. - : 1 z =
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nataIys On ,,nsnr,,,,ni ,anr,s;tinor ser.
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CIlh lnus p9unu " tIe aInSi an5 IL, Sne ~
most Irouoie ABOUT their nusDaiiu al anu lath'
ef1 eff1r,a..e a.,;..,,,,., -, .oa,.,d !
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ti, ~ snls nlannei. .Num' as s9on 81 cue Po1l
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aIas f,niii' he pns,aJ in q fea I'M ,,oa,nar
adm o i; ~ pos'
sibIe' shane % and manner. First. he viii J5 be
sIv;ndieaS t.lEed 'o,,t or rohhed of b;s cit;.
99n,s cIosl,ing bz nnnr;nc;nled non-oonn
miss;oneS ofi;eeTS or sba rn oi5 soldiers Ivhr
Ill - ass;st ea.ir si,,, >h;,,, ho,,, - rot
VA - thaiost Ssss obar, he h.s WIFI tbo Il
nont - b;s Sie fr;ands and tba man ,i !.
,o,g 1att 20 6;,,aseIf t;pSaG paa snd stomnad tT
NY -, hs, IT, ~ ~
. Snaatl n;eca of b-sa5 u,itb . nint of eof.
Sae ard q th;n siica ot ,,eot Sor braoktost !
Tin c,r. s,I,' ef HE rice or hean SON
In;ns5sl o. ,hea nc So- that tho onestiar
srisasf where tne sonn derived its name
fromI q small niece IF bread and q very
small niece Of meat for dinner. and a min
of icoffee with a niece of bread for sumner
haing aitooether and hv no means enoIIol
for a stout and healthy man to live on, bul
too honeh1 IN die He has time enouoh tc
,Ss3;tata o,s bis f,,t1,ra ,,ror,,ecte ond th.
Left hebind mest-nots of Egvnt' Hundre 1,
ieays their corn,aar,fSs IN tfa Plains IN ar.
coufit of zill-treatrnent and starvatiop.-
Certain regiments are fearfullv reduced by
6esertion IN acconnt of that =, - 80 -
I,aborers. mechanics and professional sol.
diers. OF this and other Countries. enlis
info the IInited States arn1v with the hon
estintention of SERVING the couptrv. bu
are i3reyerted from doing so bv ipnoran
pettv officers and uhscrupulous and crue
sergearts and corporals. ft is, indeed. harC
fo,s,,- oId saiS3io,. +, he ,,Iooed nnde,. offi
tiaLfriendsg witho,It fine Least knowIedg,
of-,,1ilitarv. matter. and trainino- n is
sTa1,a r., SeeI comm ;ssioTed' officar. exnost
themseives on narade and drill Grounds
hv their ivnorance scarceIv Knowing how
to stand In q soldierlv nosit;on or how ~
draw sword II ssv r. is ridiculons ~
think tbat this will insnire soldiers wifi
resnect and confidence tor them And ins
those ignoramuses are the ones who trea
the nrivate in the ranks with contemnt
and. embitter his life. These things are of
fen seen and noticed nv esnner;ors oficer
ondi coI,,maniars hnt very seidon forrect
ed'.as q nrivate-is considered tn he not het
fer than a, dog srlfhe soldier lives in a per
, s !naIenS stase VI supplession, M JILL II nc won, l
,,an,inI ear ,s,ar;to..;o,is nonS"ot and par sar
vices Se;n1ofher arm;es. is scarcely wit
messed in the United States army. Th
majority of- officers are NOT ali .infereste,
in their soldiers they do NOT studv thei
talents and Clispositions,s for the benefi
of the service 80 The y soldier re
ceives = h, mi Taseneouraoement. - and
not = insnired = win : ambition. an,
tho,sondS Of those -f,,,an> yrho have =
S,,ffs s1,cb SDtre.tr,ent1 hove hfa,i 'ont
many wounds for the conntrv odnrinor th
late war.rand now are subject to the isno