The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-06-05

o. oempsnsssiee Of Array OaAesrs.
Ma RpIToB-Iam o0uadent you would
not lSilungly do iDjnstiee To either soldier or
einsen In your columns, and therefore doubt
nst you will be willing to insert the follow.
| ing statement, or correction, from an officer
vhd Is doing rugged service for the country
AMONG the Indians in the mountains, az he
aJsd did for three years In the war against
| the rebels.
Al second lieutenant, in the ah U. 8.
eavtlfy regiment, who has been doing So
we're service against the Indians In their
mountain businesses, In the Territory Of
Arizona, for two years past, writes me as
follows In regard 70 the inclosed extract, cut
froh the REPUBLICAN Of q recent date,
which he shows-sud as know from nv
ovl actual service-is erronoous. He
writes: 81 wAA sosae mad and good deal
amused at this article In one Of the papers
you sent mes" -,
CtIsIoAL CohrsnsArtes~7Ednor National
RtIt.oiieaa; sa Gan you suggest TO my mind
hsl.pir,t q s,soso%y ssss soy.sas OUT Con.
ss; Slss.sss D. psstssnss, "a ., Ike
.. ": doe: Re: s;ss S sSs 4, sSs
q Day OF all oaeers Of the army (beIew nsjor
3eIals) - per oest. for .<vsral ysAIsi B b =.
q oG osssiry is.s the i army Ds os,1s s.a 20
ele,t, and can you question the relstivs value
other Of these two CLASSES Of men, partisulariy
| In time OF peacef
The Lieutenant goes on to remark upon
this paragraph; TT
TNow, the author Of this paragraph should
mot make such o statement II he did moi
kntw the facts while, II he y posted, he
knt,,s that he states falsehood. The paw
| OF mounted lieutenant amounts 10 little
over VI, 3QOa year In greentdeks; which In
regions IKE this, where all supplies are
bopght and sold on q gold basis, with paper
currency at rs conts on this dollar al the
highest, and reduces his pay TO less than
81 600 year, ins'ead Of 81 800, the pay of
a 9third-class clerk" and ID CO is an officer
| from 90 TO so per cent. more, even In coin,
to live (hos In hrisona) than 1t does a
cldrk In Washington, In paper; hence you
can judge OF the justlce Of the writer's re-
marks In the REPUBLICAN"
"Besides, an ofhoer must be at expense for
| the price Of his horses, equipments and
arms, and the pay and maintenance Of a
s,fvant out OF his pay, from which the clerk
Is exempt" Alb. G.
Now, Mr.. Editor, have been an officer Of
cavalry In the rebellion war, from captain
upward, and well know, Of my own expert
| ence, that what this lieutenant says 10 cor
rect; and that even the pay Of captain Is not
SO good as that Of "third class clerk" in
easy, safe quarters In Washington, when You
take into the account the expenses an officer
Is subject to for horses, arms, servant, &c.
will not dispute that many clerks are In.
adequately paid, compared TO some en-
ployeesi nevertheless, they are better paid
than cavalry officers doing active service In
| the field and mountains, where they have
hardships,. and slim, costly fare, that most
OF the clerks would shrink from performing.
though numbers Of them (too few have
done gallant duty In battle, and many more
| Of that class, now that the war Is over,
should have these easier positions In the
Government, and It Is to be hoped they will
ere long, q.
P. s.-The remarks (of the writer In the
REPUBLIcAS) In regard to the comparative
service of the soldier in the field, or q clerk
ID safe places, proves him either never to
have been soldier, OF poor, Cowardly
one, II any.