New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-04
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ThoA W. Major B1Lben SfUD fi-9
$ Sfi 3 f::s :S.Ss $s:S: i $ II;
There aro besides Colonies Of whom two we're first
five captains when retired four lieuten
colonies, majors, 20 captains, and three first
Ieutenans the list. The following is list OF the
officers in these Grades with their present pay As In
the case OF TIE Generals the pay OF these officers Is in
many largely of their pay while in active
service, ond al is much more than they would
have been entitled TO II retired their actual rank
under the law Of 1901
CoLoSE1s-Pay nom s2,c25 to sa,I75 year. according
time in service.
Arthur 7. To-, i; ". TceSiiey, isaac s. G5tln
Samuel H. Starr. Theodore Yates Geo. W. GIN,
T.. G. Marshall, Moses r. Walker. John PulfoTd,
4 F. Rodenbur,h, r. L. fitzpatrick, A. W. Preston.
LIEUTENANT coIoSEIs-Pay from s22cO to g 600 year
MAJoEs-Pay fiom $3.50 to S2G25 year;
cArrASs1Pay rom 81 $50 to saio ,ag Year i00'
" Smeiberg Adam Badtan T.; G. GaSklll
c G + Greene Ftvcn 5cIirck VIM r Bourne,
John on H. Cutler I'M M K HGIg g. R sPTSgue'
Goo D. Ill., J.. ". Tyler, II IL Kuhn,
D. II, Cor elyou, a E. Niles, VIM. ?. Atwell,
Tn G. 5% Ksa ay Gse E + sinclair
A.. Townsend sau'i \. Porter,
IIEUTENANIs-Pay ON u, $50 10 81 ESQ a
l.. Il. Knox. Cias. W. keyes, James Dansin
Senator Wilson's four or five men have 1t appears,
multiplied into small army. These lists do not include
the officers retired under The regular retirement system
created uN tue law VI IbOl WHO dOul zJU Inc
Il officers named above their positions to Wilson's
amendment.
GEN. JOHN c. ROBINSON.
These are enjoying their comfortable annuihes on
account Of temporary position they held in the voun
teer service Tus is the way it works: Major John C.
Robinson Of the regulars got leave accept volunteer
commission In time be got TO brigadiergeneral Of
volunteers. While temporarily in command of dvi-
sion he was wounded Wien tho ended he went
back TO his old place in the regulars In 1896 he was
made a colonel lie served until 1869, when he
tired maiorgcneral, with salary Of S5G25 year
fe and nothing whatever 10 do for the Government
and this because BE- regular officer temporarily in
the volunteer service Wheh wounded Iut now docs IL
fare with the genuine volunteer brgadieIgenera who
cond not 60 INTO the regular army when the war ended
sOnl He gets only so month, and must show his
try TnS' to deraad the Government out Of that
pittance Take few more exampes Eli Long
after in the volunteers went back TO his Cap
taney otter le war iH lseI ne was re'red as Ir
made Colonel In 1863 he was retired on a salary OF
S5,625 for life. Joseph b. Kiddoo Leuenant-CO-
Onel when he retired as a BrlgadieTGeneral on
pension Of S4l25 His friends say he is able-bodied
man 10 all appearances be found days Jour
ney. Albert W. Pres in the regular army
and was lau 10 get a Second Licuenancy the war
ended in the "a Cavalry. Through the hOcuspocus OF
Senator Wilson's law he was retired as Colonel In 1870
and will draw s. 625 year as long as he lives II he is
disabled II is srage the surgeons did not md It out
when he admit "a 70 tue sth Cavalry in 1866 Adam
Badeau the Presidents historian, entered tile regular
1865 second Lieutenant. In 1861 he was
aud Brgadier-G General all ON the same day. six weeks
in the foot when he received years before.
recovered He Is at I,st well enough to perform the
duties of CousuIGeneia at London and 6iograPher to
tbe President al the same time. Way should BreYet
Major Colonel and Gen. Badcau get this 81 800 year in
addition TO his Consular salary while thousand poor
captars Of volunteers who have 10 COnsulships, and
whose wounds unit them for business must make shit
to live upon their pensions OF $40 month"; VIII Sena-
eXulaIii this when next he talks OF his
vices To the volunteers Take another case Geo. l.:
HarsuG is sufficiently abe-bOded to act the agent OF
the RemingtOus IN Europe aud earn handsome salary
by doing Yet Le draws S5625 year from the U. s.
Treasury, for which he renders no service NO DOUBT ne
was good Oh during the war; but 80 were hundreds
other men who are crippled for he, ana VINO get as
officers pensions only nom Sic 10 500 year. Kemem-
Der that hs fortunate officers get their nlgh salaries
account Of their temporary service as volunteers
while their places in the regular army were held open
for them. .,,., ,,-,.,.,,
they have all the advantages OF regular ocers ana IN
addition this valuable privilege volunteers, which no
His amendment Las put II favored gentlemen OF the
upon the retired list with annuties OF from sO5O
10 $625 lie and nothing 10 do, and gwen them these
desirable incomes solely because they were wounded
(ome severely and some slightly while IN the volunteer
service. IL they have inst claim TO these dement's,
why have not the volunteer officers who fought just
CALAMITY aud just severely wounded the same
OTHER ABUSES oF CHARACTER
There are many other abuses connected with the re-
tired list OF the army. for which Senator Wilson is in
great part responsible have confined myself TO one
part Of the list alone, because It illustrates strikngy
che kind of Senator Wilson has had for the voun
teers as Chairman OF the Military Committee OF the Sem
ate He has been throughout his whole careerin that
postiOn the exponent aud advocate OF the views and
wishes tho ot arstOcatic and bigoted element in
the regular ariny-the stan BY the law have discussed
above in order benefit few favOres In the regular
service he msuted all the wounded volunteer officers
who fought against the Rebellion. He virtually SAID TO
them "YOu are only vOlunteers-S2O or $50 month is
ali you deserve for the wounds received but these
gentlemen are regulars who did the favor 90 teach
YOU how TO fight They shall have $4,000 or y 900 year
You must sup yourselves anu show your wounds 70
surgeOn every year prove you not swinders but
they shah their fine salaries as long AS they i've no
matter AZ they get well their hurts aud arc az sound
az anybody When the aspiiaDt for tho Nce-Presi-
dency his speech let onearned or one
legged volunteer officer bin to explain this matter