, 1874-07-02

thlfg witch ehte,a ntu tc oxresca of tho ,nilltnry
estalflnet1t, wltetler pcrHeMnl 1s tlaAagA lte will
sos s @ s 5y ostss sSsss
rlscd by law and ncccsa1ry TO tho Bnppart mud .as.
e. ess S5pn S ss s a M I'll II e. s ssose 1s as
nssrthnco tho sfnf ani toEo officers pruiwr IN hs
9pl%s to he ,c'spoye1 +, yGriyIa sn pranins d.
at regulations ossnshe fur this government ut tho
ncMt arc tho guides to lilo Commanding 0eucral III tho
performance Of Ills lutirh.
Why wan tlls, or whY was all montlon OF any
field Gnty for tue hond OF tho nriny loft ont Of
tho ARMY, 1sogala,ioua3 Simply ,bccauso Jolror-
son Davis Ind purpose aud absorbed to him:
HayH, nil tho powers OF Oomman1or-in Chpf.
Floyd succeeded him, anil tho luut regulations OF
1903 woro but moro compilation OF their or.terH,
hastily eullooto1 md plblsilod to Hnpply vast
army With new e<itsoM. 1contona Tint all parts
July 20, 1868, arc repealed. snroy do not aHlt
for any powor myself, but hope ahd trust that
now while wo lnvo military prosiaont and
military Scotetasy Of War, that In tho new rog,l-
lntlona to be laid before CongrosB noxt Bcsssor.
tho functions and duties Of Cominandar-in-C Chiof
will bo 80 CLEARLY marked out mid doilnoa that
they nlny ba undaBtood by himHolf and by tho
army Mt largc. / mn, with great respect, your
obodtont Horvnnt, ". 4, BuEnMAN, Gonorn.
GEN. GRANT ON THE DIVISION OF THE ARMY.
WAsutHaToH, Jun. ~, 1860.
a'hs ,S Hen. = u. stan,on, Seeretsry ,, at War:
Mini 1-uon. (now Liout.. Gon.) Scott with Secre-
tarY Mnrcy during the Administration Of lrest-
dent Polk, Tho command OF tho army yirtnally
passed lnto tho hands Of tho Secretary of War.
From that day to tho broaking out of tho 10.
headqiarsots in Washington, aud could not. coll
soluel.tly, with propitotv, res1mo Ills proper
functions to ntlministor the htfntrB of tho nrlny
propoyly. Headquarters and tho Ad1ntant-uon-
orals olflco must 10 III tho snn1o phco,
During tic war. Nhtle in the held, nv funo-
tions rs commander Of all tho nrn,len wns never
impaired. but were fac'ltated in all essential
matters by the Administration Md by the War
Department. Nov, howovor, TINT tito war is
over, mud Eayo brought my headquarters to
this city, inl my present position enlDarrass.
| intending, or did intend, to mnko tho beginning
| Of tho rew year the tlmo to biiug this mnttor
! before YOU, witt, the WOW Of asking to have tho
old condition Of affairs restored but from diill-
donco about mentioning tho matter. haso post.
will gtato what conceive to bo my du-
fully to DO restored too them mud It. lie
eutiro A1iutant~0 0enorai's Office should DO under
the entire control OF tie Gcnol l-in-Chcf Of tho
Adintant-0 0enoral excopt through tho donoral.
lnChicf; such aB require the notion Of the 1'rcHi
| don't would be laid befure tho 3ecrotRry Of War
whose actionH would be regarded as tl,rso Of ths
President. III short. in my opinion, tho 0eno:
the army III all official n,atters, md tho socrc
tary Of War iR between tho army, through tht
Oenelal-in- Chief. and tho Ptosonk. I can vor!
| we'll conceive, TINT n rulo 20 long, disrogardes
could not, or would not. be restored without tht
| subject boing presented, aild now do 30, re-
| spcctfully, for your consideration.
| u. B. GlAST, Lieulonnnt- -Gouoral.
Official: GEORGE X, LEET, A. A. Goneral.