, 1874-06-13

II, then, tho whole coat OF maintaining rogt-
mont Of Infantry for one yeear ia 5971 ,893, the
cost OF maintaining five for the same would be
81 ,b50, 600. It costs about 80 per cent more por
anuum to keep up regiments Of cavalry and at
tillery than 1t does to maintain, -infautry,-the
additional o1ponae being On account Of horses
and equipments, auch rs harnesses for batteries,
saddles for troopers, DC. II, then, ne add a
thrd to tho above estimate, wo have: for a reg
imsnt Of cavalry, SsA0, ,s5l; and for regiment
Of artillery, S346, ,a5l.
THE ACCOUNT WOULD THEN srAnD:
6ayod the United B.Atss BY ooburns BILL
the cost of maintaining five zegstnenta Of
ditto oss rcsimeni ii ca1airy ssSssi
Ditto ouo regiment Of artillery. a4cs31
Total aavea.. .s7 249, ,aa1
should now like to see Mr. Coburns figures,
aud his authority for saving that the bill just
passed by tue Honse OF Representatives, by 70
ducing the army Ave regiments Of infantry, one
odny9 Of says and Of erss6g 7 g ~
bome staff officers reduced by tho bill, but the
saving Of their ea!nrieB cannot raise the amount
to tho figure Of 80, 100000 aa whole result Of
tho army-rcductlon. am not arguing againBt a
down; but do not have It done under a Iniaap-
prehension Of facts. II 1t has to bo reduced, l
think alr. Cobnrn's bill is as fair one ns could
10 made. The army ought to feel grateful to
NoAtA zoo 4VA AAAh14B kAu lCuAEk4NA y k[Aue
ual one. aud not thr,lsting out Of
commission old, gray-Aoaded officers, as WAS
done by the scalping bill, Of 1870. Promotion
H. now 80 allow that, with tho exception Of fow
officers who are at tho top Of tho lists, no ono
expects it, or cares really for the ntoppage Of
promotion. All are anxiously
WAITING FOR THR NEXT WAR,
and, Judging BY tho growth Of Communicate
feeling, tho frequency Of laborstrikos, tho
Granger troubles NTH Corporations aud the IN
rreasing hatred OF the poor againat tho rich In
The United statea, they Will not have long to
wait, think tho soldiers are tolerably united.
M1y ne a9srss 9Hya hs Isy
for the next war, Then, they say, shall hair
briHtle On ond, aud groat Gongrossmen fall down,
and, With eyes bulging out with terror, oven as
h9y taSyy,ea did attss tho rs. Bull han 'ay "aood
everybody 10 promoted to shining Drlgadiora,
and gather round the big White House'and sing !.
"we are % coming Father Ulysses. tlros hundred thou~
rnd every pole will be found sufficiently long to
bring down good-sixad persimon.
nut really, Nr. Editor, do you thipk our little
army neods reducing II ls only 80, 700 strong,
Aud We hayo population of 40,00o.0O0. It is
4 oooD ItErLa AAslY,
Well-olticored,, we'll drilled, aud .punotllloun
about preserving order aud protecting tho rghts
saving eyeniS9 000 cooper annun,, that our aotto-
menta on tho border should bo retarded people
soalped by aayasea. and enterprise and diBooy-
efles y 9o. te e4t e sopped' hayo tried ar to
everything was lovely and tho goose in q proper
ly elevated position; but, upon my word. I can
pot hoe lt.tlrough tho fig lamps Of tho Washing
tor gentoalon at,d ad don't not think necessary
tion, tho loss Of hunlan Lite. and tue burning Of
our border Villages, Ra fear would bo tho enso
II wo were to further weaken our already too
Omall frontier guard. u,