, 1877-10-29
REORGANtztMG THE ARMY.
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FORT FETTERN4N, wy. Il. Oct. I.-Ihe re-
dnctton Of the army Il recommended on the
scoro Of economy, aud It Ia undoubtedly true,
~ often a'lcgr,i, that OUT army costs lar moro
per tnan tifhn docs tho regular forcs Of any
other country in tile world. The cause OF this
military matters, and, Jill Congress- understand
tlIu subject, the army as now organized would
not stand two months after their next session.
fl!a unttad statea army ts casnpossd OF two
.'fs su s sa s ns u or es!ny p5ep
divislnn Of the army. Thu limo comprt.rs tic
tn!antry, cavalry, anil artillery, thu rcul nr1nY
or lighting force. Tha ttalr con.priaea Eng'-
Inspectors, pnytnasters, Surgeons, md lnst aud
least, JulRt*AuVoeates, OK military lAWycr&,
Now, any person cur sec at glance that tho
Aforementioned AtpastiNeFts are nero append
anil walters In Reuesal.-aml III tasy arc const,...
cred ln England, Germany. and, believe,
every nation tn Chrbtcnilom except Tho
unttrd Btates. Hut with US everything 10
army Is a, mars npneadaso Ut the stall.
Tie cause, the solo catias ot t'ur army being 80
cxpensiva Is owing to tho pfcpondcrarce Of tho
ntasf corps. AMI wore 1t sesis.yed to reasonable
thlrl or one-hatt. Ou tis appropriations auw a.
Iowcl, MI Arlny Of i5.UN men could ~ tnair~
tAlne.l wcre 1t properly organized.
A brief consaieratson of the staittlcpartmcnts
l1kG0 III uELii1 Will elll1 &k4tEI0EHt+
First, in reearl to the Engl1eers: The armies
VI Napoleon contaitnsi bf0 Engineer
officers At q period when more that uue
,n!|aou faur ware IL arms c"snged III actual war,
an4 pariUrsnfng aHin6 Ut tfie most etnpCuoua
undertakings of modern Lines. Our army Ut
twenty thousand men, In tEiuo Ut profound
peace. has attaehcd To Il. aud Weighing II dowll,
nurp than ono hundred ollrers Ut EngneGrs.
rhs Ordnance Corps hayo Charge ot assenals
eontais,. An th!s could b. per'uf,nets by tho
artillery, who also haye ci,urxe u heavy guns
at.l ocaupy pofts contiguous to arsehals. and
uiirrss WHO could II tho benefit Of tho seiyice
be letulleti to perform taat duty. There Il no
reason whatever for continuing the ontnancu
Corps The interests Vi the army aud tEs ha-
ttou demand IL speetly abolition.
Another uke!caB cause Ut e1THH4e IL tho In
apoctUr.t}enerais Department." 'fhc soldiers
ol tho ARMY. men out here on TUG plains, VOL.
der what object waa attained by the creation Of
10 ba inspected, = line officer " detailed for
tho puruo<e, ind legitimate tnspector
from the corps proper II US unknown
10 us - the extinct al,lnla's who1a foss1lszcd
dcrsd @ ovsr these piaIns. Ths ffst daty of Con.
gress shoa!d Ike TO provide an honorable asyiura
foF the oi'ice1 Of tho lnspeetos-deuera's De-
partmcnt. ....--
more expepsIvo than The preceding is Tho Com
il Is named In the arnly rex.
litter. Between this and ths QuartcEtnastes
department there Ia to distinction, As
ii there bo 1t 10 to al practicable purposes dis.
| tiuetiup without diffctcnct. Tie pfuvncn OF
| tue QuArscrmaster IL to issue clothing tU thv
| men; wagons, Muics, horses, and ait aIsx,utre.
Iuruts for tho military trAn, ali utensils, ETC.,
l that may be nscdut n post. The cosnr,st4sAvY
iasuea articles of subsistence only. Th4 dtyisiu1
of similar dutlcs alike III all particulars, except
lug tho articles Issued, ueeesstatea tte creation
| Ut new department, with liz l}r!gRter- leu.
esaa. two co1oteas, tlrcu Lieutenant Colonies,
tcsdes numerous Majors and Captains. tnyo!y.
| Ing III ENORMOUS EXPENSE upon tue Government,
| a,i Ut which IL utterly unnecessary. EcouoMy
instead Ut reducing tho ARMY, calls for an i'm
| mediation consolidation of tim QuArteJmastcr
/ aud Subsistence Departments.
Hhsu tue late late stuts occurred, aud vas,
smounts Of public aud private property were
I destroyed BY tho mob, y loud Try was rnisel
for tle presence OF troops. Ths response wa
Wale that there were po troops to st'aFe, owing
| u thu ANAL number OF ulan In thu IegutAi
| nrily, and now Congress Is lsnportuned to in.
| crease tia art1ly ~ measure Of truu economy ',
willie. GU tho satae RFuuuds By others Il II op
| tu;cu.
True economy consists IN rsoTyantslng tht
arluy. Let this be done; let thorough re-
| urxunlzstion be effected. aud III army eouube
teut tor ul! national purposes. Oh the frontier
| Or to preserve tbr pe4lre and order In our gfra
cities, will be 1t tho call Ut Government with
out ole dotlus u expenditure over TIE pfessu
] appropriations. xxx.