New-York tribune., 1877-05-31
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
SOLDIERS WITHOUT PAY.

SOLDIERS WITHOUT PA1.
UNJUST CoNDuCT or THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
THAT HAVE BEEN CAUsED-sERVICEs MOI AP-
PRECIATED.
70 the Edifor Of The Tribune.
SIR: The lightness and hippancy with which
the press seems speak OF the "nconyencnce to the
army and navy Of rcceut action and nonacon OF the
Government regard 70 provision for these public ser
wants seems TO me TO deserve few words Of comment
which may taken grovl or not but shall be none
the less truthful and just on that account
Both of these branches OF the public service nave bech
proyed nv experience to he necessary parts OF the body
politic both are provided for by the Constitution ana
established by existing laws Both have shown them
selves and are known he efficient, faithful nehgcnt'
ncompaning, law-abidmg, and ever ready To respoh
10 the Legitimate requirements and demands OF their EN-
loycrs They stand preGmincntly as tie eXponents OF
honesty and fidelity And in times Of danger the country
is always loud in its acknowledgements OF thir service
Yet i'm the heat aud mad excitement OF politics the leg
isatiyc branch Of the Government purpoSy omitted 10
maze the necessary appropriations for the pay ana sup
y rt Of the army for the next fiscal year Had they gone
on and provided by law for its dsbandmcnt aud thus
relieved it Of the grave responsibilities and sh, sacred
trusts dcvolving upon it, there would have been sem
rance OF honesty and LOGICAL sequence IN the action oil
the peoples representative; bat 1t WAS apparent these
men would have been held recrcant to their duly ana
the people would have risen To stay such stupid ioly'
ard would have visited their just Indignation ana walh
the lncu VINO Wouu TURN "Nci "'''
frontiers to the merooss savaEes and en-
danger their peace by inviting attack from other sources
aud so although desperate enough TO jcOpardizc the ds-
c ,linc ana webeiuc % the troops by unWariantabF
and unusahy Withholding neIr just dues ana ieaVhe
them helpless our Congressman not brave enough
to relieve the army OF its responsibility ana To assume 10
Themselves the reckoning 10 the people
They were desperate enough. however to present 10
the world the humiliatng spectacle Of nation OF over
forty Millions people pros crOus anG RE n ! ohd com
pare, employing lis c@' rs Ia enc Pc Pc , ~ ~
duties oi dcicnins ~ atiHNi , ,'',, @ ,yro,ccs
crua foes, aud rcpuiianng the pay ana do".'Ict' .
agreed upon the solemn language cI Law 4u coz ~ T..
Hen comes IN the Administration hhd sun i, %
time before thc beginning of the new nsci !,i i 10
Congress together and give il an opportunity i" cI",
IL, bndcr aud db Ius,lct To thc an "u s L. ,,,
hy nak-. the necessary appropriations i"4 iiIe hP.i
Of the army or leeisian- lor It's disDandinen ~
polNlc' yea o'tS IL e'I'l9 w ti' ,i,t,i,, al flt
until four months Gnd more altr TIE peSlhlHS vi NV ,
pay and promising suppl the other urcrssreS o te
siNice D., aConsiruction OF la" s'idned al itS II o
And they cody st down and tell us 1t will he no hard
ship tor the soldiers, for mt one ray ga! I't ''s ~ 80 ~
accounts and suffer but tHlIE lucoHNcI"h hcc y"
aation j. oEe.d az 20 me iishi "a ins r. r.
ID right TO cUnle them to serve t'I mouths "il9ou
nav To sl lioT ci@s ior hc lo<@ thah IHeir iac'
Ia ir0f idc for their OWL wants "Hd itcir d'!eh tin
lies Wl, is ,,ric uu; 1-ht Z" c's io-cF l'ii'' OIL
/ s.rt' a., v'.,iau: .,y nav ~ ALI
IL ls been sii inat ,lc fitA of por!cs government
is index ot faith lhl'rth. lh lHt j. .P' 80
efi,t l. .,rd aciioi ~ ti, Goycru 40 10" iahen as
- sample tGe individual Eo.or .Et rcan"ty iahity
eli tlc uio 0, tic U"id stftst J. "it Ii cam 90
bn,iiir.s ma. ur private corr oIatiuu should onca
tbs or ;byr tmpl"' cs 10 zach manner "olH MS
/ c!clii Icllain icu. UuUul iir.dt
Soldiers ail W.!i,Hy mrH generally are ever Iouiu
Nuue 20 undergo tart...lN ami ti.ciV lli a,lo.-
whore tiIt' and necessity uar" ~ oult f. lilS "s
az. Nllnt and tioud go Oo when patriot IA |'Hatda q,
But lH> ihc c0utiS rl-ui 81 d'att O." -' even ,.l
inconvenience when u can % ayY.d 10 Hoit especially
.u t4cos yrnicucc uai ciual.~ .riil1 uou tue weak
aud Gep. ,hl families yins rpca cir H"nlhiy Pay
barely sudiceut, WITHOUT an -c' M, Hi q" Hct me
cIrtf.j aud splts ,-c -ciult !'', ,o Is 90 t
WV IA IL 'tIi~ 'i''t l''N-'h- ti- - - '' ,
at ri,i NH ~ yLi, the yrs io oi irr + i'c was 81"
-,r.ot~i t!.taiei,! a.d l!u.n Vic Nc r-c! escaped
q ,stigou v tl ncuic ct-Y e. of jhc sola.'r 70 would
n, ld TO tct D. tuc cJJLft! IceE..ats ar. dr.t ol
gInttcdc tr .;- iiitay Our j. often icl tu ass % W
really d.-fucfGl ie nave served under a., olt Ny, or
W,tnc. creIhs ones HLo GUllc- iuc Cil ad uhorf
r.D iaus uluuclS sought tea d,"u ar tc,iIu are
iiot recci, c ,uIc Patton in tAesC ules tAGn VIC
Vino Nr;, uipU-,G to them. W.
Nc,r- York; STAY -, is1T