, 1877-12-04
the other arms Of the tcrvlco to very scant sls-
mcnsons. by General Orders No. ~, OF date
May Q, lsTT7, the maximum strength ol nst Or.
gantzattons, except cavalry, was fixed as tol-

cxccpt Cavalry. was llxctl as FOL
lows:
Enlisted men Of engineers. aoo
Enistc'l men 0f ordnance iIp 'V
con,mJsssry. .Sersca,,is at ppsts. ............ lin
Hospital tat.s.cwa'tls+.... -. ;. @ wv
y cst r1!nt ac.sehment..'''.' - ''''''. 50 10n
indian scputs ..,.,..,,,, .,,.,,,,..........., zoo
Guard at military ,pst t*on ~
en ~ s.,.,nt msn Pts oa''e'' '"s ae3
FortY.efxnt eniistcii men pcr hattcry for s
~, batteries At the arsil!sfy,sehoo!; -: =, @4o
hat{rrEs s|, af S nrtiiicry' mn md i; rniisiSt men
for nm commissioned stat NJ cnct, of Il reg.
mental hcad9fne!efs oi hst.ae.yn .,. T..
M;oJ Jeomnanics Of infsntrT anil ! Far non.
commissioned ethf1 ut each Of y, rcgtMcntal
nsaaaaafefs ol ln'a"F! '.,'..'.''..'u''n'
iicse hgarcs represent INC o'haH'''o'n strength
., tnc seveFa. a''as .. '.e s'.,'s' ,, '"asu, W
"'"e" lucy "e's leauseu ~ sn' 1''..," WY. "Do'o
na'eu' >" u'us' ~ s.so ." ., ,,..,,s. -,
~, Vi A.s a,'..a,"., @ .so,,
~ eo'"'c.' ""osa ~. o-e ~ .. 81.
expire prior 10 oet' nl, l9i'. WIS o1ucFca' o'"ee
july recruiting has not been rcstisicd, except
to a very limited extent nc-entfstmcnts Of
non.co,nmfs,ione,l officers and oil soldiers of
atus, rnnrnrtnr who.o tcrus had cxuircl.
has been permitted; tho necessary me-
chancs and musicians larc been cn-
listed, aud number OF cavaIty-rccr,lIts
nn1 tr,t,n .co,+s l,ovc herr, 4crruI,ri In meet
u.'. -. 1s',.... ,...s,,,,a.
c.nefeenees Rto"h'S ol' u '''o'Ali ''sI''s. i.,.
Thcsa cnllsttncnts have been made without
charge upon nuy sccru,tlnK-find. Nutwitli-
stnn,ltnr ffesr arrcasio,s. anu,lutinr IN all to
.'ha,,. ~, .,,.n w., ",,,,,, rutnl,,r uow IN
"ooos ',o~' h,e.' ."e netH. """sus' "on -.
service ID tnucn uc'o" shc 1t1Hres n"oSc Gisc!''
rilH REPORT or THE oESEMAL OF TIE ARMY
shows that our small force has been constantly
n,,,tor, L., nr,tuo,,s ami xnrvicc and
10y. ,Gs H., 80, ~ ,1,,, .,v..
ooth ou'est7 s'!o '''e, "o, 80
win great crcdst. Ihe Aaa1aa tostl'lt'es' t"o
unsettled state of allAars on the Mexican Dor.
der, and the serious disturbances In s"mc Of the
... s,n,.,.,,a a,,n,,.trt, o,I ,~,I,,,,r f.,r ,hc
earn de"anho'nR "'lcn.lon' a'''' ca.'lE W. .ao
employment u military force. was kesero
tax uppa our small and scattered 9rny Even
In tknc Ut pcacc It Is impossible, without a
1.,,ro, ,-.,,., ti,,, x, ,n,sr.s tn cnpcen.rntr n
'atAet n.p,s tN"u W. po''.ss' w ,.,'.., ,a.,a,. .
strone lorec ~ any QUO pace witnoue feas'nE
many Of our forts, arscnals, md military ucposs
without adequate protection.
Nucl, loss of llfu has resulted from tho neccs.
sltr Of engaging strung forces VI Indians with
dciachlncnts Ut truops generally Inferior In
puIut Ut numbers. An usiny VI respectable
strength Ia Ut lt,cssItEable value as means of
preventing war; This Is psncclalty trlIu uf In
dim war, The say1rcs arc well informed as tn
thu strrncth u Uur frontier toste, uul they arc
more influenced by au exhibition of force than
by inviting clsc. The reinforcement Ol tho
nilitafy pvsts now on tic frontier, a,ri tho CO.
tablIslluicut Of few n!JjtloDul strong I,osts ut
suitable points, su rs to command the country
occupied By tho inutaus, md give them the as
aurnce uf ccrtatp ut,tl Uyrrwlle1nif,. defeat In
case llcy 70 to WIN witt, thv whites, viii, without
doubt, Insure permanent peace In that quarter.
Furthrruurr It must nov le arcentctl Us u
fact, which experience lus demonstrated, that
Federal trnops nav be rcuulrcI mot only for tlls
t,,,k ali kr.
rKrsEnyg rgAcK AND ORDER IN ouis MORE
poPulous INTERIOR.
Hal full regiment Of trainca Federal SOL
1frrs hrnn at tttIgle In thu vicinity OF pttsburr
the rrfcnt riot nj that place would hive bcut,
| nrnycntrI or at least su,,,,resseu without &C.
roue loss of Ilfa and urutsrty which attrptiell
il, It also seems iliglIly probable tllut the
tinclr arrival Of desa:ill,c,it oi Federal troop,
al l,altImoru vi, thr tlght OF tic 2lst Of july
lat ind Tic effect to prevent sl,nllar sccucs ot
rnrnarc and bloolshed III TINT clt,, Ono Uf tho
most Important functions OF tic Felcrni loy-
crpIuent is exercised whcl,, tu ubclteneu to tho
CuusiitutIol,, ia military power Is extended for
tic protevtio, Of tho Suite. Ii IcIl,g under.
stn,ri tGnt In caso Of doncsttc ytVlcrco thc Fud.
eTui forces may bo employed to rcstoru and ,,ro.
scryo ncucc aud order the prrsc,,co Of u strong
nreyrnt III upristug which, III it, nbycurc,
| n,f,ht uccur. Ihu great vutue Of d stro,,, Fed.
cral force stationed Ia tho vicinity ot our grcat
risies would bv seen In tho prevention ui lnubs
| 0t1H Ylu}EnuG. Nf0b2Ulf kQf M0Fu kAlAn In LlJGli
s,innressl6n, '''0''
Tie uTtnY Is to tho United States what we'll,
,1srinlinc,i and Irol1,uI plre fvrco is 10 rity,
and tilv one is tluite as NECESSARY " tiu otlier.
Those who orposu any Increase il, thu army tt
40 uuou lis theory Tint tue Local militia Ii sui
ficIcnt for ali the PURPOSES Of preserving tho
nesre md supnressspg local upristi,Es, II ia
ss.umr, f,,at nI'r 1,r,.scnt turro Il sufficient fur
tbs nro,eetion Of Dur toricrs and Of our iron.
ficr ssttIc,ncnts. Whether tlljs assIntptton ID
c,,r,ec .,r mt rn,tst cnc,ut iarpniv ,,,t,I ,l,e
sIIsnositinn nj tic uumart,ts hanis Of sayn,,ss
,x;tfdr m,r limits. and ri tl,a MfaI,ttnt,ts nj
,,.n,rint, trrrit,.rr n,r,,ss mir hn,.Irrs mi
xnivi,,v n .if.r,,s.;.n l1eru Of lint u1,sstiun.
r. NAY In WILL. ri fNo,1inn
hothor ~, 1nc.j ,,,tla sl,nuih tn n,,r or,r RI,
ltar,cc for ths eu,,prcsslOu OF tQllratle y0ruru
our fathers wl,o framed the Constitution, mud
who Hrrc not without VI rporIencu vpuu thls uolE,k
doubled the wisdom or rclyl;,y uI}uu tho mill
Esttcrni froTns inr this n,rn.,s, II ihis .ce,n"i
ncrcssnrv In tIe,n tn tl,u rarIy n.rifd ri mr.
ai,tmrv. when uur p,uuiat!on was largely rural,
AMI III sncctnrlW seldom ,,r reyer witnrs.rd III
sasve mnssra rf lnrn idis, suffering n1.i tcsncy
n,, hn,y m,,ri mir, ncr,ssary il thc s,'nI tlint