Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-11-14

law: Engineer battalion, I9S men; re-
crulting parties, 527 men; general service
men, or clerks employed at headquarters,
336; ordnance department, enlisted
workmen, 346; West Point detachment,
I7S men; prison guard at Leavenworth,
~ men; hospital stewards, I81; ordi-
nance sergeants, II4 men; commissary
sergeants, I46; q total Of 2,IoI men.
Add to that number 581 Indian scouts,
and 4o5 men composing the signal corps,
and yeu have grand total Of 3,oS3 men
who are Hon-combatants. This leaves
out OF 73,31I enlisted men in the army
only 19,743 for actual service in the field
A pretty small army, my friends, added
the general, with animation.
WHERE THEY ARE.
The question was asked, "Where are
these 10000 men?
"They are scattered all ever our be-
loved country, from Florida across to
Puget Sound, and from Mexico 70
Name"
"How has the presidents southern
policy affected the troops IN the south,
Have you many soldiers in the southern
states"
"No," answered the general, sthere
are very few soldiers In the south; and
- you know, there is peace everywhere
there. There are only two regiments in
the whole southern states, not more than
six hundred men, and they are employed
in guarding public property"
''What is that you want? What ought
congress to do"
s:co.-cppsc o1-cr.r IN Wv r,-nc1<prr
to pass the army bill at once without any
special legislation on it. The army needs
the money. and nothing should be added
to the appropriation bill that can occasion
debate. While was before the appro-
priations committee, yesterday, was
asked if could not get along with the
present force of the army. I answered
unhesitatngly NO The fact u we are
not getting along at all. The safety Of
the people, the safety Of the government
and the general government property,
demands more men. Before the war
there was only one grand line to guard,
that extended from Lake Superior to
Puget Sound. Now there are dozen
lines running through Wyoming, Arr
zona, Montana, Utah, and tho other
states and territories Of the great west
These ali have to be protected. The
army is the nucleus Of civilization. It is
the pioneer to the wealth of the west.
Without its protection, there would be
vest without population Or development.
Then there is a long and dangerous Mex
can frontier, with condition of affairs
that may any day involve us IN war
with Mexico. Nothing but the judicious
conduct of the army officers there can
prevent war. There are many of the
inhabitants Of the border VINO want war;
but it is not to the interest of the govern
ment to engage at this
TINE IN WAR WITH MEXICO"
"What do you propose as remedyv
ssThe army must have more men. The
regiments ought to be recruited up to the
full standard, 10 that We might have 25,-
600 effective men; fifty privates and ten
non- commissioned officers in each COM
pany. The clerks and all non-combat-
ants SHOULD be called by their right
names, and should not be charged to
the actual force Of the army. The presi-
kent should be given the right to take
from one regiment in an unexposed posi-
ton any number Of enlisted men, and add
to another regiment in an exposed posi-
ton in case Of emergency The fact is,
my friend. as told the house committee
to-day. the army is not getting on at all.
Why, in the west, where I have been
this summer the officers had to carry
nuskets, and thus do duty both as
officers and privates- Gen GibboH car
ried a gun all the summer long, It is
said by some that the fontiersmen, the
pioneers, and the settlers On the border
are the best Indian fighters, and can
take care of themselves How was It
during the SUMMER When Gen Glib
bon went from Fort Shaw to the Big
Horn last August. he could rake and
scrape barely one hundred and thirty
Eve men to fight four hundred warriors
He was joined by thirty-6ve citizeEs,
and went into battle. Four Of the citi-
zens were killed and FIVE or six wounded.
New, what becomes Of the wounded
citizens, and what will the families Of the
dead ones do? They cannot get PEN
sion. and they are thus cut off from sup
port. The settlers are beginning to
understand that there is no fun' in get
ting killed for the government that Will
let their families starye afterward-
Goldsmith Maid Retired from the
Turf
n. Y. Herald.
The famous trotting mare Goldsmith
Maid has arrived at Fashion Stud Farm
and IL finally Withdrawn from the turf