, 1879-06-26
OUR VETERANS.
The Military Forces of the
Republic.
lu address psllStrtd Before The Society Of Tho
Irmy Of ths rotsnae
At Its Animal Reunion' Albany, N. r,
By Gen. Joseph B. Hawloy,


mestic violence, and their subordluation 10 civil
.u,bort,y. II i. hardly nrcea,arv to ossuro rot
49,, -, o.r.1s.s,na t,.as ses,ss. t. :. M, d,rs
with with rofsrenea to so,thina i ti.nt has been .nb
1cct Of party debate. It soems quite certain that
Tho trno doctrine ran ho laid down In such map-
,.r T., "a n. aaaent ~ nj, thouoh,f,,,
mon vs,,on. ontcr,nr ,,non tho nartIcular. That
have given rise to heated party atrifc.
nUrf or MA1HrA1s10 An AnMr,
wttb,n aftccn ro,ra eftrr thc ctoec ~ I'm
.a .nsa n' !. 49, aa.,,s s"o .uen.o.o eu ~ ~
insist upon the Eroat duty OF maintaining
, thoroughly educated, DISCIPLINED, trained, ct-
f.c,tp, national nr,,v. Tho rcdrcsfnr nf o,,r
s--. s s~a.s .a,t,,s, -. $500 ..s, . ~ ~. y. w..
Gaiy 1toa n'll.'oa ~ ~ W u!oto '"c' ~ a'1'1H 10
$1,000, 4o'0oo, So,U9 2o,ooo 's ono Of Inc mar
wis OF modern hlstry. It Is no less strange to
hod In The public prints aud in tho halls Of leg.
,sfs,to, .on,,tIncs o,norr thnucb,f,, ,vo1i.
read men, the saegettaon. II not ulc bcllet, ll'at
still further reductions might nnd II they
might thew ought TO BE- made, Those uho
reckleeslv. v.doclnra that we hayo nm nrcd what.
excr of nrySnrr,v sro MT ,Tort. rcrord;rc ~ m
stemcat ~ I'M a,scusstnr u n i oi,1s,cthsr ~ az
rhiiItai, +n Hrnrho.. ti.o+ W. - ,o-,r ~ hns,
war viii, nnf fnrn,Hn % pnxrrs or T Il I. o,mos.
eono1lv fool;.i; "a sart1,at w nac, m. ncnt,nnn
snv nIocn1s,Iona amatn.t civii var ra,, nvnu
fhn r1nnst nnrroso1nh1r of III, trnz,nI. rr,.ica
~ mr. a Natianoi srmv " ;,onr thfs;s ~ ~.
thor ca,tainiv srhot II !, w. y,,r. l., ~. W
rarri ehould be- encrartscallY. thnro,,gh,y' nnd
sncs+ cs1ara+ov S,nnr W. ~ ..is,I - Gn,tnr"
thos ~ nn1i.tn forse III w., ~ Eaaa H.. os ~
% ~ st,iis y az ~ X. na dn1 ~ :, ~ Vt! lhsEu'
e-,. -, ,,.r ~ r,!a "
aok ~, E,rooan n r,mto. nt H. na IN
eoinparson VIII H. anrppeaaaf,es, r III Jet 'e more.
- !. e sn w. sho%,S u W'Sao m IT,, anh economy
LINZ ~, ~ w. a1 ~ ~ e pc m oSss EoSsl
wy III ansor " '' "'uo' Ill" eapab'o
f,np ac.demtcs nm ctve ia m, ,o .vc,e,7 10,
OA& hla4bHllGo %Ah E*C u ANk ~ GACccA lEI
aSia u1o ..;I'ia t1nraSn.o ~. us s.a,.
aa4 Wv mn an,, ,,,,. sas III ease =!
~ f,g trainn r. ocnr. t-on, @ 10 G neta
eScn ncludiur t5oso wo W il tbe f,nrc se,,eo,S, ns
n1ro tass,, LII liz ~ S IT cne
plompt!y 1ens' @ etsn ta.u ~ .ne cau ot 1helr
SonnIy. 70 aot ~ ,e,, ~ ~, one eau
faeiSy an Gmecan sltzsn sS for s eonvssts en,vatGs
,1t tsis r. tn,vi., ,hiw ,ntas. ~ .s,,. sa'a,er,
out tnla Is 1hovsany t.nit a. o. tfme; and That
esane1 CORDS s1 Of ind Leaders, az ot
dispen.she. d not believe lint Great ID Zen. ~:
fcR nt W ver1 icx sn cra ~ ,te tss,"d w." saow
nn,sth T., ~ 5,n' NJ ~ "e9 ~ 'tasneo lronl
}ew cncrai. ~hos i ill., nos ,u ~ fro f4s'Msesy
rrn,ttco ,rhnt r. roH,t.aN I - ~ wv aet9M
company. It Is iaraly possible for pua ma.1 who vi
never marched or maneuyrci on foot with his sol.
dicrs to comprcbcuI tie time rcu,,lrcil a,"j thc
dlfIicultIee to ho overro.no In 1aniil ,r,l ionT
marcning and quick iepjoyuent over t,,e . oh.
stnclcs 81 fence, and boz, "a wood. Frnm Tic
engineer officers can be- n,ac: bit ta.st ren,,1re.
time. From our innun,efahie. srcat matsuiac.
tories OF Iron and steel, nrtltiancc officers ca, bc
tHed s9S 4 t but at hat 9ass %s n, oa5 M fSunaSs
require vcars to bring their work to nm
equality with foreign caunon. Wc ha7U men
enough of chemical and mocianscal ingenuity
unres time; and this branch Of offensive I md I'd
deenstvo warfare is assuming most x,1rnr,slms.
importance. The gupor0csai crIt,c thtnEs
mounted men can be summoncd aud mustered
takes yesrs Of training 10 mako cooti rnya,rv ~
corps. Every coiicgG how takcs fnw iet.on!
In the science Of proicctilcs: but ti,e art nf
compountlfng powder ior small arms aud heavy
ali these thinss arc fnceasa,1tly bo!ng studied
and tcstcd lyy The brightest mep thnt ram ha
tal.oa into tic scrvico in other nations. When
war IA made in these days, it .s mado quickly
the times III nuY Of these things Is TO bo almost
lcfcnEolsss for months auIl to be at % ,lisn,i.
vantage for yoars. No bnastng American in..
Ecnulty and energy will provo it otherwise,
THE M1i.1TlA.
A rco,,,or o-nv IN n Hanrt,tc ,,,,n o,,. ~.
hn. ths ,,.,a,oa - ~ ,,.1 ,,a', as VuIs canp
force TIS statns ars wisry fGsrp fsGhtSc p.:o ~ to
Consritution to tnaintni., stan,iIn~ "r,sfcs bmt
il il r,rht for MANY ,,,ats tn.r s1'o"
mnkn Il toir conafant na1fcwto tatgn Wi.
nrfrsnisc,1 e on ns1cn,ty poe; e !haan VEL
calamitics that taye happened 10 6tl,cr nconirs
arc Impossible to us. I can hardly conceive it I
within the bounds Of any reasonable probability
That a regular army will eytr be seriously dan.
Cerous to tho liberties oft The country; but the
ttn'o when there Ia noidanEcs Is the trnc 10
guard against tho possibility of danger, un,l M
elective militia 1n cat4.state on tic ono hand,
sompaet Federal army on tlie other and tat
out which our Government Is In Qny event n