, 1879-06-26

stateS, 1t Hfnll become 1tnpracticable 10 chlofco
tic laws ot tsa Un!cd statcs, IN general, With
10 nnT stato or Territory. In accordnncc, there
lore. with the declaration that. " We. tie poo
rln: II order To form moro perfect union: e.
tabltsli Justice, Insure domestic tranquility,
provide Tor the common defence, prutnoto the
general welfare, Anl scc1ro thu blessings Of !n"
ertJ to ourselves nnd our postcrlty." establish
tho Constitution, Congress- haR, among otlcr In
nt'mcrnbla wlto pfovieiols pertaining to inter.
that Indispensable backing nnfl Irresistible sup
port, the military nrtn; and II there bc ono
thing In relation to this that |. more clearly I'M.
derstood than another with the American peo-
pic, It y that tl,c soldier Is snbofllnatc TO tho
civil officer in the enforcement Of law. Whcrc.
fnrr, protest. as unjust 10 tho army nnu tan.
garoua to the ttnycrnme,1t. aantnst !alse
economy, and MI unreasonable jealousy OF the
soldier nn't the profession of arms.
AnsCRn1Tr OF FEARING THE ARMr.
To discourse upon the dangers to liberty Of
any such regular army rs Wc lavc ever ,naisl-
tatned or are likely to naintnt IN time OF peace
is nn injustice to tc American soldier aud a
lan,entable mlajudgmcnt Of the American citi-
zen. Tint a5,lkN, or 5000. Of 100. 600 rc9ntar
ttoors, unticr ti,r ieal Of nm ambitious General,
coutl overthrow tte american Government Is
not within tho limits Of possibility; and, II We
may Judge OF The future by the spsst. there Is
even less ifEclihnt ilAt nty great American SOL
dior viii ever undertake. It. II lo shall try IT, wc
Wal o]AAA ].'HfkH4i0 A4LSA ACAISAIN
millions OF citizens capable nf hearing arms in
anci, an emergency fc would 70 down like
reed. JndEeti "a a whole, wc have no moro
loyal and patriotic body OF men III tic country
during the lato great Rebellion larger proper.
tion Of them remained truc to the flag tl,nn OF
my other class Of men, executive, judicial,
LEGISLATIVE, ptoiesstnnat' or ol Wtiateser
sort, oven clerical. lills ought TO ilnFe bcen
o1nected from. their special education as the
national cinmnions: yct II nne considers the le.
gal doctrines taught thos. who were natives Of
!ife south, cfen IN solne mrneurc creeping into
tlsc Eaw-books used at WGst Point, the surprise
Ia TINT 80 lew iOincu tic l<cncllt0ls But III slp-
port Of the proposilon ! an now ureIug, :! can
suinhloE even the Nebel Ncst-toIhtcrs Them
selves, for within thcir sphere they were With
out exception losaEly subordinate to their own
c!y5l Government.
Our standing army, lcpcndcnt from wear to
year upon the approximations Of the Congress,
oilscercd by Men who huye sfowlr won their
way to the lead, promoted BY the judgment Of
tug Chicl Executive, under the eye Of . watch
the Pac!lc, from the Lakes 10 the t,ulf, is in no
respect likely to Ia subor,llnatcd to reasonable
purposes. spcnk Of tie officers. Observe, as
70 Tue pr'ratc.. tsat tl'cro Is ,no. recorded IN
Rebellion at its outbreak. Aud from its organ
tzatton to tis ttny the tone Of The army has
been TINT belittiny aoldtcrs md eentlnincn. l
admit exceptions, but they urc certainly quito
human naeurc. For one, during thc Into great
War, thought sometimes vith disagreeaolc
ts1ntrcls that would break out everywhere after
the cessation OF t,ostllitte., You and knnw
n,pny INSTANCES uf wounded feeling and real Or
Imaginary i,,iusttce, and naturally sl,nno.cG
tat au occaalon woitltl bc sought IL. soma sort
Of redress oil grievances bY a,,psal to nu6lic
oufnfon or tllo tribunals Of tic army. You
have heard Of q vo,y few rainful exceptions
u1,., on The other l.aild, o1,n Of thu most eat[s.
inCtorr. gratifying. and honorable rhnn,nrs nf
thr histGry nj thnt ttr,,r,in rrcnrd. ,i,r ircnt.
eltps between our great leaders,