Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-02
TWO CENTS.
The ARMY Sili.

Dear S;ar:-Amongst the daily journals Of or
broad land. there iSScarcely one whose columns
are more attentivcly scanned. than yours By
army officers seeking items OF immediate per-
sonal concern. Located, as you are, right at
the seat of our national government, we feel a
peculiar interest in what You publish about the
army. for the reason that. during the entire SeS-
sion OF Congress. Your pages are daily placed
directly before those who make our laws.
In your issue OF December 2Gth, we find your
CONSPICUOUS notice OF the views OF Generals
Hancock ana SchOheld, regarding the army bill.
now before Congress The prominence OF the
senior two Major Generals OF the army natu-
rally entities such distinguished officers 10 be
heard with consideration. and IL their utter
aEceS rejected our general sentiment. We OF the
army at large, ought 10 feel especially grateful
10 you. for their wide circulation. When. how
ever. they merely represent individual opinions.
all that we. OF opposite notion can do. is to be-
You TO kindly present the case 10 your readers,
as II appears from oar point OF view.
It Is natural that Generals Hancock and
Schoneid should favor the Burnside bill. for
several reasons 10 couple of which we invite
your attention. They naturally favor It. lrSi
because they have both attained the very nigh
est RANK which the law allows, (the grades Of
Generai ard Lieutenant General expiring with
lEeir present incGmbentS:\ and see md because
tEe rrotl6lonS OF the bin greatly enlarge the
Powers heretofore vested by law in the general
olflcCrS commanding the arrnv the military
dlNisions and departments. We of lesser note.
leihaps ITO fortune and 10 fame unknown:
gCCd fortune contained for them in this bill bur
NIen one OF them. whose views conclude yOur
article CT December 26th, undertakes II say.
"1ou can rely upon the support OF nearly The
eatre dTiHg, outside or Washington i'm your
support or this measure may we bacr yal 70
give or modest straw TO the public To indir1fa
now lie WIND blows in our immediate IeilI
borhCCd. Si
Al cur present station. yesterday. after read
iA@ your ap0I c-quntCd article q vote was taken
amongst ofiicers representing every branch OF
Ihe stan ard line OF the army affected hy me
Dill WIFI the following remarkably different
leSuti-IfeSent- IS officers; III favor of the bill
ei9ht; opposed TO the biii. 40" OF the eirbT
0lcerS III favor Of the BIZ. one is chaD,aia
NIose merit and zeal VIII certainly retain him
~ east as TegiInental chaplain. whilst f3ur of
Tie remaining seven are Isl EeutanantS Of IN
laltS, who, If rendered Supernumerary III;
reGuctlcn IN their own CORPS. will lind little
tIouble IN bcinG assigned 10 places as additional
Isl HeutenaEtS OF cavalry companieS,-new
grades projected in the bill
ttaeial Hancock thinks there will not be-
mtcn halm done if the stag suffer some" b.
ms Dill; out does the General reflect that whilst
me star may ''Suffef some" the unbefriended
me. at their lonely frontier posts, must inevi-
t2hiy Sul1er far more, since the latter must alb
Solo not only their own Supernumerarie5. but
must also digest, in the general Surfet all OF tie
stog oWce,s whose places are to be vacated b.
InlS cruel bill! ''OUTSIDE OF WASHINGToS