, 1881-05-02

SoFJ RI%hAty Ns3lNAC Al1HI1 hI!lA fEk Ill 1HHIlY
easea the r0lls were imperfect when they cnme
70 the Inspectors hallda n second time, and
thefe was nothing to DO but to put, thom In
ailape at headquarters, delaying ttEs reJmrt
mo that rIdi!. Should never undertake. to
hold q rcspOhslble position Unless lie Ia pre-
pared t3 nttentl to all the duties that pertain
10 Enu oil!ce: Thy ailnna! muster IL the ln,.
of the nnoutt OF money to t,e appropriated
to each command. but because tho getieral
efficiency Is then 70 be determined Tho
tEe cosa" wo ~ nEs a, s not wort s wlls
ntn's to securG the Attendance OF lurge nl,,li~
bet Of irsn to draw pay, simply exposes the
ignotancn of the recrtiits md his owi, negli-
= commanding officer was careless III max
inR tts rolls hc WAS careless u uther natters
pertaining to tie welfare of lts company.
Some rolls corta! !ned the record of. ine,i al,-
commissioned statf, and further along,
among tl!e. .prlvates, would appenr the snulo
namns. Tlicse would also apt'ear OIL the field
aud stat1 roll. thus having. been mustered III
G3nlpany roll wherever l letectasl tlloln.
Tllc method Of appointing to tho non.c0,n-
sHloiled stttl !'lstcnd Of detailing from colil-
panles fn tllo National uunra,, Of course u
done THAT companies may nlaiMtatn their full
quota Df fnon-c0innl!ssl0ncd oiticara, but great
Watcllfull,ess Is necessary on the part of the
Inspector TO prevent doubling. have not
insisted up91, 50 rigid al adherence to thq
would like to ',nve done !latl more time.
II we're to DO this work again 1 would
PLACE the rolls upon the scale OF merit and
mark the companies accordingly MN.
I would recommend that ttiller no clrcut1-
stances tho annual encalnpnent Of thu brig
ndo be postponed H. the future, rs l belirvn
II rightly conducted 1t IL tho best IlenuY of
militiallicn. y i a recreation that s looked
forward to with pIta9lrU by all country
troops, and their disappointment and disgust
when 1t 10 denied or postponed Is
PRODUCTIVE OF NO GOOD.
& hGa ~ % asa "bssFx? II ts rstnEns fs sSsaa s.
teen qutliiicntions-as follows: Intelligence,
pllyslQue. mllltary bearing and general ai- M
attendance, fermurlcs aid tltlli-rnOMs, nrlliB,
accoutreMents, equspmenta, clothtnE, ron-
commissioned officers, books nt,s. Mccounta,
md files. This being tile first time tho eu,,,
pnratiye standtng Of companies flas beef!
deemed 1t advisable to base calculations Upon
gil Of the aforementioned points, IN. order
that my super1ors might becolhe atlyise ut
. tho exact sltnatlol! ~ q q tle yari0ns tro1pY M
in dr!ll nrd lacklnE III accounts, nrlnorfes.
clothing, or discipline, alld 81, do not show rs
high q rate as other commands which excel
9t1sr @ pSns Ssxt wS ysH1 sSt sSd bs bf a FL
mated rs stationary, aid merely bnso tho cal
cutattoh on such POINTS as would directly
! show atl Improvement. l liked the scale Of
| merit ut 10y, and. raised the standard OF cx.
Tho accounts Of State money find for the
| most part satisfactory, but two or three OK
essts sss Vii ys oabss sxs sedsss tsa asnop e S
1t was not my desire to Impose hnrdshlps
upon the troops Il, the inspection, or to make
difficulties. I did not start out with Il view
Of hunting up faults. but simply to note thom
criticisms might be cnlled severe, hut ! sil-
ceruly bellevv that such course will BIZ
commended by nll who have the welfare ot
the National Guartl latheart., tits n'yoptnion
State money for certain purpose alla not
I'LL Its part Of the contract by at least making
an exort!on to become efficient, and It ls not
tnst to others who do work and spend their
1 In the country npo!oElzed for aerellctl0n Of
duty On the part ut their recruits by saying,
''You caii hardly expect nicn to corio out
State" 70 these II / replied tiiat saeh talk
In the presence Of recruits would lead
to pcrnlcious effects; that tho National
Guard was trAintnK-selloYl, giving to
military education seeend 10 i,one 10 bs had
In the country, there being no limit to it,
md oil this freq of expense: All tho Stato
requires IL q small portion Of o mans time III
give this he is not do.na Ills duty and ls VIC
latlnE hts oath OF enlistment. ~.
wish, In conclusion, to thank the COM
1nundlnE officers OF regiments, battallons,
pitallty and hearty support which they tgnd-
cred Inc without exception, aiut the Jealous
coUperatlon which / received from them,
which tended In q groat measure tu tighten
the tedious details Of my tusk. Very re-
spectfulIy, your obcdient servant,
| ErLLOrr DTRANp,
MaJor and Assistant lnspoctor-1 General.