The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-26
Listen TO The Matured Views Advance,
by Gen. W. L. Sherman.
GEN. sLocUMs BILL REVIEWED,
"hat sherman's Own Plan Would be-
foung America CompIimented-ni.
Estimato ~f Habit VS.. Courage
In Active Army Life.
MILITIA STRENGTHENS COST

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-nhe military
institute at Governors island was at its
best yesterday. There was large
gathering of heavily clad gentlemen to
listen to Gen. w. +. Sherman. Gan.
Hancock presided. The audience was
one which 1t WAS not necessary to call
to order. Gen. sherman, in the course
OF his address on military necessities in
the United States, said:
NV en- verl appro Oh, no matter where
IL Is, u subject necesSlLalIng labor and
study, shrink from it, teeling disposed
10 claim all the advantages of retire
tleht, ana certain that we NAV safely
leave the future in tho hands ofths
bright youth we see daily growing M.
around us. Every re produces MS own
work rs, and the experience of man.
hlnd Is lhal the agents of former Ane
are rarely adapted 10 modern uses.
am convinced 10y actual ex-
PeI'ehco mat habit is a
Iluie valuable quality than
t,at Whlchs is called courage,
rake 100 OF the brayest mon, uuaccus.
TONED To The confusion OF battle, marcel,
them up 10 breast work, aud thev viii
''NB w AhO Ei'Nlllu SOONER
lnah Would 10 average men of the reg
ular army that have been uccuslotut d
To obey the commands: "Fall In -
'lorwald,' etc. On this simple rule Of
habll rests the existence OF the regular
army to-day III this Republic. All par
tits agree thdt 10 Is becoming the SET
l'eu pOucy OF our goN ernmeut To maiu-
tam the smallest Kind OF IA rsuuIar
army, more as a school for instruc-
tlnh thau for actual service. This
army, IN case of INVASION
must be supplemented Oy
THE MILITIA
lnasmuch rs the militia Is the physical
force ON which tho chief mAgistrats of "A
nation depends Tor tho execution of his
high eiitce, IL tharelO, Incomes our
dutN, rs soldiers snd AS citizens, To Mid.
a. lar as We may, to mold that milnit
IN FORM IN which IL can be made val
liable when called into service. There
mas been bill introduced 10 congress
oy Gen Siocun, the -ageff whicn
would be a long stride IN theldireution
OF change. The whole hin
substantially rtpoHls the old ard anliu.
Undated system ut the militia, Devised
uA oar revolution AIRY fathers, and sih-
sutules new one, lar better adapted TO
modern experience. While enrolling
men subJect To military duties IL leaves
the great mass at home aud ssveIrate5
Tho sna Ter number To tuiui
THE iUhPoSES OF OUR CoNsTl TUITION; !;
u be prepared, arnrd, equipped, ac.
cuulred, aud proposes iOr these, PURPOSES
an annual sum Of 96O,OU0 aud 200 men for
each member and delegate ia congress,
could suggest more convenient and
hetter Understood plan; Battalions OF
ldur companies, with u maximum of loo
and minimum of fifty men, Er zach
company. The total number OF eougrss.
si0nal districts and territories in now
about Si2. Then this VIII give !, 40 com
pdnies To 100 regiments Ol twelve COM
panles each, aggrtgNting n maximum of
l,d4O,WO ahd "a minimum ui $50 D Ga
lnrce amply sufficient for the pOssibili-
lieS oi the case. Taking this less num-
Der ana assuming the cost of each mili-
tlaman 10 he so per anuum, IL will
make an aggregate cnst oi SS, 900. |
would DIVIDE this sum equally between
the United States, or the communities
III which any cOmpauy, u tlaliun
or regiment resides. Nearly all
the oliictr who compose this
institute can recall our experience with
new regiments rs they come TO us, raw
and unptactised, aud now soon, by Gus
tom, lheyb cam expert. The bill pro.
posed viii ala the states 10 make Que
uniform system throughout the United
States, 81 believe" saiu he in conclu.
slon, shat there Is no more Important
subject TO day before this institution
than that ot assisting in pert, cling ,he
militia in more cordial intercourse with
Ihe regular army aud the people of the
United States.