The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-11-19

| WNfhtH itH'il lntb ttttt VI OuNu rs
volt, its temporary transfer TO tho con.
troll 81 tho military for1o for purposfs
~ dlsolpllDs, ~ has recently 'bssn
done With ihB Choy0npes aud Arapa.
hoes ir The Indian Territory, aud
ApGches, will bo found OF bantfit; hut
the psfnansnt control OF tha Indlans
IN not desired for the srmy at large.
"Tho Seminole Indian scouts now In
tho vicinity OF Fort Clerk, Texas,
mentioned In my last report, have not
"a Yot bA0n brought back 10 the Iu-
dian Territory. Sympathy 10. them
IL very great, and the justice they
have undergone for ah, ut 10 years has
often been referred TO without effect.
They sr0 good people aud should ba
p,ovidgr fcr In the lndian Territory"
The lioufcnant-generh commends
tho recommendation OF the adjutAnt-
! general, regarding promotion 20 tho
rnnk Of fi8ld officer. Ho calls atten
| tion 10 the pacassi,y ~ concentrating
troops nearNbelRTgoc elite where they
Can be mOfn economically supported,
and whenc0 they can moro read
1 ily DO moved u tho frontier
whom required there. He says
there are many disRnled officers Tor
whom 10 vacanuies exist ON the retired
llsy, ard states that this would grsa,ly
retrieve the Service II Congress- Vonld
retire ihenr. The status OF the Ma
t!onel Guard, he says, should hs regu-
lated by u general law OF Congress, the
unDerofoflesrs and men DO fixed and
lunchangeab' except as a change is
nscessitAted % stated p0fiods by
growth OF population. Tho unnaral
government could tnen issue them the
bosi srns aad camp aud garfi,.
son eqaipago and OK ict RESPONSE
billly which is not now required.
Tho instrctlon OF tho anldor IN tbs
uso Ut hi5 rife or oarbiae has pro-
gtesSed Satisfactorily, and the record
Tor tho season 10 close Will, GSuera.
Saoridau says, b9 grestly IN advance
otGnY pTovi0usly made The genoral
cnpcludes his tap1rt rs follows:
"rbe discipline taroaghnut tina army
IN very good. i Luvi no recOmmsGda-
tiuns 20 make except to iuGrease tho
uunbor of men IN companies 2nd add
two more cotapanies nni two IN jnrs
20 each regiu@Gout lnmntry. mos
marks tf Ysisnorai s ,ofleld on
tho Eead OF e,iisGey legislati0u. His
Viewa are Of ~ much importsucA that
trapAioc ihqEi te my repprs. Thcra
Ia grest Neapin t6a militIry ssIvjce
ofleglslat'on under tho poa or conferred
by tn1 constitution gDQn Congress 10
make rnlea I0r tnN QovArnmens
and reputation nf isnd aud navsl
forces. II ~ somoiimss OF supreme
importaBoa thSs tho responsibilities of
military a0 0miaistyatiOn and commAad
hs clearly defded by law, Rnd
70 Is iIuportenG NJ all times
that rules @r government OF
tho miii,sry tirvlc9 bB eAtsbnshed,
A.
iy. After duo sclnslderatit !, and ur-
der all th9 ltght which ex-
perlanes can Dring 80 the
aid Of tbs Legislature, regula-
tioas thus esiabllshad, aud subj set to
change only by Consrsss, would hpvs
Such = degree Of stability Ma 10 hecom9
The bagia OF u sogDa military sys-
tam, which, up 50 tho prssant
time, mas not existed IN
this country. Alshough regulations
have under@oad.chenge1 almost with
out uumhar, The most Important
Guastlens ayoived-commaud and
government OF the army-which
have been the source of
constant embarrassment and
cause Of mu0h ceutroversy for many
yeers, rNmain Unsettled at tho present
time. NocDmnn Sc7ssng general, }seai
tho highest 10 No lowest, Gan lsnow
ths extent or lita,ss OF his authority,
and no onef can have any
staT responsible 80 hiin for she faith
f,ll execution OF his orders. Daring
tho last IS years tho country has
passed. through three momentons
crisiaas, wheroin the unsettled
questions were of vital Importance tn
Ghe nation, and bhrir decisions for the
occaaton dgpsaaed aoialy upon indi
viGual Opipiuus. Anotaer such crisis
iuag not Ss ar distant whom snoh d
decision might not be so fortuhste for
the country, Nh'nh has ~ pressns
tho necessity of a aconsider .bls inoraasa
ot the army. / also suggest, al a still
grenter necessity, that lava be estsSo
lshed ny Congttes for the govern
meat and regulssion OF the military
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