Show 0 at t s 0 fc DESERTION IN THE V U S A R I 1 no a doubt it is known already throughout the territory that for the lilt few weeks of mounted men dien consisting of cavalry and infantry boys bare left the 1110 camp tt it various times inice in search bearch of deserters IQ in fact desertion seems the rulo anil and not the lie asid exception in ia the ali U V S army tho the amount of men who serve or drag through their allotted two timo or of lio file years is is not at the rate of more than twenty five fire latr cent so that out of algosi e every v ety bitch batch of recruits PIT aty five 0 make a convenience of the government by obtaining free board and lodging and passage west vest tho the army generally itself during the iho winter and is ia a tolerably good layout lay out for the lh so 10 in ia distress iu in the eastern cities at thit severe mere season now these trapp trapping i ing or forin ing parties for deserters have bee been as yet with but bat very tory faw successful results and I 1 do not think that they are arc iu in any ivey y beneficial as an a nicana cans of intimidating iliof or putting a stop slop to deserter 11 0 or 1 those ing desertion deser lion if r in an evil is to bo be remedied ahto aini aim at she ibe tort of that nil evil in the first place scarcity c cf f work or in I 1 sf will drive a nian man into tile hit tiny lie he does dic not getie rally take a kincy fancy to it in ia country as it profession or enter for tho bonne of the ibe thing there is no nie fine showy uniform or military splendor to fit at tract t act the eye na as aboon among european nations t tons you do not often in id this thid country count gee a mans condition improved by lis his becoming a soldier ile iiii is no cleaner his bia carriage is no better belter his is coari and ill fittin J etting g be sides this a soldier foldier here has very few ian if any amusements tho the army cin taints a large surplus of foreign rather than native born bora dien aien is abo ho as soldiers iu in their own ova country would bo be thought ionic something thing officers take ito ao io in terest in theol mind and instead ead of detract ing iu from the allowance made the soldier frequently contribute from their own private purses to improve im rove their condition I 1 on and give them hem piC ASuro and regularity aro are the foundation stones of an army anuw discipline slid aad regularity io in the U Q army it i a myth it secret to io a in an established custom throughout the bo service to malo as much out oat of a got eol as possible and llo to allow out ciders to do the sime by him this to ia exemplified in ia the establishment of stores at almost alt all the various rests posts throughout the iho country and in which stores ill the 0 a foldier a dier has haa tho the privilege of obtaining i I 1 the be loftt possible possie a I 1 liquors u ore at the most t exorbitant prices in and where he c can al also so get all kinds of dry goods and eatables a in b lee at ox onate rates now how bow will nill this ibis iou oa with the ho canteen which is to he be round found in tho the british barrack arrack li yard the first is a private scheme the iho sic see ond and is a benefit to tho the soldier and a nt at affair the liquors aro are I 1 the he best beat and boright out of bond sad and to tailed retailed to tho the soldier ir at wholesale price ces lie ile can walk in have bavo his pot of beer or glass of spirit and bit down in comfort and ana his bis long on churco churchwarden besides baying baring tac the pleasure cf f knowing he is not elicited cheated in what he be gets for bit hi money wight might I 1 ask ak why in tie the vicinity of a city it post should nearly clearly llwana be established at such an aa it inconvenient distance dia tance from it that at the soldier is almost obliged to purchase but bat he requires in camp la Is a sol 01 ol dier d ter a distinct distio ct fcc of abo I 1 he genus homo or does ho he belong to the pans fame CIBES that it 16 is acce aary to prevent preTe cit him as much as ai possible from intermingling with the rest of his bis fellow men I 1 again what inducements are there for it a man to enlist in IQ the iho U S army the pay is ia taking eking ever everything y into consideration far below what tho the european soldier receives A artish soldier can calculate what is ill duo him but the american soldier dever knows how much he be owes civics or exactly what expenses be may be almost compelled to incur and theu as to promotion suppose he be becomes a sergeant or a corporal does he be benefit mukh by it doe docs ho be command coin maud very much acore respect does docs he have better quarters has he a separate mess incas DID along n g with those of it hia 8 reek rank T no he his has none of these benefi ces and aad but a very small io in grease ol of wages barely acly to pay fur I 1 the is yellow or blue dac tp he h hs tolled ile for and yet in tho he europe or pe a aa bervice arvi a sergeant argea has bas all the abo extra I 1 privileges leges or beat fits I 1 have hare above a alluded 10 ed too ai where hero are the pym gym nasi uma the bath houses bouses the riding books and uil als aljo the donalf monog wo women men who in thoo the old 3 country cou atry are only too loo proud to be seen wilting watking with a foldier while here it is in considered cone a disgrace let us ns now say deiy a row few words worda about a soldiers cra meas la in the british ser cr vice during metis meals the he comes roun round dand od inspects the food daily giving the tien nen tho the opportunity g lo 10 coln complain p lain or of the bid bad or innus fail cy of their dif uck such bo bath the a me cast ly by per so 1 ally inquiring of this th from tho the men cacti have tho cho option of speaking to him about it with ibo assurance o of pie evil lie be bog at once remedied if it needs it would hot dot this thia bo be i a nice dice rulo into 0 to o ci ca in tho the U S army t officers Offic crt copy C 0 py your boar brethren across tho the pon a I 1 look k pon a contractor always aljy with suspicion if the ibo butcher gives your mca me n had bad meat make him forit a good tender beef steak forvour for your y and ho mil nob try iho clodgo D again in the condition or ol the U I 1 S so foldier ga ler wants thoroughly raise I 1 hafl i a y f bibi ffoyd ad c cluth 1 u to 10 a alij 1 fil 6 t alps it 0 on n him b m ve give fa him im mi 0 r 0 mhd antl afi ll 11 s aai 0 d do BO ra fat tigue bet bim up lt lim have plenty of exercise sell his bia rations of preserved ved food and od lay laythe the out io in the cho pur chute chabo of tho the be hett st melt bleat and vego as that I 1 b at cm can bo be obtained i let him ht have plenty to ct cat offer him greater ad vintages vantages la in the way of promotion take more individual interest iq III him do away with all existing abuses and mike the ilia improvements already mentioned let there bo be more discipline oad more aud and 1110 indocci co gentl ceafy to iok upon abon the asplen did material which is ii only in the raw as worthless and lazy strive to baiso raico ilie soldier by every means ill iff your power in 10 the estimation or of the citizen slid I 1 then lien see foe if scanting eco acing parties for deserters would bo be necessary cress rs camp douglas dougla U T JUDO JODO I 1 i till IS 1872 i 2 |