| Show uni UNITED ard STATES ardly F from rom the report of PC the tho secretary of war wa it appears appear that the number of enlist enlistment menta ments during the year ending sept 30 1856 was th tile e number of desertions during the tle year ending june 30 one fi th the entire etire consolidated strength that being only and which is 2332 less than its I 1 authorized ed strength the deficiency of course course is in the lfrank ran kand aind rile file and the thie desertions were all from that part of the army as althere there can be no lack of officers and no one could presume that the tha ep epaulette evaulette aulette has ceased to have its charms why is ii it that the service oe of the united states is not more popular and that thosa those i who enter it so soon lose their patri patriot bt sm and without ibeling eing ordered 1 the rabbits rafil ts |
