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Show iNcnrAn: or Attur, Appreeee Iteeemmentlallon of Ihe Heera-lary Heera-lary ef War In thai Dtrrellitn. Under tht eict of Congr. approved Aprfl :. nil aunhorlalng the ircrident In hie dko-reilon upon a declaration ot war, by Ongree, or a daolnatlon by Concrete nreit war exliti, I directed Ihe Incmie of the regular nrmy to tht maximum ot 91.W0 nuthoiiied In aald act. There nr now In tht regular army f.7,S2 orher and men In eeald act V. an prosided "that nl the end of any war in wh.h be United Hwtee may btcome lrrvole1, the army ahall be re duced to a r-Mce baala by the tranefer In th aame arm of thi eervlo or nlc lorptlon ' v i romntron or honorable dta- I charge in der inch regulation! aa the , ncrtun of war may eataebllih, of iu-permriMrir iu-permriMrir command nfttcer and (he 1 hc4iorii le it erharge or tranefer ot euperrum.-'iry enllaled men and nolh-Irg nolh-Irg ccriMhr.l in ante tint ahall tee non-ittuad non-ittuad ai on' horning t lie perrmnent In. eiraaeof tht rommind or enllelad tore of th regular aruvy beyond theit now provx1d b th law tn lore prior to the pn'rag nf tMa act exoetet a to the Inireaee "t is mnjore, provided for In lection 1 I.. rent Til Iniimrtwnc nf leglalatlon for tho pepnvini-nt Increna of the army li thtrifore minlfeeit and the recomman-(VAIon recomman-(VAIon of the eretry of war fur Uevt pirrp)a leai my unqualified approval, Ther tan be no.queatlon thlt at tltlt tlm and probably for eorni tlmt In 'the future 100 ooo men will be rone too many to meet tho ncocealtlea ot tht altuatlnn At nil event, whither that number ahall be required permanently or not. the power ihould b given tn tha 'ITealdant to enllat that forci If tn hi discretion It ahould bt necenary, and ,the further dleeretton ahguVl b given tin to recrurt within tha above llmll from the Inhabitant ot tho liVtndl with tho government of which we are charged. VOliUNTODIlB TO 1H3 MUDTr.ItKD OUT. It la my purpoa to mutter out ttr ertlre vohmteer army a aoon aa the Uongret ahall provide for tha lncratt of tht regular evtablnthmerrt. Thla will bt only an act Jttetlce and WIN bt much epprerlated by Ihe brave man who left their homai and employment to help th country In tti ttnergrnoy. |