I dition of the stair, brevet rank and promotioii

by seniority are ,expcsed, and the Secbetarv i •

urges to provide by la s for'the construatiun

of the regiments of.herse, artillery and ban­

try, as to approach titian as far as our circum­

stances require to, the. practice, of mis

all nati

long eiperienced in war, and so as to admit _

their cutitraction for peace and the'ri --

re-et­

pension in W*ll..without altering this basis. j•

-To place the staff,in -3roper relatiOn to :he

rest•of the, army, the law should culleat all the

officers during that branch of duty into one

rcorps, to be assigned by authority of the Pe­

sident to such dunes:is entilt relay seem to be ,

best fitted for, securing to 'kelt - the rank

relative posi i tion he - now holdV. ,

To avoid,-for the future, the difficulties at­

tending. brevet rank, the- best, plan is to ,cre

ate permanently; the general offices now es­

eicised under'l)r_esikrl4.makingrealer-2enerals

and, brigadier-eenerats as - -thv sure of the

army

_requires.

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