Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-03-01

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which Mr.. Crawf,rd expresses his hIgh aP2ro-
,,,;,, Of The course .ake by Mr.. Clay III the
uon,s If Reorsseuiatives, IN 1925, on the hn"i
,o,e Cor Plesidenr. /, is even stated that Mr.
C,auror,. IS pl, asci 10 say that, Ii he had been
,r,presentatlve oflhr peo lie, and III the House
4, tht lime, he would have acted and voted as
Mr. CIlv did. No ,ncan praise this; and 1t
,nrs from no vulgar man.
Tn, o,posi ION in Congress, have manifest
ala di,rosi ION uf la'c in more than Que in
,,ncs, hostile 10 toe in;erCs 5 of the Academy
At Wes, p INT Their aurmps to injure the in :
,nu,ion have however, faied-On Mr.. Gill
ner', resolutions see Congress proceedings |
NJ. Duieh, made some judicous remarks
which we I. H. pleasure in copying
Mr.. Dwight, Of Massachusetts,, said, that,
shcn tic resolution had first been amended, he
Va, wiling IN ,ot' or it, considering II merely
ava mo,ion fur inq.iry. But 1t had sine un-
lrrsoae various mud 6ca ions, and he was
Of difreat OPINION. He rose at present mere
ly for purpose OF s.a,i = some facts which had
,be,ring on the subj CT. Feeling his respon-
&1lily to he House and To the country, and
rmemr'ring that oils of very i'm por'an,
Character we're now ripe for discussion, and
sOod high upon the calender, he should no,
| prOoag h, present debate The school had
ben IS i'i,h"d in 1902, Under, the adminis>
r4trn oT J.ffrson, aud At tEa time i, cons
timed but y cadets. In 1912, h. number was
liked a $50; anl since h lime, by the At,or-
ne Generals construction of he law, he be-
Heed the number was en!argrd TO 200. IL
con radrd that this number was more than
Sm'rnt 10 sup Ily the waits Of the Army.-
OIL Whalwas the STATE Of the ARMY It's num-
rh were something less than six th0u,and.-
Da plan on which u was organized was
'@cHl'rd Tor u 900 Officers were commits
r'a'I In T I renee 10 tnar nnmber; so far,
"e'e'nte, as officers were concerned, thu ARMY
w 10 1r estimated as containing $4,000 men
t Nn" ne believed, he gentle from Gcol gia
gu Wilmer would agre" with him, that the
"'uNuo1s he Country ought 10 bear cer-
,sU No2oluon TO each ot1er; and taking the
nn! 4" Inc estimate he had stated he conten>
'V' "e pr,senI numheruf Cadets was not more
W sOncient 10 supply it with officers Of
'''her and SIKH, such IS should maintain IFS
''1'"V'e', and he thrmsel, e, i pride and or>
I,.. a'' N addition to this Consideration, after
""0 had been long in oper alton, The Gov
'Snm'nced a system of ,.acoasI de-
n,C (( Co ""Sn WHEN completed, would cost Sl7,
,.'nS' H, '@ wootI require, for garrison duty
- oco 'oO men, in time OF peace, and
49, 80 - ,""eo var. Was this, then, lime
,,b,op "a y, NUMBER Of cadets N our military
CO.. nag lie Government, or had the
r! any evils from the number at pre-
''S' tie had heard OF none: on the
ssn '"e militia service Of the country had
IN, g =, 'o'eG and delighted by the dis<emini-
Dvs;." Nv" military owledgc; In addition 10
,.,r We" e"hSid raIions, Congress had. At this
A Ss>''n, nassed acts Tor the establishment
md p,nS, In a''ons a, Charleston, Savannah,
hs os,rs he had been opposed to the
mi n. 'sse' out the house had sanctioned it,
ns CO. o"F'e'ion OF the works there would
70 Soo'o When they were finished they
e7,ln,nt re an armament, and he presumed
a.n.., y. u,u not wish to see fort and ar
IT, D 50, "oa' men, or men without off, ers
ii NM son''uded BY expressing i, as mis- deci
10, a. N mat our schoul at West Point was
Aselv ~ 700 large, Il itwere large enough, 20
% 81 ,"I wants OF the Country. He then
lie INV W 'ay the resolution and ,mrptlm.n, ON
" :, 'a' withdrew the motion
,Or, =, @H'e also stated some facts, going to
d, n.' Tue number Of Cadets was n %, more
>, ~ '''n' to fill the vacancies of the Ar.
Ne remarked, ,h,, tho o
sds. y " selecting the officers Of tina, corps;
,,,T : BOARD at Wes' Poin, would no, recon-.
''Or such Stallion. ANY C.d.,-A