Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-28

An aid officer has been graicd to that move
mcnl has been made in Congress 10 place the 1opograph
icnt Cors Of Engineers or an eligible and more useful
nnringi and that both the President and Secretary oil
War approve the plan Of doing as suggested by the
lnte!!,eD! kead Of that Corps.
Our roun;sy is ycung; bu. every rising sun beams
upon new t"vclnpeeHts Of her hidden resources both
moral and ply steal Who can fsfptell the proud and
splendid destiny that awaits her. II We can only prevent
Tie rancaur OF purity SPIRIT and the msdness OF tunati.
c'Sm from bursting asEndrr the bands of Union, and
oVerta!nng with the only free institutions on earth!
Let Us bot onward one other generation on the flood
iie ct tnlon and Peace, and Prosperity, and rise
upon the plane OF the first nations on ear,ht1ee and
unrOn9neraM>
But: in The mean time, &c mist collect the knowledge
Of our physical condition and resources During the
late war; those Of who in the field and upOn tho
ocean had but very imperfect knowledge either of tho
acc OF the country, of The bays and rivers
and csluarcs Of The Atlantic OF lahc frontier The con-
sequences Of this ignorance delay, hesitation and
in instances, defeat. 1t out Of these crcum
stances that the present able corps Of Typographical En-
gInccrs grew up. For some years. they have been
IDENTIFY engaged in surveying the land and measuring the
waters Of the United States and by the of science
and industry, have essentially contributed 10 make
known of the wonderful advantages Of our favored
country. They have visited many Of noble rivers
and iahomcd and explained the hidden mysteries ofher
navigation. On the iand they have exhibited many of
the strong holds and deences of two long lines of our
frontiers They have marked the best military roads
i'll several o Ions Of the untry. And, with ma
onal views, they have surveyed and located the most
acc routes for canals and railroads. essential
union happiness and thrift All these works have been
performed under orders from the Federal Executive,
and have, comparatively, cost the people nothing. The
Expense of the whole Corps but trienay it is less
than groat compared with the advantages derived from
such and skill that body OF Engineers known
possess. They have only made favorable COM
in the Of their usefulness. They will
have much to DO for the next quarter ola century.
have read the plain and sensible report Of Col Albert,
i'm ich thp head of he he
military organization Of ii; which, if made is TO cost less
than the present expense Of 1t: and it seems to me- that
Congress cannot hesitate moment on the subject.
From the silent manner in which the bill for this pur-
pose moves simultaneous y, in both branches of Con.
grcss do not apprchend any objection to it. All that
say is wholly dsInerested. l served, during the whole
of the last war, the head of the most important
staff departments both the lake and the Atlantic
on,irrs and in both of the Union saw enough
TO satisfy otte most drp"rablc want OF iopographi'
cal information And it is the memory of the previous
necessities of the country that keeps me alive, in my
quiet retirement TO whatever promises good to my coun-
try either in peace in The Typographical corps
serves most uscluy in either stuation-and 1t is,
therefore, that much interest is taken in its behalf by
AN OLD OFFICER.