Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-10

The NAVAL School SYsrEM.-AlthOugh both |
Congress and the Navy Department progress very
slowly in extending the inc benefits arising
from the adoption Of Coins Naval School System,
still we are glad to find that they last awake to
its advantages The President of the u States has
consented with the appreciation of the Secretary of
the Navy0 to elevate to the rank of midshpmen a
limited number of the naval apprentices connected
with the various school ships in this country, pro-
vided they recommended for ad vancement by
the officer commanding the school ship where they
educated. This is a very excellent arrangement
and will do more to give character, popularity i'm
pOrtance and stimulus to the school ships than any
other enent connected with them since their Or
ganization. 1t is similar course to that pursued
by Bonaparte in selecting his Marshals, which gave
to the world of the greatest heroes that ever
lived
We are also pleased to see that, in accordance
with the proposition of the Secretary of the Navy
bill is now before Congress to give the boys and
also the in the Navy, " small stores,' which at
present they are not allowed bill is also to
be brought before Congress- to authorize increase
in the number of boys the school ships, from 5000
to $4,000 All these measures are highly i'm
portant, and we hope each will be passed into
law, and for all of them indebted to the ex-
erions of Mr.. Coin of this city, whose recent visits
The importance of this subject it is impossible to
overrate; in every point of view it is most essen
tial to national welfare, that Should have our
vessels of war Cat least) manned by native seamen,
educated for and in our navy; and in the event of
war, our existence maritime nation might de-
pend upon this point Had the Naval School sys-
been in operation 80 years ago, there would not
have been a war with England; for it this
very question of foreign that the two nations
quarreled
With the Importance ofthe subject we naturally
led to speak of the originator of this system This
was other than Henry Eckford, one of the most
valuable and practical men that ever lived. With
him orr gnated the first plan of the Naval School in
this country; and although various untoward cir
cumstances prevented him from getting his admira-
BILE plans carried into execution, still his object has
been acc accomplished by Mr. Thomas Coin, with whom
he originally consulted and conversed the subject
and to whom, therefore, all the credit is due for
practically bringing the plans of his friend, counsel
lor and instructor, into successful operation. Mr.
Eckford also gave Mr.. Coin the beautiful model of
the corvette United States, a school ship, which
Mr.. G presented to the Navy Department at Washss
ing ton, many years since, where it now remains.
AS when Homer became famous, seven cities con-
tended for the honor of beng his birth place, in
this presume six or seven asprants will claim
the honor of originating the Naval School system.
Already we the I" Army and Naval Chronicle
claims the merit of this for Capt. M. c. Perry. But
Perry got his notions as Mr.. Coin did from Henry
Eckford, and, unlike Mr.. Coin, has accomplished
nothing. Mr. g. on the contrary, has labored in
cessantly for years and years to bring the Naval
School system into full operation. He has spent
months and months of time, and thousands Of dol
lars in urtherance of this ultima thule of his praise
worthy ambition. Scarcely winter has passed for
twelve years, that he has not been to Washington din
ming into the ofCongress men, the necessity of
action on this topic; until at last, by reason of his
importantly" alone they have acted and with
cess. And we are glad to see that the naval com
mittee are celebrating the propriety of re-
munoratng him for the vast outlay he has been at
$50, 900 would be but q small boon for the accom-
plishment of great national benefit and we
know who deserves it so well Mr.. Coin.
1t is hard enough that private citizen should suf.
fer so much loss oftime and money to effect a
tiona blessings and is too, too bad that just the
golden chalce has reached his lips, it should
be dashed to the earth by envy, hatred, sclfshness
or injustice Palmam qui merut ferat."
LECTURE on Auzoux's ARTIFICIAL ANAroMY-|
A very curious and highly interesting lecture will
be delivered this evening" at the Stuyvesant Inst-
tute, by DR.. Bedford, on the Artificial Anatomy of
DIR. Auzoux. This lecture will be rendered unusu-
ally attractive by the exhibition Of an anatomical
figure, five feet six inches in height, which define
ates accurately most minute details of the phys
cal structure of man. This figure is made up of sepa-
pieces, representing the brain, nerves, muscles
BONES veins arteries, sinews, and in fact every
parate organ of the human body; and so minute and
accurate is the construction Of this figure, that
the heart is divided Gas in nature) into two parts,
by of section in the inter-auricular and inter
venrcular partition, and again in each Of these two
parts two cavities which open as to show the
semilunar valves that convey the blood through the
heart to the lungs All these parts fit so accurately
and closely, that it is difficult to tell where the divi
sion occurs. The bones appear almost like those Of
the human subject. All the various vessels and or
gans can be traced in this figure from their origin
to their termination, and all coored 50 as to
resemble the natural parts The beauty Of this figure
cannot be properly appreciated without a personal
inspection. For instance, in the preparation Of the
head, DIR. Auzoux has delineated by different sec
tions, the mouth, pharynx, larynx, and nasal fos@,
with all the nerves, muscles, veins and arteries,