Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-06

see his Exceliency mind prepossessed 10 see such
penury oil reflection on gravr matter Hut lei us NY
md think with the Governor, that the remedy Is only IL
be found III the "restordt0a II ne office RI 6r,.ade ~
sPfctor; and then lei cAatnc the Jirston l. Their
but mind, person who Ia perform the duly ..
rendering the discipline uniform No there ARE nov
twenty-five Brigade Inspectors and soon another VIII ~
added There IS not then mind Arc these f''e"g-
ro Inspectors learned III their duties. We do NJ" Know,
but have every reason drawn from numbercSs iac!S
TO assume that they not. Well, have they MI been
taught The same system We do not know, and must
presume from numbercss facts that they have not.
But suppose they have all studied the same system,
what system is IL, We do not know, bnt may PEE
sumo il To be the muated pages Of Sicuhen, or
Sniy the, Deanc, Byrne, Re, Nc which have long
been exed from the Amy. OF the United States
These works were formerly use, and beng condemn.
ed as altogether unfit, can be purchased at cheap
rate, and probably, that account, arc referred to-
ii either OF them be consulted, would is EScelency
recommend the Militia 10 be uniformly instructed N lis
contents? presume not. What security, then, does
his ESceency offer for the of this object OF his
plan:-lle offers nothing absolutely, nothing al all
there being no circumstance, whatever, connected
with the office of Brigade Inspector, which Is cacua
ted To effect the design OF his Excclency to render tue
instruction of the Militia uniform Throughout the State
Let us try TO help his Excellency out Of these prci-
nary difficulties. by granting that the treatyf1o Brigade
inspectors are versed in the epitome oil Mcdonald
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the concession Of the fact to the commandhn,s Of
| regiments They have been longer IN service, ana
have been furnished this identical work nj public
charge and, having been III the habit oil consulting
and studyn it for series Of years, are generally ac-
quantcd with lis contents while, for the period oil
seven years, the Brigade Inspectors have had nothing
II do, and occasion 10 open lis leaves and now
put duty, must be very For tins conclusive
reason, tia, the Colonies are, beyond all comparison,
better informed than the Inspectors havin. been con
san!ly OH duty III some grade. llqneson abont who
shall train The officers put at rest, qualification be
consulted. ST. much for the reasons OF the Governor
| IN detail.
| 1 viii proceed now, in general way, to compare
| the value oil The system proposed by the Governor,
with that which al present prevails. have consumed
much Of your time, # you have pursued The subject
/ with me, and w he bret as can IN c0nclu-
SION. DO not understand apologlzng to you
The subject is too grave. the interests involved nay,
every thing that vital 10 the people OF Virginia IS
sakcd, Will BE-. upon the discipline and ralor OF
her people. Observation and experIencc-antiquliy,
subsequent aGesthe history OF baroarous ana nl CIV.
lized nations, and human reason itself all leach US, u
they can eve US instruction. that the question OF the
abolition of slavery aboad upon the EARTH that the
most powerful nations oil Europe, aroused by neir sym
pa,es Impelled by their lealouSes, favor II under
every prctex that II has taken deep root III Inc more
powerful portion OF country, aud "ill never
be settled ti the contamination Of lis object by uni
versal emancipation 1t IS question, unless reason
be useless faculty, which CANNOT DIE An
event, but Just transpred III the Brush Island oil New
/ Providence, sounds note which will command attei-
ton: which must bring our relations with England 10
a point and IN all human probability, Will prccipilate
events which were vastly better Ter Us to come To-
day than tomorrow. Time is al work. She IS corFod'
nr the elements of moral power and dlssipatlng tie
means Of physical resistance with while she lavlshiy
mnl,iples them with advcrsaries. We nave every
thing 10 gam hy speed the settlement oil TINS ire
mcndous question, and every thing 10 lose by delay
1t is not inappropriate to these sentiments or TO the
OCCASION to tender to the late Governor Gmer, MI
I Rtchc, and YOU, General Bayly, the homage OF my
gratitude Tor your wise and manly conduct on ques
ton Intimately allied 10 this monlentous SUBJECT
4 resume the consideration Of his Excellency Mes.
sage As there is nothing i'll the Office OF Brigade In
spcctor-nch,ns IN the circumstances al his appoint
uent-noliing IN his qualifications which gives hun
precedence Of Commandments Of Regiments, wall con
slder the propriey of his Excellencys recommendation
in comparison with the mode now pursued Yielding
10 his Eyceency that the Brigade Inspectors may all
hc what he would have them to be, accomplished Off
GERS still II were better 10 continue the present plan.
There are twenty-thrse Brgades and above one hun
dred and thirty regiments The Governor plan would
give twenfYhrse good staff officers, while the present
plan will give above hundred and hiry competent
comma ndcrs Of Regiments, suppostng there are the
same stimuli 10 inform themselves in each case
But it must be conceded that If you require some
other officer 10 discharge the duties OF his command IN
the field; II YOU appoint another 10 keep him III state
Of subordnatlon in matters pertaining 10 his own regi
men, YOU al once relieve the Colonel from his most m
por,ant dutr and dispense with the sentiments, the
motives and necessities, which will urge him to ac
quaint himself with the knowledge indispensable 10 his
rank and which be ms passport 10 promotion and
thus dcadcn the nesiin,3blc sensbiltIes Of soldier
and keen him state untrcndy TO the acquisition Of
official intelligence. In addition 10 these mischierous
influences Of the Governors project upon The moral OF
The Rermental Commanders, II must not be forgotten
that they will be extended 10 The other field officers
necessary consequence. Butthere is another consld
Grafton Of equal potency which orblds return to the
repealed system. BY requiring the Colonies to tram
their officers and regiments, You not only lay them
under the Injunction 10 qualify themselves but put into
requsition aid OF the laws every sentiment OF sell
respect pride, duty shame, and place them so con-
spcuousy before their officers and men, and the pub
lie that they either acGuit themselves with credit
or by exposing their ignorance, be forced by SCOTS and
rdicue resign. These them the obvious benefits
Of the present system IN its theory, as well rs IN us
practical condemnation OF ignorant IDLE, and ncompc-
tent commanders IL to decide upon the relative
effects of this SYSTEM they affected the regiments by
increasing the intelligence OF their com mandants, or 10y
the expulsion of ridiculous, superannuaed, SILLY and
mbec,ie Co,onels from their places, should express
nv conviction favor of the latter effect, most Ger
tam and mos; beneficial. This was the predominant
reason for the of the system which las been
assailed with so much wisdom BY his Excelcncy. Such
has been the effect of the law within my acquaintance
The old the ignorant, the worthless have been required
to do duty, TO tram their officers in other words
10 xposc themselves 10 tie open and conume y
al their interiors; anu the rdlculc ~ TUE pnUc OF ao-
don their Offices to others able TO fill them These con.
sequences must follow the present system yet his Ex-
ceency, dead 10 their sau,ary effects, proposes TO re-
adopt the very errors which they have corrected
I Decembcr IMh, ISL. NORFOLK
7. POLITICAL MEETING.
/ AT meeting Of portion OF the democratic, Re-
publican State Rights Citizens Of Augusta, pursuant
TO previous notice, at the Court. House III Staunton,
on Monday the 10Th day Of December, ISL.
| On motion Of Jacob Baylor, Esq, Captain Thomas