Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-07-03

military art but partially carried out prior the war Of
1872 The number OF pupils and the OF instruction
Were but small The occurrence Of that exhibited TO
oil intelligent minds that the military science of the country
totally inadequate large army and extensive war.
The law which created the Academy what it was one
the of 1912. But it not the intention OF
the men Of that day simply to supply the of exist
ing army They intended that when the pupils of this Aca-
denny chose go into civil life they should 90 to diuse
among the people the and the they had acquired
They Intended that should become officers of the mill
a others commanders Of volunteers others teachers of the
sciences and others applying those sciences the
important and growing arts of the county.
We have how the eres of the Academy have per-
formed their part in civil life Service in the army the
specific though not the only duty prescribed its students
How has that service been performed Has the army gone
backwards in its morals its energy, its discipline II
battles have been fought have they been lost victory
diminished, by any thing done here If blood has flown
the mortal conflicts of war; has there been blood
flowing warmly through hearts beating quickly with
dent hopes upon this verdau pan which has early and un-
timely moistened the soil OF other and of distant lands The
history OF the army and Of the country shows that in all these
respects the Academy has done ALL and than ALL the
most ardent could have anticipated There have about
eight hundred members of the Academy who have been
actual service than year. Of these ffg have
either been killed have died in war; and hundred and
serenity have died In service 1t follows that sreen
OF the whole number have been killed. and n ur have
died in the service of their country Is il asked what Kind
of service they have rendered What is there il may be
asked in reply nthe military art, what in inrpon what
in strategy, what in the actual drill of the field
gineeng whaling biography what in battles A.otSsic-
tories won, WI has not in its full measurey ered
to the army by We officers educated here Del eaf
are unnecessary sfor il j. possible Y drekiS
facts which are as notsrous as the lja \pfS5x a.
which shine out iN our .pationa ia 6ry SSpo& hEiac
which have become he ffoperty 6f * &boH The memo
rles of the dead which have becoin Ne liyinSsy
One illustration, the most knoVei hsj T. and ~
fairest may be found in the campaign MSxco war
has been conducted extensive SCALE Large armies have
been collected Important battles have been fought cities
have been taken, and long lines of operations sustained and
carried out at great distances from the base of supply On
what did these results and operations depend The official
history OF the proves ls That in the entire campaign
on the Rio Gande the artillery brilliantly perform
ed and that from necessity especially Buena VISTA
depended upon It than any other 3D. That in the siege
OF Vera Cruz and in the sormng Of Monterey this not
only true of the artillery, but that the information and drec
ton which determined these Justly due to the en-
glneer service speak, said Mr. Mansfield independently
Of that vaor and galany which belonged the whole army
and independent of the composition of the troops whether
antry artillery, regulars volunteers only
to add that every of these officers artillery and engineers
were graduates of the Academy.
Looking next to the volunteer service find that when
the commenced the regular army consisted about 600
effective Since June, 1916, there have been mustered
into service thirty regiments containing about 25 900 voun
teers Of the officers of regulars tourfs graduates
of the Academy. OF the officers of volunteers one hundred
were either graduates had received part of their education
here.
thus appears recorded history that among volunteers
well regulars in all conditions, in all places and al all
times this Academy has rendered back the country by the
hands OF lis pupils oh what it has received in services
performed IN reputation acquired in honorable fame in
defence of home and in conflicts abroad.
Mr. Mansfield closed the address, of which the above an
inadequate SKETCH by noticing of those who have fallen
in battle and by commencing the admiration and the emu
laton of those whom he addressed WAsHrSGroShe model
hero OF all modern times.