The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-11-24

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N.Y. and carried the reserve fund and everybody
wears epauetes has been suggested that brigade
and division officers shall four epauleties-one ON
each pocket hap, well on each shoulder This
would enable soldier tell colonel from the comnan
dsrn-chief any time, anywhere, and would prevent
many laughabe mistakes In the army that are OF almost
daily occurrence Almost every man In the United states
has invented new gum which has tneither stock lock-
barrel touchhoe, and which, in enem Us country
goes of of itself without being loaded provided Is only
aimed right and each inventor knows tn at with his gum
will be dried like prckod blister, or be eradicated
like puncured pimple upon the face oil howands hay
dor. For our part we sick Of guns and gunpowder
but do that gun without vent is slim affair ior
Caesar and is only fit to shoot at hen that has the PIP
board OF officers will be required TO cit at the scat Of
government for the next five years. to purge the service oil
It's foreign afnies aud Innovations The military Ian
guage OF the textbooks Is bastard French and Norman
Latin What do know of eprouvees, epaueltes esa-
vettcs vdetes a-of echelons cheverons csnaveons
pompons demiohns catholiconsi The fact is an Amer
lean citizen has become Frenchman before he can
know the regulations OF his army steer clear OF
three martial per week and have no doubt that
many good American has been shot in the service for
being poor Imitation of foreigner.
Our opinion of West Point since circular to the ca
dets which has been printed satin and framed by our
confidential fdes has changed entirely since we visited It,
We think il is capital military school for civil engineers
and as railroad companies increase rapidly addition
should be built the institutions enable the United States
educate young gentlemen for such corporations as fast as
they required by them, at the government expense
Why the commander Of that school should ride four horses
and the Iaons of forty men daily problem TO DO
solved by the military bureaus.
In concluding views upon the right arm OF the ma
defence, only that Europe is at war Aaa
peace Australia In fg and the United States OF Amer
lea comfortable could be expected under the crcum-
stances. Attention, the universe i"'eyes right -
"rest !'-[ Compossd BY NJ H. O., s. w
NAVY.
The naval affairs of the republic, like all other AFFAIRS
well nursed have gradually increased until they have be-
tlo fair bava mi
board Upon examining the psonms and the nafere and
the ETHEREAL OF the navyor they 70 by wind and steam, as
well as by waterwe find much TO censure. Our officers
are frequently found running down the Trades matter
which Is calculated nue the commercial world longer
suffered also, cheating TO quarters, as though our men
would fight without being beaten to their guns besides
they constantly "missing stays and sng bonnes OH
of the ibis" Why they have these articles on board, we
know for female is permitted to 60 70 sea in yes
selowar without written permission from this depart
and such permission has been given since the adj
vent Of the "Heroic Age"
We find also that holy stones articles on
board all Whether they used in sonng
the cuprts who guilty of yng to- and other ofen-
ces under the Levtical law, superstious relics,
such the blaney of Kilkenny the black stone at
Mecca the Rosetta OF Egypt the royal stone OF Scrone
or the blue stone of medicine have yet been able to
but matter what they or what they are
for have ordered the COMPOUNDED things TO be thrown
overheard relics Of barbaous ages which science when
she desires complete her cabinet, will readily ma Dy
dredging the Atlantic We agree with the Irish philosopher
that a thing cannot be lost when you know where It Is
Then again. our ships often half over, and fire.
queny stagger under studdng sails, which Is setting
bad example to the temperance navies Of the world
The practice OF permitting the porser to keep bu on
ship board when the first lieutenant is not permitted
to have cat, excepting cat oil nine ails, Is mauer
worthy of consideration Dead horses" frequently
carried and worked out on cruise by all hands
and they nuisance of ancient origin we cannot
throw the things overheard bad they must be- without
special act of Congress We are glad to learn however,
that the seamen are always ready to work. amer the most
severe exertions saving the ship from destruction
We never heard yet of their refusing to splice the main
brace" at midnight and in gale Of wind BY the way
that brace must be terrible rotten thing Tor Il wants
splicing some times twice day In the horse laitudes
which, presume, ought to be pet h-oarse atitudes,
the winds there having very bad colds accompanying them
Many diseases also found connected with the such
extensive issues soppages eakages, wind shakes and
carbuncles They have also many dles on board, and
skylarking prevails great extent They have many
highly improper for ropes and blocks which need
be repeated here, but which Congress readily
ascertain from the first old salt they catch cruise ON
Shore with the Of his foretopgaant sail
little lifting
Many stores kept board each vessel in commits
sion when, in opinion good grocery properly man.
aged, would answer for ALL The whole service Is full OF
British rules and British They ouch their hats
a6sac king when they come on deck, thereby wear
ing the front part Of every hat In the service Naval
hats always be told by the kings mark on the front
brim This Is derogatoy to the people of free
republic and with eobbiag and paddng should be read
of the service with short prayers Sailors
CANT dogs when they can't -four enough any other
way they pudding the anchor, and often indulge in picked
cats and tarred rope-yarn.
They have curious way In the service Of telling every
thing the marines before communicating TO the depart
ment; which Is serious evil and should be remedied al
once.
The idea Of building balance drydoes any other dry
DOCKS nonsensca one, and should be repudiaed by
the present enlightened age. Dancing and circus
riders balance rs much as they Pease but who could