Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-12-31
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

hICH MOND ENQUIRE Elk.
MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 80. 1850.
THE ARMORY SCHOOL.
For several winters have fought zeaously for this i'm
portant measurebut have better hopes than
that If its friends will press it with prompness and ZEAL il
succeed and must dispense its blessings the whole
State Unfortunately for hitherto the delegate from
this city has generally strangely been in opposition
it, We cannot doubt that tho people Of Richmond are ir
favor of the doubt that her enghen
ed delegate will carry the voice of the people and his
Convictions in advocating this reform with all his elo
and power Wehave this matter warmly at heart
that feel mpeed to reterate, more some OF the
views which have brought to the decided conclusion II
| It's favor.
Having shown that lOs State Cadets and so Pay Cadets
be educated the present of the Public Guard
that all the military duties performed by the latter
could be efficiently discharged by the former, we propose
point out Of the advantages which wouid re-
! aut If the proposed transformation be made.
BY taking the State Cadets from parents unable to educate
their sons that number would acquire educationy
which, otherwise they would be strangers. And, sup
posing that of the 08 25 graduate every year. and these
made to teach school within the State least two years.
compensation barely enough TO maintain them there VIII
be fifty thus enguged after the two first classes shall have
graduated aferward and supposng each hns schoo
numbering TO- there will be 900 children every year being
thus taught by these graduates In ten years 10000 will
thus have been educated If suppose many of these
young men, thus teaching school return for the beaty
of tho State to embrace 1t as profession and continue be-
yond the years required by law doubtless will be the
case the number of these will be ample
for the State without having depend upon other States
| for them.
Another and by small gan to be derived from
this school, will bo that the textbooks and the same
system of teaching will be adopted wherever these gradu
| ntes may settle.
But it is urged that the lncucatlng military knowledge
will be highly dangerous This arises from an entire
misunderstanding the which this science
taught and here insert tho subjects to which attention
is paid the Lexington Institute TO which the proposed
| School is 10 be assimlated
First year-Ariihmec first principles of Algebra and &C.
ometry, English Grammar, Geography and French
| Second year-Agebra, Geometry, Analytical Geometry
commenced, French, Drawing, Landscape.
Third year-Anaytcal Geometry concluded Descriptive
Geometry Shades and Shadows and Perspective Surveying
Dierenta and Integral Calculus, French Latin Drawing
Topography and Linear.
Fourth year-Mechancs, Chemistry, Military and Cisi
Engineering Tactics Infantry and Artillery Latin English
| Literature, Rhetoric Geography and History.
Thus will be seen that is only in the last years course
that any military studies placed before the Cadets they
simply learning tho drill in the three first years
known (or it should be) every member of our volunteer
companies throughout the Sae and this is taught between
study and recitation hours when all other Institutions the
students in the streets acquiring loose habits and loose
anguage--and yet these military schools condemned
| being of immoral tendency.
During the last year of instruction the Of
mics are specifically looked into and the construction
roads canals bridges carpentry and masonry also taught
and some slight attention IL paid to the principle OF Fec
Forts and Fortresses; the whole Of which he Military part
does not absorb more than 30 minutes each day of the 4
| year.
If hen SO little attention be given the military sciences
why call them military schoos-why strike out this fea
turo altogether from the Armory School7
1t be remembered that military duties must be per
formed at the Aory Ese the $4,000 stand of arms and al
the other military property there in depot will be endange
ed and guards the Pententary and the Capitol neg
ected that the question ia not original one but an al
tentative the state of things as they exist at present
Next shall speak of the advantages TO the militia IRON
| tho proposed reorganization.
MR.. CoRWIN LAUNDERING IN HIS ARITHME'
TIC.-The Trenton, N j.. True American has taken Mr.
Ccrwn to about the accuracy of his figures 1t will be
remembered that Mr. Meredhs calculations and estimates
In his report Of last year, showed that there would be de-
felt in the revenue on the lst of July 1885, of 600
The newspapers discovered that he made error to over
that amount In his calculations, and the True American
claims have been the first to expose it. The result mas
shown that Mr. Meredith did make tho egregious error for
Mr. Corwins Report that the actual balance In the
Treasury the lst Of july 1850 VAS 81 GOA 644 49
appears that Mr. Corwin has studied Mr.. Merediths arh-
metic and has fallen into similar in his calculations
This will be comforting news TO those members oi Congress
who have been frightened by Mr. Cs figures and we COM
mend the matter Mr. Carter of Ohio and others OF his
kidney who would not support cheap postage, with the
tof milliOna deficit
For their benefit and for the enlightenment of the public,
In the manner which Mr. Corwin figures to help him
in his object quote the True Americans review OF this
part OF his report
"Mr Corwin falls into exactly the same error as that OF
his predecessor Mr.. Meredith His estimated receipts from
customs are made in the way and must be wrong
whether accidentally Intentionally, we know not-but
they contrary every precedent Except that OF MT
Meredth contrary 10 common sense and must eventually
prove incorrect. He says:
The actual receipts from customs for first =
Estimated receipts for second, third and
fourth quarters only 3U,z3o,9oo 20
Total receipts from customs for the year s45Oooooo 90
Hia mistake is this he should have ebed his actual
ceipts for the first quarter, which would have made
i9e 5eaa,h nsfu1q Quarters as'.p' -. I29 Is
which added to the actual receipts of the
first quarter, would make US total esti-
mate of receipts from customs Tor the -. -
Instead of 45,OO0,OO0 90
Leaving an excess Of receipts from Gus :.
toms over his estimates of Sl4,O56,I2 2O
This difference added to the ''total means :
estimated" by Mr. Corwin, A,3l2,bs4 ~
moks. ,bo ",ota estimated means" really SOS 60
Deducting from this his extrayagant-
ao 200 GOO more than those Of Mr. Me- s5as53bs7 so
rcdith, and $40 600, 600 more than those
of Mr. Walker for like period,) }
And there remains the Let OF july 1851, =
balance in the Treasury of Slb, 6,l69 ~
Instead of his estimated balance of 45S,996 ~
Thus making difference of sl4,656,l72 20
1--WE might extend this calculation II necessary and
show that instead of deficit the Treasurer petends Of
1855 996 49, the ls of july 1882 there will be at that
time in the Teasuryeven allowing the extravagan expen-
durss of Whg Administration, and running the chances
of future Gaphansms- balance of at least
The reader however can by following the argument see
this for himself
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