The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-09-18

a sufficient school for The INSTRUCTION Of Hs
officers. PFomosiOn,. from The ranks !, arss>
lone, exceptions, from parcLase.siii aia..4
Beyond The evils which lie Military A : :
cndemy al WesI Point inflicts upon The lnsii-
ioiions Of the country, and lhe injury il works
10 the body Of the people,itis Of no account.
fAfter an existence Ufovsr forty yesn. snd
lafer having absorbed several millions of dnle
Jars, contributed TO the national treasury hy
those who labor, male and females il has fail.
Jed 10 produce single individual Distinguish.
ed Tor knowledge Of science, sr Iiteratute.
or even Of military ,tactics. No one, from the
cadet corps, has ever attempted ~ designs
decent sabre for the service. The percussion
leap, the repeating gun, ride, and pistol. the
carbine and rife to be charged al The bteech,
and lheoself pfiming enn-lock, nov siu.uf 10
the service, are i'll the inventions Of civilians.
7 Nor Inns iLis institution produced s0en iu
own teachers; but for these il has sdrawS
upon the ordinary colleges, acadcmep, ant
seminares Of learning, which are alike open
TO all. The following incIudesa list Of the
names Of The present principaf Professors OF
The Military Academy at West Point: 81
Dennis II. Mahan, A. M. Professor Of En-
gineering &c. hs ah'A
WIN. ii, c. Bartlett, Z. L. D. Professor Of
Philosophy, &c. : 8''ss'' p '@a y"
Albert L. Church, A. NJ. Professor Of
Mathematics. '" 2 ''s.Hs Stlh
4 Jacob W. BaiIy, A. M. Professor Of Chem.
Fisfry, &c. e PIP 7a3 ~
Rev. W. L. Sprole, Professor Of Ethics.
Robert w" "Wler, N. A. Professor Of Dnwa
ing. ... '
n II. r. Angel, Professor Of French.
! p. de hnon, Instructor II the Sword M
But these do not constitute the enlifc Of
The professorships, academical and military
staff Of The institution at West Point. There
are iairty,eigh. officers Of the army, nclGd-
ling one brevet major and three captains,
who are attached to the Military Academy,
as Assistant Professors and Instructors, at'na
expaase 10 III. people ot not less than S5O,-
600 per annnm, not estimated with, nor inclu.
ded in, The appropriations fOI the support oE
1.-The Institution. There are also employed at
4 The post sixty men as police, artisans, clerks,
&c. who receive, ia addition 10 Ahe pay Of
soldiers. fifteen cents per diem, amounting 10
)the aggrega,s annu1Ily 10 $2,9l7. Oneofihe
\ enlisted men receives ien'dOllars per month,
extra pay as Librarian. 4 'atl5 Sah ''a't lE
y" The whole number III graduates from The
Military Academy at West Point, from Iis
urganization up 10 the wear, lS47, including
/ those Of that year amounted TO ,365; and
these did not include one third part Of the
Number Of those who have been appointed 10
; The institution, and dtemained there fT alongs
Ell or shorter period, without graduating. HE
f., number 10 service in Si6, :nclnding l3 the
, additional ten regiments, and 43 in the vol
unteers: 59ls Killed in the war with Gfeai
Britain 10; in Florida IL: in Mexico4B; ioial
killed 68. D.ed ofordnary diseases in ths
! service 2I8 Aggregate Of hose who have
served $50; ann these were allahnt have been
obtained for the Army fion the Military A.
cademy at West Point. The number now
living oui Of servcs, Of the graduates, was
! repoted by the Board Of Visitors" 10 le46,
. at 37S; andsthose who have died after leav-
ing the service at lu7; aggregate $50. ,a
!, CrTf'Mistef have you seen yallet DOC
| a.a Il d
gon' along here about year, o. year and
/ a half, oy Two year old?n s'a" n .'a'.'
Yes replied the chopper, supposing the
Yankee ~qs quizzng him, yves, saw a yAl-
! Ter dog going along here, about = year, .
, year. and half or two years Old; about an
hour, an hour and half or Two honrs age;
, land you'll 6nd him about q mile, a mile and
a. half OF Two miles ahead. with tail about
I an inch, an inch and half Of iwo inchsS
{ long" ~, ,..-'.,'l..'
!. @HoId on!tbni'lI DO, stranger! calkila,s
you are into me about FEET, feet and I
half or Ivy (se.!i7 4, MI. H ,,s. '.',,s
.u6e7-"ohinIa,' said juvenile 20 en- seldssIy
dame afhsre goes paaTi,h a yoke uf steers
. to boh's sled!" sHtlsHss laa
? q ,sIidsf, my child" said the mngLeE, ~ ia
i very vulgar 10 say so;'yoa should Say a tflirs
III Of gentlemen scows attached TO sRobefl's
IsleipbgtGsl faa gaipH Of Ge5aa sfi ,esari
9 or Two geniiemeno ol OUT acgualnismie,
;, Were ,complmsnllng each other, IN thsir
7 habits Of temperance. sisas .tsa3 4.
srDld yen ever, peighbor,n said on. s.''sss
me with more shan could carryf ,,as.
: Indeed" was .lbe reply, t';noi l., But !
!, have seen youswhen lslhougn one had bei-
ler have gone twice after I"yaoo.a,g b,.3
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