The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-09-04

of the Hon. c. M. CONRAD to a seat in the Cabinet.
Ths Crescent says that Col Monroe is the only officer 10
the whs has advanced from the ranks inns a W
anks."-TFHe Delta.
We are glad to be corrected. Bot we were an
der the impression that the commissions were gwen
to graduates Of West Point and to citizens not of
the army. to the exclusion Of the privates. This
rule we have considered an evil, and the only one
growing out Of the existence Of National Mill
tary School, In fact, now that war is elevated TO
the highest place in mathematical science, we do
not well see how an officer can be promoted, who
is not thorough mathematician Certainly, the
young men educated at West Point, have all the
superiority over the privates, which extensive at
tainments in the science of war can give. An off
Ger in ahe army of the United States is expected
to be an accomplished engineer, in the most liberal
meaning Of the word. He must know how to
build bridge or a road, to construct break
water or to lortify a town, to survey coast and
a continent The country requires his services in
peace as well as in war
The Delta, instead of correcting our mistake the
other day, makes use of the following, in regard to
Col. Monroe
Col Monroe Officer u the United I'D States Army N.Y., Tho
his bull dog courage, Scochman. and the only officer
iee lae Which viii no doubt be considered in the army as
very new and interesting discoveries
The article was not written to furnish inlorma-
ton to the army, but to readers. There are
three facts which the Delta seems to contradict.
= The Delta of late has been very sensitive on the
subject of courage 1t seems to monopoLze that
virtue If the Crescent ever dates to suggest that
, any individual possesses quantum OF this COM
modify, the Della its correspondent at once
takes up the cudgels If Col Monroe is not
brave soldier, we beg pardon of the Delta for this
unlawful, but innocent appropriation of its virtues.
We repeat that Col. Monroe is known in the
army for his courage, and that he is Scotchman.
The True Delta corrects us on the other point, and
we surrender, though we should be glad to know
what officers now in the army have risen from the
ranks.
Tobacco Inspection.-We stated yesterday morn.
ing that the new Board of Tobacco Inspectors had
been appointed and had entered on their duties
In doing SO we took occasion to express our gratf
cation at the appointment Of Col II. c. Porter, and
10 say that in our opinion il was a very udicious
exercise of Executive power. We also intimaied
that, inasmuch the Inspection was voluntary
under the act of 1913, it would rest with the In
spectors to give confidence to the Inspection at this
port and thereby retain the business here and said
that we hoped they would do so. We were taken
seriously W TASK 9eSltIud9 ny Ol Benll6-
men connected with the trade, who are much dis.
pleased with the appointments made by the Cover
nor, and who seem to have understood us as en-
dorsing the whole of them. We were assured that
those engaged in the Tobacco trade in this civ
both sellers and buyers, were so dissatisfied with The
new Board, that they had determined TO palronzs
private and independent Inspection Maj Jno. X.
Rayburn, gentleman long and well known to us
to possess, in the highest degree, every requisite
qualification, was mentioned to us as likely to be
induced TO take warehouses and open private In
spection. We have no doubt this would have a
good effect, and lead TO The result we wished for
viz: the establishment Of an Inspection at this
port that viii give confidence dealers in The att.
Gle both at home and abroad. But we can inform
those gentlemen, after having carefully examined
the law, that no private or Independent inspection
can be established. Those interested may decline
having their Tobacco inspected at all if they
choose, butthe law expressly provides that wherever
there is an Inspection it be by The State In
spectors. We do not pretend to quote the language
of the law but this is the substance of the pruyis
ion. Col. Porter, we know, is from a Tobacco
growing region of the country, and we repeat the
hope that the new Board will perform their duties
in manner that will give confidence and salislac.
lion to the public. 1t should be remembered that
they act under oath and heavy bonds