Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-22
uIruNOND ENQuiRER.
>>-.,,sD,I MORNING, AOS'oSi ~o. g" :

laos MORNING AUGUST go. iS5 /.
..,crday reads the Wig genteel lecture,
Inc s,oid elder 10 a volatile younger brother,
n "s mpss as political journal, and the Jolly oi
lfo" -" go p,on such smart essays us the one II
"'S''- d,y Of snne columns in length, upon the
""""'" .,,,, M, somewhat threadbare theme Who
.:-ueG Billy Patterson ,,o ,,h,, h,ve NJ, ,sd
,h,.s revelations which were promised
u; c,,c.rnin, the true state oi the abolition SEN
-. Nor,b We supposed that more 'hnn mon'hs $
man, ,h,se people with no little wine-orinRns ana
= ;.,.;,p cIse fiji ndships and very unresersed con
o,Is have supplied tha, journal with tresher
yci,u. themes than the one Just mentioned. we
,,,.d owilhst inding the scene OF ihose travels,
,s,nn of thai strange language (tt least strange
i.o ears, 10 which the Hhg had oef're addicted IL
,,r ,,,n. concerning Culnoun's escape into the
an, ,ns, qurpcrs from which cowaroce "ouo nave
49,; ,in-E.ad he ived-cas>ng Jacks IN with traitors
INA ,,sinsr Jefferson charges which charity 10 their
lima. nal buried for eternity.
70 ,p ud indulgence in language 30 grating 10 virgin
b. political adversary, Gun only result IN adV"n'
own cause; and il Is our policy So Tar from en-
,,, 10 check provoke It's uterancc in order tnut
vmn,,hirs and rea: sentiments which actuate The
n ma, oerune manifest. II is To language such as that
w, have mentioned OF which The Times hints desire
,,anister its "sharp reproois"
,.rd i, our controversy with the Times respecting
~ Vfanz it confessed The material portion OF our
lin H. reply and SO dropped the subject. The
aa 2 dI take ncipent steps OF "rganiz 'tion stimuli
..y with our own party, and so both equally sim
m that ns: if there were sin al all in the matter, which
,eysr though, there was but which Wing friends
D. hi,h Ia ifc
,, practical tact lugs in Homer and Virgil, Ajax and
s> By Patterson and sundry other classical person
S.. 10 sustain its position.
ns In the suooinin2 letter 10 the New ORR
N:G true and We have no reason 10 doubt their cot
...s The administration and Congress should Look into
n .Jinss Of the Annapolis faculty with little delay as
:.ee The Navy of the Union ls too important branch
ne public service subjected the enasculting pro-
:.. described by Paul Jones'
WAsRlSoroS August IL, 1851.
Unjust Dismissal of Mtdshipmen-N Napul academy.
IN al Annapolis Weeks ugu, mas caused
y deal ut feeling here not only among naval officers
!. aiUns citizens ~ho conceive gross injustice has been
shall not be SURPRISED it it leads 10 The abolition
e SESSION Of Congress, of what is called the
Ass0l Academy at Annapolis. This institution
d pet duck u, Mr. Bancroft" and at1Jat, in Il
Substance bN stretch o authority not strictly
y law. All the literary and scientific excrrscences
,nc way They ci y cunlrivdnces or shure idlers
'g"l tirrIs with si,atering Of science and
rnsicn and quackery, to enable them have comfortable
;rt>, g"oI wages and commands, and pleasant society
tney accommodate such description of PERSONS
could render cIent Service or in lime OF war
osr evident The army has regiment of military clerks
figure in Uniform leveeS and on uala days and
:,ty up for herues
M!tsnpm-n Who entered the service ak years ago. were
:n9uied 10 understand FRENCH Spanish. Italian,
"a.nr the manuel exercise with the musket. They
.,unhnshp. naval gunnery, mathematics, and general
and I" i'Lsscss good English education. This
Gliun 10 be beure board vi post captains of the
;4,y aud c"nmanders-at any rate, naval officers. This
ll4 hw.
:,~ i. required that before they are promoted they
u"d=:.o an examination before the professors of the
Aa Ac ,t,ny French and Spanish and other
,nrnts. ncy must enter the Academy and undergo It's
:hr.s aud FOR -"y nf t"n"i-de- - -"ocS~tS
i lc receive c.nlert marks which, upon amounting I"
10 Iulbe., cause dismissal lHey must learn ue
inay ii. also. Some months since, several mldshipnen
VIZ md sr at sen four, of them five years,
O'v'- 10 the Academy 10 prepare ior examination
ad :r's. s:reks probation because OF inability 10 pass
j. trn Spanish and military science, and other SIM
pisn,cnts though tney were talented young men
2d character and excel. nj seamen, and US good English
ss OF the captains and lleutendntS OF he navy
al tr.f aye dismissed.
These u'dshipmen who have entered the Academy within
three years, have been al their studies fttine
TIA: or soldiers politicians, dpionatists newspaper editors
9u, ssurs aud perhaps uperdiic and dramatic crit
III u"st o them pass the professors examination
:ry viii then have n learn practical seamunship and
hInss Indispensable good naval officer, not 10
..,,d The Academy ln some respects these Young
may surpuss Hull and Decatur, and Souers and
~s"ncr and >torkt"n and Stewart and Perry, and Nc.
Jnugh buI II is duaed it, in the tout ensemble, they Will
te,tr be actually their supeors III e requisites to
.s'ae county good service. We may have collection OF
a."c naval pedans, literary ups, prouetng candles VINO
all .ure in oi rons; but the bold olu daring, hardy
f wil De extinct race in our navy. With respect To
%: suUng who dismissed, some of them have been
uluung the most promising Ufcer5 ot their grade
service The proceeding has been cruel towards henl
m e$.clry ~nca is known tnat eight out oI ten ot ir
's,. lrunauts could haze PASSED the ordeal, and
& IN most would have been evidence of lhelr un-
~ ral!,r; Than fitness for their profession The mex,
.aa. required viii be dancing, poetry and music.
JOHN PAUL JONES.
ts iuwng general staelnt of the operations of the