The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-18

tween their duties proper performance OF their
appropriate work is amply sufficient to occupy the whole
time and attention OF either corps. 70 MAJ mem tcoma
make, did make Dhea tried indifferent artillery aad
ordnance The orddnss branch of The naiiafy ser
Uics you'd not be ME less necessary than sgw IS Ws
naitai,sd no artillery and kept no Standing army Va tiae
Of place. The nation would still provide the means OF
arning itself in OF war and would require and en-
poy body OF men, qualified by knowledge and expert
the ordnance corps is, to provide those
means 10 Ihe best manner.
" The question now comes, What is the best method Of
correcting the evil complained OF by the artillery, and Tor
which they ask such remedy as the may demand :
The answer u.s. the establishment OF a school Tor artillery
practice and instruction at Font Monroe. Virginia where
the artillery shall be concentrated IN rotation, by bat
aons al least better BY regiments 10 practise artillery
firing aud man9uvres do duty artillery exclusively
and 10 go through course oil instruction IN The labola
tory. Fort Monroe is the best. and II is believed the
only place, where proper range can be had Tor artillery
practice there are already classmates Tor direct and Hank
hres rampars for barbelte and mortar batteries,
ayersng circles ready laid CRATES Tor heating shot, and
laboratory, with It's tools and suppes-consliluting
large portion OF The apparatus necessary Tor such school
he remainder OF the school apparatus such as siege car
RACES implements equipments and tools, stone and other
mortars, with their beds and platforms comlumbads
and sea-coast howitzers, both casemaie and bette
mountain and prairie artillery, war and signal rockets,
aud whatever else the arerst may be called on TO USE
can be supplied. to furnish the school with full and COM
piee means for instruction Let certain portion oil The
arlleyhe greater that can be spared for the purpose
from other duties the beteIbe sent TO this school Tor
instruction, and al the time to constitute The gar
Of the fort Let them have infantry nothing
but cannon, except artillery muskeoons and swords for
guard duty Let each detail handle and use, daily,
some oil the material OF their peculiar until they
qulre practical familiarity with them all and lei this
course be continued in rotation, until all the artillery
have had the benefit OF this practical instruction So
long the artillery continues it has been for years
past broken into separate attachments OF single
panies al most OF three or four, and scattered about
among the forts, will be mplacticabe 10 furnish them
the means OF becoming practically familiar with all the
numerous articles constituting the material oil that arm.
To supply single school with complete apparatus will
be expensive but that which will be requisite Tor the IN
s,rucon Of company will answer well for regt-
mtnt. This is the why there should be but one
schoo,and not sChoos-of instruction and practice, IN
dependent of other obvious advantages OF the occasional
concentration OF regiments Ii may be illustrated by
siderng the greater economy and many other advantages
of one national military academy, 10 instruct cadets from
all parts Of the Union instead OF one for each geogTaphi
cal section for each State, for the exclusive in
sirucon OF the cadets Of that section State But the
advantages of school, instead OF several too OBJ
vous TO require argument illustration to prove eluci
date them The proper time for each detail 10 remain at
the school cannot be exactly told it cannot be ascerlaned
until the school shall have gone into full and regular
operation The officers are Of course, familiar with the
theory OF their profession; that be acquired from
books readily by any who has had the advantage
Yves, Point education. They will only require have
the school apparatus put into their possession to enable
them instruct the rank and file and starting with this
advantage of familiar theoretical knowledge the par
OF the officers, il supposed that of instruction
OF years duration will impau very fair practical
acquaintance with their duties 10 each detail Ii cannot
occupy more than two years.