Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-10-11

I'm, If pro,,uni peace The Artillery SHOULD hc athea a'
49, o. i, serve as Infantry. Officers vii" lavr gone in'' ~.
Ina ye GENERALLY done hrcansr they preferred ihh
- a srtvmr. Many of them hisht nave gone I'M" "i'
Infantry lago"ns where, owing o 'mei' "'r,r"' '"
;x non the promotion IL more rapid t'ut HirY nave "a
- hr prnsrrct ri, antngr al rapid prm"Il"n l.
y, ~ ,,I,rrnrr for the Artillery The grrar-t in''a
, I'M en- these preferences NnI"lr'' com
m-n,,,i his an Artillery "llcrf ana INV ~,
n,.r srru stated that hi drcnrd r"lh"tl"h III " ~
Intv Lrrause vi lr preference he entertained -" ' M
49, urcleIence the Justice OF which he inly Vlndich"'
~ ii, admirable and must efficient services at I"non
clearly unjust Artillery officers 10 arm them az ihn
~ and make them serve rs snci "ihnut p''ns VI,
~ iysntapes of promotion enjoyed 10y Infantry WIN rs
nm, prupriey might they be sent 10 sea 10 serve 40 ~"
- In lime war, If the fSisrncies OF The service ur
mnnird they would doubtless DC cnhY ana ft, :" Tr
,hr rnnlry any capacity but in time l peace y nave
rnt to expect that opportunity WIN he ali"ae" mem :"
| i,s,ructIun In their own proper arm :. :.
p, The inlu thus done The ARTILLERY ny ai'ef'ihp
, ia legitimate duty is small in comparison WIN Inc III
@ ,nrrrby done the entire military establishment
Eysrr one knows that well organized hn ihs',n''e" A
49, - nm indispensable element IN every wen "rsan,Er
& We need not go back far in our own history I" una
;'nrr, III lis usefulness and great efficiency Ihe Err
~ The Artillery both light and heavy, tihe latter partI
VIII >, the siege of Vrra Cru2) IN the late war with MEX
loo lam, most prominent feature IN The history :" 'l'
war. :, 49,, .:,L;., a.. a., Giv r,,rs no
- mach of The military sevirr has made such rapid nal
ynn,- in Improvement as the Artillery. During the wars
uhih .tew ul the French Revolution, the lIn"rtahrr
81 ,ry became every lay more aud more manifest ana
H. y, proportion the other arms, went on increasing
~ p successive rapaipn In HE last campaign {" IVA
Etau Ill
~ thr aud is well knownlwilh "lIat lrfitc rlrct
% ,n employed Since then many "i the most eminent
,,iv officers Europe have devoted themselves !" r
n,n,,yrnrut ihr manufacture anu USE III hf i'm anu
" | nm. The Artillery ia MI the European artlrs II saI
IL he IN very high state ." perfection III me t'"h "
,uo,hrr European war, II VIII No doubt pay '' e""'
rn,uH part n, NJ, ,I,,,.., ~ Ia,
un,,u, ann Congress has made liberal appropriations Tor
llr manufacture all Artillery nairfal. ana " Is believed
that the department al construction III "f Artillery has Rrp'
The
large Artillery rmls paper. Bni nm nl"fiir' on
u,nI authority that This corps exists 0niy on paper HAT
IN fact There is corps n Artillery nj all IL" some wears
,t il seems have been The policy al the ENcrnilvr AMI
more particularly Z" the present kxrrni'Sr I" deprive IL"
Artillery oil proper and Ia convert nj" Infantry
Ills bad policy only lends spoil @m" Artillery by maxim"
ri il rather indifferent Infantry.
me wri,rr ri The enclosed article cuu ems, and con
vr very Iu>y the action of The Executive III nhInlunin",
a. il las recently dune nearly every Fart "n our coast
That Atlantic coast from Maine /" t"rl.
ia there a,r him about Iifrr az i"nr hundred 1 III
ted STATES -or, AMI riv at Is"sr"n, New "rk Rnl
rn"rr uld Point ;"m"r', and ;hLtlrslon Forts sullivan"
and 'rrl, IN Manc CONSTITUTION New llhmshH"; aIan'-,
in Rhur island lthmhnI IN Connecticut; wood ~ W."
York NJ lin in irnnsy wanna; Washington, III Marfahi
N tcuu and l.asyrl in Nurlh urulua and, we hrlmrr,
ohcis nr abandoned The Government n- "Ni"'ir'l ma
nv millions al dollars constructing ana hfhh" Ilcsr
Furls and I" hr The height al ,;!"Yhirnr 'iH u"
abandon them. AN. II ~ a. unnecessary Il" Il = ,""'
DENT II urty hity attilrri-ia sihiInnrl nj "u
sunIir. and n pr,,nonallv gtrairr number III "r NOR
extensive rr:.E.n Qualifications, they could Keep li'' val
liable !rrncrr ahlng decay, and at The ZANE nl '
thoroughly insrru:Ir IN liz: 'r proper nfnI Nnrl
nrrl.,ns would mnrlrus around miii l:a .arfis"h~
, collected In al ne"i IL !, no! I"'LNhr lti' ~"
mss will lin time ., lrarrl ncirn-: The hIih"r "i i.h
A,lrry 'umDamr- but, time al war u wpnl liz '''ts
safy very rea;ly them II iir policy hire S'@
Yr.lci k:rping aaa l-nna III MI :" our fWi' were
LalawrL ,i,nA always nav" H.. :'rirh' "f h"nIn"
l.hu Artillery COMPANIES viii; ".""i ifili'tis "ni ~"
unJri also wclliuslTnctrd corps lh 'm hi"itihi
vorE al ,.r.liuu uu' Forts surely ,sr Fnr!a worth
Guarding and :rn.,"u "n "r can mach 'n"T" easily dr.
(al ti,an RI iuks iay Jay hnvr Ia '". II
the pulley ni having '!rm nngnlr'!r' ''"'"'rl "hat
here 10 prevent an rnrmy from sr.n ." ""y ON :"
oar plnci.a, Qualifications There Is absolutely nothing
Il may IL, said ina, III !r event "l war There "'hi hr
unc between IL rclatinn iiin III" commencement 'h h'E
uIi : To provide rarrlsuns Tor ilr-" !a- ,'.'. am ~"
.iu liz. formal DECLARATION -! war II "lwayH'H rrri
sen, rally ,Ialc lr.r" the oi h"rI'lrs
pu wr fuialiy declare ua%!n~t MeA'c"! ar SlrAr'
isai-i ~ II my mrn"y serve" t!t, iIrIi.": parry hn'
any ,lr,aaiipn Oar isInEr&S simply f"-''i'' H''
.nr existed by the Of hriro" Hnrpor s!'''i "'
come t.rrrssnry resolve HAT ~rf >s'' ny r ati :" any
me n The great European rowrIa ami ~! hri ci~'slri
N tn. .rl,urr 81 luris Adams md M"nr" """r an"
ARMED In! enthusiastic aml-, with iiiiir foresight ih
rss runuun srnc EuIid lao! III suc IN irh, and c\rIi
that womb instantly drive sc nvnic- 'f''" ''Hi -I
I'm The invaders would probably mol liz "rF!"A ~ %
ng- aud nqrr- bal tr knowledge" u ne a - ni'h,A
,rrn'e ii permanent works !" L"" mat II "'" ."
TASK dive strung garf-'m 'i'' "ht ~" O. ~"
permanent Notifications. II has lrrh near hnii6' '' "
wear: a.nre hLndml NJ u,ivrniIrr- fngi>iiri' e"''r
AMI e, .rh i fnut and though many "iir"ps hi': brrh
made r fng'-, t,r never get been '."=ri rom maj
-rouyhuI We ha,r i:ilInlt-r IN "Gr coast, ht We
nave lurs which g.," English rrn!i "ui= could long
lfsnd against al The tlri,E con iaic |" r'-sr he
ms. 81 c"ui ultimately recover llru There can hc D"
lub lat Could only be done hy an i'b'rh.c saciire
Il n.".r", AMI, when arc"ntlshr', lhr ''nie'
nous themselves "uun u" ~ !am- W. without '"'i'ii'
nnp CALAMITY. What Is inr :" !r'ri al r"f'
NV y urHns ui steamships from Suddenly lAtdhs On out
st utterly Irstt"yin" lew =" our i'rs, a' r. embark
mp hrioc could attach hn' THIS sIhr 81 things should
mol hr ~u:T-i 1t Is astonishing, that one "l
| Me ,nn-t powerful A.: certainly m NEST prosperous
aap III. shuni lar I!i= r.r"sII J" Insi ana 'nl"
~ that should hr IIny unsIatncd. l!ai IN
! ,lf Nh mint
,iuralt.;if. mIs.lr and, IN irw "'r- destroy "h'""
al VOLTS wi..rl ."r!! trln'fr years :" time "' millions
III money to rrpig WIN "r n~ser .fo hY rNprt"hr' o.
In wish AGAIN IL nave "h EisdrHt '"s''-' "'' ~
The rrrnt withdrawal Of troops from The Atlantic coast
w probably nnavnIdl!Ir, icAusa 81 HE very lI"l':a
mans 81 The i-pnsaI al !ir Executive TIE President No
doubt considered mpravriy nrcrsssry I" base ~ nni
,n,l rcc Mexican uni Pacific lr"nrr; and t. sup
p ia nrrrssy hr casDrr, "rcr. "ahhn''n "if
Fps They earris"nrd hY ilr "n'T H'hi''"e troops
Justice To The country aud The Executive demands that
Congress SHOULD Irirvc the President rom 'hls efha"Ts
mrnl by ra-ug lew nc" regiments "i nlhhtf ana IRA
nrn- The at very snull military establishment
wi in all probability hr presented I" HE consideration /"
nsrcss al liz next srssln hv the proper Department va"
I- Secretary War from military rnrnlin h'Ii hcuh
r.pence military nai'rs Is fully equal Ia ana M h""'
rrad, Ia ,utsr gun the task al Improving our amy AMI
II ,onruss VIII second IN rurls, viii doubtless give Ia
a bri,cr organization r;tn whi'l "h greatly
lncrr,se the rirrnry 81 al tie WI "rII+n'y Ia"
lra,r in lis present Incomplete sihr-a i""y WIN me
/ rtpht ann opTrI nh
ARMY MOVEMENTS.
r s,pTa ~ the :uETH..>T SEA be All t&n"Eh
Mr. Editor - hcs have /" inform you thai IL Is current
Iv even officially dat all the artillery Is {" be- WIN
r, wr tram ins III H. nni scnI To- r III" ''hi'r
IE,- mol only lime prrrunl peace u"Tr, hii WIN
mn r., lstuhr probability II II different stale al I!h"-
I'm. only complaint kuuwn the wfti'r "i ms on l''
mart m the regiment Ia be- lIlrrr nv Tins I'rhc Is INA
:, !. Ia 90 ~ regiment nj artillery ls hohr
mar, .cG done rieeTnlly, l'nh HE one Al
,rr.rnt ~ All regiment asks 'lh'leht or
uuui. iIi,n hu instruction. own afhi-, al" hhi' WIN
~ urIrr wrapuns "i.rc the country may irntii
Such the Iing, II may Judge ii"i'i'rtsdtlh WIN
~ lrty "ireIs thu yrgu.rr portion al rLsi 'hi'"g
The srIS
General Piror- rrrlt" earnestly 'ktl 'i"iId "
y tr nliilry nr,amr epoch III rs fastener anh
j. knnw Ihe writer al irs par mat officers I'll "r''rfv
.sr.cay al hoscra-i ri spoke IL len I"rrr a'"iAh't
ii Irtlrsnn DAVIS l"r So q" Var, with Tie nope an"
Il, ,, trnl he hrI. grauac the Milit!:Y ACADEMY
would ilr artillery thG ic"IsanI' a. htl l''h ""
Inir. al equality wiIl ,Ilcr COPS lhh H. placer ~,
iuy with proper as. aid ih""ray ins'ihr'rh ~ ''
,rlrnrr ui ARTILLERY They rN"ii, II lis IS 'r.h
uin. deliver III from our Il -rs
am IrIII"rrnt aud wAr!l friend al General Fierce 10"
cause we nrs both "i US md have AWAY. hrrn national
,tutui~; sml wiiIl Ia Inn, hnd Ia Nj nr'ic'hfN
DAVIS u rrsI"cl hnd -. id, pubic "r"i'i "n al u"
amy well ~ III II, 'lrIl- r"- ul atiiirii Shh"
~ lurgr serve The wn;i- r'uiulfY rtlt'"h'H w
stfuctr aud armed with btir,ic- not mi-hrS a"' i IT
| Itlp tuIt