The Nevada journal., 1853-12-30

I'd 1t. Walkers Ind. Battalion.
MILITARY CoNvENTloN.-It is contem.
plated to hold military convention at
Sacramento on the Sth of January next.
The prime mover in the affair is Gen.
Winn, who has addressed private and pub
lie letters to all men holding commissions
from the state, and some who do not. II
is designed by the mover to have "armo.
ries, arsenals, forts, barracks, &c establish.
eG in the state" and it is thought the con.
vention in question will move Congress to
act in the matter. Furthermore we are to
have elected generals, ,-colonels, lieuten.
ant-colonels, majors, captains, lieutenants
sergeants, and corporals," to dragoon the
people of the state into military enthusi.
asm, and as we learn by the latest mani.
festo the state is to be divided into "divi.
sions, brigades, regiments, battalions, com.
panies, platoors and sections !" This in.
formation is conveyed ina letter from Gen
Winn to Gen. Estell, whose reply we have
not seen, though from the remarks of some
of our cotemporaries we have much curl.
osity to do so. Will the era of humbue
ever close /! We do not believe all this
supera bundant patriotism of titled men il
to have scope and verge without large
costs to the people,. On that ground alone
we should wish all this silly maneuvring
to be ridiculed down. No practical bene.
fit can come from it. There are in the
state several excellent volunteer companies
who in emergency would be the nucleus
of operations, and would undoubtedly be
useful. But the wholesale creation of a
militia, the burdening of the people by
military acquisitions, whether for personal
attendance as militia or taxes to keep up
an idle system, is the scheming of men who
care more for display in the newspapers
or whe wish to open additional rilIs of in
come to their pockets from the state treas
ury. We do not believe Congress will act
one day earlier for our defense in conse>
quence of any memorials from Gen. Winn
and his aids. If'the posturings of these
mer do not SO much obscure and burlesque
the whole matter tha: Congress will be
entirely disguised, the state will be fortu.
nate. Yegods ofWar j! fancy the assem-.
blage on the plains of Sacramento or Napa
Of the militia Of the state under the revis
Ion Of Gen. A, M. Winn The grand re.
views of Napoleon III. would be iinsigni6-
cant beside it. Falstaff ragged army toe
would be lost in the comparison How
edifying would be the sham fghts-how
instructive the maneuvring under this
celebrated chieftain. Little boys and Dig
ger Indians avaunt! Make room for the
Timarch! a.ii ~ -a7fj o,i"
We have a hypothesis quite our, own
that some general desires to reach the
presidency, and knowing the value of mil.
itary renown has set this machinery in mo-
ton as the initiatory step 20 splendid rep
utation. Blunderbusses and bowie knives
how cheap is reputation-how small capi-
tai is needed for fame--when generals oi
divisions are created in numberless guam.
titles like wood lice, while the people have
only to foot the bills. Woe to the /" terror
stricken. southern republics, when Gen
Eolus issues from the North with his for
midable legions, in whose breasts he has
inspired his own military enthusiasm
Farewell to utilitarianism- N;ve la 6aga.
tetle. E soIs d na