Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-01-31
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TnE ARhORY.
Sies.rs Editors. had suGwn until lo.aay !ia'
proposition us before The Legislature 10 cOiVr! ta no
~ Guard into school, alsf 10 dispense WIN inc ps
senl efficient company Of soldiers al the Afhof ah
siilue in its place company Of boys 10 De caca
This proposition is oil Gne, and, conclude from you
editorial has nothing 10 recommend H. many yea's
The question of establishing military school al the Amos
much discussed 10 The Legislature 10 oohveao,,
before the people; and ia believed that 10 no one
where the subject fairly and fully discussed, was ete
ever found msjorI,y in favor OF the change.
Ills conceded By YOU and oil! who hovo taken Tue s:u
YOU now lake have been constrained to admit that euan
the Armory, of come Sort is necessary. Inc aoyocaes :"
the change have like you always taken inc sounu ha
dets could guard the public property "a well as inc soe'
employees do Satisfying yourselves on ina! p9h you
all cirque show, that by The change you "9ua nave ss
efficient guard The State now has, ane 1esioe soe
hundred poor young might be educateo' ana sone
sent forth every year. after few yenrs from The
chunee the youth Of Virginia GU nave snppQsf
Youths of from II rs years Of be selected az ca:
md concluded that persons OF thesa ages are cope
tent TO made soldiers Of About his mere never hse
been difference OF opinion. Young men OF can ee mace
soldiers Of and very learn all that would DC required Vi
them ns mere soldiers and guards OF serne5 fuu have
taken as the basis OF The annual rpo'
Of Board Of Visitors OF the Milory Institute Al Lex
inpon that is ascertain the annual expenses oil ota'e
cadet AT that Institution fon say al Will De seen lia Tue
annual cost the State for each State cadet s. Inc
cadet furnishing his clothing only the cost oil when ABOUT
$751; Now If you will lake The trouble 10 ascertain Tue
facts you will ascertain that you somewhat oeio" Inc
amount which for State cadet at Lexington But
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that S247 is much larger than II costs 10 SEND BOY
10 the beet classical school In the country lhe chafee
when boy, for board lodging, Washing &C., ana
schooling S20 q school equal 10 any now in Inc
State The charge al many Of our schools academies
and colleges for board lodging washing &C., and school
ing does not exceed $780, add 10 this S5 and the whole
cost would be s2O5 Thus tue State would by your
own figures Sl2 year by sending her poor boys 10 le
schools, colleges and academies already esta1snsd ~ -
miled into the Armory School, ono were established
simply boys under that age could not act as col
diers guard the public property and public
ever 20 schools not more 10 supposed OF sncn ooys
hun ono in fifty to school When poor boy ar
ves the ago Of IT, he Is generally put TO trade, or ne
goes TO work farm. Upon the OF economy then,
there ought be established another military school
/, ia believed that The duties performed BY The Armory
soldiers could not be performed as well by boys trs ne
cause boys not physically able 10 endure as much Ia
puc or stand cold well But oil these difficulties
being overcome il Is presumed that mere statement OF
facts and such facts be denied conoTcrted,
will put the question 10 The proprlelY oil establish
ing military school al the Armory The object oil ihe ad
of the change benefit the poor boys Of The State
hey saw and do intend doubt their sincerity as the
object of the writer Of this Is 10 benefit large number Of
poor persons believed that each and every soldier IN
the Public Guard poor you say there are now ei II
is believed that least half (probuby more) OF these
men have wives and that the married soldiers will average
at least chden thus we have "a soldiers, AZ women
their wives and "a Children supported by The ArEoy fund
as is They school al the Armory ut which these
children are taught least such of Them as are old enough
to 90 to school Suppose The number be IT, less than one
6fh !; then the Anory fund is actually supporting
wo hundred and ten poor persons and educating six
teen Of that number. What do you propose 10 90 -
To desroy this institution, rendering this valuable cid
10 the really poor and needy 2O persons, and building
upon It's ruins an institution which Is 10 educate only lVl
quasi poor young You ore seeking 10 destroy tue
ony truly eecmosynary institution IN The STATE 10 ouo up
an institution as has said for quasi poor young
Can youth who has arrived CT the age OF IL healthy and
and able to psnS ssy 0L his con Surely
not And yet If you had military school at le Anofy
none others could enter it, But wonder MessIs Eoois'
,Lo, fuHS a
school The Armory would cost great aen no,e
sl75OO In The fret place. the cost OF living mere al ch
nond Is much higher Than II is at Lexlns ana ac e"
penses of State Cadet would be more seconoy, you
ony uut down the amount which would be taken
! from The treasury &l75OOr but 10 this you ongnt
10 have added 7515 the coet oil me cio,'ng -,
O cadets al s75 each which is below the actual cost al
ieynrton Add these two sumo together and we will haze
The sum a25 OTIS, rather Two hundred ana MI! uoi
lrp oT each poor This OF S2a Uio IL o' ho's
upon Gods earth but The feeding and c"thg OF one nun
dred and one poor young suppose IL "o9u ltInne
SIS 900 pay The necessary expenses OF professors anu
agents. as you say add This 10 The S2ooo anu you nave
The sim Of thirty thousand and seventylve dollars mol
guile but very nearly three hundred dollars piece !o eaS
poor boy The 10 all This Is inat ]! now USE
State for the public guard aud that the duties per
formed by the present public guard could as We. DC perform
ed by cadets Tho cadets might or might o perform me
various mental aooous duties which Inc SOLDIERS no"
perform You believe they would. !, who hI'e mad as
many facilities for JUDGING, think they would NOT enc
thing certain and Is that The nave ot my
more o %h ie as and The
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long The frs, person is yet 10 be found Wno WI
thu, better guard for The aTmory and ether PUBLIC I"an
OF change said H. that the cadets would answer as
we'll But, Mcssrs Editors. do you really believe inc
which you advocate ior me OIL me nOo hv
would ever go there cadet on state account ~ ypu
do pray look all the institutions In The State when oy
law are required instruct poor boys, and tell mo now
many have yet found adml,tnnce into them Certain
ly | am greatly msinormed, If one OF 'nosc VINO nave
gone poor boys out Of every ten were rcay poor
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and made some euquItc: and ! have come 10 !hc
conclusion that not than In twenty OF hose
who arc really the of poor ever get any coese
Those youths who do Co. generally the sons Of persons IN
the middle walks OF le No son OF poor man can eyer E"
unless aided by friend whilst he has TO pay s9 Tor MS
Clothes ,,,.o
You saw the simple question s Whether tine legislature
will continue devote S22 500 TO mere po!lce lor Inc
protection of The public properly! here or VIII convert la' 10
The advancement oil cduca the training up 81 eacnee oI
primary schools at the time securing the same eceh
police which have7" All th,i is needed s police
we have il In the Public Guard VIII The calling inc Oio
Arn,ury Military Academy, change the tutcs oil The sol.
diers2 viii taking poor boys instead OF poor men al
The Amofy 10 gua as,m 1T 'p Of he CITIZENS of Rich.
mond ard So why have not the men oil The fuoic uuaa
been esvaedl Mcssrs. Editors change the name 81 ths
Public Guard you may but go long as IS Inc fnoc
Guard bound perform The duties incident TO the poslon
they occupy and will be looked upon aid reaed aS booy
Of soldiers /, not whchs! they Do oia OF Young
soldiers they must be soldiers still. have endeaVored 10
show that this change cannot be made without on adooha
cost That II be made without dcaroylnS ne only
purely cecmosyniT? Institution IN inc o'a'e 'a ~ %
really doing good 10 actually poor persons man II can
be made 10 do if converted into military schooI; lAat
If the State really deegns TO break up the Armory ouoIa
10 establish military school, great error VIII oe commit
cd that many more POOR toys may be educated At The ex-
sne schools academies and colleges OF Inc Star Tor Inc
same amount of money could be at military acaae-
nv tina, not one in OF those who are now, or VINO
would he educated al this military academy are poor
boys there would be an annual increase OF me eS
penscs by The change of hirIyive per cent u nave
Succeeded am sure YOU will say The change ought not TO
be made If have only succeeded in inducing proper en-
oury Into the subject, | shall be satisfied.
| Yours respectfully ~
! January 25h, 1854.
For The Enquirer
THE MEDICAL COLLEGE.
The following extract i!ca. 'hc editorial columns OF 'he
Nashville Medical Journal may he quoted o. very lar evil
deuce Of the views taken by udced minds oil the pre-
semi controversy between Trustees and Medical Faculty
of H. g. College. .