New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-09

slituou ofa Military Aylum has Afforded other disabled
soldiers This measure as srescy received the favorable con
sdsraon Of branch Of Co0gess and it, Gn adoption is
urgently rlenGeo being ahsoluey essential eff
Gle Its adaptation the be TESTED by
restricting shors period lone year the OF the power
place ocT tbe retired list and requiring the
.uhority Of for Continuance; aud oxpeae
though the primary Consideration Ia question which
involves the efficiency t tn Army ueed only bs remarked
tb. BY the present. the disabled officer who e1ders no
fell pay WHILE he retired lt be wogd receive
much smaller allowance SO far a. relate. to them the
p Il that which seeps them foil pay Whatever
military establishment nation maintain, should be p
and the hgher rank. oceqpied By
officers Incapable Of service The only choice /, to rete them
reduced allowance to disbAud them The last
hsh be spilled faithful off ers dia oled aHi
cut in is military service.
For detailed inormstiun concerning the Military Academy
refer the report Of the .st Board Of Visitors
Of the Chief Engineer z eeo lnspeetof Of the Academy
The propoHo1 submitted IL last annual report 20 acres
the academic CT cedes By the addition OF
been msued aud put INTO effect BY dividing tue e.ss as d
mtied into psrs the first former Of
and the second composed Of the junior and lees
educated neHte 70 porsne the newly arranged course Of
studies which will occupy term Of i've ysus b. this
We ,,td 50 IN the supply Of cadets TO
be Attached es beFst eetonc LeaenAns to corps and COD
psnss aud al classes hereafter admitted val be introduced
according 10 the pen of studies aTsned for the five
courses nav b. stated that the scientific eouse ms not 10
general en Increased and thar the editions made
tbose Bpsrtsilns practical military instruction sad
Of the course Of languages and national law These sd
diCns d-erec Necessary 10 qualify military officers for
the high End delicate duties they Sometimes required
perform and they could he added without increasing the
subr-c ding something from the Thorough scientific
education included in the heretofore pursued From
recent Ls eoion OF the Academy eau beer testimony 20 ts
successful administration and the and decided improve
when have, time 70 time beeh MADE A1cil
Of have greatly facilitated the acquisition
oWe5se better IN the quarrers and reciz
touCous have A;efs contributed 20 the 1n0my
sLd order Of the cous concur in the recommend on
Of be Chief queer The establishment Of professor
ship place that Of Ethics and English studisa" This
filed BY the ChsDlao Of the port and II 1t
ever desirable Pastor of Cadets shoEd aso
Der Of the Academic stat lae wider recently
the tuoy Of Phioogy National Law and "a.
iton Of bGnches rende 1t Imp .ctesbe for
peron properly perform both duties also concur 10 the
estimates Of that ocer appropriation for
the eersuucticn Of additional quarters for oeersQn
duty the Military Academy. The necessity this fully
stated the report Board Of Visitors and the Chief En-
zueer The total Of the proposed buildings estimsed
<44f5i f6 onshAf Of which asked for the
yes The condition OF the defenses stated
ia the report CHEF Ensneer The giant Of appro
pr.ons for these WORKS the last sessions Of Con
rress sher their suspension for sever. years durins
which the polio, OF continuing them very fully discussed
regarded final decision of the Question: siyert to
the subject that recent experience Europe hs-
placed beyond doubt the wdo Of that conclusion. No de
lenses svs people who their foes in
the open field orteaons intended 10
the reuye Of weakness the sronghods Of unpopular
power the sesbosd in advance popuous cities and
mpo<tt hsrbo they ned the progress VI
hostile fleets force the uvsder sbar don his attack dis
enbsrk h troops snd biz stack BY land The
city effect this object against the
pow erfu that have been aseed ahost Ia
imply denonsas:i BY the results Of the late military opera