The home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1857, 1857-02-27
THE HERMITAGE.

Hermitage, and that IL has been offered
the General Government as siyo for d
military school, in pursuance Of the act
Of purchase, by Governor Johnson. They
will be interested in hearing the views OF
tho people Of other States on the propri.
s,y Of this stop, and We therefore copy
tho following article from tho Louisville
Journal:
WESTERN MILITARY AcADGMy,--EX'
cep, General Washington, whom all
place above comparison, none Of the
greu! men Of our country. whose names
have been invested with dea,hless re.
nown, have inspired the popular hear;
with greater reverence and esteem than
Andrew Jackson, the Hero Of the Hermit.
age. A brighter lustro is added by each
generation to his fadeless memory. The
violent partyism which existed during the
period Of his public life is almost forgot
ten, and his memory is enshrined in the
hoar,s Of all his countrymcn as hero
and statesman. General Jackson en-
dearel himself particularly TO the. people
OF Tennessee, and that State is seeking to
testify its grateful remembrance Of her ia.
vori,o son by procuring the establishment
OF branch Of The United States Militia.
ry Academy upon the spot where he lived
and where his honored ashes now rest.
Tennessee has purchased five hundred
acres OF the Hermitage, including the res.
id.ncc and tomb of General Jackson, and
has formally rendered the land to the
General Government for site on which
shall be erected branch Of the United
States Military Academy. The offer has
been favoraby received by the President
and will be presented to Congress for &C.
ccptance. We hope that Congress will
accept i, and will erect on the spot
Western Military Academy. 1t would
not only be noble tribute TO one of the
nations greatest dead. bu, would be use.
full 10 the country and Just to the whole
West. The institution at West Point has
proved one Of the most useful of all the
Government endowments. A large stand.
ing army is inconsistent with our repub
lean policy and our sole dependence in
time Of war is upon our citizen soldicry.
The events Of the campaign in Mexico
have demonstrated that our militia is
equal TO any emergency, but that much
Of its excellence is attributable 10 the ed
ucalion Of so many Of our young men in
the West Point school. Year after year
many numbers Of its graduates are re-
stored to various occupations Of private
life, who are thoroughly trained and fit
ted whenever occasion demands to fur
nsh competent officers for our citizen
soldiery.
The proposition to divide the West
Puin, Academy, or to establish similar
one at some location in the West, has
been repeatedly urged. There are sever.
al Departments constructions which might
we'll be assigned to separate schools, and
while that at West Poin, might be partc.
ularly devoted to the education Of infant.
~ and artillery officers, it would not be
inappropriate, nor would it in any way
interfere with the West Point Academy,
to establish one in the West especially
devoted to course of instruction in the
dragon service. The advantages OF such
an academy have become so apparent
that We are well satisfied the public inter.
ests would be promoted by the establish ..
met in the West ofanother complete acad
envy, s mllar in every respect TO the ono
OF West Point. The vast increase Of our
population and the rapid growth Of the
mighty West sufficiently warrant this adj.
di,onal school for the military education
OF men who may be called upon to lead
our armies in the field to protect the
rights or to avsngc the wrongs Of our coun.
try.
There cannot be found more appro
Pirate location for such an establishment
than tho Hermitage, the home and the
tomb Of the hero statesman. The grounds
ore ample, tho neighborhood unexcep.
tionable, and the location hea!lhful and
easily accessible from all directions. The
Hermitage is situated within hall mile
Of tho Cumberland river and about three
miles from the line OF the Louisville and
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