The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-15

Yesterday eysriro, p.r..au 60, - nI.,,,,.
dcl;,ersd tho .,iI -, oOrpoe' u
~ ~ ' '"iiu ec'ure oi the course before the Mary
land Institute. Owing to the disagreeable weather the
attendance was not so large ne that NJ tho lao
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~ ", ' y! '''e same gentleman. Ills subject was
the u'"tary Element IN Modern History" The lecturer
commenced by remarkng that without considering ts
abstract right Of defence all wouId aar.e that ,o v,
go " 'N'"'e' an "'''u "sfee that war was
~ lt' wars hau eNerted powerful Influence for
good on civilization. War; he said consisted of two
thines-strateov and Tactics and Tho f,.o,t ,o,,. -
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" ~ ~ ''S'ie" nNeu rules anu reduced the
principles OF war to science. He would speak
politics of war-of those great results which foIIov
"A contest and which are ore,tnr tban tbo nar
tests themselves but would call attention to
the rules aud principles of strategy and fac
ties lie referred definition of these two words as
understood by military writers Strategy he said am
braccd all the movements of n camnaign which tonk
place from the inception to the field OF battle The
from which operations; the plans for retreat and
safety the distribution forces in proper localities The
sending out of deachmentS: the selection of na1s to
erect fortiications, &c all belonged to strategy A
thorough knowledge of strategy accompanied bv common
sense, frequently supplied the place of genius The
French Military school called Polytechnic be
cause 1t was a school of many arts. To understand
the proper conduct Of army, from the inception of
campaign to the field Of decisive action, was the
test of a great strategist Tactics was the con
trolling of all movements after the hour battle
had arrived and during the conflict 1t was divided into
TWO parts grand tactics and tactics of detail All the
movements which took place Immediately preceding the
commencement the fight constituted The former and
an mat took place after that point belonged the latter
ar'S had frequently heeu compared to game Of chess,
nut the lecturer deemed it better represented by
IN 8eometrcal problem, in which many lines had to he
uaWh 10 secure certain angles, without which all labor
Mou" DC Ia H'l. me lecturer then described the com
cement ol paltIe-lhe moving oil nfantry-the charge
OF ciNairy,-the numbering OF artilery,-the rapid
chES {" the helh-al apparent disorder, and yet all
perfect entlre host on each side, moving, fight
l"E anu "!lhEm-ail at the VIII OF one man. This
was tacticS. The lecturer then remarked that this
niahGh OF war was not learned on the field of
oh nut at the barracks and in the garrisonS The regu
lar s"er mas spent lifetime in acquiring the science of
anu II ne was 10 all on the Held the study of
MS nv ""ui pe Iaure, anu as he looks to his right
anu 'tiI anu sees ms wen drilled comrade standing fear
less III ms Sde lie thinks ot his duty and with heart
ny sle Sisht ne ialis IN his place-a man in
ms "a'i IN" Il hero In ms n0thlngness The lecturer
rcuarheu mat SOM great strategistS ignorant
vi A at Waterloo was ignorant Of where STRAIT
cEE ehu!u ana taclcS commenced He next referred
me ~, ' P"Ehce oi the engine corps of an army.
lhe making OF the weak paceS Strong-bridsng of riv
OF strategy lie spoke OF the Notifications of Lisbon,
lehha ana "enoa and OF the great protection which
'heH aH"rutu thnSe cltleS The NethuandS have been
called lhe CLASSIC thu oil i"ruhned detcnceS, and it
wen worthy thr appelatlon. Maritime tactics
ana strategy, continued the lecture, also
part OF the military element, but he
not SuihCiehuF acquainted with them to enter into
u''' re Iieii referred 10 ue system OF strategy and
't'" vi ,uN teS'r ol te crusaders ana OF the Bar
To Ihe manner &" raising armies, at the de
che OF the lendal system, stating that the soldiers
luInlShen tne different princes Of Europe with such
SoIniefS eventually. however, such armies grew
muuhouS' ana nonarcllS were compelled to depend
upon telr own SUBJECTS Tor soldiers Armies however,