, 1861-08-26

NORWICH, TT, August Il, 1851.
have been stopping at this place fzW
days, and while here have been impressed
with some considerations relative to military
matters, which I want to slgges. to your
readers. Did you ever redect how entirely
dtstitnte Of military educational establish
meDts tie Free States are and have been, con-
pared with the South? The only military
school outside Of West Point, in the snole |
North, is the Norwich University, located at
this place, While almost every Southern State
hss q military Academy in tnll operation, and |
has lad for the LAST ten years. Military edu, !
eation has long been popular there, and many |
OF their Academies now in operation have
been established a1d conducted by graduates
OF the Norwich University, while at the
North public opinion has frcwned upon eye-y-
thing Of the kind. Gen. Alonzo Jackman, the
military instructor here and Adjutant General
OF Vermont State Miiitia, informs me that up
wards Of twenty years ago he entered int
curres ponderce with the Adjutant Generals Of
Ill the States, with view to establishing
State Military Academies for tie instruction
| OF citizen BolGiezs, a3d for time published q
| newspaper called the Citize7s Soldier, having
that object in view; that he euccesded in ez-
| citing an interest in military matters, aud
| Indirectly aiding and promoting military
tehoole in neatly all the slate States, but fa1Isd
to excite any interest, OF comparatively Iltsl=,
IL any Of tEe Free States. Capt Aidsn Pat
| trlGge, who was the founder Of this Uniyel-
| ei1y, and for long time it's President,
atsemptcd at various times to establish oafer
! iEEtnptions Of g siini]ar kind in soms Other
Eu1taern States, for instance Connecticut and
| Pennsylvania, aud did establish them tur q
tine, but they came to an end at his death, or
sGcrtiy after. Much Of the patronage ot ihls
Institution, IS well as Of tae others com
nenced in Connecticut and Pennsylvania by
| CGpt. Partridge, came from the Siave States,
snd continued to DO so until q very Ia.e pc-
| riod. The whole Northern mind seems to
| have been utterly hostile to any military edu.
| catisn or knowledge, and tns cause Of the
Union is low meeting obstruction and dlsas
ter. from the want Of that knowledge and
trairing which can best be obtained In youth
and at military schools. The South hare now
large body vi competent officers framed and
disciplined in their State military schools, 70
ge1her with their p1opoztian OF West Poin.
graduates, while the North have only 1hsh
FzopoEsien Of West Pointers, together with
.. lhc very iew Who have graduated from ths
T9s sasS estesahsd Saa and p ssaRS sSaRS fesiss esos
tennessee, and / thirI Alabatna, hss.
. each military Evhooin. The graduates Of thea'
schools are nnuls roue, and to them nav h
: efficiency aud military spirit "a Il
4 soutEtrn army in thus rebellion. fon wei
= know what i1npo1t tant aid the siGgle comp AZ,
a Of Chicago Zouayes trained d hy Col Elis orth
1 lave gwen to the national c6u=e. Very many O
= the gTaGuetes Of this 1nsti' 'utioa are comps
!. tent 10 give military instruction and dlscil
a line as Ellsworth, sud liz the real science g
d warfare, a.nie far better perhaps. The stud
= tx pTac!ice Of 1he Chicago Zouaves wa5 coz
9. fined to simple tactics believe, Jet most {
~ Volunteer army. War Is both q science and a
= art, aid must be studied lcDg to be mak
- tered. I am thoroughly convinced II.
'o the pe~ple OF the NORTH must wake up c
RS once to the vital necessity Of military e!uc
1t tior. How long this war wln last 40 one ca
IF | tell The military schools shculd be fills
=. with Students at once, aAd i tt
" treseRt ores are rot sufficient tney should
enlarged OF new ones established. l wish &c
3. Would think Of the subject, and call the pu
q. lie attention to 1t through our paper 1t b
~ 1ot besE considered so carefully as it ougt
ot There is nothing like such schools for kee
~ irg up the ardoT Of the population not pc
H. Eanally engsged in war; such military scAoa
T. are better than camps OF soldiers for lnstru
81 ten; camps may do for men, bnt for the you
81 Of & Datlcn the discipline Of the school as III
In. Es the canp is required
ps The University has accommodations
"a some 100 or eco students, and eau be enlazg
- iE:s fiDittly. They have two bras 6-poandt
an t7en mounted and in good order, and plenty
n snail aras. The State Of Vermont furnish
ct them with all the arms they may 1equi
he The Rev. Dr.. Bonrns, President, is an aceo
he phshed classical scholar, sad very thcrou
.ep teacher. Generh Jackman, military
strnctor, is an excellent discipliaa1ian,
The thoroughly educated military mau a
"a Mathematician. He would hare be
he. appointed Colonel Of one Of the Verni
; q regiments, but it Was thought Il
ar. bis services in his present position as al
far | strpctor were Of more Falue to the paop
iaI Nearly ell Of the Cadets the University h
hIe been engaged al the summer in drlllng
are volunteers for the War at various poiuts,
our that they hare had 10 Commencement, a
IA te1en tie army as LIeutenantF. I feel thst 81
one an institution ought to be supported and
rra | coufsged.
r.. 1t is said here that tha large rifle maui
rho tory OF Windsor, Vermont, which has b
e1n lain idle foz several year,, is to be i1n1uedis
~ " Put in operation making Mimic guns
the Government During the Crimean ws
:. Vas engsged largely in making Enfield II
ar much Of the time since
The valley of the Connecticut never loo
more beautiful thau at this time. Aound
Il. FaiEs have Hs7duced lEx1r1ant crops.
onr withstaEdiug the general loyalty Of the !
-. ] pie, there are some traitors ever here In
England, and they are Of the most venom
'oas d ecriptipn they openly reicics ct the del
le.k Of the national arms. Most Of them are
Buchanan, and they are In my opinion IN
HOT cret league with the rebels The operatio
sity o good 7igilsnce committee would Imp1
ana / their tone gTeatlF. W. T.