The New York herald., 1862-04-24


have heretofore educated will be wanted hs,eafe The
casualties have to b. taken into account They canno'
! be avoided We deplore the deaths and inJurls,
and regret the designations of accomplished ana use,l
crcers; the loss by resignation is. however, patiay
compensated by the conse l1ent benefits 10 Is
and commerce and by the Tormati - valuable re
servo. Nearly all officers who resign do 10 cncr the
service of ratuad and steamship comIarcs or other
imrortant concerns which enrich ana siceng the
government IN these resigned officers the United states
possess valuable s.rplus, from which 10
draw supplies Of educated officers in times OF war me
availability and military value OF this reserve was de
monstrated the Mexican well as In the present war
The moment their country needed their services args
numbers OF these resi- nod officers came forward with
alacry To the country which had educated them
for its military purposes In their retirement many had
organized and trained volunteer corps; when tho war
broke out they had acquired an influence which enabled
them TO easily organize large volunteer forces, which
thoy promptly sd to the field As in the past u sever
been thus il is reasonable to believe will be so IN the
utre. Tho frequency OF resignation should not there
FORE deter US from adherng to our systcm though TINS
evi may call ioi provenves IN certain possible oohth
gencies.
Hefore leaving this subject of securing for the United
States educated nav and military talent for the droton
Of forces by and land your committee will take
occasion to remark that the growing opinion IN favor OF
allowing parents and guardians to educate young men
Il promising talents at the United States Military aud
Naval Academies at their own expense, seems 20 be
worthy Of consideration As now constituted no citizen
Is permitted educate his ward At these acade
mics, however willing he may be to deffay tho entire
expense ant tina, the pupil shall in all respects conform
as to obtain for him Of tho few appointments allow
I'd by law An able CORDS Of officers, Of ell grades, and
educated in the military art; their schooling is CON
Quoted in The field and the in tho actual
Of the enemy their lessons are explained and demon
strated by frequent practical examples OF tho most varied
aud instructive character well Calculated 10 t Them to
cope should ever become necessary with tho leaders
or tho armies CT any nation But in the course OF ma
re, these in ow years will have passed away, and
year by year should be succeeded by young men well
qualified by thorough preparatory training to take
their places eonsttuted, the two academies
unable TO prepare the number which viii be regired
by the future exgences Of the army and navy.
a
manufacturers, mechanical establishments aud railroads,
as tho business and woalth Of the country expand will
make increasing demands upon educated talent and the
better We prepare cadets for duty the sharper viii be
the competition against the government the abicr our
officers the attractive will be the Inducements
hold out TO them to exchange the public for private en-
ploynient
but an increased supply will. To this attor romady
must we resort if wo would maintain the present high
character Of officers for scientific military attain
mems. The committee therefore recommend that
another military academy be established, to be located
in the West ard another naval academy ba established
to be locate in tho Northeast that the capacy of the
present establishments be enlarged, ard that the Pre-
sdent be directed TO submit to the next Congress tho best
plans for the duplication or the enIay ge,a OF suc in
stitutons together with estimates OF cost and also tht
the President further report As to the expedioucy u opc
ing TO both classes Of cadets. as well those who ha
be appointed undcr the present system those who
may be educated at those institutions at tbs esp Of
their parents and guardians, the opportunity b.a-
ing commissions in tho army and navy at ti. u " ia IL
academcal career by requiring certain s,andird Il
merit to ents either 10 enter the service IS oilers
g. To place the United States in good coalition o. de-
force, we must also constitute and maintain army
and navy entirely sufficient in numbers ami excel ence,
In prson,c and mt,.riei, to command the respect of
other nationsa respect based upon consciousness OF
our being prepared TO promptly punish wanon aggres
sion.
Hitherto instead orhayng an army respectable for its
sz it had been made so unpopular 10y arttu appeals to
national dislike 10 aintad large feets and armies)
rs to resist oil efforts to increase our military strength to
an extent equal to our actual wants. that traitors wore
I; asIs to commence and actually did commence IRE,
Thousand soldiers cas-! of the Mississippi river, amid
population Of more than twenty-five millions. Forts
seemed TO have beer built for ornamental rather than
useful purposes. The idea that Of the chief objects
of establishing the Union to ENSURE domestic tran
quiiiityn had come be considered sgittering gene.
ray quite nconsisten with state rights. The stir.
ring events and trials OF tbs past twelve months have
cost of rivers of blood and Thousand millions of dol
lars thoroughly dispelied these wrechcd but popl
lar delusions. We now sse clearly how wise were the
earnest recommendations VI our ieiliIary auiho
Treasury so full that Congress dccmod
il proper TO divide considerable portion
states the present rebellion probably had occnrcd
We should baye had two forts wtsre now hay one;
lion i've hundred thousand dollars: tseir peace garreons
woud have been tive thousand nine hundred and icrsy
soldiers their war garris5ns sixty siree thousand ttss
hundred and rinety With our forts garrisonsa,
would have orborne from engaging in war but e
Otherwise, how read!y could they nave been seizedl
maintaining the esrrsons compared wth our present
10 protect our rgnsse interior Territories against th.
numerous indian tribes Who them "a
equal TO the efforts o present regular forces,
and than hee have hitherto been ah properly to
perform increase ot tic regular arnyNso extent
adequate 10 the proper grriSonng of frontier de-
fences. under tho revised estimates which hcse become
necessary thurefosss military necessity sch
be pndenty overlooked sesiecied By Congress. on
this CAREFUL estia5e should DO requred from
able board OF engineers Of than usual experience
The preservation OF roace ssh foreign nations Is not
greater blessing tnan the maintenance o doms tran
guilty and the maa.snanea OF well appointed army
navy suitable necDsstos aud our ~ viii
% acrfully aid us in tas rroser alton ot both.
Similar views naturally present themselves iaseation
to udcious u the navy ana rc or .ihsreou
shnuld be prov ded 1T early tay much og its
sent entirely temporary, aud viii disappear with
.he oce4sion hch demanded accumulation. leaving
abe ma lon u ith Ia " aaite ird.quac wants.
Your committee ha 70 endeescred TO show, at souis
length that our froY,ser dcfiess deloot we aud
afford protection OF Character which rely.
n b,s bean ,rged thas a. our Aefeuses comnarrd with
those Of o,r nations respectable and the greas
people ardentiy iVe peace and therefore m
this age OF RAPIDLY advancing civilization nos likely 20
prnyce in the breasts oi reasonable people 10
lie ey tent II hos jiie why. this time Of heavy
on insist upon enicrh upon the the work OF cons,ruc
TIM sxtevye anl costly delenses. why Insist upon
scS ing though other nations were actintod ony by
sHiri, Of rapinc and nqne~t
Ven co nnitee arc ct inscnsblc the ameli0ratA
il uencc wh advancing Constantly dnd civilization
y steadily aud benciceptiy working among thc leading
o ID our ago. brt pruten'c iorbcS ~ To be pima
y An, influences which ambition and cuuularcii and
manufacturing rivalry still exert uIOa the mlds oi those
who cont o tae great syornmenls OF The earth What
example Of 10y the eGtcrprisng and highly ep-
light. ned ucighbJr upon bOidct have
nrndcd expensive works OF degencef What the
ensive and costly nvaidegos NJ bermuda and HALIFAX
The u.uug Cf al expensive and 'ortied channel or her
ro -sa vessels into the lakes upon our desencolcss
northern rntier Ii in the history OF Great Britain moth
ing can be found to justify the supposition that she Is
likely tOinako Canada ndependency, aud thus sive
wca rcshbor against the .oss bic aggrcs Of VIII
would NOT be sesiy t. strOi gy guard, t misht be
proper sregard the wise aaXais oI ages, ANA leave
our nor hesn frontier ~ its present docnccloss ana
| posed condition. But IT, the contrary, tho whole
world bccV Great britain seeks 70 increase instead Of
lessening dominons, and IN the event Of war; woud
vigorously defend them, hen it becomes Ike other
nations put frontiers into condition OF security
more accordance with the dictates Of good sense and
sound mi itary ollcy.
The friendship existing between England and France
has been mo in imatc and cooperative during the
years than probably, u hs been before in several
centuries. They have unitol IN levy ing against Rus
ss against China aud against MeXico aud TO increase
their inacy have changed the tariT systems OF
tho RESPECTIVE conntres. let mover In ten canIres