Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-09
R.SpoIpH tiAcoH Co1lu.E, Va,
September G:h, lace.

am authorized 70 call your attention to TIE
| propristy OF AZ act oi Legislation. RI leas,
| modifying the operation OF the CHnscrip,ion
! act upon cur corps OF cadets.
Randolph Macon College, as you know, is q
| regular literary institution. conducted on the
open system, or sys:om Of independent schools.
III adapt it more fully to the present Snd future
wants of the State snd the country, the truste~a
! established school Of military science twelve
months ago. in addition 10 our regular aca-
denic Schools, i,r those students who de-
sir- 20 study tx science Of war; aud they
turtle, p!oI1:lcu 20 pace :ho whole coisya
under s!r,ot MILITARY soreinluent, or the dis
ciplins ii IN. camp. AID, iii the following
January, the Legislature Of Virginia passed
sn act conforming the Charter vi the College to
the r8kes OF the Trustevs III these respects.
The design Of thia systeln is:
To eraJle Our students now seeking a
thorough literary education, st the same
,ine, il their tastes ard habits adapt them
to Il. to accomplish 8 krowlsdge Of the
a,:;e:iS. Of war, 50 far us laugh. in the hilita-
~ Academies Of the country and to have
ell our students rs cadets, whether they
study the octeEct Of wsr or not, /. :. train Sll
aliks hy :he daily ,iu i'll the study and prac-
| :ice OF Notwithstanding that al the educated
gouc;; 'iiHo Of on! country should in future
De trsicsI III 1Acsms al least. Under our
charter oul c"rls &c cadets are subject Ct any
time to be callHi IN" The active service Of tie
State by tbs Go%arnur thereof The advsn-
tagcs Of ,tis entire systan are Loo apparent
70 require TeIosrk.
New We are not Es.!stied Wi;h the Con-
,sriptioE- &C; ~ -stai,ds ut present. Because,
LIST 1t disaigsnl715 or corps and cloeeH the
colleges during the wNr, g1 eSt'F TO the damage
at the educational Interests of the whole
country, IL view Of the prorracted ar which
IL before US.
2. The ncris sngularly Inconsistent ia this,
that whist it closes the colleges Of tue Con-
federacy by conserioing I'll their advanced
students. 1t still leaves their professors. for
whom there Is bur little, if sny use, ss e1-
eiuptS.
As suitable rruredy for these evils il 10
suggested that. IS No dn not desire that the
youug ilrn of the ccuDuy who hsve the
means Of acquiring hGeral education should
bo denir, the privilege Of taking their part III
schic"ius the Liberties Of their county
both fairness Ind patriotism. would alike for
bid It -nt the transcription set be 40 uio,Ii-
Isl as 70 provide that the military ns,:tu-
lions Of the Gcniederacy Shall retsin the or
ganizaIiOn Of their respective cur.a CT cadets;
and ne subject 10 CAL inio ac.,re service by
the Secretary OF War IS organized corps Of
csdc.., under The officers b. Whom .hev
have beer trained, whenever he, the Se>rers-
~, may consi der their services to be Special
Is ntuded; and when their services are net 50
demanded, t'cy shall be SLOWED b. the Sc
Ictary, 10 return 70 their institutions rs = camp
Of instruction.
The advantages Of this plan will be THAI
these corps will ST all times have the benefit
Of being in service under their own we'll
trained officers, snd 81 such pro,rac;ed inter-
walls, (and there have beeu many since this
war commenced when sheir active services
il lie len a:c Got required, tier win be able
to pursue their studies at their sespecti7e In
situations, and be At the sauna tile freed from
many Of the admitted evils OF camp HG.-
Thus the Confederate 81 my will eceise all the
Services from these corps, which the Secretary
may ind it Necessary to require, u hilst st
the Same time the institutions OF the country
Will cerain their organizations, Snd THAR
students, meantime suffer as little interrup-