Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-23

TohsOn, Wnetnef lOunueu OF unIOunueu, w
care not to discuss, they had the reputation
Of being rather exclusive" We infer tnai
this e1cesssive appreciation was chiefly due
TO the fact that they had successfully mas.
tered the most exacting and exhaustive
course Of studies known to our country and
because their lives were supposed to be de-
voted to the national defence.
In no land has the profession Of arms been
more popular than ours. It's attaches had a
certain passport to consideration and ad-
vancement among us. The fact Of gradual
ing al West Point was both an indication Of
natural ability and an evidence Of the &C
QUESTION Of much useful knowledge. Even
the black list Of traitors, which makes such
blot on the fame Of that institution, in the
vigor and skin with which they conducted
the rebellion, paid m indirect compliment
to the educational worth Of the institution
whose advantages they had shared at the ex-
pense Of the nation they basely betrayed and
sought to overthrow. Among the most val
liable lessons taught by this war, is that
courage, native capacity for military exi-
gencies fitness for command dependable
characteristics for good soldiers, undaunted
bravery, are nearly universal with our coun
trymen. It has taught, as we'll, that proper
military instruction, particularly in the care
OF men, the disposition and handling of
ofI.,so 80. - .hso,n,.i- -..,s, IT. !.
this war has exploded many of the anti.
quated maxims and dogmas which came to
us.d ,rmis. a. ,h.v n..d L,a:,. WV
obin.s m, mi, ,.-..I ...'' ,,1D 70 ''a =
n,ov.,h;., "ee'""u'"s"'' 10
IN,
80, .n'o'y mat oayohets snouid not
on. VI 'no ioBaoieS We inherited
a'o ~ Deo""e an unooh'rauicted
.'ne' y. ministry iai'n' let we imagine II
ONyonee' or those VINO carried them, had
no' .n'usu' 'ne miiiions oil brave volunteers
"ouia never nave oeen rallied, and many n
"oh h'iu "ouio nave iound another tato
'nan victory Lookout mountain would
'Oy ha'e oeeh charged 10 Its cloud
.,V""'u n''snts' inc memorable march to
Tug Sea wound haruiy nave been accom-
p'i'hou' anu tne fearful passage OF the Will
dis,s,or b.d ,h.,. 49, H.. t.,,"s "D'.
musket not onlv n bumoD hn, ,S;.risu sn
being. II ia cIaar to tho oo,n,,,.,, ;,,.,,i
eence, that our forr var, or .,rnruIa h.,
developed many new resources and inven.
uonsi made additions to military science;
changed many preconceived notions; refuted
many accepted postulates; tested favOrably
or uniaVoraoiy every system, and presented
IN engineering strategy, ordnance, and
IA0',0s nAny valuable improvements and
'u'n Important Information ihat this
pau iC' u,''u'''Vn
for,;s..,;o,. .ho,,I, !. go, ~, .s..','s
with Ave- sold tboir o,rrisoo c,roo NJ 49,
"book.n bssn scrunnIousIv fo,,ow0a AZ. a.
would not bav. ao.,sd ovsr nonoIso, y;oLs
buro or Port Undson Than rn,o.s +, :.
claimed that the war has acb,evsl notbirr fo,
martial science, that unlike all other earthly
matters, our military academies have attained
perfection, Congress NAV in all reasons in.
quirs II our present military education meets
the demands and wants Of the ape. That
part Of Gen BANKS resolution which sssLs
to extend the privileges of national educa-
tion, giving its seLat and benefits to those