The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-06
THE ARTILLERY SCHOOL.

A ''Scout' Indignantly Denies the Assertions
of Captain Cannon-NIotives Of Onicers
Desiring TO Go to the Plains.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD -
great deal OF righteous Indignation was stirred
up by the appearance In the NEW YORK. HERALpa
few days since Of the letters from Fort Monroe, Va
expressing desire and Willingness on the part Of
the writers OF those letters to go TO the scene OF
Indian hostilities on the frontier at once These
letters We're followed by strong and sensible ed-
tolal IN your journal, which raised perfect buzz Of
excitement among certain class OF artillery officers
In fact 1t resembled nest OF humble bees stirred
up by some wanton boys In their bold badness. But
here The comparison stops; for there and
TRUTH not 10 say boldness, In every line OF those
three letters and the editorial OF the HERALD, aud
this was where the shoe pinched Now all officers
OF artillery who have the best interests OF the conn.
try and the welfare OF the people ut heart. and
VINO desire to promote the usefulness OF the
army 10 the country that hires and pays
Them are willing and anxious to go 10
the frontier. Nor Is their desire go Increased by
''dread OF the mysteries of the Chronoseope', or
''because their spirits are appalled, by the serrIed
lines OF the table OF logarihms." as some Of them
may perhaps nave gone through the "ml' when
they were boys In academic halls far more crowded
tnan those OF the artillery school at Fort Monroe Va
aud who, in their mature years OF manhood do NOT
desire 10 have that dose repeated, nor 10 have
up to them n rehash OF West Point on small scale,
at farther and useless expense to the public They
have objection to being taught something pra "
cal scientific; bur as they have been through tho
smoke OF battle and on campaigns before, they also
desire To serve the country on an active field when
there such necessity OF their doing so as exists
AZ the present time. This necessity does exist on
the seaDOdrd, US we are AZ war with no foreign
Power who possesses q navy. And what nation
with which are at peace could con-
ccNe, much less execute, the dabolcal
act OF burning our cities on the coast
an event 80 much dreaded 10y Captain Cannon.
And II Is equally impossible for one To conceive
OF the probability OF valiant artillerymen
having an opportunity OF throwing 10000 pounds Of
iron al some myth OF u vessel passing the Narrows
III this period OF profound peace with all ei,ined
nations.
But there Is a great necessity for our presence on
the indian frontier where general outbreak OF the
various tribes II Indians Is threatened, and where
the lives people and OF brothers la arms,
as well the saety OF our greit highway across the
Continent, ~ IN danger. The representation OF the
national nonor and The dispensing Of the hosptai-
lies OF tile United states 10 foreign dgnitares at
Fort Monroe could Wei he let III the hands OF the
ordnance Corps. Captain Cannon, with ''ns reason
why ana II are used IN algebra and "a table II
logarithms committed 20 memory must be re-
narkable individual ana greatly interested In the
socailed artillery school, or perhaps he Is perform
ing he duty Oh ordnance sergeant at some deght-
1ul sedcOas tort, or ne Is some other supenumerary
hdn2erOn, trying % keep away from his regiment
ana proper duty.
Pardon me Tor the space that have occupied.
should not have done 80 hsd not the 1mbeciiiy VI
Canaan Cannon's letter called for some rebuke.
SCOTT