Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-11-29
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The bill making an appropriation of thir-
ty-seven hundred and fifty dollars per an
mum to Norwich University, and providing
for a state cadetship equal TO the number
of state Senators, which passed the Senate
Thursday by such decided majority, was
the result of concurrent agreement of the
special committee to whom the bill was re-
fer red, the joint committees on education
and the committee on military affairs.
with such a unanimous and able endors-
ing, after most careful consideration, ii is
not surprising that so intelligent body AS
the State Senate should be so nearly unani-
nous in adopting the report. Senator Yea
zey of Rutland, who, as chairman of the
special committee, presented the case 10 the
Senate, did so in a most concise and salts
factory manner, having well arranged and
considered the facts best calculated to secure
the passage of the bill.
His first position, that the State must OF
necessity do something to provide for the
common defence, and that it was not in ac-
cordance with good policy or the genius OF
Republican government TO always have
at hand large standing army, no one could
gainsay. The other alternative, ian eff
cient and well organized militia" although
correc in theory, according TO old tradition,
was more expensive, and not nearly so
readily utilized in time of need as few
thoroughly educated and well trained SOL
diers would be, who were qualified to in
struct, in case an emergency should arise
when resort to arms became necessary.
Colonel Veazey In his argument in favor
of this bill recounted in most telling man
ner some of the past history of Norwich
University, aud the efficient service
rendered by its former members in
the late war of the rebellion, all of which
went to prove the value of the system of
education which the State at the suggestion
of Governor Converse is asked to encour-
age with limited amount Of patronage.
The committee, in connection with the rec
omme ndation of state aid to the amount
stated, also recommended diminuiion of
the expenses of the militia, to the amount
of $4,000, or little less than twice the a.
mount provided for the thirty cadetships.
Whilst the Stale would save money by this
arrangement, it would secure all amount
of military education which would tell
much more etiectually whenever it became
necessary to educate the people or por-
ton of them in the use of arms than any
amount OF militia organizing and training
could do.
In Confederation of this position, Colonel
Neazey cited the following facts from the
history of this school The total number
of Cadets since 1884 was ascertaned to be
1876. OF this number, five have been com.
missioned Major Generals, seven Brigadiel
| Generals, twenty-seven Colonies, twenty.
four Lieutenant Colonies, fifteen Majors
seventy-three Captains, nine Adjutants, five
Surgeons, ffty-onc Lieutenanls, one Chap
| lain, five Lieutenants and one Captain o
| Marines.
During the war of the rebellion, fifteen
members of this Institution were killed
and sevcnty-nine wounded. 4 few of thu
more prominent names were mentioned
| among whom were General Lander, killed
near Winchester, and General Ransom,
son OF Colonel Y. b. Ransom, the latter Il
one time President OF Norwich University
| The present regular army contains twenty
nine of its former cadets, and in tue recent
reduction of the army no Norwich Univer
sity man was mustered out of service, anC
none have ever been court martialed, dis
missed or requested to resign. One com
pany of thirty Cadets, with sixty Dart
mouth students, went tc the late war in
Rhode Island regiment.
The fact was also recited that the hrs
Nermonter who was killed in the war q
the rebellion was Robert T.. Hitchcock, G
Shorehani, a graduate of the University il
the class of 1852 at the battle of Bull Run
and whose body had never been identified
Montpelier Journal.