Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-17

RELrEvHD.- LIN ncofdance with the line
Of intimation since the Whitaker iasco
at West Point, Gen. Schoheld has been re-
lioved from his command at West Point.
AZ this the country will feel gleam Of
pleasure. His gratuitously partisan course
in this affair, was a very foolish compro
mise on his part, and il he had any repu-
tation before, it must have been pretty
essentially given away, and that toe, at
very cheap rate The issue thus presented,
had mainly, reference to the social aspects
Of the case, and the equality OF races
This, probably was the extent Of the view
taken so to heart by Gen. Schofeld. This
compurted best with the iussy and dwarf
ish dignity OF the man, who interested
himself so deeply in moulding public sen
sirnent with reference to this singular and
unacooutable transaction. 1t seemed to
open the way to the opposite shades Of
opinion entertained by military men, res.
peetihg the proper education and training
for the profession OF arms. The rather
more popular idea is that soldier
should be little more than simple ma
ohine-a man emasculated Of personal in-
dependence and manhood. he is oramped
and dwarfed not by necessity, perhaps,
but from the channel Of thought and cul-
tvation that has so unaccountably OBJ
tanned in army life-a narrow idea that
endeavors to put the profession abOTe
every thing that is practical and valuable
outside OF that profession. Instances OF
this type ofmen are not scarce, especially
where they been put forward as candidates
for the executive office, and showed their
lack Of brains to behave seemly before the
world. Some will refer, perhaps, to Gen.
Scott his shot plate Of soup" in the past
and fresher and more marked example in
the person Of Gen. Hancock, who has gone
to political grave, never to be resurrected.
/ The prominence forced upon these men
make them the more bold in the category
in which they have been placed. Oppo-
site to this type OF soldiers we have few
who have been taught and acquired
breadth by the lessons of the civil war.
These hold that the better and broader
the man, the better the soldier. They
take more cofnmon-sense views, believing
that man is something more and better
than an ordinance, and therefore, the
school for his training should look to the
expansion OF his intellect-men Of prac
tlcal thought and observation. Such mer
do not believe that it is necessary to de
stroy good natural material with the de
sign Of making what is somewhat popu
larly believed to be soldier. What thI
country needs and what West Point Should
count upon, is manhood and its develop
Inent, as the first requisite OF nationa
school. As an illustration Of this class
combining the practical and professional
now, prominently before the countr!
and the world, is ex-Prssident Grant-th
soldier who feels contempt for the man o
methods-tho mere martinez. Gen. o. o
Howard is another Of the class, and VI
are glad to see bis name mentioned in con
nsetion with the vacancy left by Gen
Schofeld. Especially is this agreeable, oil
account Of Gen. Howard's favorable pos
ture before the country. He is a man VIII
. has an identity. His views seem to b
made up considerably, with aconservaty
opinion Of wright and wrong. While h
is we'll grounded in his opinions, he is con
| ciIiaInrv aud has rpsnect and Difference 10
the opinions Of Others, and thereby con
mends himself to the kindly regards o
others when found in difference with them
He has, too, good record at West Point
and as tutor, has a large share in tn
honor and respect OF former associates
His influence in every position he has he'll
has been wholesome and patriotic, and h
is amply suited for this position.