The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-05-10
been true and faithful to our os,hs during the


tains mass OF knowledge which every Amer
lean youth should study, and even members
OF congress might consult with profit.
On the a4th of September, l776, he wrote to
the president of congress his Judgment OF the
comparative value, in an ecrnomicIl eense, of
the rsenlars aud militia. Again, on the s1st
OF April, l77S, from Valley Forge, he wrote to
John Bannister, then a delegate in congress,
a letter full OF wisdom and foresight
Writing OF the Jealousy en- the part Of con-
sress 10 the army, he says: 'It Is unjust be-
cause no order Of men In thirteen states has
paid more sacred regard to the proceedings
OF congress than the army, for, without AFRO
gance or the smallest deviation from truth, 1t
may be said that no history now extant can
furnish an instance of an arny's suffering
such uncommon hardships as ours has done,
and bearing them With the same patience and
fortitudc.
.To see hen without clothes to cover their
nakedness, without blankets to lie on, With
out shoes for the want Of which their
marches might be tracAd by thu bl3od from
their feet, and almost as often with ut pro-
Visions as with them, marching through the
1rost and SHOWS and at Christmas, taking up
Their winter quarters within days march OF
the enemy, without house or hut to cover
without murmur, is proof OF patience and
obedience which, in my opinion, can scarce
be parallelod,
"Thcre may have BEEN" he continues,
"somc remoDstrantes or applications to con-
gre$s IN The style Ct complaint from The armS
(and slaves would we be II this privilege were
denied on account of their proceedings in
particular instances; but these will not au-
thor'Ze nor even excuse 4 jealously that they
are aiming ut unreasonable powers, or max
ing strides dangerous to or subversive of civil
authority.n
Fina'lr. cn thu Sth of becsmptr: l'ea but
few months before ne voluntarily relin-
quished cilice, In addressing both houses OF
congress, as was his custom, he urged the
establishment Of q national university ex-
pressly ito bring together the youth from
every quarter, to ass!mllatc the principles,
opinions onu manners, OF our counttymen,
and iacreby increase the pros pect of a per.
manent nnion," an object ever dear to his
heat, which he aimed to accomplish by wise
forethought. but failed by reason Of local
jealoesiss and Meah economy. Who will
now sny that II his Wise counsel had been
heededi we might not have escaped the hor-
rors ard srert oIpetise ST our civil %ats
On the same occasion President Washing
ton renewed his recommendation, often made
before, for the establishment Of the national
military academy, to teach the science OF war,
the want of which he had so often felt in his
previous experience. Even this was rot be-
gun until 1902, rather to utilize the old bar.
racks at West FONT left oyer by the revolu-
tionary army than ar school OF science, and
1t was not until lSlS that 1t assumed the d.
mensions CT a national military academy,
with results which have excited the admirs-
tion Of the world. Still occasionally breaks
cut the same spirit OF jealousy towards the
army based on the old Gng,iSh doctrine that
q staining army is threat to
free people, doctrine which may
have seme force where that army
is commanded by prince claim
ing to govern by divine right, but is simply
ridiculous when onr Sovereignty reIuains
with the people thenlseive5, whose CHIEF mag
istrate Is one Of US, clothed with temporary
an! responsible power. After hundred
years experience the time has come for this
jealousy to disappear.
When Washington took his oath his army
was composed OF the wrecks and remaindert
of his old revolutionary army, amounting tc
1882 men, which he organised into batal
lion CT infantry. When IN 1857 he relin
quish' d his command to a constitutional kuc
cess5r, that army had grown to be 1888 men
consisting of a general staff, squadron O
drGgoons, battalion Of arilllersts and en-
ginecrs, and three regiments OF infantry
On this basis has been built uu the presen
military establishment Of the United States
ad,uittirg Of 2S,764 officers and men, man
OF whom are -combatants, and
militia foece In reserve OF o,921,
4s2 men capable o! hearing arms. | will no
even attempt to trace the many changes Il
organization mesntiMe further than to asser
teat, according TO the state OF the nation an
demands Of the occasion, 1t has fallen q
| times to mere skeleton, and risen again t
| a million of men, for in this category In
cludc the volunteers of the Mexican and civ
wa,s. These were as much regulars as th
| Efrct is,fu anti % r.
wore the same uniform, used the same arm.
| shared the same dangers, were bound by tn
| stDe laws and followed the same flag Ho
| different from the time when, In the col
winter Of l777, General Washington had I
Import Baron Stuhnn, 3 soldier reared |
the school OF the great Frederic, to teach h
army at Valley Forge the nrst rudIments
| organization, suoordinatiCn aud liscirl ne
lessons which took deep root and ena6led II
| great chief tolcsd that army from victory
victory up to the end at Yorktown.
The force of Baron Students teaching ws
transmitted down after the war OF the rev,
lutlon from generation to generation, and
felt even unto this day; but to Gener,
Washington chiefly every soldier of this Ian
turns with revercntal awe because the
realize that he loved order, system, econon
and faithful service, that by his own c,
ample, by his teachings and writings he ia
pressed on everybody the value of disciplir
and subordination to rightful authority pc
fectly consistent with American citizenshi
In this spirit has the present army of IL
United States been trained, and though pr
dicted by Europeans there is no instance
our military history of the usurpation of civ
power-not warranted by the law of Il
land. OF the labors, tolls and sufferings
cur little army on our remote frontiers,
could paint many picture as true AT
touching as that given by the Father OF h
Country about his osn army at Valley Forg
and answer again the army of the Uuitt
States has been as true to their oaths as t
needle to the pole.
Men, horses and the fundamental princ,pl
OF the military science remain the same tod
as when Washington led and taught his rev
ln,ionary army, the same patient cnduran
OF the labor and haraships OF war, the sar
submission to discipline and authority, I
same patriotic devotion to our country
honor and Its flag which is the symbol Of
that is glorious and good in our nation
character; but the instruments Of war ha
changed, and are still changing with
rapidity which confounds the anclents, a
calls fornew and younger men. Should Il
happily an occasion arise am sure these W
come forth, worthy successors to their mol
sires. Tear from your histories the annals
heroic yalor, patient endurance and deyoti
to the flag by the soldiers OF your country dl
Ing the past century, and you will leave a VI
indeed.
can With equal confidence speak Of c
I navy--for clsim to be somewhat of VIZ
foot myself, having crossed the line twice
! man war, and have seen old Neptu
! come over the side With his brus h and buck
but IN the presence of the veterans hereI +
: unsaited TO the tack assigned ue, because
yield to them, yea TO any ,nidshiplnan W
has graduated 1T our most valuable ma
, academy al Annapolis and who has done
3 first cruise at seai q better knowledge
: their profession than possess.
E We are brothers In the same cause foil
j the same flag and share the same desti
4 They have to combat not only the dangers
2 war, but those Of the shoals, storms md te
t pests Of the sea. Their deeds OF gallant
OF heroism, OF devotion to their country 8
e its honored flag from the revolutionary ,
I to the present moment irradiate Amerie
history with annals which will stimulate
youth OF our country to follow their exam
= for ages to come.
Z Steel, steam, electricity and nitro-glycer
I have revolu,ionized the iavfcs Of the VOL
4 have bantshed from the high seas the ma.
!. tic ltne-of.battle ship, the handsome frig
/ and speedy sloop, and In their stead b
t.,d Int~S :