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FOR THE MADIsUNIN"'
THE PROGRESS OF MILITARY SCIENCE.
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THE PROGRESS OF MILITARY SCIENCE


Mr. ALLEN; had The good fortune The other day
70 hear Member OF Congress from the West, "a
young gentleman Of very genleel appearanceD and
who, as he informed the members when in Michi-
gan, wore two epaulets al militia trainings, take up
and discuss In detail the compaigns OF General ar


fison He reviewed theyarious eyolutions, marches,
encampmens, and battles, with that proinndity OF
military knowledge which universally characleIzes
militia officers, who have only heard Of service:
not TO be prollx about what he appeared TO think
very plain and simple, he demonstrated that every
movement was the result of mbecily, ignorance or
chance, aud resulted ingloriously and that any Thing
out honor OF gratitude should have been awarded


70 the old General Tor such services In the sequel,
" is presumed that he will demonstrate by The same
process, that Gen. Van Buren, the last summer, in
ihe consecraled fields of New Jersey, considering
'ne emoarrassments with which he was surrounded,
and The prompiude with which he necessarily had
10 act) displayed more military skill than has any
General, since the days Of the great Marlborough
himself and that he will show the perfect practicable


ny OF training under his theory the recently import
ed 6oodhonnd soldiers for the army of Florida, and
The propriey OF supplying the young officers with
abundance OF perfumery, Windsor soap, Spanish se-
gars, and such like munitions of war, notwith-
standing the denuncalions of that reckless little
Proift of Indiana, The irony Of thai Cossack Cor
win, of Ohio. Those who are in the OF the inn
provemenls in the ART Of war, may marvel at lhisi
but is nevertheless feasible the structures of
This young gentleman upon General Harrisons cam
paigns, were modest and well intended. What
blessing such rare endowments are to our age-what
figure he would have cut in the days Of the Knick-
erbockers. when their beloved city was besieged.
imPore you to give your friends the benefits of this
militia avalanche. A NOVICE