Prepare For War

Prosperity is the time to prepare íor adversity ; peace is the time to prepare for war. Demosthenes compluined of the Athenians, beoause, in their military preparations they were too slow. ïhey vvaited till Philip had wrested from thom much valuable territory, befare they seeraed to ralize bis encroachtn.ents, and prepared to reeist him. And then it w.aa too lato. - Had they in peace d me wliat they ought, they would not, in war, have been found wantjng, nar would Philip have become the conqueror of Greece. It is just so in our own times. In the East a srruill clo-jd appears. It inoreases hourly and rnay at length become terrible. It is the part of a wise man to prepare for the thunder-storm ere it burst in fury over him. Likewise it is the part of our Government, and especially of Mi cliigan to prepare immediately, for a war vvitti England. - It should not be dolayed. Every man in our Stale should know how to per iorm the evolutions of a soldier. Even the srnallest village should have its company, or squad, organizad and drilling. We border upon Canada. - In our present unprepared condition what would prevent au nnny of British regujars oecupying Detroit and overrunning the whole State, Should war suddenly bü declared, we should be entirely at their meray. We oould not rely upon forcea from the armies of the East or West, lor they have their hands full in fighting the rebel?. We can rely upon nona but ourselves. - Let us then, as a State, not delude our8elves with the ory of peace, and through ianeied security negleet all means of proteetion. Let us rather all be ready for the bursting of the storm. And, even if we have no war with England, there wil] be nothing lost in this preparation. The expense wiil be nothing, the time requirod for drilling will be little, but the military knowledge will be everything. Wo rejniee to soe that the students of thü ITniversity have gonè into this work witli a will. Tho Legislature having negleeted to tnake appropriations for the establishment of a Military Academy, in connecfion with the University, the students have determined to do the nest thing to t, and havo organized a battallion from arnong themnulves. The battallio.i consists of four companies, Oörüpany A being commande.J by Capt. Pkck, Compnny B by Oap-t. Quablrs, Oompany O by Capt. Plint, Company' D by Capt. Ellis, and tho wholo bj Major Djsnison. The Univoreity has ulreaíy cent many fino oílicers and soldiers to the war, and will, undoubtctlly, send many more. If the whole State would follow this esample wo might, at least, havo a 'ecjling of Kcciirity, and the gatisfaction of know'lDg that we had done what we could. F. in m in K3lT Tho Michigiiu Fifth report osses in the recent battles: 7 killed, 42 wounded, wid 3Ï missing. Tlie loss of tho Tliird was G lulled, 47 vouudod, 20 missing.