Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-05-10
RtrDestot Ea1b6U.
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1895.


The Naval Court of Inquiry that charged with tie
investigation of the conduct Of Commodore Porter in
ms attack upon Faxardo, convened at the NAVY Yard
IN w ashington on last Monday week. II is composcd
OIL Commodore Chauncey, Captains Crane and Read
Immediately after the organization of the Court Com
nodore Porter objected its exercising Jurisdiction in
ms case, on the ground that the majority of its men,
oers were junior officers. This exception was sub
united to the Secretary of the Navy, by whom il was
we Think very properly overruled; not because the
period at which it should regularly have been taken
mad elapsed as of the papers have asserted but
because 1T is neither sanctioned by long established
usage, nor by law. We have no authority by ms tn
sustain the decision of the Secretary but it is unoues
tionably supported by which cannot easily he
saken for it is assuredly Inconsistent with the paines
and most obvious principles of sense to sun
pose than an officer be punished for any offence
no matter how degrading TO his profession no matter
how dgracefu 10 his country honor and his countrys
flag, because the navy does not contain a sufficient
number OF senior officers TO constitute court for his
trial. Yet such would be the consequence NECESSARILY
resulting from this absurd doctrine. Commodore Ro-
gers for instance might trample with contempt unon
the orders of the government and its authority at
",
cause it would be utterly impossible his case to or
ganize tribunal of superior officers
We acknowledge, however, that we have ALWAYS
considered this mode of trial strknrly and radically do
fectve in this respect For matter how high-mind
ed and honorable the junior officer NAV be- even if no
be the Purest and besomen the knowledge that he will
be promoted by the removal of the accused such is the
ailty and weakness of humanity will exert powerful
influence his iu1r oil he
aware oft
Dut tins and every other imperection in the eslaw
military" should be remeded, not BY Mr. Southland
but by the Congress of the United States
We received by the mail on Saturday No Ri of tho
uuaeun Of Foreign Literature and Sciencc.n Its con.
tents are
The life and character of Horace Walpoe, by Sir Wal
Ter Scott
Life and Remains of the Rev. Edward D. Clarke, IL d.
Lord Byron saved from his Friends
Vesper OF Petrarcl.
This is Love.
LIE NIois Bubblose; the a. s. S. Company
State of the Drama
Dir. Benamin Franklin.
On Asphyxia by Strangulation.
Stanzas
The Clubs of London.
The Night Hawk.
The Opera.
Notice respecting Mr.. Brosters newly discovered sys
| tenn Tor the removal ofInpediments of Speech and
Defective Articulation.
experiments made upon six decapitated Robbers, BY
Professor Bartes.
Literary and Scientific Notices.
And very interesting and elaborate critique upon the
project of new penal CODE for the state of Ionisa
ma, by Edward Livingston, Esq.
pamphlet entitled THE Siege of York in 1881
mi as Celebration Il, 1924" has recently been publish
ej IN Richmond-t contains
An account of the Celebration at York.
J. Address of Mr. Gusts at the Tomb of Washington
3. Mr. Leigh's Address to the General on board the
Steamboat Virginia
l. Address OF the Governor al the Landing
.. Address of oil. Lewis
g. ''aG. Taylor's Address al the Rock Redoubt
T. The rco'es of Gen. Lafayette to the Addresses
severally delivered.
8. Biographical Sketch of Lafayette and highly inter
esting account of the attempt 10 rescue him from
the castle of Olrnuiz.
Its front page also presents very striking portrait
the General, with description of his person.
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The gentleman who is DESTROYS of ascertaining the
author OF the address to the public the 'Iuspector
Of Flour" is referred TO the Editors of the Compiler
from which paper copied it.
900
The NORTH Carolina u, which sailed for the SIedter.
rdnean a short time since, has mounted
"a long ~ FOUNDERS on her lower gun dccs
"a long 30 do upper do
81 carTonade ~ FOUNDERS, .1..,..,
Q long 81 FOUNDERS, spar deck
|
/ 9 ! mounted
ports in her gangways for 8 more 42Ib carronades
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[Why call this vessel seventy-four?1 -NRes' Reg.
It our information be correct, the above ship will
throw much heavier broadsde than most of the Br
fish three dccers, and yet she is called two-dccler
and ii.
1t might CRAFTY the curiosity of many, if some one
possessing the information would furnish corrert tat