The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-26
NEW YORK HERALD.
New York, Thursday, May &c, Isia.
Strange Conduct In Congress--OutrngeOus
PrOscriptlon of the Navy.

Strange Conduct In Congress-Outrageou-
Prescription OF the Navy.
The passage of the Navy Bill by the House of Re
presentatves, with the atroclous clause, prescribing
the present race OF navy officers Tor five years, has
awakened IN this community feeling OF lndlsna-
ton, that surpasses any thing OF the KIND we have
seen IN many years.
Every one is asking-Is the navy to be prescribed
by this demoralized rotous Congress Is the glory
of the American name to be destroyed by hard
cider coon skin House of Representatives Who
ever heard of such outrage upon patriotism and
Owe of coun ny
Look at the matter. Here is the glorious array of
the American navy, whose home is on the mountain
wave, whose paths are over the stormy deeps-are
they TO be insuted and outraged by such legislation
BY the very men who by their dsreputable brawls
have covered the country with disgrace
Out upon such conduct-such policy-such pro-
scrpuon, come from what party il may.
lsit not time for the people to move and save the
glorious navy from destruction!
WAR WITH ENGIANp.-War with England is now
"sartin." Our friend, Mr.. John Jones of the Madi-
sonan, in one ofhis lucid intervals, has fully settled
the question. He says =" Our difficulties with Eng
land are not settled, and God only knows whether
they ever will be- until one or the other of the ma
tons shall be blotted from existence
This is precisely our opinion also, with one addi-
ton. We firmly believe that we shall have diff
cutes with England, until both nations are blotted
out OF existence. Ii is true, expect the Boundery
TO be settled-and the Caroline and the Creole-but
then the copy right, and the State debts, and the
mercantile dues and the abuse of the tory press will
always be more or less open and unsettled
$500 REwARD.-Lost, mslad or runaway, a
toerably amiable and well disposed man. named
Thomas w. Dorr, by some supposed to be the Go
vernon of Rhode Island. Said Dorr is about five
feet nine inches in height, very we'll proportioned
good eater, does not belong to the Temperance
Society, very probably does belong to the Abolition
Society, has got ready gift of words but not "A
great number of ideas-barks a great deal, but has
never been known bite; has plenty of vanity, but
is not very good looking.
SAID Dorr was seen short time since in the city
OF Washington, and when there by some was sup
posed not TO be in his light mind. lie there at least
however, seemed to have recovered his reason by the
sensible treatment and advice of a skilful captain
who has quoted, and tanned and cured great many
crazy people within the last twelvemonth Dorr
reached this city quite restored but unfortunately
both Tor his reputation and his reason he remained
here too long. He fell into very bad company, and
by them was entlCed into Tammany Hall, where
he was soon surrounded by mob. As a natural
consequence he shortly after seen drinking out
OF large pot at place facetiously styled the Pew.
ter Mug, because there is little else than brandy
and water drank there, and no other vessels but
tumblers He was last in this city the same
afternoon, going down Broadway looking uncom-
monty Wild in company with several others who
looked even yet more wildly and crafty than he
did. He was seen to leave this city with a long
sword between his legs, in one of the East River
steamboats,, and when next heard of was seen BRAN
dlshing said sword in ferocous manner over the
heads of some little boys in the streets of Provi-
dence, very much after the manner of Jack Cade
IN the pay, striking his stick against London Stone
which performance it is believed said Dorr must
have seen upon the stage. His insanity was then
deemed complete by those who knew him best
Since that time his movements have been exceed
ingy strange and wild And at last he suddenly
disappeared like Morgan in the dead of night His
mysterious disappearance has thrown his friends
here into the greatest confusion; and any inteli-
gencs OF him, if living or of his body if not will be
thankfully received by his devoted admirers C. c.
Cambreleng, and William Cullen Bryant, and all
charges paid.