Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-12-22

RrroRr or TIir SEfRIrA OF TN NtrY.-ltls q
misfortune that most 81 uur public iunctlnhants be
heyc thai The excellence ola public document consists inits
lrngih Most executive cssa.rs AMI frpofls from Sub
ordinate officers dawn up I'll thI> principle; aud The
consequence is. ha, they or gn,,IIN read ',y
men l,he 10 examine busha Of ctlll ior gra.. VI
"'a' "a, ao secretary oi the Nav,.5ccup.s IA
thrr more t!'nn seven cluH> III the Nailsan'n while
the substance Of WHAT'S SAID coui hase Len as readily
emhllced within third tht lmlt aud Nc intend to
GIVE it n st smaller .puPas@
The lrplr, stale, .nlt the Home Squadron" under
Com,uudao Straart. ias been put IN commission ,n,r-
tons the nt,incr Gl vessels composing It, and the cruz
inr proad whc,' they will he cppo,cd. The steam
slilo NJ 81 NIL and ss.s'pp az pr5n5uuaed to be IN
suit II ernz0e IN tuas peace IA eorscqurnc, Of lher
great consumption al fuel but would he useful in tHenf
war. Tie Brsll squadron Is under command of Com
madorc Morris and IN the discharge Of Ms duty
There Is nn squadron on the African ceas! where some
of our vessels have been taken and their crews murder
Cd, for Whch Comnoaie ltinscy is ordered to delaud
reparation.
The Secretary recommends suitable navy upon
some fixed aud permanent pAn-apd thlt III order To
have officers property disciplined tie vessels be kept as
nnrh rs possible at 81. lie also recommends the
establishment ol naval schools oa Shore Tor the
education of m'dSinpmcu and those Whoarc can
ddalcs tar appointments IN the myy-aud rfopo-
Ses system Of compulsory Through. Which Will com
pei negligent unqualified officers rcIIe from the ma
W II
ia,lou upon the public treasury SCI ol pensioners w
had proved themselves unworthy 10 he engaged IN the
public service. II an olirrh be Negligent q, incom
pelen 10 perform his dutv, the prorrlcy
of granting hm pension .ud setting him ashore 10 do
nothing Pensions should bn thr rewards Il service,
and wounds, and not u ldlencss OF ncialr.ty Nt
hupo that tins proposition may fail.
As an encouragement Ia naval Officers it saa.sa
died to establish the ranks ol admiral, vte animal and
rear admiral.
The Secretary asks Iar an increase Of marines and
states, ila large ananu ct public property is ex
posed 10 loss and degradation from nsHilirencv Of ma
rnes 10 guard IT, lheaWs Ia project ship-llmhcr from
destrucuaH lac deems Inefficient and ugaly cuts,d,t /.
It's preservation of great importance the country. II,
recommends the establishment If navy yard ON til,
largest scale ON the waters ol the lower Mississippi
lie thinks that the expenses OF The navy are murl
greater Than they ought 10 be. aud that mechanical
labor paid for nj too high a rure. The iron
and copper heretofore used have been Of inte-
r1r quality, but have been greatly improved under III,
superintendent of professor Johnson, by whom they arr
tested previous TO being USED Great frauds have beet
praclsed copper which will hereafter he prevented
He will III few DAYS lay before congress. code
rules and regulations r the navy. drwn up in obedience
10 resolution Of ccAgrcssaud invites attention 10 tn,
laws ont the subject Of navy pensions, which, he thinks
reqelre changes and qualifications.
The above are all tho points in the report which We
deem Necessary notice On Of them the Serretar,
unnecessary present the readrr-snd indeed we arr
doubtful whether they would be read fgiven in cNtenso
II Is great mistake to spin such documents to
length that induces nineteen cvery twenty persons
10 lay them aside for "a more convenient season.
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