New-York daily tribune., 1842-12-15
vol. EH. no. 2Is.
The Navy and Naval App oin,men,s.


To The Editor of Tie Tribune:
Permit 10 call your attention the facts in the follow
ing communication and to ask The favor OF insertion In
your columns, in reply article signed GA Friend To
Justice and the Navy"
know very vel! that il your habit admit in your
paper articles unustiy rejecting any one, and am per
iecy convinced if you had been rightly informed upon this
subject the article n question would have found lis
way into yeur paper. Independently of the injustice done
10 the Secretary OF the Navy and TO Commander Buchanan
and Lieut. Upshrr your good wishes TOR tie vel
fare OF the service al which such attacks am aency
blow, will prompt you 10 give place 10 fair counter
statement.
L will, in subsequent communication, show that Com
nander Ruchanans case is pari passu with 1t Upshers
have noticed your paper OF the 28t uit an article
signed IA Friend Justice and The Navy title TO which
the writar has earthly caim if one may be permitted TO
Judge the assertions contained IN the article which
are wholly without foundation in truth.
If the article be from the pen OF officer oil the Navy
which strongly suspect is the fact he knew or ought to
have known the time he writing II, that 1t was not
true.
II truly be regretted by every friend and we'll wsher
of the service that the uDtrng efforts OF The present EN-
form in the Navy should be occasionally by such gross
unjust attacks the and is The more 10 be
regretted for the welfare OF the service, that Editors VINO
wsu knowingly do injustice should publish such art-
cleS without first ascertainlng Their truth:
The truth is there is class OF officers in the servce-and
regret that Il very small clas-who, from
professional .ency morn delinquency are not 10
be entrusted with command, and who regard with zeal:
ouy any calculated elevate the character Oh
and to reform the abuses in the service which would
doubleday give them their proper pasuon From suc The
efforts of efficient Secretary viii always meet VIII OPP
position and complaint.
plain statement of the facts relation 10 the appoint
ment o Commander Buchanan and Lieut. Upshur 10 Their
utterly and anderous is the article IN question III
will take the trouble 10 glance al the Reg er you VIII
lind the following statement TO be true:
Lieut. Upslu stands numerically the 18th on Tie list OF
Lieulenants The first our--viz Leus oeliers Crowley
Farragu and Eeryave long siEce ceased 10 be thought
OF by any one tor promotion. Licuts. Nicholas, Dupcn
Hudsen and Wilson, entitled 10 promotion by va
Martial light thus disposed of which of course leaves
Lieut. Upshur, in point of lac The 2st on The list Now
writer OF the article is justified in making the assertion that
by Lieut. Upshurs appointment, twenty-eigb mertorious
officers above him have been unjusty dealt with.
1t Magruder is in command OF the Receiving Vesse al
Philadelphia.
1t Pope is attached and doing duty in the Navy Yard
at Boston, and actually declined the command Oh the
II Powell has command Of the Surveying Squadron on
the coast of Florida. and refused the Grampus.
Lit Wilkes is engaged in preparing narrative Oh DIS ale
L. Peck is attached to the Navy Yard al New-York.
1t Manning has command OF the sioop Erie
Pearson recently returned from cruze, and is
entitled TO leave of absence.
LII Howard is attached 10 the Rendezvous, New orR
Lit. Piercy is in ordinary, Norfolk, SICK
1t Jones has recently returned from the East lndies
and actually applicant for The Receiving 'ese
At Baltimore
L. Lieb moi applicant for service
ordered 10 the command OF tne
Lit. West is attached to the Navy Yard, nj Norfolk
Lit Serdge attached TO the Navy Yard at Portsmouth
NH.
1t Eagle is in command of the soop Yorktown.
Lit Long is on leave OF absence, not an applicant
1t. Van Brunl is in command of the Grampus
Lt Pinckney is sattached the East India Squadron.
Ii Glendy has been recently detached from the inde-
pendence.
Lit Little has long since ceased to be thought OF for
service.
The next on the list is 1t. Upshur, wko, leaving of
question his universally acknowledged merit upon
the construction OF the right Of seniority fully and
tary entitled 10 the command and indeed is the only
officer who could have been selected without going below
him. 1T johnson, two below him. has been appointed TO
The of the brig Ralnbrdge and further find the
following officers below him have had or in
nan word Of complaint has been uttered in re-
gard to them.
Lit. Blake one below him, has a command on the Coast
Survey, which he has had for six years.
It. Bulus has now, and has had for tie last year,
maud of the brig Boxer; he is nine below him.
LII Ringgod, fifteen below him, has had command OF The
Porpose, recently returned from cruze.
Ii Sterett has command the ship Relief and nine
1t SIS Lee, twenty four below him. has bad command
OF Z receiving vessel.
1t. Hunter, tory-nve below him, has command OF Tue
steamer Union r
LII. CHI McBlar flty-nine below him, has command OF
the steamer Poinsett.
1t j. f. McLaughlln one hundred and hfty-sl1 below
him, has had comm nd oi a squadron
Lit. Downes also below him, has command OF receiving
vessel.
Is Lieutenant Upshur be deprived ofis just right 10
command earned by long, faithful and efficient services be-
cause he is the brother Secretary the Secretary
10 he deferred from cencedng him his rights because
writer regardless OF TRUTH chooses 10 attack HIM ur
doing If the article referred 10 be from an officer OF The
Navy have the smallest doubt that he IS one OF Tie
class have alluded to- and whose standing in tue service
would entie him 10 the command OF trsateS dnggy
i( he stood nj the head OF the list O! captains.
Rank is mol the only recommendation TO commando IL IS
duty OF the Secretary 10 see that Tue ohctr
competent to the particular service required ms lie
interest of the eopny and the honor OF the flag demand
All other requisites bsing equal OF course seniority would
govern him in his selection.
If nv suspicious be that the article is from an ocsr
his conduct be steny rebuktd by his Drolher
viceSo unworthy an honorable men-deserves ana ousn
meet with their exccralious and call upon the ofcr
as they value welfare of the service TO put upon
course so suicidal its best interests, their seal OF conde
nation for impossible the Secretary can succeed IN his
efforts 10 elevate character of The service long as N
with opposition from those from whom he haS just
''s '' ~ A FRIEND TO THE SERVICE.
DoRR AGAIN-T. w. Dorr, tinerant Gov
crnor' of Rhode Island, resident, at this present
time of writing, in New Hampshire, has written Q
reply to an invitation to define his position before
the Loco-F Foco Members Of the Legislature of that
State, in which occurs the following passage:
"Thc cause in the State of Rhode Island though
cast dewn, is not destroyed; and believe that no
man worthy of the name, who has been engaged
in the suffrage ranks, will abate either heart or
hope or remit his exer,ions until the Constitution
adopted by the free votes of the great majority OF
the whole people, shall become in fact, as in right
the paramount law of the State.
p,,n, Is,.,, Ty,,ys The t,;a] or Cooley