New-York daily tribune., 1843-01-09
For the Tribune.
The Marine Corps.
NO. Iv.-coScLUsl0N.

In sdyert Two only which seem 70 require hoice. Id
te .aaisio,en, being misprinied in place ot " Ihtre
tniS.-. ne esss and op2os. the appontment"l
W. ,v former numbers it will be observed that
r.,xs .a;a nothing of the Watch System as at
..,sot conducted. I,is doubtless, as far mere
in the matter of wages is considered, ecoR-
s.o.,, as possible-almost as much so indeed as
:; iaeticient-and although it must form but
x.,v insignificant addition to the many conclusive
,,a,,us TO be urged in support of the Secretary's
recommendation, it to deserve brief notice.
We might conclude thar as many watchmen
would be employed in each Navy Yard as, at the
loves, rate, the required increase of the Corps
,,o,,id allow Of sentinels but as have no docu-
,n,ots at hand 10 show the actual number author
;,.3 and being aware of the all-glorifed spirit of
aconony abroad in the land, / shall assume only
onekaif Of that probsbility-supposing five posts
:. rounds in each yard this will require fifteen
ra,chu,en, or ia all the yards, about one hundred,
..ara.e of wages averaging over one-and-a- half
dc,lars per diem, and forming annual charge Of
Elty.Fiye Thousand Dollars. This deducted from
~, estimate in article No. l, would reduce the
fret cost of the suggested increase to about Two
Hundred and Ten Thousand Dollars.
Nor is this all, for, in the spirit Of zeal and ra-
dopaly directed economy we may extend this
duc,oa TO a calculation OF the probable saving to
be Effected by dispensing with those sailors whose
n,aces on board ship would be filled by the addi-
,ional allowance of marines.
The lowest probable rate of this saving would
be ninety thousand dollars per annuE. Assum-
;6y this, then, we form the following recapitula-
tiou, VIZ:
Original cost of the increase as estimated. 800
Exrease Of watch system saved..... .$55 oeO
Expense Of sailors dispensed with saved. 10000 $4,000
sl9,90o
And End that for an annual expense Of one
hundred and twenty thousand dollars may OBJ
tain not only the important results Of efficient pro-
lection Of an immense amount of public property,
in and out of the United States, subject to imm-
men, dangers, and of the property Of hundreds of
our citizens pursuing, with American capital, ex
,ensive commercial avocations in half civilized and
revolutionary sections of the world, but those of
magnitude incapable of comparison or OF measure
ment by any possible pecuuiary standard or con-
sidera:ons comprising the security of many Of the
most serious interests ef Government, Law, Ha-
manity, Liberty and Life Let me again ask, thcn
what kind OF economy it is to delay for another
hour the Legislation requisite in this matter!
The economical Trustee who should lose the
property of hi. patrons by rslsing it in unsafe de-
positorics, and only otfer in excuse the enormous
cost OF an additional paddock, would doubtless
hsve to make good the whole amount lost, and yet
he would evinca considerable superiority in ludg-
n.nt and moral responsibility over those who have
the interests of our subject matter in charge and
neglect thcin.
the terrible tragedies both of contemplation and
perpetraton found in the record of the Somers's
caseY
How many dollars would be reasonable valu-
alton cf tho lifes bloed of each officer and seaman
on board that vessel2
How much would pay for tho distress of hun
dred families bercaved or dssrsced by success
ml nu,ny? Could their tears be measured by
the gallon and paid for by the dollars worth
And, what is a fair price in Treasury Notes for
the disgrace attached to the American flag BY the
actual eyentuation of the case referred to
These questions must not be treated as triflins
with serious subject. They ara asked in effect
by every man who urges economy as an objection
10 the increase of the Marine Corps. w ID. Z.
TEMPERANCE AMONG THE IED1ANs.-The Lit
Rock Gazette. of the l4th ult. says:
A party Of United States dragons arrived here
Yesterday, from Fort Gibson. having in their Gus.
ody two individuals from Missouri, who had been
apprehended by the Indians and delivered to the
spirituous liquors into the Indian country, contrary
to the act of Congress on that subject This is
good move, and we hope the Indian, will persc-
wgeuntil they rid their country of the whole gang
ofwhskey dealers.
SunaARr E1RcuTioS. In Cooper's Naval
History in the report of the battle between the U.
S. frgate Consteaton, Capt. Truxon, in 1899,
and the French frigate Insurgente, which she cap.
tured in brief and mastery style-ths passage oc-
ours:
early in the combat one of the men Lon board
the Constellation Ninched from his gun, and he
was iestantly kii1ed by the third Lieatenant, to
whose division he belonged
This is the whole story-ao name IS given, no
comment made. But it is known that the Lieu
in question was Mr.. Sterrit, who afterwards,
in command of the u. S. schooner Experiment,
performed many gallant feats in tho Iripolitan
war.
It's also certain, as wc believe, that no Court
Of Enquiry, or enquiry OF any sort, was instituted
into this proceeding. American
PROMPT ASswER.-Chateauneuf, keeper of
tho seals of Louis Kill when boy only nine
years old, was asked many questions by bishop,
and gave very prompt answers TO shem all. Al
length the Preatc said viii give you an or
snsc il you will tell me where God is. My
erd, replied the boy, will give you two orar-
sss if you will tell me where he is not.
City Sntclliocnce.
SATURDAY, January
POLICE FIcE.-LARcgNlEs.-Am man named
estscs Reh was arrested for stealing composition can
eenond wsrh So and lbs. OF Candles from the prem