The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-08

which 10 make living for themselves and fhmi.
lies, Al deprived Of that 10 which their country
have called and reared them. II is not their fault
s. s s"y Ss 'Ss Si d .s G s The Ss n
the power OF the President 10 las We midshipmen's
warrants 10 the sons OF Tom, Dick and Harry,
when asked for as an equlvae mt for some political
avof conferred by the father, the friend, Of the
recipient, nj a presidential 81 ecton. The faults
ne, repeat, with the law IN nkcrs in placing this
Va, power and patronage AT the viii Of the Exc
cuuNr and head Of the navy department, and not
with the officers who have grown up between
decks rom their boyhood, and whom the govern
inent cannot employ const antly in the service, on
s, J, % the small numb er @, our ships that are
cd n short time ago, IN pamphlet published in
this city, with being at on { time opposcd 10 Gen
Jackson, and The party wl,h which he acted. In
Tins letter there ~ sort of cvlde nee Of this which
many may overlook, and which is now INV reason
for referring 10 IL here. He draws contrast be-
tween the number ofcaptains in the service in
1925 the last year Of John g. Adams adninistra-
ton, and the year 1872, showing bu, too plainly
that he wants IL 10 appear that the onus Of
the great increase OF officers between both
these periods, rests on General Jackson's
and Mr. Van Burcn's administr atoms The Sec
Rotary Of the Navy shows us that in the last year
OF Mr.. Adams administration there were only
six'y-two captains and commanders; while IN 1852
period covering Jackson's and Van Buren's adj
mnisrations, the increase in the sc two grades has
been one hundred and three, one hundred and
sxty-hve m al This is certainly an unkind cut
rigid construction of the law, coming Us il does
from member of "Young Iickory's" Cabinet
We all admit that there Is larger number otsufi-
GERS in both the army and navy than are actually
required for our peace establishments; but why or
wherefore is the reduction recommended now,
when we know not the day or the hour that twice
our present list Of officers may be required, and
so soon, too, after the time when both Mr.. Polk
and Mr.. Bancroft had recommended an increase
in that branch OF the servicel The object Of all
this is TO show the country that they are actuated
by desire to cconomse the public money! while
AT the same time those men encourage its outlay
in thousand other different ways, not absolutely
required. The system of favoritism practiced by
the President and heads of departments, in APP
pointing to and keeping partzans in office, who
receive large salaries for nearly doing nothing, is
beyond belief As ! am thoroughly acquainted
with the time employed daily, on an average, by
the clerks in all of the Departments, shall one Of
these days, give you a correct analysis Of this
wholesale system OF fraud upon the country, which
in paying persons from 81 900 TO 81 900 per an
mum for, as | have said above, doing nothing.
There is not one ofthe departments that ought not
to be reformed in this respect, and mnde to exhibit
the amount Of actual labor performed in each III
detail. All those recommendations of the Presi-
dent and heads of departments to reduce salaries
and the number OF officers in the public services is
done entirely for Buncombe, like many Of the
speeches made in Congress. II is all CANNON
and Mr. Polk and his Secretary of the Navy know
it very well; yet, while playing this game OF two
faces under hood they will not fail to bring the
navy, il they can, into disrepuc with the country.
The whole Of this is a small potato affair, take It
from beginning to end ARIEL.