The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-06


he purpose Of adopting towards abolishiua
hat system. The meeting rather large.
Mr.. Freeman Hunt was appointed chairman, and
other gentlemen vice. and secretaries
The proceedings we're commenced by prayer, thu
Rev. Mr.. Thompson ofnciating.
Mr Watson @. Haynes was the nrst speaker. Hs
aid, the meeting was much larger and moro res
peetabls than hs anticipated, In consequences Of
he opposition which he met with sucs his arri
FA in New York; but he ought to have expected
hat the people Of this great city deeply synpsthss
.eAsAt Of the people among whom hs brought up.
[Applause) MIR. Haynes then read articles Of the
service requiring com OF vessels to show
srvice be performed tsice day. and . sermon
preached ON Sunday. Both Of these articles, he said
- nearly obsolete. He never knew commander to
have divine service regularly, and II the chaplain
Neglected his duty he did not Why he should not
b. to show that NO INSTRUMENT Of punshmeut but the
plain cato nine tails shall be used board national
hps and yet the colt s used In direct violation OF
or the purpose Of showing the abuse OF authority aud
he ty rsnny Of some commanders, oontrasted with
ne mercy Of othsrs be read statistical table of the
humber Of ashes inflicted by them Losrd OF differ
ent vessels within given periods varying from 8 to
Oo ana upwards, In period Of three moaths. II the
people Of the United States knew the cruelty Inflicted
pn ee&men, they would not ALLOW the navy to exist,
aor would they associate with many Of the officers.
rom the records which he read ssked could there
punishment on seamen, aud the naval sovsr eighty
.hich is invested in commsoders' What. then, are
he substitutes for the lash we TO abolish It I,
Fee experiment Of governing rail RS without the
seb was tried BY LORD Neison. and Colisg wood aud
AXE before We were born; and vho will cay that the
'eefs which they commsnded we're not good Ia every
fpect Commodore Ste~srt is Of the opinion, that II
he navy csnnot exist without the rsnny that prac-
issd on the men, we bad bitter abolish the navy alto
ether! There ia an influences supposed to exist
nopg the Junior officers VI the navy by which they
an ct any commander rsmosed VINO does not give
ray to them In every way but there some Of
hem who cannot be reached by any such infusnce
40 Of them are Commodore Stewart aud Commo
ore stocston, who sailors from their youth
ut this influence has been successfui in some
no Captain Levy, nov Commoiors Levy, is one. In.
pg Of the junior officers mercy made him act
ne Part Of parrot, for the purpose OF curing him
lin Of bis mimicing propens:tiss. For not punishiog
NTH the le.h Captain Levy MAS tried by
martial and the result the court agreed to cashier
i'm. The President however, refuse to sanction the
ntense; and after when bs promotion Of ths.
icsr was submitted to the Senate, IL vas ratified
unanimously. (ApplAnse) Co@modors Stockton's
ourse while In command Of the fscidc squsdron,
hen referred "a. He permitted no loggipg, and had
lone on board Of any OF the vessels OF his ret This
litigation was corrobsrsted By person present In
neeting IL has been said that both Commodore
te~art and Commodore stockton aspire to bs Prssi-
ens OF the United States, and thrrsfre, they In
svor of sbo.isbing the the lash Well one Of
hem may yet be President and he hoped thu, all the
ncers OF The navy would aspIe to the Office If
ne use OF the latch will not b. du ged In (Appause
There was General Scott In the navy, there would
lot be this Wholesale abuse Of the lash rnst oicsr
Ae regtperated the American my by his huma atty
hinuuerf, anu uurlpg late with NexlcO. he
I'd not nnd Decesrary to resort t. harsh Measures
the 90 diers had conhirpce in his justice and
nodetsdon. tAppisuse)
Letters were read from Freeman Csmpbsl, Rev. DR..
yng, aud Rev Mr. Betcher, exousiDs themselves for
ot being prssent The last named gentleman, Mr..
Aynes raid, viii Ihursdsy evening propose
x1 for rsft rmug the sbuses In tnr navy.
M. HosAce GaEELEY was called upon aud said the
% book informs us that darkness is the hsbitaion
eeueisy; that wherever rscrecy is combnvd with
fDotic power, there will be crusty Man always has
g disposed to tyrannize over man and more espe
~ In the navy. Nov. the American navy is
republlcxn and sristocrstic in It's chsrsctsr. and
lie . reality, the American republic is great
%r See.sy rtrssS snsls to tho mo Law
lsDcy of the French uDoer Napoleon, which be
.uibuted 70 the Admirable. sJsr~m on -hieh it
ss fcusdeo wnich is Dramatically opposte to that
70 which the American navy Is based. Oar ussy
rcers so fpte the service ss othsers and there Is
o opportunity for the esilors to forward themselves
that way TO induce TO behave themselves
Napoleon knew that opening 20 every career OF
brosno otiou was the only way OF estapihns an army
Ind that is the way la which navy should be
anized. He has hopes la the navy it is; and IL
e wss asked how 1t should be governed he would say
nee that hereafter. onshsf Il ths aissious shall
b. given 60 ths best sesmsu This would MAKE the
live The tsiors batter pay the chance Of promo
ion, aud there w he better discplns than there
with the lash BY eisisg better pay aud opening .
OF ambition. the navy will get the best sa1rs
TAis plan would also be oe.sk Officers, fcr they
nov very veii that sed-r this present system.
man can ever become their squsi. and cali them 10
cooaGt fST abuse Of po~sr II not ioog Il
eait the army could not be rnlsa ~thsut corpor.sl
unl,h neat but the revelation In france overthrsw
Ehe lssn in that ocustry aad In army men
become sihcirnt aod good Soldiers IN . short time
sitho ut the appliance of suca bsbarous punish.
tnsnt. An act OF emancipation ougas TO be passed
Tor the navy - we'll that our sailors who hsht
the battles of th.ir country may have q chance
200 The s.atsments made th' e,sains Of tns
ought 20 stsrtls us. u II Just what might be sx.
pscted from the systsm which the navy IL orxspz.
sseT-fy, sac DO sceountrs on the part OF officers
The peOIls Inusf tbs maffef. ana cruel
>x(De Of Ghcers should not blame them for
sdtipF mp TO q system wbioh the y~opis tolerate He
rxi,d, wntn he In Ccngr~ss iast winter. TO lop
i OF the abu..s OF the navy when ne o~ssn he
tspght sonsthiug might BE- done. bat bsfor- h- got
rough he glad enough TO leave the subject aud
Id ID 10 worr~ thsa it before several propo~i.
Ions we're made, bat the result vas thss be and hts
ADDITIONAL abuses we're NOS Tackled 90 tbs system.
bose sbuses si, exit Until th. p-npis speak the
ubjto', la voice tnst csnn.t be m-sAsen. Let tue
be. pie act the subject, sud ~s shall have reform
isvy republican navy, sod MT q cat navy
sir HsrsKs erhibisea cat % nios tails aud colt,
aud sbs.ed the manner In which both we're used on
Mr J.rts Bsnass said that from nj. boz hood he has
paid .'ss.S. & 70 tns "a M.,y s,a ..,,.sd Mr. .hSn.'
TIE cat aud colt Just exhibited -i give idea Of the
fspsbnsssism Of the Navy aud he hoped there
this argument lpcistng TO tn. cst) He proposed .
rssopton that the present ne-tng would imperative
sss. Get q ls. - ssoiishins vaSisS~.ss in Ii.
Navy. The r-soluLion vas pss,sd unanmsusly.
A sailor named wIlsos, Who ons of the crs~ Of
the Somere, spoke for fsu minutes He vas In the
Somsrs. under the command Of captain McKsasis on
uiss TO the coast Of Africa. during which come tvc
eousapj seven hundred lsshes inflicted on the
trsops cf cre~ principally tn. boys He defsiisd
We particulars cf the alleged mutiny of Nidshipmsn
bsncer, OF which be said there we're no more signs
san therr In this present 20 cat the Pre-
sients throat Mr. Spencer vas mutineer- there
IRE nc sussssrs board Of that vess.ls tAppIsas.
l,ss for short time in favor Of naval reform; snd
ho by Mr. Haynes; and the meeting soon aftersards
Dourned
Dswor rMvsr A NAasisoE ~ fAs.IorARts Itrf.-
she Cincipnsu Disrsfeh Of the 18th ut
body will r-colect the hiah wrought and gorgeous dc
ecripfion cf the Wedding cf MIR r. b. Lawrence. con
az Abbott Lawrepce, the Boston mcnsire. aud pre-
sent Minister Of the nted ates the Court Of
Isxn.a N Iha desnrintinns AeYa hish. aYnuaht