New-York daily tribune., 1850-05-02

MO TTTrI0I
Un,oeaknblc is the worth Of Habt-oi the fact thai
matters haze been 50 ordered, or have 50 ordered
themselves flr q time whereof the memory 81 Man
ynu,e;h not % the contrary. Custom not only
serves 10 reconcile IS . prisat1ns aud sniieriEgs
bat il las even impelei mean men to do heroic
deeds hardly c1cscious that such was their natare
For the great mass OF human beings. il IS eminent
lv desirable that they sh0ali oy on as nearly as
possible in the paths m smooth AMI plain hy
their anc s,1rs 'oois'eps, protitng much BY the
secondary insticct which the usage OF successive
generations has called into being until something
better shall be plainly demonstrated Wei IS t
FOR them and Tor their race II the wisdom Of oar
ancestors DE- l1t invoked by tbs immense class TO
sgpport and .ls.iiy their adherence q the ioily
wiich has sucrus d and obsc1red that wisdom, so
that thev may be fouui aimrng less the block OF
amber than he therein imbedded.
Bot on the other hand there is p small number
very small. j, may be, but thnk t incrcasrs-
TO whom the old WAYS, the Oh purposes oi NE
have become impossible ot pursuit -wh) must
breath more freely or be- silAei-who cannot hve
LONGER to merely personal cnds-who vii readily
dig bitches IL that bc ils most useful emp oyment
which s0lc.ts them. bu, who must DO even MS nc
roicaiy not sorldly, or Tot az all They are ready
70 welcome drudgery, prvation. obscurty, BAT noi
willing q NJ ibe COVERING and cher.shi-E o. their
own bodies shall be the purpose OF their leion-
struggle. To this small cass the idea Of e social
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they cannot b1nish j. from their minds they A.
not even affect Indifference o. lt Need urge
tia, these should be siaed from The a5uadani
wealth y tie cu.teut5l class 90 give Their several
plans fair trial, There IS 10 possible shape oi
evil, 10 suggestion oi derraWiy winch has nct
been bodied forth ia acts. why should ssnsulne
homes Of universal good alone be coidly SET eside
as fantastic and chimericAl
And then AGAIN that mmense multitude whose
lives are bat a weary roaDd oi Incessant and mca
ger v.recui.ei crudgtr,--w,0 herd ID ioyc's. ev.
posed 90 the visitation OF every annoyance snd dis
cotniort-lgi.h whom tie contemplation OF tha mise.
ries incident % thei- hl.hy, nOsome. unventiatrd
workshJps is forbid en by ths ovormnstcrrg horror
OF the aorr hcn4cI time when even this emgloy
ment sinai vanish taking their subssteace along
with it-sAal lo, q ic thought Of thar world wide
sulicriurs impc. as % d0 something! The nj. Pr
sal spectacle a Wealth and Poverty iucrcss
side bv sde-1f side boards o. gliit t1rng plate
cunaalsting here. while the thin die; Ncre grows
more meager md sc2lty-fl this is calculated 20
compel r. fiction, az least The labor Of this gene
ration proiuc nearly twice rs much as did like
amount n century acO; yet that immense proper
ti0u Of tie iaborers who mnsr sGbsst on the WAGES
# rude manua. toll live 10 better as n class-iu
the averare even worse, than of oil. Ia the great
City Of ms residence, a metropolis Of wealth, Of
commerce civilization, art and clt rpisc not g.
than frty thousand human beings ~ Il 3 moment
yaiuiy seek empOyment-have SOUGHT u for days
and weeks without success. and RI length almost
without hope shall this bc accepted as the final
Go '-ordoinel condition O. Humanity on earhi ]
cauu T. viii not b. isve it, No: through effort AMI
y.cssitu1e throoeh aspiration md stem resolve
through The ashes Of electric Genius and the slow
approaches Of psosaic Calcuston-f need be.
through reproech and cb'oguy--the humane and
tho Christian must patiently toll or, until az length
with bent frames md beaded brows, they shall
have attaued the summit Of the Mount Of Vision,
and may thence perceive, with cxulting gladness,
the slo'cso OF The second Eden.
We make room .os one Of tie Lrief,r Essays-
tia. which relates to Fioscing in the Navy. The
interest now manifested in the subject, and the
iact that it is generally objected to tue anttFlos
sing asita.ors that tboy propose substitute for
the Cat, may perhaps secure some consideration
'o- these suggestions:
FLOGGlSG ~ THE NAVY.
The primary d.visoa OF .ao human species ga
-hO,a rec oives .he iIOI.id1nls into Men and Wo-
men on saipoc ard .in.o Officers AMI Men, though
the latter terra very uahty expresses the light in
which seGnen are a-ded by officers. The c-ea
are practically Hands; sometimes Legs also; q,
others Backs bat a. 70 Any clear conception iha.
they are ty-ly -n. It is neither expressed i'm
Piled in cur theory or practice OF Naval discipline.
Ia The cont mplaiion Of that discipline, the crow
are beasts. dogs, deyis-aEything bat men.
a s HlIN4 Lill<i> lltI tlt navy dilTtl iF Lit
notion OF serving bis country and helping 10 main
ain snd extend The glory OF the Starr and Stripes.
tie has the faults OF bis class and condit0n-is
reckless, heatsIrOng, easily Prosokei TO quarrel
and has appetite f.r crag and other sensual de-
pravties. Yet be means 70 behave himself agi
to 10 his duty aod dOr time 10 complaint is made.
Bot, as pert OF bis Taiions, an allowance OF AcO
Eoiic Liquor is daily dealt out 70 him-not enough
to make IN drunk, bat ql'c enough to maintain
AID increase the appetite Tor Alcohol II he has al
ready acquired H. aud ID create If he has hitherto
escaped Or overcome IT, Not 70 driuk il would be
10 subject himself 10 rdic1le and dislike among hs
messmates, SO he takes il down By-andby the |
ship reaches port, and he with others has few
hours liberty to - on shore With appeiiteg for
liquor thus formed or increased on shlpboard the |
Jolly mess betake themselves III hot haste % the
gpg shop first and then ~ other dens OF debauChe
ry, and when their leave has expired some are too
confused and brutted clearly b. know or seriously
10 care where they are or what they are doing. II
all hurry on board ct the last moment some VI them
are pretty certain 70 be grossly intoxicated which
is Oi course punishable ohense. These are = be
hauled up as soon az the ships convenience VIII
permit their backs stripped and lashed with
heavy, cutting, t0rturng whip known the cat o
n ctas, with al tie strength Of an athletic sub
officer. One dozen lathes IS The ususl allowance
Tor such an oiierse "a drunkenncss and each lash
make r. least 4 black and buc stripe across the
DIfAIrl baih VI tHH HHitu ~ g'1i hHhIi N+fN''
takes of the skin ami causes the blood t. ly freely,
leaving tho back as raw as n becisteak. More |
serious Ohcnscs are punished with more lashes-
striking an Officer with death But lashing thresh |
ing gasbng. is the great reliance for discipline on
board our Republican Navy, and many officers re |
sort 20 il On tho most uifius pretexts Looking |
insOis nily nj an Olhcer u one Of the more serious
OicngcS, while there nrc cases officially reported by |
the commanders Themselves where men have been
thus gashed for not cooking an officers dinner to
his liking, for spiliug water on tho deck, not stow
iag n hammock away neatly. Sc. Sc. Six thousand
lasbcs, such Is have described. have been deai'
o1t during one cruise 70 the Of single vcasel-
that is 30 many were reported 10 the Navy De
psftment By Tho commander, wbils It 10 notorious
that noihlDr Ike oil arc reported md officers have
boattod that thcy never would report oil, bOf siy |
more lhnn innY rhOsn. Tint men harn boon nlH |