The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-09

acluaed BY these feeings-feelgs which prevail IN h.
community in which reside. Scourge an American ct
zen this age OF the world if the beet road to reach
his heart from the end OF the cat 0nine tails No
sir Ia the section Of the country where reside
laniy have belief in its necessity, and have no sympa
There have been "spasmodc efforts" says the sena.
tor from Florida, TO break of this system. Spasmodic
indeed i was in the House, when BY majority Of
about l30, think upon the yeas and nays, this provis
ion was incorporated in this bill
Another objection is, that the provso is contingent
upon another thing To that have no ansWs s,'Y Gsr.
that the thing shall be done, and not upon the conn
gency named in the preceding part OF the seconnoth-
ing like IL.
lam justified in saying that some OF the Oldest and
most valiant officers who ever fought under the stars
stripes have told US clearly and distinctly that this odous
modore Stewart than whom more gallant and patriotic
man does not live in the Union.
Mr.. YULEE, Tin his seat) We have a communica.
on from Commodore Stewart which is not 80 unquali-
Mr. HAMLlN. L do not wish to make il unquali-
fed Then are told that this is not the proper place
proper bill You will never find the proper bill or the
proper occasion The only way 10 reach that abuse is
to put the remedy in some bill where shall have some
aid in carrying il through TO prevent the opposition which
there is against it, But think the senator from Florida
is entirely wrong when he refers TO other nations lhave
not tine memorandum with ME which made upon full
examination of this matter, but am very confident that
right in saying that the French, years ago, have abo
shed the infection OF coporeal punishmen, in their navy
understood the senator to say that i was inflicted ~ all
other navies. No, sir; be it said to the honor OF the
French people, that they have stricken out the rules
which allowed il IN their navy, and have incorporated
into their law provision that French citizen shall not
Mt DAWSON. They once abolished aogging in the
French navy. but it has been restored since.
MIR. HAMLIN, continuing Then it has been very
recently II it has been restored, not OF it.
have made very recent inquiry-within the last few
months
Again: this is the first amendment that is to be adopt
ed voted against amendments the principles Of which
favored, acting under the request OF the Committee
Finance. have voted against them tor the purpose oil
keeping this clean bill, and letting il pass. do hope
now that this will not be an exception 10 that general
rule. .s
Another thing of all the people we have in our com.
muny, the few 10 be found in favor OF scougng Amer
lean ctIZens those who have been used to its Ditc
on-wbo have been trained TO it in the service These
are the only ones to be found asking for it-shp-nen,
trained 10 il from the day they hrst uoi the deck-the
commodore OF the fleet II is strange. indeed, II he has
not learned 10 believe is necessary TO scourge man to
make him to do right Sir, treat your sailors like men
Refuse them the opportunities of becoming intoxicated
and you will do away with great deal OF the necessity
for the cao'nine- tails Treat Them men, and men
they will behave 1t an assumed position upon The part
of all who desire retain this odious system, that the
interests OF the service demand IT, Let the other side be
heard now. We say II Is not necessary We say there
demands either from interest justice, proprety,
thai require the inciion OF this punishment You have
had side of il for century almost; now let us try
the other sde and ii The assumption is true. Let
see il the sailors will not behave as well without The
Mir. PEARCE obtained the floor, but gave way to
Mr.. YULEE | wish to state a fact which may be
experiment 10 New York The legislature Of New York
abolished punishment by stripes IN the prisons OF New
York. 1t was previously part OF their prison discipline
The report Of the superintendent shows that the punish
substituted for il had been the occasion OF producing
insanity extent, so that he was Obliged 10
recommend that stripes be adopted again part OF the
prison discipline He attributes eight cases OF insanity
at Auburn 10 the punshments which were substituted
Tor stripes The has been the result in other cases
refer to il Tor the purpose OF showing that y is delicate
subject which handling. In the French navy,
what the substitute! Ii was keelhauing They
lashed man by rope TO yard-am, and fastened a
rope to his feet and thus they haned him under the keel
OF the vessel and brought him up upon the other side
Such the cruel substitutes adopted for the stripes
this and other equally horrible and inhuman punish
nen,s Its absolutely necessary ha, some such punish
meDt should be adopted for this ship only
carry to the necessary men Tor her use, and solitary
confinement draws the from the servicethe men who
are Necessary ior the safe navigation Of the vessel
things, the iact stated BY the senator from Florida oil the
nature OF the punshmenis substituted in The French navy
few years ago they abolished stripes and substituted
There were many classes oil lighter offences, in which
ropes were used-two dozen being the maximum ! am
opposed TO abosbing hogging in The navy until we have
well used system OF punishmens 10 take its place
doubt whether can have any az eiectual do not
know what punishmenls could be adopted which would
answer the purpose and be less This bill subs
iues nothing We know that the officers Of ,he navy
have not been in the habit OF using any other punishment
than hugying. There sixteen which
tired by martial, the punishment Of which s hang
ing, such other punishment a. they may direct That
other punishment is always hoggny II you abolish
aoggne you will hang these sailors, because there will be
discretion. There will be other means OF punish
ment. As to confinement in irons, a skulking sailor
would infinitely prefer being in irons TO keeping watch on
deck. II would be bounty-an indulgence 10 him. and
penalty upon those who continued 10 do their Duty BY
throwing upon them the burdens Of the others.
This will be the effect brought about by your false phi
anihropy and sckly sentimentality Why, sir, these
men are not babies This punishment Is not offensive
and torture 10 them as an unusual one would be,
have heard Of officer who pronounced the sentence
upon sailor that he should be dressed up in womans
with the captain until he found that the captain insisted
upon il, aud then the man walked overheard and
drowned himself. ! have 10 my possession memorial
from forty FIVE Of the o the United States steamer
Union, praying the department that corporeal punishment
might be continued in the navy for the very reason that,
il abolished the good men would have TO do their own
work and the work OF the others also
Mr.. DAVIS, of Mississippi. have very few words
to say think the senator from Florida has pointed out
very justly the extraordinary connexion IN which we Ind
this provision II is attached a condition 10 contract
10 carry the mails, with which il can have possible
connection. | think il would have the effect which the
senator has stated. II should be brought forward
substantive propositon and then there should be con
dtion attached that substantive proposition. have
no doubt and have time since TO the conclu.
son that feeling al the North required the abolition Of
forgng in the navy, and that sooner or later must
arrive at that result u is not q movement in the navy
The officers OF the navy and the staen themselves, do
moi generate this movement but there feeling which
ihe seamen aAoa They have power resist il, aud
,ha c,,. il that have doub, will he