The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-12-07
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.hCssrs. EditOrs-This paragraph The Navy officers
at Washington City making exer ions to rein
oduce logging in the Navy but the President remains firm
against it's the round Of the Press and 80 far be-.
eve without Having had some know ledge OF the
animal called Jackar, wish to few words in his
Favor in connection with the above giving facts which have
come under my notice
Tile ptai'eworhy law abOishnG hoggng in the Navy, it
"e does not suit some Of the gentlemen q Of the Navy and
Why Because these who wish the ca" restored,
Know Oh no other means of governing saiO but by brute
Jrce, and will venture say, that they only lack
knowledge Of management, but wanting in practical
etmansp; and they well know that class of people feel
more contempt, than the sailor does, who has " know
nothing officer him; hence this class of officers, hide
their gmonce endeayOr by annoyances and fear to force
re.peet.
Il has been stain on the American name that the system
Of logging in the Navy bV llO existed long did in
Republic which boasts that all have equal rights.
have known who had served sal ors aboard OF ships
Of war who, Tor general ataiuments and genemany
ing, would compare GvOraby with the best on the Quarter
dcCk and these could above petty officer
Tor t1vOrsm the present mode of appointing cand
dates for Nlldhpmen, and talent is of little account, Iii
true, that kind OF examination is gone through but where
the that herd Of influential member OF Con.
other officials being rejected; and yet know OF
Ieutrnant5, high up in the list, who could work sap
# their lives depended On il, in fact have the smallest
knowledge OF practical seamanshp this cless of
paupes drOnes receive the pay those pos
merit, and in the streets figure largely in gilt buttons
and Jnsa aud look down with contempt plain citizens
Of whose pockets the for the very clothes
at the tTO5pOTt, tNa.) Navy Yard,
At or the HTriy al Of Otwrr, officers skuk secretly
disguise, the Just vengeance of those they had ILL.,
treated during the voyage ! time witne sed a single
sailor chasing Lieutenant who by fear and repeated kicks
behind huring the Of the yayd and only found
protection behind the charged bRyOnet oil the Upon
ury, found out that this brGuc officer who gOHed
fnrgine have siEce this fellow glor
u1 In the papers Of the brave officers of the Navy"
At the Philadelphia Navy Yard, has been common for
many years employ masters of meToh
vessels, kind of guard wstchmen One day heard
The most abusive language addressed of these old Cap
aRs tOyeT sixty OF age, by boy kdshpmens
dress and the was that this old man had raised his
hat h4 puppyhood passed him. asked if such language
permitted and the reply was that they had endure
IT, Tor II complaint was made the officers would find
way OF having them discharged
In 1888 passed from Norfolk to Baltimore in steamboat
chartered to of the returned of the Delaware
seventy four; and with the exception of beHtenant
whom they unanimous in giving praise good officer
and gentleman every else from the Commodore down
had and the bitter denuncations heaed on them
Some in their heat far damn the flag but were
quickly rebuked by Others who said that they loved the flag
but from the bad treatment they had received would never
enter the Navy again in time of peace.
In my boyhood poughsd salt for time. and wit
messed Huggmg in merchant ship, the Captain of which
had been brought up in the Navy and carried out mano
rules small 1t being large ship, u sail maker
engaged TO follow his business the yOy age. 1t hap
pened that he had been told to the of sail with
single tins he did until the twine very small Cfor
that day it made uneyen) and here he doubled -as
WIS natural Tor man mat was master OF his trade. The
Captain coming along aud snsug the double twine began
beating the about the head with his fists and his eX
pantu0n was pronounced ngoenUe. lie "trced " up
to rigging spread eagle fashion, and reCev one dozen
l5-hes with the cato -nue-tus his bare back with his
skin torn and his back covered with blood he WIS put irons
and locked to ring bolt the stern and kept there ex
posed on deck all night and until the middle of next day. As
tins board OF Navy vessel suit at law was the
result, and the sailmakeT recovered heavy damages
again ship which, from the brutality and incOnl-
9eency Of the officers, G. they in the cabin win
aJws. hgd IN voyage Of sX months four different crews
another boy and myself remaining the end Of the voyage
bne from the bad treatment ripe for muny and
knives had been harpened for that purpose bOodhed was
ur-ene by gale Of wind and the loss of rudder the
nearF5t made and the crew. body, the first
auce to As contrast know of many cers
who have bad the for several Voyages no fog
gIns thought of-fOr good officers make good men,
Let Congress pass law that boys should serve three OF
five IN the merchant service, before their names were
put the candidates list for Mdshpmen, there would
not be many upstairs in the Navy better cass OF
officers than have would be made, the in
the last with England, when those Navy officers who
had been raised the merchant SERVICE became the brightest
stars IN galaxy of Naval heroes,
Respectfully yours, A. c, JONES