The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-25

NAVY YARD AND NAVAL DEPoT AT New Ga
LEAEs.-Ths subject has been under the consider
alton Of special committee of the Council of New
Orleans, who have presented report setting
forth the necessity that exists for such depot and
suggesting the action deemed most likely to obtain
it. correspondence has taken place with the
Secretary Of the Navy, who suggests that the es-
Enlistment proposed ought to depend upon avery
considerable increase to the navy. To this view
the committee demur. They maintain that the
necessity for a navy yard arises from the change
in the channels of commerce, and all the resulting
international relations growing out OF that change,
which has already taken place, and in consequence
OF which naval forces will be required here
after in the q ulf and along the coast of Central
America, instead of as heretofore along the Allan
tic board In their report they say:
ssAlthough the honorable Secretary of the Navy
has taken, in opinion, erroneous view of the
grounds on which the establishment of n navy
yard at New Orleans is made to depend, yet your
committee take pleasure in stating that they see
no hostility manifested by the Secretary to the
wishes of the mayor and council for the establish
ment OF a navy yard here, and they entertain the
strong hope that the Secretary, in laying before
Congress the memorial with the letter Of the mayor,
will yet present the matter in such form to
the most favorable attention and action of that
body
''But, be this as it may, we must rely on our
selves; and your committee entirely concur with
the views OF the mayor, that 'the matter is alto
gether too important for the interests of New Or
leans 10 be allowed 10 tney cordially
agree with him in the recommendation sthat steps
be taken to insure the passage OF resolution in
State Legislature, instructing the Representa-
tves of Louisiana in Congress to exert their united
influence in securing for New Orleans the estab-
lshnent OF navy yard and a naval depot
a. Your committee is the more convinced of the
propriety of this course from the recollection of the
fact that the attention already bestor by Gov
eminent to New Orleans, point Of A,val i'm
porance, is due to the spirit and zeaIts sxertions
of our late Representatives in Congret end your
committee have no doubt that the exert of their
successors in the present Congress Wa be still
successful, if they are acting undes inetruo-
lions from the State Legislature, and have the
sanction of that high authority for their demand,
that navy yard and naval depot be established
here.
'sAsitis obvious (using the words of the mayor)
that the State s equally interested with the city in
any measure which may tend TO the increased pro-
lection of the latter, your committee have no doubt
that the Legislature will act on the subject with en-
tire unanimiy;' and they are equally convinced
that Congress will see the necessity of securing
proper navy yard and depot at city which
ceives and s the outlet for the productions of ff
teen States Of the Union, ground all-suffcient
without any other to justify the establishment of
navy yard at New Orleans"
The FfRsT FueITIvs CASE IN CONNECTICUT
A novel suit was decided before MIR. Ingersoll,
United States Commissioner, at New Haven, Con-
necticut, on Thursday last. Three apprentice boys
had runaway from their master, Mr.. Russell, at
Sing Sing, New York, and made their escape TO
before Mr.. lugersoll, by Mr.. Russell, who alleged
that under the laws Of New York, the "service or
labor" of the persons arrested was educ to him.
The commiseoneT, after hearing all the facts,
said: 'He had no doubt that apprenticed servants,
such us the indentures showed these persons to be
by the laws of New York, within the purview
OF the constitutional provision requiring the sur
render OF persons held in SERVICE, on claim OF the
person to whom such service was due That the
history of that article in the convention showed that
persons bound in service were contemplated by
It's trainers within its requirements and that the
legislation and practice of the colonies before,
well as the summary powers given to the master
to reclaim his apprentices by the State laws SINCE
showed that the power now asked to be exercised
was neither novelin legislation nor arbitrary in it5
character, and that in the various disquistions up
on this provision Of the Constitution he had never
seen il questioned that white men as well as black
men, and servants for years as well as servants for
life, were within its objects and requirements"
certificate was, therefore, given to Mr. Russell, in
accordance with the Fugitive act of 1850, and I'M
der it the apprentices were carried back TO New
York.-Boston Post.
LOVING AND LIKISe.--That women s'born
to love-" is certain as that General jackson was
"born to commando or that everybody ''born
to die" Their very dialect shows the strength of
this proclivity They use the word to indicate any
sort of affection, passion, penchant, appetite,
clancy They s.love'' their lovers, and their
husbands fine dresses, and fine dinners, sweet
meats, and s'sweet ribbons" with apparently the
same sort and the same measure of affection. TO
like ID 100 tdfilc al iot
She "loves' everything, Chat she doesn't happen
to hate,) and find other word in the diction
airy that ia equal to her need. That this everlast-
ing and indiscrimnate of the highest and hoi-
est word in the language is improper and even
indecent, there can be no ground for debate. so,
dearly lope turnips!'' exclaimed lady the other
day at the tabe-a lady who merely meant to say
that she liked the vegetable in question. "The
ID you do % said an ascetic old bachelor of her
acquaintance, who sat opposite. What more could
you say of your husband, that beautiful child of
yours, or even of your Redeemer, madam Lope
furnips? hope you may yet find something more
worthy of your affections n'-Boston Post.