The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-17

Dies, That NOT 0ox0oIS0I Dc TO 0opr1vo
any .osr in the military naval service Of this
public for any mfsconduot in Once Of his commission,
sn,,:: sy ssi q ,s court martial
Captain Moore has never made any such claim,
either for rank or back pay, as is alleged by M in
his seventh set Of assertions. II has been made
"by some generous opponent OF the Texas navy"
First, as to his sold place in the navy" which he
resigned twelve years since, prompted, as is freely
admitted, BY a spirit of enterprise and honorable
ambition which he never supposed would have
been attempted to be used to his prejudice; from
the moment of the acceptance of his resignation he
had more claim to {" his old place in the navy"
than you have, Mr.. Editor. Suppose he had never
been in the United States navy, as is the with
all the other surviving officers of the late Texas
navy, what would then be said OF his commission
as captain in the navy Of republic, which, during
its political existence was equal to any other inde-
pendent sovereignty, particularly those that had
recognized its independence
All that the officers OF the Texas navy have
claimed from the beginning, is, that, coming from
Texas, they should be incorporated into the navy
OF the United States, In the commissions they re-
spectively held in Texas, to date the day that re-
public merged her separate nationality into that of
these United States.
The President, having the right, untrammeed,
to make the nominations to the Senate when Con-
gress authorizes him to do so, by modifying the
existing law limiting the officers in the navy, it
rests entirely with him, when he submits the
nominations to the Senate, to say whether the
officers of the Texas navy shall take rank from
law proposed by the Naval Committee, or, in fact,
whether he dominates them or does not.
Eighthly. II is commended by M, ''hatthe regula-
tons of Texas ought to have nothing to say in the
premises, DC" 1t appears to me that Texas, being
one of the parties to the compact of annexation,
some weight should be given to her repeatedly
and unanimously expressed opinion of what she
believed she was doing, when she accepted the
terms Of annexation proposed to her.
1t will be seen by the following Joint resolutions
OF her Legislature, that she relies solely on the
sense OF justice ibeIality and good faith, of the
plishment of her well 70 lnded wishes and expecta-
tons in this matter.
Whereas there connected with the great mea.
sure Ct annexation to the confederacy of which
now member, various reciprocal rights and condt
tons prescribed by the terms thereof well others
Of Which Texas has On her part fully and do
redeemed and whereas, Is the opinion of this Ls-
gislature, that the officers Of late navy, by ibe
raj and just II not by strictly legal Of
the terms of annexation, should be pcor porated into
the navy of the United States in their RACKS
and that they justly entitled the esms we'll
from the construction here claimed Is from their
high Characters personal and professional and the
zeal adelity, patriotism, and vaor with which they
sustained the cause Of their country while its navy
was In existence. Therefore,
Sec Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State
and our Representatives in Congress requested to
their influence to procure the passage Of by the
Of the late navy of Texas into the navy of the
United States, in the rank which they severaly held
In the late navy OF Texas.
Sec Be it further resolved, That the Governor be
requested to copies of this joint resolution be
immt diatey forwarded to each of our Senators and
Representatives In Congress.
Note The above joint resolution passed unsni-
mousy, and was approved by the Governor, February
2, lS48.
Great weight is given by M =, to the names attach
ed to the pamphlet which he has sent you, and
of which he says, he "merely analyses the con-
tents" lregret that he, like those three COM
manders, has made statements of my own acts as
commanding officer of the Texas navy, and the
condition of that branch of the service OF III It re-
public, which are entirely er parte and which
hope they would not have made, had they not per-
mitted their judgment to be BIASED by their feel
ings, in what they are pleased to denominate IN
act of injustice to themselves and other officers of
the navy viz: the admission or incorporation of the
officers of the late Texas navy into the navy of the
United States; to which we believe we are clearly
entitled, under just and liberal construction OF the
terms OF annexation, as is plainly set forth in the
report OF the naval committee Of the House OF Re-
representatives., which herewith enclose.
have not seen the gentleman whs voluntarily
wrote the article that appeared in your paper some
days since, and which called forth the reply signed
M. He will doubtless vindicate his own positions.
would not tax your kindness to publish this, did
not feel that was called on to vindicate myself
made to create an undue prejudice against me and
the other surviving officers of the Texas navy
now only thirteen in all have no fondness for
newspaper controversies, and only hope that before
these gentlemen make any more publications on
this subject they will better inform themselves Of
the facts in the case.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
L. w. MOORE, Captain Commanding,
Late Texas Navy.