New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-08

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f.nrx or 20 have sR1HtTf1-~' ~ C''-'-'- -
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,a,lors no woIe buried io -r-"i CO n"''fs,S . .
~ v,rcm N time a peace isimrns - VIC .''
,,onsatds VITO .YavoFs- me ocean. Nh''o '"-ioJ
"a mn and n.TcF SelfCfIRlng I1u e. ft"' vac v'N
Snc,oys Of our sOii thiousa 80 w'rlo am n,'nsS
bsck tbe rich return T. is the American -fi
D., ms sUpart0r Cusllfes q, 4 Wtu, ne ~ '4 49,
- r,vsl io coHu.srce nc boosted mistress ~ i1e
;cesp Where IS ne CO fs. 'f htrD)r n ta> W
word scceSSlbie tp hu.ulu enterprise. 20 "aiS1
he has not cared yoli 'das hs DrI.i - p.
.recure his serSice IS 80 easy service no -
,ec.sss,iIy an lsslsfed oe .rc. he knows 20 CON-
forts Of home AID vic sAt call ifer r. 80 -
GOLDEN rewards Tor tae lnc'ea'e OF - ',on-
be brnfs TO you. Nhen On sA'lo en- nc o.. ~ -
str1neeJs and ffisIOICss " men worn w. ~ -
scsrcelr urovideC Tor mftipg many I'M .D NC,
and ores poor carry iDg lie gus ol Ci.'l,-
tic blessing OF the gospel lhfoueh Iuo 80. "o 20
,yested az an outcsst from the mtrcics OF Dot -,
Rut LOCK 70 your hIslOrY-ibat part o. u "il a tle
Uoyld knows by heaTI-and yo1 VII, ma II i1s
brightest page The glorious cheYeinefl = o. INC
American sailor Whatever his country has zone
10 disgrace him and break ms fpH.s ne mas hsVtI
Jso,sreH ber-he has aiGays Deeu rcty 10
serve her-be has always served heI ieuhuly
he has ol.en been weighed IN the Daian'e anu
never found waning. Tue oaly iauit ever louuu
I'm HIM /, that he sometimes fights ahead OF his or
ders The world has 10 match for him. 3tn iof
man he asks no odds and he cares fornoo1os "hon
the csute OF humanity or the glory OF ms couhltys
rslt him 20 the fight who ia the caIkesi Gay o. our
revolution carried your flag Into the yeiy cAops o!
ihe British channel, bearded the lion IN hiS oen,
ard woke the echo OF old ADlOns hills ny INC tauh-
der Of hls cannon and the snoui o. triumph -,
IL was the American saIlCT-ani the Names OF
John Paul Jones and the Bonnie Homne Richard,
will 20 down the annals OF time Tor ever VINO
struck he first blow that sumoied the BHDaiY nag,
which for q hundred years, had been TIC terror Oi
Christie nsom, drove IL from the Mediterranean and
Uut an end the famous tnOute il had been accus.
ION; TO exact II was the American sailors ana
tho name Of Decatur aid his gallant companions
viii be az lasting as monubtDtdI Df@ss
In your war OF 1872, when your arms on sn0re
we're covered by cIsastcr-when Winchester had
teen defeaiedwhoD the Amy OF the northwest had
suTTeld ef ed--aAd vhen the gloom OF ocfpOnfency
hung like a ol0ud over the land, VINO first reht the
fires Of national glory, and male inc "eiAlh rIDg
with the shouts VI Uctoy. IL was the Ahtl!Van
sailor and the names Of Han ana the Ionslltu'oh
will be remembered ~ long as We have let anything
worth remembering. That was 10 small! event.
The wand of Mexican pro Sess was broken on The
Rio Grand-tbs wand British invlnclolli'y was
broken when the flag Of the Gurrers came Gown.
INA, one event was worth more 70 the republic than
all the money which has ever been expended for a
navy Siice that Gay, the navy has had no STAN
upon It's nasiosal escuiheon out has been chsrlsneo
a. your pride and glory aut The American SAILOR mas
established reputation throughout the "Oilo, III
peace and In war, In storm md IA Dats Tor uAhcr-
passed heT0ism and proves 80,
am no painter--1 cannot draw with article skill
the scene l would have you look upon. See the gall
lant bold sailor who has served h1s apprenticeship
with Hull in The Constitution, or one vino helped 10
drag the guns ACROSS the San Gaonei anppe9 ana
lasked worse than dog, Can you staRa II, Sir -
Yet YOUR laws have authorized u 10 be done, and
gov II Is proposed to give authority 70 90 II AGAIN
Will the American people staDdni WIZ TINS more
than Roman Senate long debate whether an Amell-
can oiiizen is the sailor, thai be entitled to all
his rights or not Whelhe-, freeman as nc is, he
shall be scOurged like slave
Cicero's climscterio, in bis speech against Veues,
,I,u Dntr ritz laC
scourged Forbid IT, God, II humanity forbid 1t not.
For my own part, would rather see the navy
abolished, and the stars and suipes buried with their
glory in the depths of the ocean, than that those
Who won its g,cries should Be subjected 10 punish
ment so ANONYMOUS M brFai thing
II had the power yOuchsafed TO others 10 impress
my own feelings upon the hearts Of those who hear
me, would rONSe IN the mInds OF Senator's such
sense Of national pride ard human sympathy that they
would with voice, demand thai ths memorial which
seeks 20 rob tho American ssler 9" ms rights as an Amen
can freeman sa0ud be thrown under your table. and
smpsd lea cath fos The object Of our LEGISLATION
for 81 eud he 70 eeyaie them Us class aud
10 degrade them. In proporl"H ~ you do ms ard
teach the sailor to respect himself YOU VIII bring hun to
Abe pc Of bus duty with eheeriuness and aac
y you best peal to bis patriotism by showing him at
ne hOnored and respected by his county and presenting
snotlyes 60 hts emulation.
Whatever the pecuSYi,ies Of the sailor may be- he is
still nan. with ali the impulses, wishes and hopes Of
another Il is the ssrtmeuts of gratitude He for
sets kacpe ano would take his heart out OF his bosom
~ fesd. believe that many officers OF the navy
have fallen supposng that sailors
influenced ~ thor fears than affections They do not
Chilly his character II they would take moro
think him. Keep HIM out Of temptation, attend
10 his wants that he was fairly and ustly dealt by,
q be made Tor him. they would fad much less difficult
" enforce discipline, To gain his confidence, ana nd nun
tractsbe II IL not by the severity OF discipline,
much isby rm, Just aud generous government that
De is TO be controlled ltsso among men everywhere
Again. the training and governing these men who are
light ycgr beues aud face e,erI da.s"r With courage
nsr fear should seldom be appealed u" You ought no,
% cultivate the emotions which make men towards. and
leach them bsbtuay TO shrink from the fears OF personal
suffering True herosm is an lsteuec.9M qasny, 10
grade BY Infamous punihn which destroys his
sonal hOps and self respect and you 90 all that hu-
man ingenuity cas 70 make hm cewaIdiy re utterly as
ssnted from the doctrine that the navy could want 10 DO
governed With the lash Bad NAV be IN TOE navy, as
elsewhere. II was the same in ths army the lash was
empoyed theie Twas easy TO find nder punish
tbs for the amy and A. ihis did not an
swer drive the offender from the navy be pursued this
All reforms were Oppossd by these who exercised the
power lobe ourtsed Fer tina reason he ,hoaghtth opn-
Son II the navy ought ~ be received with much
allowance The lash used only fos petty ohenses,
which he enumerated. Drunkenness was the principal
fhe Government furnished .he liquor, and he got drunk
On h allowance, the Government Itself was responsible,
aud the sailor ought not to he nossed Fiogsms would
vessel executed and permitted the Law ofthe lash he
hoped he had all other Laws Of the service which he hoped
seen to OBEY and enforce There was great difference be-
tween the position Of law man On land whose duty re-
CURED him "a execute tie laws
But care yey htie for the "details foI this Argument
And vii ret dssn the Senate any Longer In relation 10
Them There Is oae broad pTopos'noa uTcs which stand
nthis-thG an Amencsn salor - an American citizen,
and that 40 American citizen shall with consent, be
sah eced to this Infamous punishment Placing myseh
upon this proposition prepared for consequences,
D love the n3yy Waen l speak of the navy, mean the
sailor ell as the officer. Thew all my feow-eiti-
Sens and yours. and come hat may VIII ever be
rSsed against punishment VIII Oh dcsrades country
sen TO the level OF brute and DESTROYS all thai worth
n,lng tof-peTso nal h ner aud self resi- peel
Referee CO had been made by the ensralsis 70 The
ample Of tss bntish Government. With what proprety
such sppea made by the ctxens Of free Republican
Government 10 the institutions of ohy let others
@ttsinne But ar am not that the British Par
Asmeit ever BY statute expressly authorized the use
al he lash There doubt that 0See N the navy
Ct Great Britain, aud has been used aimee the Grafton
@ the HcnSrchY under the S;usrts He then examined
the knuh Legislation the snsees coateAdng that 1t
VAS never expressly sanctioned bv stasss had been
H. this COUNTRY
After ether remarks he ssd. word more and have
done We hear good deal q the delnqucHees * sailors
IntTe are der,ucuces CT officers well sailors who
ought not tobe there II desire to prepare the navy
eef the easenc,es OF ~av yoc desire prepare
sacs nj rcrcwp naval pSwer, must In my ludg
msnt abolish the lash aud sdert system Of rewards and
panisAselts IA it, stead You nasi abeish the hQuor
ration You must alter the whole system oi the r,eraas
service In one word. Ios aust purse the navy Q; all It's
Aui stea,h high places a. well ~ IN lew Jlaces-and
you mvss lay brad sad deep the foundation 81 naval