New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-06
WASHINGTON.
.fr. Evans and Naval Discipline
7-As N " Tribune.


Mr.. Evans, of Nd, is scarcely deserving
NJ the severity Of remark bestowed upon MN Tor MS
Lar. ohx.ryaiiors upon the Naval Discipline BILL MI
Ev.xs is ,rus friend OF the sailor, as his votes II
Copsyess amply attest. He may be little efTaac'
hu he ia At least very sincere. He may seem harsh,
bu, he IL in reality Of humane and kindly nature
II he regrets the abolition Of cgging in The Navy, I;
a because the service is left wihou, proper diiel-
pine. In seeming 20 desire the punishment OF the
sailor he really is aiming at tie preservation oil
discipline in the Navy which shall secure TIE EN-
cheney and vigoY of that arm Of our power, ana 70
guard sgains, the dangers Of a denSrsAz -son t1@s
shan tarrish the glory which that Navy has so ne
roicay wcn OF percharee threassa tie loss OF taas
Prestige which has 30 long attended me S'~is anu
Stripes on the ocean. His In a case Wnere pA'foeo
considerations outweigh for the time those "h'en
are merely humane. he would preserve tae c1sE &C
te, ri the NAVY unsulied. He would MAINTAIN is
efficiency as part OF tie glory, and al iinpes'an'
eeen, In me defense Of the country, and which he
bslieyeE to be endangered b the pTesea' wa1' OF
suitable naval code.
Such ve believe 70 be Mr.. EvANss POSITION Du'
he is always bold, plsin-spoken man, VINO Gays
what he thinks without regard to its popularity ana
s,ca men being valuable as they are rare VIC o'
,,dey :, hut jus. toward them, tha when language OF
cersvre is 20 be applied, 1t should be guarded ana
vass,ured. end a degree Of foroearaace exercised
that would be quite gu, Of place In Ealing Win inA'
rune-ous class OF gentlemen who have nsi'ner H.
depsndence of spiris nor kindiiness OF nature
This a, least is plain The Navy IS, since the
abolition of aogging, without proper disciphne.
The 9rog ration remains to curse the service,
while the rnischiefs II entails cannot Do secu-
esd by any existing allowable mode Of punishment
II Jack, being little boozJ, is ordered on 70 'ne
royai-yard In apprehension OF sodoen s1naih
and declines 10 20, we believe that nothing Is no"
peYynittsd 70 the officers but to coDhne HIN De-
low, the verifying Jack would prefer, uader the
cireums,ances OF old, the blessed system o.
Aoeeing, like DR.. Towrsends ssrsapsrllia, curea
every ill., on ship board /, was one Of those easily
administered medicines, and SO readily measured
gu. In doses suited TO The oense, that IL was uni
yeYsal fayoyite with the officers. IL was then
eaomel, their sulphur their spsrmsceti II was tder
universal specific Slight attacks OF INSTRUMENTATION,
as well as desperate cases Of rebellion, we're alke
cured by it.
So long as the rssn before the mast could be 1ses
be was always bound 10 move quick and 20 straight
And the little Middies and the bigger Leotenanss,
and the more Authoritative Commanders, always
felt that in the glorious rat lay whole world OF
most efficient, service, and an impregnable bulwark
around their dignity their authority, and their Tyr,
amy The overthrow Of the cat system has changed
all this and the Navy is thus virtually without die
cp!ine. This would not be so very awful but for
the fac! that haye many hard cases IN the Navy
who are az used 10 their logging the equity Alder
man IL to has Injuries and who would barely know
how to get along without this accustomed periodical
entertainment The absence OF the usUai supply oil
this sor OF dosing, by way ofreducns the huuiors OF
the system, could hardly fa to be followed for the
time being, by chronic maady difficult 10 treat, and
dangerous from its infectisns.
What is wanted now, is a substitute for the old
punishment or perhsns reform In the Old idea
OF naval discipline. And IL Is impossible that the
subject can DO treated in;sligepsly by Congress, OF
b. sny Committee of Congress, without thorough
Investigation LIS great importance, involving as il
does the efficiency Of the Navy, and consequently
our position as maritime power, demand his IL
sestisa,ion. The bill which passed the Senate on
the strength OF the Naval Commuters recommends
sion, but which was lost in m. House, providing
system Of rewards and punishments In lieu of the
po,ert influence OF tie favonse eat, has very
crude look and savage look, and II may well be
doubted IL its operation would be az all favorable
Doubtless il is better than the nOdisspline of tho
Navy now installed But what Is wanted, nay, az
seluely demanded by the important exigencIes Of
the OCCASION Is the eiEa5 shnien OF commission 20
the subject and which shall call before II
numerous pellis ent and leE5'e persons fEon every
grade CT the service, inclsding the c0.nnon sailor
A body Of information could be tlgs oo.AEs1 ta~i
could readily be made the GROUNDWORK OF wen
digesled aud suitable naval code ard la no o.aer
way cen 1, be got What co members q CongieSs
H. general kaow about TIE suSjsci q naval cisci-
plei They are necessarily as itnorsm OF u as 80
many schoo, boys And OF the Com nistees who may
undertake 10 acquire Information upon the SUBJECT
What ilaM ae say Of their usUa soarcss OF in.oT1lH
ton Do they hear more than one side OF the case
Do they ever get more than blurred AID parts ~
view of this At ess, they have but seicient sup
DIV Of the knowledge requisite to enable them TO
act intelhsentiy. We have CREST habit 10 or
legislation of doing things By halves. We are con-
tinually acting without knowledge We ats always
orac,iHS cFudsies. The hshis grows out 81 cur
i,npa,enee aud haste and the feeling that tAlnss
60 wroag under cne enactment, we csn easily fiS6s
them by another. But II matter Of the vital IN
por,,nce Of the one here alluded TO- We ought to
give 1. ftll investigation, aid oessoW upon II pa
tent dsberstisn before les.slaiins Al al upon tA9
suhjecl.
But It is quite lkay th.,la im2oTtan. eGs-le o.
President making, patloTm.maklIg, speech 4xing,
negro cate rug, Union saving, and go forth. WI -
engross tAe attention of Congress, that 60 rlans al
inteles; ss tie enc we have re erred - ~l'l nc.
command the uo'ise Of members, but viii be lefs 30
be nodded into shape by pUissSnt political conmo-
dorss, sfsie and pEsludlcet haitPays ard eopSsstc
commanders la &C i've service Al least. while We
hope better ,ainss, we fear this ysP.
land GRAMS ia CeGsrsss.
The following are the Yeas snd Nays in
the House Of Representatives,, on Friday. ApTil