The daily union., 1852-01-16

since they read that command of Scripture which says
" And he that sieslelh man and sellelh him
copies % Z Of The Bbs-f DO not know but what is now
espngasS1had i 9r i he ss bel found 3 II his hand; Re
ect now. | sorry that the honorable senator has
forced me thus far will only say now that II Is mat
ter that eommends itself 70 the humanity Of the age
But the honorable thinks that the navy disor
ganzed that il is approaching state OF total dsoIgani,
zalon and disgrace and that honorable men who used
TO enlist 10 ! will mol do 50 now why = na!, does ne
they have been deprived OF the luxury OF having their
backs excoriated with the cat o. nine ails. And the
honorable senator gets up here WIN serious ,aes ana @
into dlsepute that the service aDgushing and the
officers cannot get TO enlist in the service because
in spirit OF false philanthropy, led away by some mis-
laken notions that have been imposed upon them by
some pulling phanlhropsi, and IN spirit mol consistent
with the true economy OF the country Congress has IN
| il wisdom enacted that the skins OF own sons
shall not be tortured mutiated and cut in pieces by the
cat o. tails And then an eloquent appeal Is made
10 the PRIDE patriotism, and ambition OF the country TO
and rescue this drowning navy which al lis as
gasp for want OF the restoration OF this humane ins'tu
tion. Now, sr cannot beeve-yes can believe that
the honorable senator in earnesbut II he had not
said great many other things that astonishing,
would not have believed that he in earnest in all this
AS said before do not believe, however, in any dan
ger OF restoring this thng-not at all do not believe
that there is the least danger that by vote OF this Sen
ate, this practice will be restored that the vote oil
the other branch will be obtained for restoring this
practice AT least for the present. nor until we have had
demonstration That II is Impossible 10 maintain the
navy without il.
Now, l. for one-I speak only for myself-am free TO
confess that if the issue presented to me OF navy
with the cat onine-ias, without IL, to have no navy,
then, with much alacrity with much zeal and ear
nestness as ever expressed any conviction IN my ne,
a boh 20 together and
lei no resurrection call the navy that to bring up the
cat o. nine tails with it These are my own sentiments
Perhaps they are ianalcaI do not say to that am
l mot tsurp
ion of majority OF the Senate.
| | think the honorable senator is exceedingly mis-
taken when he thinks that the sentiments OF the
officers of The navy unanimously in favor OF
the restoration OF this inhuman practice, as he mas
stated. think he is exceedingly mistaken in that.
But | know he is mistaken when he undertakes TO
tell me that the sailors themselves desire it's restoration
| know better than that II did not know il any other
way, know that the sailor is man, and know that
am man, and that is enough 10 demonstrate TO me that
the sailor does not desire any such thing But happen
to have better proof than that When the provso that
was attached TO the appropriation bill of 1850 became
law, happened TO have some humble agency IN bringing
il about / had some reports from the TO the man
ner in which il was received. One OF the first things
that OF the finest officers that ever rod the deck OF
ship, in command OF one Of your Mediterranean squad
ron, did, after receiving the OF the passage OF this
law was to 60 down in his cabin, while he was N CON-
mand OF that ship, and write to as humble an individual
myself his hearty and earnest thanks for the agency
had had in doing away with this Internal custom And
that was no, ALL On one of the large ships OF
our navy which was on her way to this country,
and had got enough TO our shores to re-
ceve the news OF what Congress had done in their
behalf the men OF that ship, with the consent OF their
officers, called public meeting ON board and there passed
set OF resolutions unanimously thanking the humble
individual who now has the honor OF addressing the
Senate for his efforts to secure the passage OF that law
and despatched copy of them by one OF their own mum
Der TO this city, 10 be delivered 10 me by his own hand
These facts that never would have mentioned had
not the senator from Florida Mr MALLORY undertaken
to say that from his knowledge OF the navy he knew thai
the impression both OF the officers and the men was II
iavor OF the restoration oil this practice
Il Now, go upon one OF your vessels with The omcer
upon the deck, and let them call up their men and take
vote upon the restoration OF hogging The senator bow
TO that idea | suppose the number OF men on boar
would be about l.o0o and perhaps the vote might b
900 oil the thousand 10 favor OF Its restoration bu
command your officer 10 be out OF the way, not be Their
at all, but be on Shore and then introduce system 0
polls as they have done Massachusetts, the first resu
of which is the presence OF my friend from Massachu
setts Mr. SUMNER in this body refer TO the system
secret baot-introduce that system among your ship
crew. and tell you that the majority would be reversed
and there will be 900 against The restoration, and th
thousandth man would not be found ut ALL II is idle
tell me that these things are so
Blu, am afraid am trespasslng upon the time OF tn
Senate. am not prepared at present 10 say all that
propose say upon this subject and TO present 10 th
Senate some facts nsead OF my own particular views
move. therefore, that this subject be postponed m TIN
day week. and that il be made the special order for tha
day.
The question being then taken upon the motion. it wa
agreed TO-
Mr. ATCHlsoN moved ths, the Senate proceed to th'
consideration OF executive business
II Mr.. UNDERWOOD said that he wished 10 have th'
Senate take up the bill making land warrants assign
able and pass il, as il would take but little time.
The question being taken upon proceeding to the con
sdeIation OF executive business. II was agreed to.
After time spent therein, the doors were re-
opened
On motion, the Senate adjourned
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