The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-29

10 promotion. ana he gained has he dIisht
10 come back lnio the service OF bis country and
take the position here which he had gained IN
another And is 1t right Tor that purpose 10 oder
ultous and unmeri,ed ndgnly 10 one hundred and ior
officers oil the United States who have served us ialh
fully, and by the gallant exploits OF some OF whom lus
and renown has been shed upon the navy, which en
Ties lhem 10 The highest consideration rather Than the
Mr.. PEARCE The senator from Florida is mistaken
in supposng had stated that Texas had by law dis
banded her navy. What did say was, that Texas had,
prior TO annexation and but short time PRIOR passed
act directing that her ships should be LAID up IN ordinary,
and that her policy seemed 10 be to abandon her navy
altogether did not say that these men had been egis
lated out OF office But II is entirely muateTal TO my
argument Whether that not | doubt very
much, from the evidence | have, that they 80
far regarded officers IN the service as TO be receiving
Now understand that on the 9th of July, 1s43. the
then President OF Texas, senator from that State
in This body Mr. HousTok dismissed one ofheer Com
modore Moore, who will receive the benefit OF the
measure, from the naval service OF Texas should be
glad learn from the senator from Texas whether tha,
Mr.. HOUSTON That was the understanding Of the
Executive, sir lLaughterl
| MIR. PEARCE Then, | am not mistaken with regard
that fact and take il that is from his assduous and
perseyerDg application, than from any other hing
that this brought before That officer,
who was understand from the honorable
from Texas dismissed from the navy OF Texas in is4a.
by that amendment to be put into the navy OF the UNI
led States, the heads OF forty lieutenants, ninety
and seventeen post captains all ing
him al the time be left the service OF the United States
This consider gross outrage upon the naval ser
vice.
Mr.. HALE My recollection is tina, the resolution
only includes those ofces who belonged rgA,iully 10
the Texas navy That was the wording oil the PROPOSE
Mr.. BADGER believe that is the case
Mr.. HALE. Then. il Commodore Moore was ex-
PEELED from the navy of Texas, lawfully put Out. The
amendment does not affect him in any way and there
fore, far the argument relates TO him, it amounts 10
nothing. will occupy the attention OF The Senate but
AS N ulVn
this subject different from hat many OF my friends
pect, wish very briefly give The reasons In the first
place The arguments OF my friends from Maryland and
North Carolina, MessIs. PEARcE and BADGER, who OBJ
iect that this is not the proper time, do not weigh with
me They talked il the officers of the navy
owned the navy, as il the officers had title 10 the
and that III carrying Out our views OF PUBLIC duty
and OF what the faith OF the government requires shall
infringe upon their rights know that that of feeling
lies deep IN the human heart 1t was illustrated more
than eighteen centuries ago. when il was said that
tain went into the market place to hire aboers, and
employed al the third hour OF the day, and on,
at different times OF the day. ill the eleventh hour. When
he TO settle with them al night, he paid them all
alike. and put those who had gone 10 work last an
equality with those who had worked all day, and borne
the burden and heat of it, paying those last who were
employed first. When the Others came up TO be paid,
they thought they should receive more and complained
because the good man had paid tne last much he
had agreed pay the first They found fault with the
literally of him who dispensed the reward. thihk the
complaint made by those men 10 that case is Just exactly
as we'll founded would be the part OF The officers
OF the navy to complain OF the adoption OF the proposed
amendment There they are IN the navy, and they will
be there If Commodore Moore had been turned out OF
the navy of Texas, this proposition will not put him into
II only puts in those who belonged TO the Texas
navy.
Sir voted and acted as srenuously against the an.
neXation OF Texas any in the United States.
sacrificed my position in the party with which was as
sociaed lost my place in the House OF Representa-
ves, and went into private life, account OF the oppo
sition exerted against that measure. believed then,
and bel eve now, that il papabe violation of the
| I'm N nd IA has hpan ar.
guessed and acquesced is idle 10
tend against it, II has been acquiesced in by all The de-
psrlmen,s OF the government want 10 do justice to these
oftceIs OF the navy IL seems 10 that the objection
comes with i'll grace from those who voted 10 add 10
the navy many officers done by the bill to
reoganize the navy Did that do any injury to the pres
ent officers OF the navy They have voted, upon th is
appropriation bill, TO ols upon the navy body OF off,
GERS they have voted Tor which, in my judg-
ment increases the officers OF the navy more than hy
per cent and have done that upon an appropriation bill tor
the support OF the navy and now when IL proposed 10
put the remnant of that little gaan, band who fought
the battles OF Texas INTO our navy when they are OWN
died down till there Is but handful OF them leit-when
II proposed to give them the SLOW and ,ady justice for
which they have been waiting Tor something like ten
years, IT is objected that IL is not the proper lime Sir
when will the proper lime come! They have beeA here
year after year urging their The legislature OF
Texas has been peiuonng, and they have been put OH
because The proper time had not come There no time
like the present II we neglect This opportunity, know
not when shall ever get another.
have endeavored to give the reasons which commend
this measure TO my judgment, and which will govern
me IN the vote that shall give this question, in order
10 carry good faith, believe, obligation 10
incorporate these officers of the Texan navy into our
own. have never gwen vote, and shall never give
one. which more conmends itself TO my judgment and
every conviction OF my understanding than the one /
shall give IN favor OF TINS proposition | have said that
advocate for the annexation of Texas; that /
opposed long opposition would avail or promised
10 be of any use; but when all failed, am not going
TO stand up make opposition TO what appears 10 be
Of justice even II is TO be done 10 that poor remnan, OF
the navy OF Texas.
The question being then taken By yeas and nays upon
Mr. RUsK's amendment IT was not agreed to-yeas 90
nays 81:
,YEAS-Messs Bradbury, Btodhead, Cas-, Dodge Of
Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa, Dosglas Downs, Hale, Hous
James, Jones OF Iowa. Jones OF Tennessee, Mallory
Morton, Norris Petit Rusk, Sebastian Soue, and Wei.
ler-20.
NAYs-Messrs Adams, Atchison, Badger, Baysrd, Dor.
land Bright Chase, Clarke, Cooper Davis, Dawson, De-
ssussure, Fech, Fish, Fitzpatrick, Foot, Gryer, Gvin
Hamn, Hunter, Mason, Miller, Pearce, Phelps, Pratt
Shields, Smith, Spruanec. Sumner, Underwood, Wade,
and WakeI-3l
TO CONTINUED.
Proposals. for V~psrtnU he at ri Me.