New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-07
WASHINGTON.

Il 4 -, r.ek err ana n New Democratic Paper Mt Wash
pssr,s.-Clcrls Under the New CIassidcnt lou-rrou-
Il - ,.t,h the Wild Indians of New Mexico-Ruies
/ -. the government OF the Navy, &c.
Il lL--..S.r@.e mel III Trbsss ....
,rots ron yesterday that Beverly Tucker, Esq, did
.,Sesien starting Democratic paper here to-day
.,ts6ed that such is that gentlenans present inten
II Yetwhen be gets over the smart Of the defeat of
q .pplication for the Marshashp Of the District Of
rmbn. am inclined to believe that he will hardly 90
"a an enterprise which is so hazardous He is person
q very popular here, for he is whoIe-sOued fellow.
.sks siDties are by with the class of Demo-
s--the cOse-fsted and straghtlaced in their notions
he fitness of thingswho can be alone relied on to
,d by any party paper in these days Mr. Tucker was
,ndent Taylor man in 154S.
10 Monday the Board for the examination of Clerks
se employed under the new Classification, after the
rs inst, commence their work. This duty has been
ded for the most part to the chiefCerks of bureaux
!. thief Clerk being assigned to the Committee examin
,the employees of the particular bureau to which he
q be himself attached i am inclined to believe that
"a examinations will be rigid and their reports faithful
Z has been minated to them that their own time in
.zte. depends not little on the fidelity with which
- discharge this trust.
'-ohle with the wild Indians Of New Mexico is appre
l.aIa0
seeu SUN to enable the Indian bureau 10 properlv
,.s[nd It's affairs with them. There are some 64OO1
- s.yaqes Immediately surrounding the settlement,
:TevM Mexico; 80 600 COmanches, 10000 Utahs 5000
v.rsioes and 5000 Apaches. The COmanches and
r,.s snbsist well on the buffalo, the Nayajoes have
Sls ofsheep upon which they live for the most part
- fre toeraby well, while the Apaches use no other
.,s o support but the cactus of which theV cook
mscal, An effort viii be made probably to MANAGE
hen differently in measure from the system hereto
80 reeorted to. Thus, few trAng presents will be
- tothem In their stead, calculating on their re-
e IDENTITY 10 part with the Chrstianized tribes of the
-a region it is proposed TO start out with the policy
y s.ablisbing farms among them Gn the immediate
,stpy Of military posts which shall be cultivated at
ccvernmept expense, wholly for their benefit. II ia
,sa.oLt nv those in whom the Government have most
.as5epce. that the example Of whites abOring among
An 10 raise corn stock &C. for their uses will soon
,sree them 10 share in the work, becoming ambitious
4 learn the use OF the implements producing the, to
asup. 40 wonderful and desirable results. However
mai any such project may dsarrange the plans of tho
Regulating Indian traders, there is philanthropy and
10 sense in IT, The experiment is surely worth trying
IA these particular tribes who have been accustomed
"A SEEING nechbOring civilized tribes flourish through
,ssorsl and semiagrcutural pursuits.
TIE Cabinet have lately had up the question OF the
seton Of the Code of Rules and Regulations for the
Government Of the Navy, drawn up last winter by Com
nnlores Norris Sbubrick, Skinner, Smith, aud Com
nader Dupont who were constituted Board 10 that
,m 1t was determined that as the law stands the
Padent could not direct the adoption Of this Code
h CcDgress should authorize him to do So He will
obsbly call the attention OF Congress to the subject in
s annual Message In 1915 law was passed directn.
or suhorzing the Secretary of the Navy to form such
Code for the government of the Navy which done in
1871 This is, with unimpOrtant changes, the Code
vlish now governs the service The five officers to
sbon fell the duty of arranging the desirable change,
IRE all gentlemen OF great professional experience, az
vel as of atainments rarely to be metwth in naval Off
cen have not seen their work, though from know
eee of its authors take it for granted that it en-
bsses many very important improvements. Among the
most unfortunate acts of the administration of Mr. Polk
sashe assimilation of rank of the civil SER
nee to the rank of the fighting Oicers-that is, placing
the Surgeons Pursers Chaplans and Engineers in rank
Eth Passed MidshipmeD, Lieutenants and Commanders
depending on their relative length of service Mr. Ban
croft initiated the system and Mr. Macon extended it
The result has been constant pickering ever since be
tween the two classes Of officers relative to their respect
i've positions as to rank. WACO