The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-16

rS,.. on.n,nr rich. and the present administration
|. ssthsrtnr around itself world Of trouble. The only
w.v 10 esosps Is to join the harcs or the whias 1t u
srs 10 founder under Its present Tree soil platform.
And here beg to say that ] Am free soler But for
the administration TO be 20 The height OF absurdiy
has NO prineipebut only because 1t has been drunmed
into aaon with the locofooo wing Of the free soil
party Of New York. under the lead Of ~ corrupt and
prinepled sst Of ieousdrs ~ ever sought political dis
tipction.
Tho cabinet il now trembling 10 an extent to b. com
pared with the dsrum tremsns. 1t pledged to pro-
gress and extenon Every step 1t takes these
objects is inconsderats and peurs. Sorry It l. there Is
NO master mind connected with the ADMINISTRATION.
Marcy is claimed to be able man. but he IL involved
in endless labyrinth Of political schemes and self az
srandEsmsat, 50 ~ to render him mbsoie. 1t would
astonsh the nation to learn how the admnis alton
BY those who threw up their and shout
Cd hail Columbia upon the delivery Of Pisrcss inaugural
address,
Mr.. Gadsdsn, the Minister to Mexico, has It well a.
certaned pegstatsd treaty with Mexico for al Sonora
and Lower California for the sum Of 80 BE did
not know 1t may be presumed, that Mr. Walker nd his
thirty nine associates had conquered that country and
ssta bhshed republic.
tory sufficient for three States OF they will b
slave States. It wiz awaken Aeroe controversy through
out the land and throw to the wind the idea Of those
settled by the compromise 1t will hurl back upon the
President with crushing force, the assertion that the
agitation of slavery must be crushed out"
You will alse that Senator Douglas has set another
stake for the Presidency He has strod uosd the bill 70
b q ns on M OIL
Ths s nothing but bid. There Is no Southern who
does not wish left out All tho South asks is that
without anything being said the subject
the question to be settled BY the nhabitsn under the
position Of . sovereign State.
Senator Douglas has further motive In this bid 1t
to drive the democratic portion Of Congress into Hsht
with the &C mpisraton BE says every hard and soft
shall show his hand, and by his extreme trucking to
the rabd sentiments Of the South and forcing many OF
the democratic members into IN unnatural and BY no
means TO them desirable position he expects to jump
the head of General OAss, and be par excellence the
recognized leader OF the hars The plot
day Had not beer for the foolish resolutions of Mr.
Cutting calling for the Why the Onion had
sumed certain positions In its editorials relative to the
oval OF Collector Bronson, the hards would have
strong under the lead OF Douglas. The movement Of
Cutting has lost them al they gained by the election of
S,s and has given
treaty with Mexico to the Senate, although he is hssta
ting and which many believe he would not otherwise
Thus the old AM the young guards the hards, the
softs the sioniss and free soiers martalng
for fight 1t will dou btlsss terminate ~ it should in
the election of the next wing candidate for the Presidency
Items from Washington.
Prom the Washington Star Jan l3
VIRGINIA LAND sCRIP-FINAL DECISION OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
We stated few days since that the Attorney Gan
eral had rendered his opinion in one of the questions
submitted to him by the Secretary OF Interior-that
respecting "supernun erary SERVICE" and that he
would probably give separate opinion respecting
what is called dead service in the course Of few
ion was received and that the Secretary has taken
up and promptly decided all the questions which
were submitted to him respecting these claims to
land scrip, and that his decision is, in substance
LIST That he is required by the act Of Congress,
thoroughly to revise the proofs in each case and to
judge whether the issue Of the warrant by the author
tiles Of the State of Virginia sanctioned by the
laws Of that commonwealth or not; but that in
when his mind might be equally balanced or nearly
mr. n Eyar If
Virginia would induce him to sustain it.
ID That the warrant, as issued by Virginia, for
the services of stewards and other warrant officers in
her State navy for the bounty aDportioned to those
of one grade higher rank in the army should be
satisfied by the issue of scrip if otherwise entitled.
Sd. That no officer is entitled to double allow
ance of bounty land.
4th. That while there is rosm to doubt, in q
strictly legal view, yet considering the equity like
wise those officers who were transferred to Virginia
by the Continental Congress, were entitled to the
warrants Issued to them by Virginia.
termed "dead Service win be recognized in 90
cordance with the views expressed by the Attorney
General.
9Th. That the act of Congress of Feb 20, 1858,
does not apply to these Virginia land warrants and
tina. they are assignable.
OF INTEREST," TO PERSONS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE.
It is ruled in the transaction Of business with the
Departments here, that advances to officers are au
thorized by the joint section Of the act of July 81
1928, only when officers are employed in distant ser
vice. Then advances when made are in theory, au.
thorized by the President, to whom the power is
given by the act, and the officers, &C., in our
ships OF war were formerly paid by the pur
sers until the act Of August 26, 1912, which pro
bits them from making anysadvances OF the govern
ment funds or even of their own, and they cannot
now be allowed to make advances under any circum-
stances; but navy agents may be directed to do so
by the Navy Department By the act OF January
Is, 1928 !" no money appropriated by the appropri.
alton acts shall be paid to any person for his CON.
pensation, who is in arrears to the United States,
until such person shall have accounted for, and paid
into the treasury, all sums for which he may be
LIABLE, and until that is done, an officer can receive
no advance. even when ordered on distant service.
SOLDIERS CLOTHING ALLOWANCE.
When a soldier has drawn clothing in advance,
but no more than he was entitled to at the time Of
issue, and is subsequently discharged under circum
stances in which no fault be imputed to him,
clothing received. This decision is in accordance
with the opinions Of the Attorney General given No
vember Z, 1886, and June 20, lS46.
THE PAY OF THR SENIOR SURGEON OF FLEET.
According to the decisions here, surgeon in the
navy receives no additional compensation in conse-
quence of his being the senior in a squadron. To
entite him to the pay assigned by law to Sturgeon
of the fleet, he mnst have positive appointment.
The act Of May "a, 1928, authorizing that grade,
provides that the President of the United States
may designate and appoint to every fleet or squad
ron an experienced and intelligent surgeon, to be
denominated Surgeon Of the Fleet. There must be
aselecllon ~ Inc fresuent or Dy the secretary OF
the Navy, who represents him In naval affairs, or by
the commander Of the squadron, with the subsequent
approval Of the Secretary. The right Of surgeon,
therefore, to the pay q feet surgeon, does not de-
pend upon his being the senior surgeon Of the squad
rom nor even upon his having performed the duties
usually discharged by Surgeon of the Fleet but
upon the question, whether or not he had received
an appointment TO that grade
EXTRA PAY AND ARRKARAGEs OF PAY.
Under the eading Of the law prevailing in the De-
partments extra pay and and ages OF pay may
be legally paid 10 the mother Of the deceased soldier
he being an Legitimate son, and leaving neither
wife nor child.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION AS TO THz PAYMENT On
A DKApT on THg GOVERNMENT.
quartermaster at Santa Fe drew his draft On
the Quartermasters Department, in the form of set
Of exchange. The payee was killed by the indians,
and the first Of the set OF exchange then on his per-
son was lost. Held that the drawer had right 10
order the draft 10 be paid to any other person.
THE FAY OIL sICK navy OEEI0HRa.