Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-28


view Of the utter want Of principle, which the
New York herald attributes to those gentle
men In thisconnection, they may fairly ask to
be saved from their friend. In this matter.
the Herald with all its professions Of devotion
to the BILL is clearly as false to it az to the fair
name of the Hards laboring ceaselesslv to
weaken it, by falsely representing the Presi-
dent and his Constitutional advisers as in
ciincd to back cut of their very emphatic posi-
lion In its favor We have merely to add that
on no point or measure is the President norre
openly earnest, than in the matter Of securing
the enactment Of this bill. All in Washing
ton know the fact that he hesitates not to pre-
claim it an Administration measure above and
beyond all others, as it were The tone Of the
Union upon it, which in this connection re.
fleets his views as he has told them to hun
dreds, proves the fact, we fancy to the salts
faction of all who may not, like the New ork
Herald, be bent on deliberately mi.represent
ing his views in the hope of thus working mis-
chief
The faults Of our Naval system.-we lay
before our readers the following communica-
ton which will prove of great interest to all
who wish to see the Navy Of the United States
what it should be-
49, WASHINGTON, Feb %, 1854.
EDITORS of the ErentRg Star.
| Your paper Of yesterday contains an article
calling the attention of Congress to the fact
that most of the naval officers placed in com
mand OF the mail steamers, have resigned on
being detached from such service, and ordered
to perform their legitimate duties on board
vessels OF war, and suggesting the propriety of
repeating the law requiring the steamers to
be commanded by Naval officers You also
add, that it so happens that these officers are
generally among the best in the service and
consequently the national service is q great
loser by these designations
All this Is perfectly correct It is well
known that In the last two or three years. the
navy has lost some of its brightest ornaments
amongst the younger officers Three of As.
pinwalls steamers on the Pacific. are com.
manded by officers late of the navy. Although
the law does not require them to be commanded
by navy officers on that side, yet they find en-
ployment there, are liked by the COMPANY. and
so they resign their commissions.
| Two distinguished young officers have lately
resigned, and are in the superintendent of cot
ton manufactures at Lowell This lie rather a
novel business for sailor, but they find it
better than going to sea Under the present sys-
tenn. Numerous other cases might be men
toned but these are sufficient to show the
rapid sitting process that is going on the best
| leaving the service; for only men of talents
and high character can get positions like these.
The cause of all this is want of promotion
for the lower grades The great mass of Lieu
tenants and Passed Midshipmen, cannot posi-
bly, ever rise to the rank of Captain, and the
Il maze fhnvy oov,s~ 60 Al
org, schooner or store ship, and even to arrive
t, this august position, requires upwards of
tfty winters to have whitened the hairs of
their heads.
| The labor Is severe, pay small, and with
thee expectations, what other result than
rian y designations could be expected.
| Fow, Messrs. Editors, having shown you the
| right nail, l hope you will hit it hard and
arige it home; for if Congress will do some
eivice will not have to mourn the loss of such
ton as Budd, Beale, Patterson, Humphreys.
| Hudson, McLane and others, we'll known here
in Washington. s SUBSCRIBER.
Candidates for the Office Of Printer to the
House Of Representatives.-We hear that the
following persons are already candidates for
that Office, viz: -- ..,...r
| A. 0. P. Nicholson, Editor of the Untou
John W. Forney, Clerk of the House Of
Representatives.
]. Morgan johnson, Postmaster of the House
of Representatives.
W. W. Curran, Superintendent of House
reporting for the Globe office.
Arnold Harris, Administrator on the e.
tate of the late General Armstrong.
Cornelius Wendell, Superintendent of the
Printing for the Senate in the Office of the Sem
tinel
An Important Determinations is known
than among the most vexatious troubles on
countered by the Governments land agents
| are the depredations committed upon hetimber
on Government lands. In all the public lands
States, suits against individuals ION indict-
ments) have lately been instituted. Various
| applications have been made to the Govern
ment for the discontinuance of such suits. and
it has been determined to do so in all cases
where the party sued will enter the land on
which they have committed such depredations,
and pay for it.
Changes in the United States Revenue
Marine.-2d Lieut. W. II. Slack, resigned; Sd
Lieut. James H. Merryman to be ID Lieutenant
vice Slack, promoted; James II. Nimmo OF
Virginia, formerly of the service, to be Sd
Lieutenant, vice Merryman, promoted
Appointment Confirmed. Paul Nc ccormick,
of Florida, to be Register of the Land Office Al
Newnansville, Florida, vice Lemuel Wilson
| removed -
| A Soldier who had been dismissed from the
service in violation Of the requirements of the
I1th article of the Rules and Articles of War,
protested against his discharge, and subse-
quietly applied for his pay. 1t was held by
the Governments accounting officers that q
soldier who is illegally and against his will
discharged from the u S. service, is entitled
to his pay up to the time of the discharge Of
his company, Gf volunteer, &C., or to the
expiration of his term of enlistment.
List of Patents issued from the United
States Patent Office for the week ending Feb
ruary %, 1S54-each bearing that date:
S. B. Bachelor, of Lowville, N Y.-For
Improvement in scythe fastenings.
tno W. Chitteddon and VIM. C. Mead Of
Veray, Ind.-For improved machine for split
ting hoops. y.
Jno p. Conger, of Newark, N. J.-For i'm
| provement in salt kllns
r IL