New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-20
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The Grand totals Of The above are :

The grand totals Of the above
Total sea service, 234l years months; shore duty,
2Gl years; unemployed, 2.6i5 years month how
long il service 6250 years months total pay Tor sea
,eryico 7C@1 533 total pay for shore duty S35l),.
OOOi total pay while unemployed, S56oS209i total pay
for whole term of service, $i6l7S,79l.
The Go Captains nave been connected with tie Na-
", an average, ii years each none less than II
years; and their average total pay during that time
was each about l31 500 for the whole period The u
Commanders an average Of 32l years each, and none
less than years and their average total pay is each
about e505o0. OF the Captains 80, Of the Command.
els 40 were appointed from the free States, and 20
ard Is respectively from the slave States. 1t will be
from this that the pay Of officers is small item
in national expenses, and promotions slow,
hope deferred is their lot
During the administration Of Martin Van Buren,, the
then official gazette at Washington, The Globe made
furious onslaught the officers Of the Navy, whom it
characterized skukiDg dlers ashore and not earn
ing their living. The affair created much sensation at
tie tine especially meetings of officers of the Navy
were held which repcled the charges brought against
hem aud stated that lie why they were ashore
was because there was nothing offered them to do
This seemed to be fair argument for everybody is
aware tlat Secretarys command TO an officer 70 20
20 is imperative, it being always understood that
the sailor whether officer or man, has human sympG
thes TO the fullest extent and, after a long cruise
should have the right to stay for time with his fmi
y ard iIends On land, and that, in addition where
val shore commands sre at the disposal of the Secreta
~ they should be given, other things equal to officers
wLo have done most duty al sea.
We have lopg been of opinion that our Navy nee is
radical reform that promotions are too slow because
officers especially of tie superaDnuated and invalid
class, are too numerous. Il is uow becoming preya-
lent opinion amorg naval men that the same amount of
talent ard labor bestowed in the commercial service
would do more for item than il does in the nation
al service, snd hence We End officers taking poets on
the ocean mail steamers This we consider mere
opening wedge for healthier state of feeling as re-
CARDS tie attractions snd dignes OF the two services
the military l1d commercial marine Although we
have Republic in this country, we are largely affected
BY European, especially English antecedeuts ss 10
Whist eousti utes dignity rank We YET mportectly
understand tie principle Of lndivid1alism the great
philosophy Of which is yet TO redeem MANKIND from
ignorance and bondage. To make our meaning clear
let US instance Europe in comparison with America
Fist, let US take Russia: In thar Empire all honor
springs frCI tie creature Of the naton-the Govern
ment-ard ali that honor runs in military grooves An
Archbishop Of the Russo-Greek Church ranks with
TeldMarShsl and College Professors and COlonels 20
in tie same harness of dignity This is the first bsr5i
stage Of society. AS we arrive il France We find
under tie great Napoleon the legion Of honor
military insisuia pu alike The breasts Of the mob Of
NsriFyl air whei military ciyilan-the college
discipline CHreeiTeLted,' to use NapOle0ns word;
and DO scientific admitted to COur unless he lad
military title frstiz other words civil service must
lick tie boots OF the military to qualify itself 10 be al
uiied to The august presence of military royalty So
in every other country the continen. Of Europe and
tie Only honor 10 lie bestowed on Humboldt whose
life is passed exclusively in tie pursui. Of knowledge
civnely tranquil is to dub him Baron, title derived
from the military thieves and murderers who bull.
castles On the Rhine Coming to England, we find e.
sGntialy tudalPrinciPe and practices in tie GoTeru