Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-10-04
HERALD OF The TIMES.
THURSDAY October 4, 1915.
Correspondent Of the New York Daily
Times.
NEWPORT, Sept. 22, 1855.

Times.
NEWPORT, Sept %, 1853.
In this pleasant seaport town, just re-
leased irom the hsbbub aud follics OF
fashionable watering-place, the late an
nounccment OF officers suspended, cashier
ed. deprived of their salaries, etc, has pro-
duced quite storm of Indignation. This
is The natural and justifable result of such
arbitrary measures concerted in secret ses-
sion by board Of naval officers for, as
you are aware, Newport has long been the
iavortc residence of gentlemen in tina, ser
vice. Perry went hence TO win the battle
Of Lake Erie. Taylor, the sailing master
of that gallant expedition, has here his
home. The widows of both Perry and
Lawrence res dc here, 80 do several other
respected naval officers ard the traditions
and associations Of the place make the cit-
z,ns of Newport keenly alive TO the fonor
and the rights Of the service.
The action of the board at Washington
is condemned here as contrary to the spirit
OF our institutions in the privacy and des-
potism Of its awards. Personal pique is
known to have operated in several instant
ces, and the official opportunity Of eAercis-
ing so degrading feeling is enough to re-
pudiatc the whole proceedings. One eftec-
will be nor,iiying expose, which some Of
the rlcmpcrs oil the board will regret hay
in. provoked the injured parties will BE-
stimulated to appeal from the government
to the people, and the consequence will be
"a proclamation OF certain abuses Of that
" brief authority " with which the hishes.
grade of naval officers are invested, that
will take the public by surprise, and exSite
no little sympathy for her victims.
This consequence, however, if it lead t"
thorough reforms, may result in permanent
good. Meantime, the facts as regards this
subject in Newport are there; tour Lieu
tenants residing here have been put on fur
lough pay, viz:-Peter Turner, who enter
ed the service in 1923, who loves his pro-
fession and has ever been ready at
moments warning to obey orders, who has
been sixteen years at sea, who is the
worthy nephew of the late Commander
Turner, Zone of the heroes Of Lake Eric,)
and who is universally esteemed here, and
il the sole support OF numerous family ;,
Robert Handy, who entered in 1926, having
thus served twenty. years, fifteen years
of them at sea, and whose family is depcn-
dent on him; Charles Hunter, VIII, entered
il 1881, and has been more than eleven
wears nj sea, aud who, having been wreck
ed on the coast OF Africa, took there lev
or w..ich for some years shattered his
health; ii. G. Marin, who entered IN 1882,
has been ten wears at sea, thr times to The
coast Of Africa, which for some time weak
ened his health, but who !, now thoroughly
restored. who, few months since, while
stationed at Pensacola, having gone to New
Orleans for recruits, brsved there the chol'
era, against the urgent advice OF his COM
InhilQeT, auu WIN ioi HiS s'''"i''J """ "
vices during the Mexican war, was pre-
scented with sword by his fellow citizens
of Brooklyn, l.. l.; Thomas Bronnell,
dropped without even iurlough pay, al
though forty.twO years ago the companion
Of the lus,rious Perry he helped 10 gain
not merely the great victory on Lake Erie
bu, was engaged in half dozen other bat
les on the frontier.
ii .rc are five officers in one SIN al town
stigmaiized and impoverished BY secret
inqui.itorial tribunal, formed of their
brother officcrs-fve intelligent Leuten-
ants, whose character, conduct and integ-
i,y are unimpcachable.