Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-27

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NAVAL REFORM.

N...rs Elitors:--I am mortified at Your Iui
ma over 10 discuss the "naral reform WIN nos
s,u man, know YOU to be True men, D"' '' min.
rom man. whose views you publish in reply |" . ;,rr
Jo moi know to be any thing but aiheo S,rth
His notions seem to lie TO be better suite ~
arm latitude than TO He proposes .'iu a;r lint
shall make donation to the d''Ni"a hnt n we'll
thinks the tHriOHghPd and rtfHtd ONES IT, M, boye
OIL as they still get some pay anu % droDDed
70 work much. Now, had SUPPOSED ~, ma
men to be least of all deserving OF o''' mr. nm that
tho act Of Congress, NONE were - IL,iy Orn
list except such as had become '"r;' h d,nes dye
limit. Their disgrace must pe ~ n,rey wilI wine
-. ,'''' - y: ,rco nniipn Ia disgrace Il Nun "n
than nav him for IT, And il seems L" ne ~ UJ ora
nine Yanke. TO envy the f"H't%"e" III, III Uaa tho
to pet some money for little OF IL" mn.. he think
j}ostou man never heard "i hD"'' ~, ,Loir mavl
i,o''"' sin.r. cur, for nothing but thei, pay
Nv CON and H. Messrs. Editors couii ST. a -,
onas,,n in n twinkling: but cannot an,
nrrue the pont with this Boston ii',', .ho nIsrt
INV NAV be one Of the Know Noth'hsa VIII -
- 49, H. I legislature, and 50 have h"iuin' P'o
rIivitv towards accret meetings anu u. ; W. o
he mav he one of the abolition ser VIM n,i nd o.,
fugitive slave when Bntchcilder was hli'ou' ""I
n,.s ousar notions of Justice and honor, anu rishl
nr r,ng shall not trouble you any further AFTER
80 i,s, ~ Yankee physic you have given me.
''I n "1, ns hive ny pen in hand will briefly call
,,nrr utntion TO paragraph oil the BOSTON euto''
h bnrt,st in his piece, bntlnng enough 10 nave sun
'.o in IT, au,e 10 the one i'll which lie tells
IA how long the Naval Board sat- and says that mere
xus "no rrccipitancy" in lis proceedings. wen
Nrssrs Editors, nm fond ol rcsorlng To hgurc', Us
there is an old notion among Us country pcop!e iia'
they do not tell lies. Now, according ID ns luNeo
authority. the Board sat five wreks--say 80 days
deduct the five Sundays and II leaves y" days-de-
duct one day in six for absences sickness anu other
casualties and we have the Board IN session - uays'
allow them 10 have sat SIX hours day, whch IL as
ony rs boards ever sit which get per diem pay
~. ia III
ccrs into whose efficiency the law required the Boaru
to make a carr)ml sIamiuafi0H. think Th0ie hon'
10 each officer would hardly have been too long, a.
takes about that time for jockey 10 decide Inc en-
cheney of horse or ntgrnrader TO tel inc souIu
snc n slave. But this Naval Board did III" take
so LONG To nuke careful eram'N0ki0R INTO the ELL
CHENEY of their brother officers We must rednc" !he
sum to minutes. l5O hours are 5000 minutes Dlvlde
by Cos and we shall see with what saIlnr-ilke p"nF!
ness IN. Board could strike from the r." scores "i her
hrotbrrs some of whom were Tar away ii@htInE Pl-
rates while this guOtlne work WINS G"ln@ "l al hoIie
i Inn, Drsy Miyi,,a inmates 10 c0rh op'c''' The
French Doctors hardly bent such speed IL remains
for the country 10 say whether l." minutes was ''''e
orough for A cnytjul tLunjn0t,OH into the efficiency
of such All officer lis Com. Jones, whose only LIEN
cheney arises far a. wekn"w, IRON the 'r''sh e"d
which he got in his shoulder in the last war; ana
which is still there for his ANNOYANCE ara glory unless
ncrchanre i; be cause of inetclency tn be III Tie
wav of other peoples promotion. There 's some
,hi:,g strange about this thing The newspapers say
this Naval Board was composed OF the best men III
the Navy aud therefore We, the people ihs' nor say
an ,,, uTainst their decision. Now, Mcsars. Editors,
the history Of my country tes me great dea more Or.
ahout Com. Stewart and Com. Jones than {" Inc
whole Board put together. Why shall ri mute,
while men l don know strike down men whose
names are identified with the naval glory "i the coli-
try' would rather send old "lruilsidcs I" sea to
do my fighting, than ships crew ol fellows VINO could
sit in secret at any mans bidding, aud Try brother
officer unheard. Again, know President Fierce
md Secretary Dobbiu tar better than kno" ih1
Board and have far more confidence III thcn' TOO.
will n1 believe the blame is their shoulders TIL II
ia proved to be there. As Al present ADVISED am oi
the opinion, that the Naval Board "u%lit 10 be helu
responsible Tor the outrage which bias been commit
ted against the sense Of justice IN the country ana
for ibis foul shame which is fallen on our Navy ,
As always like To keep even with my ir'enIs' /
send Won Northern editorial sci OIL against your
Boston man--,hurgh if you had not set me the cI-
ample OF looking for Yankee help, would much
rather salute you in classic phrase
"Son tai auxiliis s,i. dcicn.orb"s
Please insert my Yankee piece along with this, and
YOU shall hear no more from
A FRIEND OF THE NAVY.