Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-09

day nj h- lie, il put "n the r.rira i'm
captaircy he's been the aim of his rhir,y-aev:N ...
service; and without u conceivable cauSs, r-.rN
be, that he too, :rh'H rat a.ty. has nIcE-.aa.N
t!k-n h!s glass "t brandy ian .->>
cessaiy But he ha. nrytr done : Z iI., RI .;
one r"n say he ha- hern less 'rlirrnt, ia itl ~,
al sense, OF Tint account
The case OF Lieutenant R!ind is, perhaps, -
more extraordinary. An accomplished OF ; IT,.
Carolina. an elegant gentleman 4 cheya!cr Nar,.'
wIfh"ut iear and wthou. rcproach VET he IS ;.~S.
ped from The navy! Po'S'ay tnr rh- like iInputs,ru.
ana it there bc any foundation tor IT, the ryru.,-...',
must hnvr been almost single our, 10 i-.. r; T..
brother "sicers ever dreamed such ohicl.!g. ,gy:
Dr innde 10 him. Y
Again: Lieuf. A. ID. liarroi. e4uay hG Il to,;-i%
on o".' 'sc's,on some seven or eight ",,f ls3, ~
INTO !rOllc Hifh mess nt brother Gnr.:r, Gut ~
that single "rt, il is supposed. has treu ';r'E ">
the rolls against the deliberate testimony Il" hi -,
mauding officer. thHt he the very i,r-, y y
with whom that superior hnd ever sailed.
BY this Sort vi Wholesale condemnation Gf ot..lt {
of the whole navy. wound ha. boen iItict"':. o. '
only on the officers themselves, bur the na'tin;. ~
cutc!coil under an erroneous interpretation = no
law and ot l:s requirements. II ia impossible g." .
cve the board could have taken pea.ur, ~ ih. sd;
spread dcnunciatioa. bur, whether inv b.un'-T' 70.
otherwise, the honor and pride 81 tie nat,".
per sense G impartial Justice, cal! f". tur;''r "
CATION. Ii it shall result in painful ryr"~a:p so f0
instances ustice To Others requires II. IT, 'u f!s IL
trury, il shall appear that bare majority % E'.1
board, without even the responsibility "t Al as.
and against the rrmnmsrancr- Vt the lGT-- IL U'r'.
not only nisutcrpreted the law in as-nsaliv paw:
never intended 10 b" granted, but 40 err""'"c-s -s-
ecu'rd those Il. .>umed powers I" deny III o!r|.rH
nifty of explanation. (which mi, ,,ht pcr!ar7 ;a: s'.
cn-ily giv-ul the grnmd inquest Of the rGiInn "r
redress the wrong hy declaring ihat officer i"!''
dropped from the rolls. still ~ 'iu:n -. sI
thar those illegally retired should be- rr.urrL TO 49,:
rust:nn. which not having been l"-atl: vr"T-'. '.
M vacancies for the intended promotions uutH. '
law. II the law has been c"rrrctIy lnIe!Ta''E r5,
executed Congress Intended there j. sn -.ii o. ..
matr, Hs vas'anc.rS lawfully MAJ" car only 'r ':.st
! by tile President AMI senate.
am no arolngl>r Tor intrmp"rancr bat l. d; $
srrn I" me I" be M outrag" "n rr"pr.'if, T." =, '.
from service "r To degrade or a-sE the "iti. y H'
nrerrr than HE, Of our brave officers. merely nH'.'
| they may occasionally have adopted the hFht,J
~h0ic iand--the highest md the poorest. r'," nl
statesmen and Gr.-s-tha II somc'im, frUh 49, '...t
than u-c,rt,ary II carried to habi;,:aI i"'"rg.
rance il L. voluntary disqualification forth I,rlr
amcr uidUty. and r' cnmpiHiai be G.I - '"T '-
dismissal. Bat rkSrhc iG.i - dTH"! "n I!r .''.-
! "f q gun-inrn. Ii" j. rnt.:lri :" 'rd. md 81 ID.
II il is o"irGcr Ia" I" investigate lh' irus. :
the cial gs-a cars. upon which h~ AND I,l t..yf.T .
are 10 suil-r-Inalr ty Jr;y "t an irr' ''aa >
board, perhaps on the vaGnrs: rum"r ~ ,".u- &C. .
prcS~OnS ot their own.
| Under certain circumstances an uiicr! :G"s =. =
much excited ns if hy wine or sp!rlt,-Ihr ,,....
vote in this board, may have brrm given hH ~" .
thought and therefore said. bu not on oath ''! -
| him tipsy," and may havc been unc"n-c."">.' ..-
hlrncrd 10 bear that testimony, hy the k"l .....
that if one more vacancy shall b- mud" my za.'a .
| brother member OF the hunrd will b" n"de q
cnpnin.
| Somr apologists Of the board hHrc al, ~ 80
sure Injustice has been done III i#silU". "
Won disturb the drci, un, /. viii be. "G,"n' n"t e
! brsn,ue winun" III" wheat from ihc .hhI ~ H :
regular trial. This il an rx.rtordnaIE auI!s..u'
substance, that the uii,r. riina!i Jn I.ur, r,'.
because il would be trnuhrsumr I" rr"uE IL .'s
the Government aud the nation rlac- :" low Il" '-'
th.. hatu AZ II..r, firArS
| 10 the word, one of citizens oppr-.n,'! 1ar'.
has only tu sny, 81 AN American ";'r."r. y. .'.
sure redress nj ANY cos. L. III" nation ~ hood H''
treasure, if that character ia Of such l,'.r vstuo
| k0mri
| Let Congress investigate the grounds OF ." 7r.'i
Of this board aid vindirAtr the hon"' -" the r1I.'.
II it, findings were illegal md untrue, lr The "r,.
procer,ugs be aunullr,l ny law. Ii !e.s" sad ,,i
| part. let them stand But give itia. I" ~: o..
ask H. under belief that il'S pas- Tie hr.. r.
ord.,. and have been condemned "n fall. hes - -
and rimDr. l'ubl. sentiment will then J." az, 4
with the result, "a will JlSi-IE