The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-29

qune, they to form Judgment, they arc to report
70 the Secretary of The Navy and then they through
They are bound to make the inquest and pass Judgment
an the results.
Every ms Aps OF inquiry Is open TO them No limit Is
eat TO their OF information rule Of
is wescribed TO them They are not court acting on
Ssrd II os s With
ledse Of and professional judgment in performing
the executive duty Of seeing that the laws be faithfully
pabie force on shore and ct sea In an efficient state
ra'y for every emergency IL men incompetent NO
matter from what cause It Is his duty to know It, to
ASCERTAIN it, and to remove them either by his
I've power by legal proceedings Butwhatsver be the
means adopted he responsible for the efficiency Of his
instrpmt nts. Congress- have aided his iudg mtnt by
diving him the benefit Of the inquest by the Board
they free 70 inquire as the President they
subject 70 no other restrictions They pass their ju3g
are subject 70 other. They bound TO inquire
fairly earnestly, cougsously to BE- guided BY public
a. o. tseY spowIesse ana eIeenencs to reoort t the
truth ss it shall appear to them, and to remember that
the blood and dshonor Of any disaster 10 the American
heoppeteDcy coming within their knowledge will rest
se them and on their memory Beyond this they have
II. Board 6nd ali the officers competent for al their
sutts Congress and the people viii be very proud o.
The ienacy Of American nerve and ssew and think the
ether but they 70 report, and then no change
Effected and nobody Ia hurt or benefited but II there
- any officer Incompetent to discharge ali bis duties,
What follows their report the law does through the
President he dsspproves the report then II Is OF
eect, and no change produced Ii he In his consciesce
tbints ought TO be approved, he will approve IL.
We shall then have the opinion Of the Prssi
cent and the Board that certain officers liable to be
charged with the maintenance Of Americas honor the
protection Of American interests the defence Of the
country by American blood incompetept to perform
those duties. II this he the fact WI II no suy a. TO
that such interests be oon6ded TO such keepngY
Compress decided the matter in accordance with COM
sense. They have resolved that 80 incomps.
snt shall be relieved from the duties OF active services
and others who competent shall be promoted In their
pi aces.
In the eye Of the country the frat thing that Anne
rscan and officers shall not Be sacrificed bv in
oonpetept commands To this everything In subordi-
nate, and for this the Board created How indvi.
duas may be Affected whether the country have treat
90 heroes ungraefuy not In OF their business
They are charged to that lives Of American seamen
and the higher life Of American honor b neither thrown
away nor eoparded by hands Of whose competency they
are not convinced. Decatur alive but blind or
parayc, or deaf dumb, feeble az TO be unable
70 encounter the hardshps OF cruise Il would be their
duty TO say go and leave the country 10 take care OF
me hero while supplying his place.
On course camor viii follow the report Of the Board n
b searching and ehoient but cianor will fol.
Nv those Who fan TO report searchngly and sfacsntiy:
pr this act 10 sudden freak Of Congress- n the pre
- red smosg mufitudss Of rejected prsdscessors ft
stss many s'av'n''as'' and sV''ssa sAey sNis.aas;