The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-03

q their professional peers and unless ihs navy diasr,
ioia All osher professions certain esrss da oops Pre-
ades ne Idea Of the gross injustos charged upon tha
board bat the senator stOuy complains Of this coniro
and lurisdietion To whom shall We, thea oonfie III.
nary The President and Secretary disqualified Ia
the opinion OF the senator for Of expeeno The bn-
reAus are managed BY improper mAehinaons and tsen
OF he experienced and able Officers os the navy are
made conspAior @int thrir brother oeers The navy
according 10 thss Pieturs, must be 10 bad wsy.
The senator also attempts put in conflict tho Judgment
no less than fy-eyen ooer who were Aaoai Or On dnty
at that yerg time sireksn down by retirement
dropping The Secretary the board he says erred in
jadgGent a. 70 the efficiency Of theSe officers He pEesents
hs two horns Of the dilemma and says ~utle1en
swng on ellher care noi which neither Is pleasant
The senator however conclnae Il do mol think thai Mr.
Dotbln would have detailed Incompetent person for
duty Why should he have to that conclusion,
when he 10 another pace says that be thinks Il very
fortunate thai the navy hs fallen within his control and
arsccnon and when he upposs every Seeeiary of the
Nssy, by the organization Of the bureaus anless he has
raaserw and experience OF naval affairs ID placed in
mcSh The Secretary Of the Navy indebted the
nor for the adussion that he has Intelligence and nte
rty enough not TO deta incompetent person for duty
Bat what are the facts
The result OF my inquiry Is thai only wentyo of those
officers ses-dnty the balance merely doing
duty Ehorr bH ao al These officers ordered
partly BY the former and partly by the present Secretary
Is Il remarkable in list OF several hundred officers
Secretary Of the Navy should have happened send
duy few officers who investigation found be
inerrntg He eonld mot kno~ them all They Off
kaEfd were fennd by The board TO be inefficient Some
Of them nssdry had To be duty and great object
Of the reform was TO getrd OF The necessity Of sending ine
ncient officers 10 and Of supplying their places with
ecieRt And now because the department sent such 10
duty, the cry is GWhy did you send such duty r.
The is II could help it told yoa the navy
bad many inefficient in iii; that the service
suffering and that reform needed which, when thor
oaghy made would enable the department send scs
reform was to relieve the department Of the necessity
sending TO sea inefficient officers
4 The Secretary tells the board:
u esteem i bat proper 2 ray ;o Eou hat aotw,a.aDa
may have committed mistakes in ssang orders 70
oce Who the Judgment Of the board, may not be
allow cases. there be any, YOU the
4 slightest embarrassment
Bui come reply to grave charges, pos
Sible made by The from Kentucky, Mr. CRrrrKs
DIX The position assumed by the senator, that tie
power Of removal by the President under hel law but
statutory provision aud that competent to
mud and the proceedings under it struck
with surprise but that position completely net and
rated the from Delaware Mr. CLaYTos thst
only sude il bring TO the attention Of the
Senate another position of the senator uunabe and to
that when gentlemen led away this question by
seductive and enchanting defamation addressed to cur
kindet sympatkes and sensihes in behalf Of supposed
Erongei and injured rneriorioas officers they
Launch into Of inconsistency and absard conelasion
The statute provides that board OF fifteen officers shall
be assembled which board under such regulations the
Secretary Of the Navy may prescribe shall make care
full examination into the efficiency of the officers, and shall
report the Secretary Of the Navy The and rank Of
all officers who in tie Judgment 81 sad board shall be
incapable Of performing promptly and eoisnuy all their
dutT both ashore and ahoar; and whenever said board
shaA beiiess that said incompeiency has arisen from
Any c4use Implying sufficient blame the part Of the off,
Ger Justify it, they shall mend that hs he
4 strokes altogether from the roIlx-
The Secretary Of the Navy, the 10th Of June 1855
prescribed his regulations letter the board which
win eondense in my reading
1.-The has appointed yOu under that law and Il
bow becomes duty 20 careful snauinsio1 and
= ~H h4rs
me invite yoar the searching language Of the
as The iAS requres capacity but steps no. here 70,
shost Bat sop. not here for IL Is not content with
capacity perform ds,y bot demands thai il shs be
fore hss tired the test You are advisory board "a
ssist IN enforcing IL Your o~n sound common sense and
Acquaintance With the duties Of ocer viii guide "
the true praosesI interpretation Of THE Eneeacy s
eesey-af Is what Il required lnesceney, ssses< 'es
ez Seiiher the the country asks Cor anything
unreasonable 10 ersminng 70 who incapable Of per
hardy suggest 70 yoa thst ofcer be incapable
either mentally, physicsly, or morally for although Be
p,ea d rirht and wrong be 50 sluntsd ana drbs-ed
rrsder him unreliable he could hardly Be ranked As the
msn and the propsrty and honor Of bis country.
"You win perceive thai there are two distinct classes and
that of those classes snbdridd You required 70
report Of officers ~ho should be, 10
placed the reserved @ and then designate those OF IN.
for sdeity IN tie .ehurs q aa,y boud receive fan leave
osksepce par, and hcse -ho should receive fuough or
You are rsq.iSd % .drane. .s,r farther your
natoa and the Of such on
GERS you believe have become Incompetent from any
Implying sufficient blame the part Of the officers to
ass your Recommending them 70 be stricken stogether
on The rols And tina point venture 70 suggrs ths
opnion ofscer bisme he has became iDcom
pecn from neglect of duty and inattention ard indserenet
profession, well from dissipation and immoral In
dalgtnocs.' ..
II ~ isspprehension may erist In the minds of
ia the before The Of officers placed
the lis, with foil leaveof sbsesoe pay. IN s no
i degrsdationit 10 rather high compliment The pay
the officer and h family Indeed IL the generous act OF
government saying the meritoricus officer fou hsv'
served With h3ey, and you have become tneon
pee. duties Of naval hf, yoa rest fror
the nbors Of yoar profession without anxiety n
your support, snre provided for n Nor geno-es
a. consider that will be r>c~sriiy degradation, or
mark o gorsrn~ent dispesHr- for an oeer 10 be pisces
fariouxh which half leave Of absence e~csae b
may hare beooc really incompetcnt 70 the dschgs o h
dHties and hare served 90 ie.g fast~s sac
,Sra erda e~f,fe Mss 70 fAs ksgss rsrre~saor
II khs vv.erred-
According % y conception of the srr ofhis la- snt
astice officers so6 the government ss srn6ard e e~t
onG .hoaidb BE- AseA s>as sor 70 BE- paesd o.
1 tss rssersd Is sraa 5sif i.ar,- sf-aes~. Peg.
"a ealun conostory rpirit in your deliberations -i d
mach prevent dscord irrtstons, snd h-srteurnng Al
expected to do 10 70 oonhnt~ ronr opanaon
s6xcaStso aid the Ereeativs, und.r the prevson
ssd dsruby sronoss ths sseepcy II the sary tsnsnai
herewith isr inforaon Of the board cpes o the sc
4 unaer which IL 3. convened
l viii therefore assemble, deliberate snd deter
passed rncshiprnen and lsui~nanss enins
which deberrtion the junior eueuant VIII act as ne ec
tary of the board wherenpon the said SECRETARY WIS max
record, the nature ef sHb of the Judgement
board csch grade .~rssscy snd slt-r oerssnf
shall deliver the 30 the senior officer
~ho shah attest II and the estsnaau viii then retire. hu