The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-16

"under such REGULATE the Secretary the Navy
may prescribe" and that distngaisued n.lsmso has
conceived himself justified in i'm slug
secrecy. Why tbs flesh feature stdsd to the
law a feature so oiscordant with aim and chsrac.
as the very last aad the extremely ynS
90 character OF It's phraseclogy, CONFESSED win the
usually man y and frank course Of is author, sug-
ges's reluctance hesitation sud doubt bi, part
IL certainly might be that the delib tons pro-
ceiirgs Of the board Will he incomplete until the
approval cispprovAl Of Presdeat, ths. l. fny
riably che with military courts Ia general: and IL
eau therefore furnith no reason for departing from the
known and beaten track Of similar aves'i stien. ~
havi'g al in ormation touching the condded
exclusively to the Board and the Executive Depar,
nens OF the government" The .aiasy 20 the
tnouehs 10 rend-r sscrey expsdient except (,
Mn cree Of q court. Closed doors roper for
a; ovenest aud decision, after the csesl sx.mias-
non o. lasts; bat during that exa ninsttoa tuey
not mercy Ohm xious popular odum but positively
neon -ih the consti ution and safety OF the
untry Open doors, know, are If en- Annoying to
judges; they lead to crowded cnambsrs n isy insr-
rupt'.ns, ure'ome deences, aui especially to outside
greatly aggravated whan m4t.
te happen DC pre- junged aud swift exa,au1a ar
slow Justice IS wanted; and yet persuaoe myself to be-
eve hat they are such evils as American Congress
would rot consent to avid By exungufsniny u sing
spark Of natural and fundamental tight
See then, gentlemen, the giarns reality t. which this
act OF Congress has gwen RISE consav. vested with
power over all that makes life Gear Withdrawn from
me public eye acting upoa Accusations they the n'elvos
seious: inaccessiDle to the voice Of e1pl.aaaon
or vindica ion; examining NJ witnesses; keeping
no record; unoer no reiigious saastioa and
impevious chamber judgments followed by deauncstion
shame and destuNon.
No relief is gwen to this frighu out OK act picture
by saying that it was Necessary II SO. Re-
forms we're undoubtedly desiraoe, but reforms thus
en,r'ea ma se accompanied Sy w"gs sGd e, to the
than the mischiefs supposed to be mitig.ted. As a
precedent, ltd pernicons consequences Ia times o.
'eun or excitement, cannot bs measured. No sub.
s'ahtiai reform was, strictly speaking, beyond the
reach of he executive sru; but it Congress deamsd
it wise 10 stimulate assist the Comm io-Chief
hcS ceeply it is to be depiorei that aiternt i've
scheme proposed by the Secretary If Gns Navy in his
Animal report 10 the President da'ed tbs 4th of De-
cembef 1854, not preferred. " 81 Iul be cot -
wrote that gentleman, to have tue Secretary, from
time to tine, report officially 10 the President such
be wishes should tired dr0pped; that
the President hould transmit IL hs thinks props their
to the Seoafe, with recommends ton sui ed
each case Thus the President aud the Seaate the
pin Ing power, will be the removing pows~ AID tha
prehensoh OF Star Goa bar per ecu.i0n and being
nm'ztd by secret inaaisiion, felt ~ worthy
Necessary, harmopizes wish sys7em Of govern
nen comes in collision wi h 40 military iieas, ope-
rates thr ugh perfectly d'sintees channes
hearing whenever asked and accommodates the improve
nens sough. without disguise and without shocking
the genera sense o, jas.ics why It w's not Prserre
act Was utg-d from without the two caanb,rs at the
heel Of legislative session; and oy ,eing VII
too slow, not too uncertain IN its results, the
craving for quick aud inevitable advance nsut
Gen tcmen, must close. Implied to this Intrusion
upon your notice oy my du " to country re-
we're to navy love, and TO ny big ,t-d fame, but
on. thing emains for to say:-From the judy neut
which the President has adooted, because came
from boa srea'ed by authority d law and By which
my position is lowered appeal to the of
the Anne an people. H. through these high organs, it
shah appear that this judgment is not that OF my
count men, the wi dom of ,nge,s will best do what
their great constituency desire, without sugges
iiou from me: but If on the coarary the tree jas
frightened glorious ion to which every tdro, oil mS
heart IL consecrated affirm the of my ton
heI conn. is sion becomes reproaco.
CHARLES STEWART, United st ates Navy.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. Z, 1856.