The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-02
THE TEST NE VS.
BY ELECTRIC AND PRINTING rEIGMpYs.
Reports Of the Secretaries Of War
and the Navy.
CAUCUS NOMINATIONS IN ALBANY,
ELECTION TROUBLES IN KANSAS,
No., &C., &c.



THE PRESIDENT AND JOUR- FOREIGN RELATIONS.
WASHINGTON Dec. ~, 1858.
The President did not decide to send in his
to-day anti Saturday night On looking into the
constitution he the conclusion that the fact OF
the Houfe not having chosen Speaker did not inter-
ere with his obligation to communicate his message. lie
considered 1t msortant that the portion referring TO
foreign affairs should be published not only in this
country also that l. shoui. be Published 10 Eng and
pefore the assembling of Parliament. b
THE MESS AGE AND ACCOM- NYIN6 DOCUMENTS
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAvY--rhg
WASHINGTON, Zee 81, 1855.
Tie message and accompanying documents have been
given TO The country. The message, which yoa have
gives in detail al matters Of Importance Ia relation 70
foreign diplomacy.
Tie port ofthe Secretary Of the Navy is the ost in
teres'E o. the annual documents. Afer showing that
there has increase Of expenditure in the naval
service The ecreaTy proceeds to say:-"ferhaps no
event e her Legislative Executive touching the hs-
tory Of the navy ha- attracted earnest attention
created proioaud sensation than The action Of
the late Naval Board. Ind yet, such the condition
Of navy urged by Sc ;retaries and coneeled by
state men, officers and citizens, such the uud cry tc1
prompt reform echoed and echoed through the country
that Congress ia ts wisdom failing pass the general AUD
comprehensive bills originally reported by the
ma jorts. The officers sp,.~.-d conpot the board
were, in terms highly Mandatory, pronounced At
forj the delicate task. Indeed, when theif names
we've announced there a and general &
preston Of favor ard gratd cation rarely exhibited
The Department, therefore, ~ Cling the Board vito
OF high reputation, and acceptable to the country
ard The navy, by surrounding them Wih safeguards
restrictions inpartisty and justice, aad to
the opportunity and the temptation for indulgence
il action o personal gain By spreading before them tie
en ire Ties nd of the Department hoped that
successful EFFORT had been made to insure the Ihfli ani
a.ifctoy execution o. law passed witt every indication
Of earnest solcitude to prom oie the efficiency CT the
navy The task delicate one, aud Involved srug
gles between duty and feeling. They were mere men,
net ualioe. II would he strange inaeel Il the,c
perfect ana entirely free ON These errcra
ifthey est VIII aud surely be discovered ~ the
deveopsneas Of time, by continu "a inquiry and BY
cain, dis passionate observation. The oicers of the
navy, class, proud, brave sensitive patriotic
selGsacriGciag and If lie word Of any + chose
gallant Las been ncauhousy tahen from he, ali
iieht-inindod msn ill say es hs county .es ore il t.
him, with ali TIC honors reparation due II ajdge1
merit, ana rhe can by no recommend The
adepii Of any resea or any Of pro-
ceedipg connc. VI the general acisc 81 ne B2afG
hay. doubt th&t there should be- AID vat be found
rcuoiy fer any MISTAKE error ii jl9g neat, II tbc
seryi.a has lhua been deprye Cd q oritooGs pa
bio ciicer, either By reSgnaton dropping, fSc.s
which have 10 my knowledge assure ne
that i would be but reasonable provide years. pay
for The officers who have been sridenly dropped from
service Oh which they hal heretofore exclusively
deperdee, wi hout apy sderaiion fer fuuc ssfreii
aa,e Though the number reported Incompetent
large and many will attract attention is that cireun
Iauce of iissf sufficient to justify reelection upon
Eoal1 vho bound, under the Law, U make careful
exam alton ~ sc.
Ii but small number Of officers h4d become ficent
would the Secretaries of the Navy for the last fifteen
years, have again and again urged, with almost per-
tnacious zeal, that stringent or ref,rm
indispensable to the navy from impending rum
II but small number or he incapable had blocked up
he path Of promotion?
The report Of the Secretary os Wa hlty SIX
pages Of foscsp, and viii be found 7terly produc
tioD. shows the actual strength OF The army to be
fifteen thousand hundred and fitytao r1ca. Id
lstuents during the last twelve nonthE ten tholsand
ise hundred and fory-six; enustnents refused treny
thousand five hundred and twenty-five: number ofclault
ties Eve thousand i've hundred Disposition Of the troops
remains pretty much stated ID last nnaal report Il