The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-17

have been htgn stized enemy OF the navy SIR,
am an enemy 10 nothing on God's earth but oppres-
upon lie black or an the sSs the sv. or the
officer Whenever you undertake 70 Cypress q man,
to strike him down deprive him of his fights mat
God. I am an enemy 10 that wrong. and IL makes
no difference 70 me who suffers it. II in future con-
ngences that may be SO exalted an Individual as
the Chairman of the COMMITTEES on Naval Affs;rs The
hand of injustice should reach HIM or his any aid
that 20 humble an individual "a myself give him he
honorable Senator from Connecticut (Mr Toucay, "a
oice that have the aid Of the opinion Of such atnts
he has In the councils OF the nation having ben its
great legal advserthe Attorney General When he savs
officers who are on the retired and furiough lists
quite Is clearly how to meet the other case aud
am not without precedent ! can give chapter and
verse, and there members of the Senate who
will doubtless remember the circumstances to which
sllude. Since have been member Of the Senate, the
President Of the United States TO the nomination
whom he had removed and dismissed upon the recon-
mendation OF court martial The Senate refused to
confirm his nomination. and added to the resolution Of
refusal that they refused confirm the nomination for
the that the construction Of the court martial
and Illegal and thev sent that resolution to the Pres
dent. What did the President do9 He sent back the
name Of the officer who had been dismissed, and since
thatas am told by the honorable Senator before me,
(Mr. Toombs who knows the history Of the and
was instrumental in 1.-THE has been promoted 60 the
of colonel and is now colonel in the army of the
United States. That was the way the Senate at that
time remeded Executive wrong Now, what would do
hees Suppose the President sends nomination TO MI
would reject it. apd would assign AZ reason that we
reject the nomination because believe the vacancy has
remedy the wrong. have word to say to the astue
lawyer from Louisiana (Nr. Benjamin. He says that
the answer to the which put is plain that he
wonders that stated it. am going to pay him just
god compliment he paid me little better one.
have so utterly failed to ma Ike impression his
clear mind Of what plain To me- that will not
try again. have already tried and INIT
this question shall come up again as think Ii Will for
my friend from Tennessee has pledged himself TO bring it
before u.s. shall take the occasion to explain think
even to the entire satisfaction Of the gentleman from Iou
siana that the position which have taken in
commissions is clearly right beyond controversy right
beyond the shadow OF mis- take right beyond the cav Of
sceptcism right and will convince the Senator himself
Off, Having said thus much have only to express the
hope that This resolution will be passed. and that if there
is any record, shall have it, and II there none we
shall have clean white paper to tell US that this ID all
Mr.. MAlIoRY--Mr. President in characterizing the
honorable gentleman FROM New Hampshire az an enemy
to the navy when he occupied seat in this cha ber at
former time made aiuson whatever to his efforts
Tor the abolition OF corporal punishment made the
distinct admission that he did favor entire dismember
ment OF the navy He advocated the recall every COM
mission or Limitation OF the duration Of the commits.
sion to specific period of three four or ten years
hr. HAIE-Ten years
Mr. MALLoRY-I characterized him AS an enemy Of the
navy not because Of his Identification with that spec
system OF reform to which he has AL nded and which
did not introduce but because Of the homes. conviction ON
his own mind that the organization the navy faulty
and that it not essential to the public interests to
continue it, and he sought to dsband it, Inasmuch as
the Senator om New Hamsshire has alluded to what FOL
lowed the abolition of corporal punishment in the navy
and as had something to do with that subject former
occasion, l may mention circumstance which has
happened The recruiting service Ia now going
on prosperousy as the Secretary OF the Navy says not
because of the abolition Of that peculiar form of punish
ment but because of the of the pay the navy
and Of the prospects held of extra pay good
vice. and of honors and rewards to the seamen pur
susnce OF bill passed at the last session. As an
Offset to what the Senator has stated of the treatment
which he received for his Identification with the efforts
which resulted in the abolition Of corporal punishment
in the navy can tell him that within the last three
months similar has taken place (only for
very opposite reason) to gentleman who identified
with the opposite side of that question and who favored
the retention Of corporal punishment in the navy The
gentleman to whom ailude visited Of OR public
ships and the first lieutenant waited upon him, at the
instance Of her crew, to compliment him. in the Of
the crew, his identification with that measure and
with the increase Of the pay of the navy mention
this fact only to show that there is not unanimiy
feeling that subject and the recruiting service goes
pospereusly not because of the ab0li ion of that
punishment but because the get better compen
sauon for their services than before.
Mr.. MAsoN-l move to postpone its constellation fer
the present.
The motion was agreed to.