The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-26
Our Wash. llston Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a, 1865
Honorable Position Of Retired NaeaI O0'crs-ze Says-
tary Condemned BY Is oscs Shouting The New Naval
Rsyia1-Comgye. ne IN Ssssion-Leree in Anticipa-
ton, DC, DC.
AL who have pad ordn sry attention to the debates
the Senate tho recon. naval rsform," who have
read tho reports Of s ay Of the Navy and his DE-
fnoe Of the Retiring Board nst hare been struck with
the abored efforts Of the Seer say TO prove that
Of degradation, the officers OF the navy consider IL
II honor TO be transrrs from the active to the
reserved list "ssvs pay" VII us It the time The
Secretary OF the Navy and his porers In the Senate
admit that 1t complime, 1t to b placed tho
urlough list: half pay but theosnsrary, the fur
iough black List impyin Ing, IL mo- worse, at least d.
merit.
Thus and so stand the parties when 10 the seerssav
of tho Navy settles the question against hinass tn
muncs,ion to both houses Of Congress- viz the "Oca
Register of the Navy of the United States sbr the
year 1885," which received due notice In tho ss,uzas
Of the HERALD few days since, Ths Is . doou-
Eent Of unusual interest TO the public, - wsA
to the navy, not only being the drst odRcia
report Of the Boards midnight work. but AGordng
Of the Beard, and Of forming something like ir
parise between the efficiency Of ths aggregates e
with the active list But 70 the pont the honor oos
ferred ofioers reserved.
has s'rssdy been shown th.t the ssorsssy Of VIE
drawn attempted to draw broad dstinc bstwssa
the reserved and frloughed officer and TO the prudos
Of the latter This IL shallow axt6ce, designed to
favor with class 1T the expense Of the other. Il u
blowing hot and cold ct the time The newly pub
Nshed Navy Register exposes the Whole trick In tAis
Official report where do we find the honored retired s
In juxaposiion with the active list allowing 1t glance
who they are and whence they Gamer Nss at al; but
the contrary Al page 20 Of the register begins the
served list And whom do wsnnd on that ns-thxt COM
pusntary list Of faithful public servant. whom the b
cretary Of the Navy delights to honor BY reidng
ON leave pay, he wrote TO Commodore ChArln
Stswarts First, Charles Stewart on leave;
Ste Cassin leave; q. c. Read, leave Jess. Wik SON.
furough; 7. Ap c. Jones, Leave A. Parker furougAsd
sds By side, according TO seniority Of commiaAaoo,
down to the two passed midshipmen fnrloughed-All
under the same hsad-reasavsd Mst-and without eng
nots indication Whatever that III under that caPAoa
mot equally hon0rec dishonorsd, the maV
be. r. this the way Ar: Dobbin would compliment hith
loughed list placed ~ In the Bish Navy RsgsSr In
medistely after the active list from which thsy
sbstrscteds And why not separate lists maAs
Of the reserved and furiouehed The reason obvtous
Such Arrangement would have shown forth In bold
lief the violated Law and the unoompromfsng vsngsanso
OF those appointed TO sdminister II.
The houses Of ConaTpss having adjourned tn
Monday there but little Of ofinerssl ct the capital Tbs
cay deshtfu and extensive preparations nAkine
by and young to enjoy the anuvsrsay Of the bthdT
OF Gen. Washington The Supreme Court Is In ssssloa,
that the Pesdents evee viii bs very much crowded ths
evening with the "ofRcar and unofhcsAl, including
amount Of female ovsness The proceedings OF -
two national conventions WILL Of course b the praspal
topic Of conversation among the politicians Who are atm
with MS. 4.