Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-05


Il j. lamenable wi ia what pertinacity MEN even
III high lie aud public stations will cling 10 error aud IN
what s,rt- they will resort to s-aia rot only measure
Of doubtful pccy but act, AGAINST which public opinion
may be- universal Such !. the character of 80 much of
Mr. Secretary Dobbu'- annual report just published u
goss - defend himself. the action OF III. ddisorg bold
OF hitcan Navy officers assembled in June last under the
"-iet 10 promote n- strielcy u tie NIey' After
short preamble Mr. DobJin saws
"Thc vacancies have been filed according 10 the act
'hy legla' promotion 100 the order Of rank -euufty-
Although there ore this reserved list one hun
'dred and forty seven officers the expense OF the Navy
'a- appears from calculation accurately made are not n
creased Tor the reason that they only on reduced
pay but te officers promoted TO their vacancies do not
receive the i pay Of the grade, 20 which they are fir,
promoted The soph-uy Of ibis passage is surpassed
only By the ei!routrry wh which it is set forth Tev
are oH r'dn"'d PaH' Who are hsV oHs reitced Dlyf
"a Captains, 2 Commanders IS Lieutcnants retired ON
iurioug % reduced pay, amounting in the aggregate 70
SiJ,luH per aurum wi1le the other hand the differ
between the ay.csatr pay Of Captains Commander
and IAeueHarts owing % the hrrg,ig iH-redsd asLer
90 W's' gftts D. LET down bro pamphlet before me- De.
hayed o. Doe correct a. $4,000 20 which add ZIG 500
the difference between leave pay Of los passed ip-
men, 'niqf"hg promoted ~ aasf'rs, oH He 1871 dI of
september l-i5 aud theuceiprth put on Mier.' leave
pay, t 3d. when waiting Otder- instead Of 5000 a. the
Law provides aud have Sgus a. the excess Of fy
under the the oi system. thus violating another
condition rpf1yi-Y If the promote the eHc ncy of
Go" Navy which B. Zoo tbc-o aor- "and provided fi,the
'th" notliue iu r. act shall be hold or construed a.
hut"f" dut Increase Ol te aggregate pay oi the aid
"eraie. or OF tho naval service 90, now allowed bv
Law The most remarkable stroke Of lescrla main c.
lpfcd in thc grand Pnf0W,ie farce for promoting the
efficiency Of hc Navy will bc found 100 th, horI. poeu.
b operation JOS which Jos passed miI-'ipfili won.
suddenly, aud in violation ot these several ac Of Con
grr-- limiting tc number of officers Zoo ric grail. boo che
Navy. promoted 40 tr rank of ml.fnr mn. I,roYf I
hr,og 600 ofn,N nu,i aud were ou the ne 20 I.y u.l
tri Zoo Lieutenant tY 1903 yirucir8 created s tls r,.,
,'t Hf. and Goo boo if.ct violation Of the az nj Fair.
u
iHe tp defend
The cn.ot Of u"aptp,lle vipl,tiou Of the mandate.
"i law H- wl P"-'nty be shovL. o. o. tt,c from te
public Treasury .lo 500 per suuum That b. ins tie n.,
,ncc between the have Or Whiting order n,g Of lo.
Paced Nidshipman 1nI los N,stnr. VIZ.
i0- Ma.i't- year ON leave pas ~
$500 er 4uuuin ssIGp
Jos Passed Nli-Iupm~r yo1r DO 30
ulsGOll d. do sli,u
ipss foh ISrsery ..... En-. .u.
Vow le-t aty 'ne WHO ha. read tho secretary, rs
pntt m'v doubt t".c -fnt'ucnt- quote rom tho f,s
Which b. in these words Officers WHO may boz urorrt.
80 h ynciurrs c-oned by the reserved IT, ,lV vml
unemployed receive ooiv the leave Of ab.cIce or wa.
'int or er- pay. ~ which ti ~ would hay, been emit
q 90. such promotion bad not been made"
Tho record. of 'hc Nnyy Department may show .om,
j. Wing OF Obi ',-t VIZ Ilit ON the 2pth JAY of Jur
. 1900 the day Ir board Of fifteen coumonral be- .,a,.
c IN" ''W"'. i'' ustc wer1 -1out lHu Paced N.l.ip
20 men 900 90" Nr'E uotup o. tho 18th Of s.pt,ini,e
4 lsJ5 The number Dad not materially CHANGED that ID
or about the lHH oi september Of the sam. ,., anon
% Jos Passed NiI.upmar eere raised 10 t,, ,, I'D NJ,
D. ani That on the SEQ DAY Of c same month OF sDo
" 1ef th' ""e'l JOS N'fer were a commissioned Lieu
innnt- and 81 am not greatly mistaken: tho Paw ro
70. oi the Navy will s0W many instances oi the same Ollie
being p'ii a- Passed Nd-hpuau on o 18th dy Of Sen
t'mhcr is'Iis Ni-ior ON tht 18TH aud a. I5puter,1
on and after the th Of tho same MONTH I law. cite
tbs case not 80 much 10 show at the pav of the Nav,
n D. aud must Of NECESSITY Ice greatly aggravated bv t
,r ne" N-'cn-unlf.s sIl the officers promoted 10 mn Nh
e ''c'nc, created hy the H'seref h remain unemployed
u aud are kept ON leave paw, show how iho Law H.,
been t1mpici u1ic foot and ministerial i been mad
70 ovcrnde constitutional principles s. well as ep.l,f,,
"A euscta.euts.
w. lu mv u.t' will show that the efficiency Of the Ns,
h. fs not only, "'' h~ promoted by tie chage but tb
H., ~ harmony. its esprdu-corps IT, honor anil h.. p.
t. iul"e-s nav" freeVe blow which lev Of the atsto
sho wrought tie evil will live ~ seq corrected