The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-30
Causes OF TIA. Difficulty OF Procuring seamen
for the Navy.

TO THE kDfTOh OF HERALD.
B1ving for several months past seen notices In he
papers relating 10 the difficulty Of procuring seamen for
the service the United States, propose present 70
the public view few Why seamen unwi.
ling 10 engage their services Having had export.
cree In these matters. feel thai can IN few simple
words, explain oil the main points.
Before commencing with these reasons, 10, take fair
view OF naval vessels and the manner In which they
are manned nns sell established fac, that have st
preset Of the largest finest mos, powerful and FOR
mdablc vessels snost but, alas how they MANNED
blu,h ct the answer. Not by Americans, sctu
ed ~ american prncpe' ou, ~ ,sregns, sops aeu
Americans, and for this Americans care no, 70
enter government service Bot 10 my reasons
Foreigners, Induced 70 enter employ &C
count OF better pay mder laws have far suoSeei
ed In undermining those principles Of liberty and repub
csnsm which The art In every true American bosom
that let an American seaman ioin an American msnof
war and the tenmenn ucsed upon her deck viii csuse
him TO burh with In Migration asd shame Let him dare
the insult offered his country ana her Tag, and he
subjected 10 the punishment and more especially
u hi, opponent be Duchmsn or they are The fsvorites
american scsmco ar. no, encouraged 90 board eese
sels The petty coers chiefly foreigners, the ocs
such captains ofops and forccsues and quar-
TER guuuers are more tvothrss OF them held by TO-
reigners- needs who, like the foreigners, viii hum
by bow and TO please American officer hsre
10 the main dicultyuen bern and educated 10 American
prin spes must douse' all republication and put the
emblems OF slAvcryno 10 the government Of the ned
States but 70 the officers Who represent tha government
and blush 70 say some OF them missysbly deficient
in the first ideas 10 the In which fellow
men should be governed and treated. AZ the
old ssyinf goes" Coed officers make good
mem" and government will do well 10 inquire into
this mater, 70 see that treated bey nouh be-
and then the vor marital will be unsno~1
In the service.
The lss that are not 10 be found FOR the
vice Ia the uncertainty Of their procuring discharge whom
the term OF their enlistment has expired They shp for
three yers but Instead OF being dscuafd before the ex
plrston OF The three years they generally KEEP, como
two three months that time Tbs IL tao socou
rsfement sailors receive. They faithfully uln their part
Of the contract with government and being once dece ed
they are MT 40 ready 70 engage thcmse ges again TnsB
matter that needs the particular attention OF govern
ment and stringent measures should be taken 70 rrevet
Ia repetition. SEAMAN IN TIE SOUTH PAOiFIl
TuE NATIONAL PAINTINGS AND SrAruARY m rHE
CArIsL The eight principal painting. the rotunia OF
the Capsol oc, the government ten thousand d)iss sch
Greehot shs statue Of Washington situated IN the % tern
garden Of the CAPITOL cost twenty Eve thousand do srs
This statue ". executed in Galy and vss brought ihi
country by the Uned states thip Ohic, having 1een
difficult 10 fud merchant vesael able 20 carry a. J. AS
f.t psccd In the rouucs % tue CAPT OIL but vas tcr
wards very properly removed 10 prest nt pUsiCn