Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-07-24
The NAVY.

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l saw some time since in your y,o..
journal, few remarks on the suEi,c, =,
Law of Congress, in reference, parteO,,
to section the 5th of ian act, to amend
act entitled an act to promote the efe;.,
OF the Navy" approved January 18th Il.
and over the signature of PEDERaLIsr
Permit me to lay before you, Some q.
tional remarks which think rQeyap, ;. >,
subject, and which if pertinent may BE- p.
Iished as coming from the "uurse q,
bantling who was suCthered after hi.
baptised." Some years ago, an officer r.
holding the highest rank in the Nav a..
coctod bill to create Admirsls 10 our .e,,..
After consultation with General jack.
the then President of the United States =.
tue different heads of Bureau Of the w.,
Department, (only one Of whom is nov +,
ing, } it was presented with their foil :.
port aud hearty concurrence, and it ,,.,.
the Senate, be it remem bered, BY r.ry h.
majority. The Committee on Nayal A.
of sne lower House, murdered this ipa ..
babe; yes, they smothered it, when II.
knew the House intended 70 stand II. o.,
father; it had been adopted by the SsT,.
and christened there, and il would bos !.
great pet, but for its name. \ certain :.
man thought it savoared 200 much Of %.
ty, while General jackson cOu,eniei d,
the Governors of New York, might yeryr,
perly assume the title, if they though \,
per; since they were commissioned ADMIN.
1t was intended By the Senate aud ..
House by the act referred to, to cres.
highter rank than Captain in our Nav q,
else, why the law DISCRIMINATING C.pa,
in command Of SqusdrOns, Flag Ott.er,
"Federalist" says, very truly that shin.
we'll as Uficers, have their uuIiDrm; tue Il,
Flag officer is synonymous with AIMirsl
some sort; Full, Vice, or Rear. This /. }.
yond doubt; then why this difficulty 10 ,,l
ton to she rank? A Rear Adr.Ira! RAJ,
with Major General, Vice Admiral Y.
q Lieutenant General, and q tulI Adm,
with Field Marshal. Well, if you max.
Rear Admiral you create rank eqaal IL Z,
Major Generals.
II il not ridiculous to address az off,
Flag officer? The title of Commodore Is O.,
as extinct as in our Navy; yet the h..
pennsnt Of that rank Is Continued Of
mast head an insignia OF it.
learn that fOreign officer once euGCi.
of one Of our Flag officers what hs rau. w.
The reply was, my Government perhaps Z.
know, but, certainly do not; excey. t1a,
am Captain, and denVminated F,ag ollx
In the intercourse Of our off. GERS, WITH TO-,
of Foreign Governments, this law ha,
creased, rather than diminished the dias
ties which formerly surrounded them 10
fning their position. The fact is, thl. !.
sort Vt ampbibious animal, neither fish Z,
flesh, called by the euphoniOuS name Of t.s
officer.
think "Federalist' is mistaken in req.
to the feelings of our western people W.
be calls them, "Navy-hatIug Vest lt.n
reason to know that the Navy has q: nal
s,aunch supporters and friends there, q,
has in any other section of our land: 90!
believe they have invariably manifesto
tue Halls OF Congress, their attacLmCut o
Again "Federallst" thinks that tbs .
p0puli, the Press, and the GovcrnmeHtw.
disspprove Of Flag officer hosting t..
| am not Of that opinion. do not beAG
it would be commented upon.
1t is for the Navy officers, to take the ].
tistive, for then the responsibility, il 3d.
would not be thrown on the AdmnIsusta
But who has the nerve to do it? Who I's
ling to encounter the penny-a-llne scrIttr
who might desire to cast ceusuro % Ll.-
The question with the officer would naiCi-
ly be, where AN | TO hoist the Flag. Aa'
main mast bead "is !ull, " "ut the Ere.
Vice." and mIz N Rear Admiral. A1.F
il who eau? b.