The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-17
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The designation d ise officers ha- been bestowed ~
nc, Of Congress upon CAPTAINS The navy wh;s IN
osanarols This law, approved 1fth Jsnary 1857,
passed {as all know who IN the history
tie nsvy) u remove the difficulties " which our
nsndels in chief subjected on foreign si.i
their Intercourse with officers Of other occupying
similar Positions though OF higher rank and - rem "
conflicting opinions 10 lhrr rights and prisogs Ths
this was the object OF tho Law may he nfrrrci from ina
fact that the generic term flag oser confrrrod "a
them only during the period u actual command. ks
IDENTITY then, the title Of commodore dsemca sain
eien' or why the changes Flag officer means aim raj Il
Ont OF three ersdcs-fuli, vice rearand io dcaly
10 which ausion has been made = this
Our commanders. ia-ehef meet Nth tAe~s orDcrs 10
:. en- nnans o. seuaarons, and sss''ane "ae al
visits OF ceremony made, and coagtsiet ckteatra
10 rank and precedence This interchange o. c'ynrs
considered important 10 the .-rrsstoa ~ goal ans
stantine with foreign Powers, and y made fa,erusly-
nlon officers, who enyoncd 70 cultivate Their
According 10 the regulations ~ all the MARITIME rowsrs
Of the woiki, except own, the broad pennsTt Of
noiorc IS emitted TO sairie cioyrn guns Lul ~ N
thirteen the ground that i nicsu,. a tlc hgs--t
rank known IN our navy, and - 30 honored hy ourselves
Notwithstanding tins, however, tn, ma oiic 81
nations In many instances have refused " .ckDoss
III right, and comend thai neither their camssrsn
90 acting coDmosoFes enits~i 20 such si
a.,Loasn snsy carry broad p,nnanl Yea are eaiA
commodore by courtesy slonesna therefore any n.
sumption OF superior rank on Part unl.usbc We
ny flag at ~ appropriate masthead 70 deae rank
aud grade; viecadmral entitled 80 fifteen. and
70 thirteen euns the pennan' bnz the insignia ~ your
rank, s entitled but to eleven, We must therefore, de-
cline extending 70 you equality 81 ye~,ica."
without gong II ltler into detail ls difficulty has
very citen seriously inercred with the good uaaerssni
ing Ulcers expected 70 maintain Taey are
willing to submit TO this implied inferiori,y All sckny~
ietge their country second TO any In tho grand scale o
nations
Nov what better mode can lie suggested hsn for The
Presidont 81 the United States 10 direct th" appropriate
tag to BIO Los.d, and PIT officers in tha is,o lhey
should hocy Where Is the obstacle, and what the o'ec
ticn TO tins proceedings
Our poor captains let Il be remembered a-i fpr a.
tionai pay They liberal and SELF .icing class
Of men l. there government, IN the world with eli
az greater rci moro distinguished for yaor aad de.
vo,on to their country Have thu achievements Of thu
navy been forgotten II fought itself INTO favor
and perhaps will have 70 10 again Its loss - p0pa
iarty proceeds altogether frca legislation Con
gress Political in iie undertook TO tampsr with H. IN
terests, and sitter having nearly destroyed its eccncy
discovered that no political capital could he made ont Of
T. and left T. with bhghted energies, 10 rccupcra,e is
fallen fortunes rs best may Il Is believed that Gsn
gress in lis wisdom, 10 something improve
condition by the act of the leth January 1857. Wha.
tits something is yet undetermined, dag oiccr
has a signincaton What does u means LAWRENCE