Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-27
To the editor IF the Alexandria Cg,.o.

Of the Navy" approved January Il ,.
which at the first snuff savor, Of V.d
and from its brevity looks, at 6r.,
a. IT 1t had been smuggIed into the An
the eyes OF Democratic and Western p
seotatiTes must have been STRANGELY
wiuked. But, since It's passage, s,I,,
interval OF silence has occurred, ,h.,
almost deprived Of significance. p.3.
ism, old and enfeebled, either died +,
It birth, or else fearing the Democrscv
Navigating West, who alarmed At y.
sequences Of their error sough, tbs H.
the young child, she launches the bah.
the waters, hoping that some Fetrra..4
ed Democrat, hign 10 position, would -.
adopt, and develop the cLild-or. n.,s.
that when put into Its naiirs ,Iema,,
sailors themselves would tram il mi,
ray II should go. None ha, Appeared.
seem likely to apEear. No Que has i,.,..
upon the meaning Of the section. Y
knows nor cares to know the interpr.t,, .
thereof. Yet, ii is important asa sig, A. d.
times.
Thus reads the little paragraphs, .
"And be It further enacted. that captain.
command Of SquadronS shall be I~epomr.,.
Flag officers" And what does tn, me-,
Nothing Utber than that our NAVY has
very quiet way, been established 10 q r,.
higher than that ~ our army, aud thai |
Gen. Scott Das not IL ulLh tliLIr r,r,
seven captains in the Navy. lcs the A..
has not complained VI lt--uor has the \.,.
rejoicei-nelther has the Press comm.
on ii.
This increase Of rank has been nr.
needed to place our Navy upon the f.ny
of other Navies. Hitherto our rank in >!
scale Of nations has been disputed By "a
most uoimportant powers-and the 't,g
%pennsnt' Of an American Commodore. thu,
side by side with the stars and stripes. b.
been passed uusaluted by the Flag Sur o..
Dutch Admiral. This matter, however q.
important apparently, was considered
some VI our statesmen, Injurious 10 Uur RI.
tIOnal character, ana two several umt,.
mistake nut,J u bill TO establish a rat,
Admiral, passed the Senate. but was Is
by the popular branch oi Congress, 20
count OF It's anti-republlcan character
litical %chicanery, however, has, az las, q,
complished it-Ior certainly its foes we're
resistabls 10 open fight. At a time We
Congress had before 1t a really e%Itt
cause.-The Ubiquitous action OF the N,n
Retiring Bosrd-when IN their ju,t In!l !
nation they hsstened to remedy The he,
Injustice or a tribunal Of their Osn Great
aud their wonted scrutiny was perterltg
cool politicians inserted into the JIl yn.
then, the sectlon-"Ail captains in cyul.
OF .~quadrons shall be den0mlnatel b,
Oficurs"-and the Department now 40.
ser them as such. /
Slips have their uniform. az we"
cers-ind the rank Of their comma
may be, in some measure, decided iruH.
hsgs. Tue distinction between a dea.
Ship, the miscailed Flag Ship Of q Cya.
dore. and the Flag Snip Of su Admins
marked, and universal, 50 that the wayh'a
man, though a fool, need not err thereIt
is, perhaps, needless TO say that the NJ
Of the world recognize u difference t,y-
the ranks Of Admiral aud COmmOd
their Flag Ships are distinguished %
way. The Commodore is sutItied u at'l
pennanl-the a imIral to a Flag!
mirdlS alone are entitled, IN the b.
Nary, Fiag offers. Then Is not a 60
ia cuumaud vi n squadron, aO AIM
some simple body esks;-no, q cgt"s|
he is q Flag Officer. But L, not .
officer an Admiral? urges this clu.
American politics. A. thus q%uestIo0.'
supposed to be a political child, We EUi
attempt to explain it to him-Cf cour'S Ell
one can see where be is at isuss III hI't.a
of thought. The Department calls I'
Commodore, Flag ORcer. What r
Subordinates. and. particularly, Jack n'
call him ? Flag OGicer2 Tue sun
long for jacks v0caDuIary-JacE Is D"
iosy he is accustomed t. hear 90 90
rank, and the titles are familiar, and
ten used to be easily removed H~
language. The title of Tag uacsi g.
yrosiE title is ubmIl tl5y, unuhutcA,
vii never be recogo.zed by the mati
our ~country. They will either ldlfe''
Us Commodore. or guided by the cou''.
foreign squadrons, call him Admlt'1.
The poor ca tains IN command OF =
rons are doubtless in the cUndl To
out Of water. They are no, Comm.
although their broad pennaot- hang 3
and although according u the comn0.
guage Of tue sea they are such. lbe d
not hoist q Iag. The Press wguli
them. YoH PopulI would soon haujr.
and the Admiral would under o 3 t4a
NOT a Naval Court Martial. be pun
his temerity-Neither Admiral nor
dorC-the uuamLiuous utncer, with a..
relief. sinks iutu the register rank
csptain-when he is tossed IirIit ag'i
= careful reading Of the ssction--alie G."
10 comma d. &C., shall DO called t%
cers-and orders Jack to say wiki be
salu;e-"Flag Officer, may 20 asher
This 10 the status quo Of this ab'-n'
absurd not in it's design, but Ia IT'S eI'''
and application. The Naval Conn
pending whose session tue bill "a' 9
are, 10 Is Import. mt member, s'N 10
gress, and many Of them on T. e '.Hs
Cannot the pubiic at iea-t kuy@ ~
-ertiou means, OF whc.ncr u mr'
thing ~ all. IkDh"'"
OFFICE tHEsArEAKE n ONO IA'A-
WaSht" gjon, February in
IN pursuance Vt a resolution OF 'Ar
ders, and the requirement oi M'
,lon-rs Of Public Works OF tar STATE
Land, notice is hereby gwen that a GEM.
Ing of the Stockholders OF the lhrssf.'
Ohio Cana Company, VIII BE- bel a.
OF the Company, (Ctty HaIiJ On Ia-
Syh dan Of R1rTh urTi ensuing ~ l.