The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-04

thereupon sanctimonous wall similar to rs sn-eH tc-
bleeding Kansas" Is set up.
Now, suppose that the Tribune l. not the sole rrorre-
ter Of the belief In every mans right 10 his religious Cpl
nicns the originator Of that time hooofeo doctEo IL
simple question Is, whether that right Is v;sed II che
present method Of selecting chapains The 7tsne cor
tends thai la contend that is Men JOIN toe
army or ravy are supposed to be eoguzaat OF the regu
tons If they have ''cooscien'ioos scrurss against
obeypg them all they have 10 90 IL to keep cat Of
service II very true that alter they enlist ,hey arc
compeikd TO attend Divine service. but also that
they are not PEELED 10 eplst they 10 not wish ~
worship as others on the ship DO they al perfect
liberty u sla, Ut bone and thes otoos uomo
lcs;tc E'hey Join ignorant OF the rules, that ~ tier
own fault. nnc they must take the cons. queDces.
suspect, however, that JACK tars
soldiers are celebrated for their p'ety and that thy &c
tend Divine service precisely they would reef toes
or Charge regiment o brigham o,ngs wives, cOasiaer
ing THAI 1t as al Paa for IL the months The d
hcvlty certainly would be meBoed BY the 7rbNas
metboo Of putt ne Ia, matter 10 vote, since
the minority would have 10 take the religion OF the
Joritv, Just as the 7une alleges they pox take the re
gion C. Uncle Sam or sseas would most psoba oy be
the resait-the chspans would be vO;cd out aogetor
a useless appendage
But oven If few should JON TIE service ignorant
Of Tie rules would MT be CREASED OWL 70 deprive tic
otbeIs Of Il b. nehtof religious hip than allow shs
few to take the Of their ignorance and
ioy Thsve is rule IN the compelling
believe N bat they hear, from pursuing
he cevo'ions IL prs A ut .her leisure ani suiely their
time night ne ltFs pr0faby employed than ia bear
Lg tho Protestant EpSc opal liturgy suce Uncle Sam
cbooses t" pa! them Tor listening what harm tuese be
In their roipp sof
Al obvious ooec, of the Tribune apparent sole
Illustration which car produce supper; OF IL theory
AM which Is base AID malicious trsn u OF iaot
cead be concoc'ed This pretended history Of tue
experience az chap All JOSE oh Stockbrmge (5sptst
the oah In 1854 aiicaing that he osey
euted because he refused the Protestant Episcopal
lEy that the oiCeIs refused ooiate nh that
his Sr8Say school bros up, junior officer
marbles threw turbeT Of water at hoD, and that his
ogr, Of IostioD, Influence opp'rtoDiues for useful
Io+s were completely broken up because he dd nCi see
III 70 use tn liturgy q another church thar that " which
he u member
NV happen 10 know the facts Of this case, from
cores n tbs t1ce of the Secretary ~ The Navy The
chaplain IA question rendered himself obnoxious to the
officers ty Lis " upclerca oncuci and at
tie ntss table so that beyond the performance OF di
vine c. lIcu TO etci the minister o toe
etpel 20 b. behsvInr; has The throwing OF the tu,nber
Of water 81 eken Of the climax luarre between
the officer the g Lon combaHnt chap AID, Ia winch
TIE au uslruateo that tle former "ss lar; thai tne
dhiCuly arose from the ,bapa,u'e claiming u1due
share Of the sofvres of which 20
boh snd tia charges we're preferred agalst boto for
tLeit eoaouet
The reply of ihe Stcresry q the Nav the c0muni
catcr OF ibe Ger nndofe, stating he facts, foi
lows would DO, he recognized cy the garbleo quota
uors of he Tribune -
You will say the Chaplain and the Leu,ensus OF Ma
thai each merits he &C the Department
his conduct toe mess tablr WbeD Mr. s;tockb fidee
twice iuerfottd with the boz waiting Lieutenant b.
soueS bat excitec manner and then said 1T Is false
&c lie surely acted & hardly becoui'g cler
gyman ano well Calculated TO excite Lieutenant to act
improperly. b. is also much 70 anne 1t was his duty
10 bav. restrained hs temper AID to haze reported the
occufreure &c his commanding officer
Tho Tribune conveniently foTg,ts TO quote this part OF
Secretary pobbins ntne Itself with the facts
impicaiIpg the Uhcer only, and predicting upon this
garbfd statement Is a-sumen. for reform TIE Llutra
G6p rs fit accompaniment to the Tribune foolish
SYMPTOMS; and affords, the time, tar specimen
o! style Of argument II chaI AIN Is needed arJ
where, it is certainly in the Tribune office; and propose
that the War Department detail one to that post
immeui ale,y,