The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-22

come 10 mind The purser OF that rhp has been IN the
navy thrte.n years the frs lieutenant OF the 10 mo sao
has been IN the nsvy twenty Blk years Eve quo.e from
the Navy Register The purser has this rank OF com
mander and takes precedence OF the lieutenant In every
true, but abroa aid only abroad ths, these dsinc
tons are particularly gratifying The purser nov
selves salary per- ann"m me new pro-
pcfen TO increase the pursers pay 10 So per
viii increase the heutenans pay to sl9So Hence, by
ihs new bill the purser win receive 1850 more pay
than the lieutenant, which support his fictitious
rank In the meantime the lieutenant has seen fifteen
years sea service, the purser nine.
And row what is the proportion of service or in other
words the proportion OF work. between lhese officers
70 be rewarded so differently Ia pay and ranEf AS twenty
s1 70 thrteen--a proportion IN the element OF time
alone of overwhelming measure During these long
tEeny ak years the lieutenant has been in the traces at
woiA. DO you Know what kind OF work this is2 When
hship Is az sea- any danger whatever is 10 he
eTeo the lieutenant called II boat 10 be launched
In dangerous sea the lieutenant goes with IT. the purser
isys IN ns berth and sleeps or reads II q landing
70 DC elected through breakers on 40 exposed coast
eNeWbere The lieutenant docs IT. and the other remains
70 Dis berth hghtiDg party lands, who goes and WHO
atayhY An the woi tell you il is The lieutenant II
oil HAMS called be up all day al night, who Is
fought, who fights NJ The eutenants, at the head OF
their t,sons The eptepan,s sail shps o. the navy
discipline educate The seanen drill the Of
ships Of the OF lighting well 10 It's fatigue
direct the OF the guns board the eneny's
ships IA face Of boarding pixies and bayonets are aways
called ~ day hight for any Service spend The fourth
part OF every night on dsok, exposed TO all weather and
hoaHy are the executive officers of the service
gned 10 perform all the fatsuiDg routine OF dute1
above described as devovpg upoa Ieu.enapts 10 the
pUrsers especial department there three officers
perform that duty. The purser has clerk who
q warrant onicer, and q petty officer, who liz called
Steward In inc medical department there are four OH.
GERS precisely the number OF heutenang, whose duties
have been detailed.
There one surgeon, one passed assistant surgeon
one assistant surgeon and "pe,ty' officer, who is call
ed steward and who IL the apothesary TO this sta Of
surgeons. The average number sick OF crew Of
800 souls, may be eighteen or wenty-not mere under
AT en-
TO ihese patients and the surgeon ranks above all the
heutenans 90 does the purser. The receives
snary now OF ~ 400; the lieutenant 81 500. TIE
bill proposes To raise The salary OF the surgeon to $3012
II one startled at these figures let il be remembered
can the government do for them. The work must
be done personally and individually by these four lieu
tenants.
But Mr. Editor spare You a. present any farther de
tail and YET much more can be said. Are you convinced
now who does the work. And does it not steke you that
this proposed bill had better not passY II
have equity in this matter OF pay and rank let things go
on as they have for thirty years pact The eutenants
must serd their wives and children into the country
lind cheap board while they 60 on sailing the ships az the
navy without rank, pay or enolument but conscious in
their pride Of dignity that IL ia better So
few more words, however, upon this question o.
rank We will not quarrel with the fictitious rank Of tbs
civil officers But there s re organization loudly de
man ied by the service and moe urgently press this
subject upon the attention Of Congress.
Attempts have once been made TO properly assimlate
the corresponding ranks OF officers Of the my and
navy. propose final adjustment Of this much vexed
question: which Is exciting at present attention in France
and England We speak now Of the military part Of the
scale OF rank Of naval officers The rack Of Commodore
Is abolished from our navy, and We have "Fiag ON
GERS OF the Rear" Fore and ''Msin." Heaven forbid
that we should have Admrals.
Leutsnants in the navy claim rank with captains in
the army But is tho claim admitted It Is not only
Doubtful but fatty certain circles however
time honored the claim may be- II s useless 10 conceal
this isct though the fact that eutenants navy are
captains OF divisions s patent to all the world What ia
division but the company Of man Of war; But Il NAV
well be asked, what the value OF rank that can be
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