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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05

Present indications show very plainly
that the political campaign in the north
vest viii exceed snythiOg ever before
thought or heard Of in the history o.
American politics. 1t is now two full
months before election, and already the
blace Of enthusiasm is brighter, and the
political fire hotter than We have evef
before known it even on the very eve d
election, when the last great efforts we're
being made. One reason which may
be assigned for this is that both Presi-
dental candidates are from the North
west. Another reason Why there i
such political ebullition is found ID
the fact that Stephen A. Douglas is in
the field. No man in the nation at the
present day can inspire such ENTHUSIASM
can call forth such crowds Of people,
and 20 completely stir up the political
cauldron.
Let the ball roll on, and the enthue-
iasm continue. 1t is but the precursor
Of glorious achie gements by the Demo
cratic forces. It shows how the intensi
ty Of Democratic feeling and positive
ness Of success.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05

REPUBLICAN VILLAINY.-A cores
poodent of the Keokuk Times, writing
from DrakevilIe, says that after Messrs
Cole and Curtis had got through speak
ing there on the night of the 2sth inst,
it wos found that Mr.. Coles buggy had
been stolen and run of. DR.. Ager lat
whose stable the buggy was left) fol-
lowed up the track aud after a long
search found the buggy about half a
mile from town secreted in some brush.
This was done to keep him from FILL
ing his appointment at CentervilIe the
next day at two o'clock, so that capital
could be made out OF his non appear
ance. 1t is very mean on the part Of
the Republicans, but emiuently charac-
teristic. Cole is making the fur fly
wherever he speaks. His election is
certain.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05

i .ilitasy, ssa.sssisl - psssal lsiae :! ".
y 10y sa...assis Sst.sse -.
pasags sseh eosssiisti y psver = p -
nsntas Win inssss thg baseF1ceiso = Peth =
=; .. r::.s; ' ~. !: 8: ::
vos Of The aequisitioo ~ Cu6a 9 - lesns -
shall b heeosabls % esssslvss aad juse = spain.
RseOtssd, That tAe eaaesnantseG SlA4a l1Giale-
tcrss 20 defeat the faithful sxsesiioa q Ne 1sg
give slave law hostile in eharsstss aad sabves-
tive 70 the Cosssitstion, and rsvolutionssy =
their e6ects.
e tAe teseesing TIE Baltimore Couvsntioa a.
ded the following resolution.
ResoIeed, That il 10 in aeeordance With the Cin-
cinnati Platform, that during the sxistsnss Of ter.
ritosial govsrnmsnts, the measure Of restriction
Whatever u nay be, imposed b. The fsdssal con
stitatioe . ths power 81 The Territorial leeiSaa-
tire over The subject Of the domestic relates q
The 49, has besn g shall hereafter - Anally le.
tsrminsd By the Supreme Court Of the Usi0ed
6tasss, shosld - respected By I'll good cisissns,
ana ssfesoea with psOoptnsss and Adelioy ~
ever branch Of the gsnsral government.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05
EDUCATIONAL.
- q AID n NJ -
-OH THE
I'M u ACULATR 6ouCEPTNu.
YOUNG hADHRDs
DAVENPORT, IOWA.
Conducted By tho SibteHS Of Charity
-OP THE
Blessed V'is.giM.

THIS INSTITUTION IS MOST BEAUTIFUL
~ situated. about one mile from Davenport,
and commands view Of scenery unsurpassed tes
vichness and variety.
Unceasine care and vigilance will Be exercised
to promote tho moral and intellectual ~ psovs-
meat Of the pupils, and in sickness the necessities
Of the sufferer will be adMinistsrsd to with the
fondness Of parent.
The course Of sducaticn comprises Orthcra.
ply, Reading, Whiting, Arithlnctic. Gr.nmar.
Execution, Biography (anciest and modern, His
tory (sacrsd and Psoians,) Algebra, Bsok Keep
ing, Astronomy, with the use Of the Globes, Ny
thology. Rhetoric, Chemistry, Natural Phiiose-
ply, Mythology. Botany, the french and German
Languages, Music on the Piano, Guitar. de-, Draw
Ing IN Crayen, Aonochromatsc and Polychromotic !;
also 0r.cian and Oriental Painting, AID l.ac'icai
instruction In Needle-work, both plain and Orpa-
mental.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05


Passnore Williamson Again Turned Up
Passmore Williamson has again
turned up in . slave case in Philadel-
phia. A Virginia gentleman was So
journing in that city, having one Of his
female servants, named Sina, with him,
and Mr.. Williamson felt that be could
not rest easy until she hado btained her
Freedom" He procured the issue Of ;
writ Of Aa6eas corpus, under which
the gill was brought before Judge Lnd-
low, who called the slave before him
and informed her that, % . resident Of
Pennsylvania, she was free woman.
If however, she returned home, by the
laws of Virginia, and BY decision Of
the Supreme Court, she would stall con-
tinue slave. Shc might elect the
course to pursue, and in doing 90 she
ought not to allow any ono to in6aescs
her. Sius answered promptly that she
preferred 10 go back with her master,
as she would feel better content on her
native soil, and she vas assured that
she would be better of in the end.
Judge Ludlow remarked that he had no
doubt that he determination vas cen
sible one. The slave again addressed
the Court, referring to her matter in the
most afectioaate tssns.s He had. she
said, taken her N alound town, and
showed her ~ ~ sights, snd 40 did
ncE Think = voa1dabo heoosoble 4r hee
z leave hin ne.: Jsdg fe4les -
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05
Correspondence Of the N. Y. Herald.]
Douglas, Home in Illinois.

Where Stephen A. Douglas yesides-He has a
Big Property and stops in a Good Hotel
HON. Much Is He Worth Ills Home Habits
-Ms Home neutrality-suspicious. lem
onstsatio's-Ge Fgournoy Sticks Boldly to
Douglas-His tpponents-zh Their Rscklessness
-B'eckinridqe Going Down--BeN and Eu.
ereH Going Up, etc., &C.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05

DO0SoStC 1SewIo0ut COmsouStoes
The following named gentlemen constitute the
Nstional Democratic Resident Executive Commit
tss, at Washington:
Bon. Miles TAYLOR. Of Louisiana, Chairma q.
Hen. ALvx AHDER kUsr, Of Arkansas.
General JAnss T. PRArr, OF Connecticut.
Hon. VIZ MONTGOMERY, Of Pennsylvania.
Hon. JAMES CRAIG, Of Missouri,
AID. BANgs, ESQ.,, Of Virginia.
Hon. q. l.. VALLARDIGHAH, of Ohio.
Hon. JOHN A. AeCLEaNANp of Illinois.
Hon. CHARLIE II. LARABEE, Of Wisconsin.
All communications should be addressed to
Hon NILES TAYLOR, M.
Cha Nat. Dem. Res. Gem, Washington, d. c.
JAAEs 3. HOLLAND, Sec'y Of Com.
H. G. FAINT, Treasurer.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05


Larsss srsss charged at the rste Il STA Ter
each AAs.s Il nal square,
tss one half square, two-thirds Of The abovs
rates;
business Cards BOT 70 exceed lines, 80 % pr
Fessseh change - sdAisissal sAargs u Is eesss
per square will b made.
Large ssts charged dssbis The sans dinsusis.s
iessly advertising sostsaets viii b uaasnsood
osPvIy strictly 70 the immediate husineee of the
and al other advsrtieenents sent In b.
the advertiser will be charged extra.
Z. Asvertlssnents not acsonpanied nth i.str~a.
eordingly. ~'0 ''s'sss
Editorial notices charged for at the r,.. AZ Is
cents per lins o. ssht words, and special potiees
o ~ cents pr iine, o. 80 cents line Ter week.
All noticee Tor religious and benevolent ps,.
poses 81 any kind whatsoever, IF ordinary length.
deaths, charged - cents per iusertion.
Advertisements fYom abroad murt be- paid n,
snsarsaNy !" adcsnce, unless from approved
Agents.
Contracts for yearly advertising terminable 1t
the option Of advsstissss, they paying an advance.
mcnt Of - per cent. on the contract price.
Advertisements inserted next to reading matter
50 per cont. advance on the above rates, ana keut
ON I'd pages, IS per cent. advance on rssalsr
rates.
All transient advertisements must be paid for |.
advance. -
Advertisements inserted in weekly On resse>a.
RICHARDSON, WEST / co.
SANDERS BRO.
b. fischer / co.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05
lxrIAxrD UoDER.-A writer in ~.

1NFLAxrD UoDER.-A writer in the
NJ r. Nrnser says that he finds by
trial that iamp-oil is an excellent RENE.
dy for lnfsmation or hardness Of cows
tsats orhag. H had cow whose tsats
were e hard I'D fevcrish. that 20 milk
could 10 got from them at night; but BY
applyiaC aApp <fltaey would 30 soA and
aa6 lvsllia tvpaty-four hours. sa s2
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Warranted Pssely vsgesablc.-(s.eOs,-
00e) FIVE MILLIONS Of BOXES JF BRAND
RETH'S PILLS ARE SOLD ANNUALLY
THE SALE STEADILY increases, and yet thous.
aads die from colds and fsvsrs, which these pills
could certainly cure. Brandreths Pillsase simple,
bat unustchsd for efficacy. How important that
ws ct ones secure a advantage over sickness
when il can be had 1t an outlay Of twenty i've
cents.
M. J. c. Rappslysa, Of Mammoth cosnty, n
J., writes March 10, 1859:
u was troubled in January last with eositive
ness for several days, and took ten grains Of Gallo
NAL to obtain relief. caught cold. I suppose At
any rate, severe diarhosa set in, which my
medical attendant found il impossible to s7sst.-
This was followed BY dysentery. Ny strength
was all gone. Everything passed through me -
! took it A friend from New York, NJ. George
Lewis. fortunately called upon me, and advised
Brandreth's Pills. thought in my weak eondi-
tion one pill would bs enough, but no adminis.
tered four, and the next morning four moro
Much impurity came from me, and, to my sur
prise, the soreness and pain diminished. One boz
cured me fully. I an now hearty, with . good
appetite"
Sold at principal Office, No. 3s4 Canal..st. Price
IS cents box.
Sold ty al respectable dealers in medicines.
sug20-dGwlm
Common sense rules the mass of the people,
whatever misnamed and misanthrope philoso-
piers may say to the contrary. Show thems good
thing let its merits be clearly demonstrated. and
they will not hesitate to give it their most cordial
patronage. The masses have already ratified the
Judgment Of . physician, concerning the virtues
Of HOSTETTERS BITTERS, ~ may be seen In
the immense quantities Of this medicine that arc
annually sold in every section Of the land. 1t 10
now recognised - greatly superior to al other
remedies yet devised for diseases Of the digestive
organs, such Is dianhea, dyseatery, dyspepsia,
and for the various fevss that arise from derangs-
mont Of those portions Of the system. Hostetters
name is rapidly becoming household word from
Maine to Texas, from the shores Of the Atlantic
to the Pacific. Try the article and be satisfied.
Sold By druggists and dealers generally, every
whore.
~ Sec advertisement in another column
iu15-dAwlm
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05

.. =. LsIz. J. n. J0uNTON
CHICAGO IRON WORKS,
ESTABLISHED In 1slS. eMs
Nos. q to 81 Fsanklin st. Chicago, III
LETT 4 JOHNSTON, Proprietors.
MANUFACTURES OF ALL KINDS OF
N1 Ornamental Ratings and Vcrandahs, Bank
Vaults, Iron Doors, Shutters, Grating, Sash, Or
namen.al Castings, and al other kinds Of
Arose Work for Bsstlsltssgs.
spf5.lv
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05

Lincoln Clark and FAtz Henry Warren,
D8noCRATlC AND REPUBLICAN CANDIDA Hs FOR
PRESIDENTIAL ELkCrORs,
WIN address the people at the times and places
indicated by the following list Of appointments /:

Waakon, Alamakee co.. Wed'y, Aug. ~, At p. IN
Ososrsh, Winneshisk CO., Thurs. 30, do
New Oregol, Howard co., Friday" 81, do
Osags, Mitchell co.. Saturday, Sept. i, do
St. Charles City, Floyd co Mon. 3. do
baskerville, Butler CO., Tuesday, 4, do
Wavesiy, bremsr co., Weekday, s, do
New llemptGn, Chickassw co.,Th." 8, do
Wet Uaion, Fsyette CO., Friday" z, do
xleades, Clayton D., Saturday, 8, 1t p. m.
0afnsvillo, Clayton q, Saturday, 6,st7X"
Dubuque, Dubuque co., Monday, 10, at 2 p. m.
Delhi, Dslswsre co., Tuesday. Ii do
1sLspsnds zoe, Buchanan co., We'd" 12 do
Cs las Falls, Backhawk CO., Thurs. IL do
Bellevue. Jackson CO., Friday, 8. II do
Assmosa, Jones co., Saturday, Is do
Marion, Linn Co., Monday, II do
Upton, Cedar CO., Tuesday, Is do
Dewitt, Clinton co. Wednesday, 10 do
DAvBNP0Rr, Scott CO., Thursday" 20 do
1ascatins. Muscstine CO., Friday, 81 do
Wapsllo, Louisa CO.. Saturday, % do
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05

SH1TP ron Wool AND AurroH.-J.
s. nbbitts saYss IN the Aichigan Ehr-
nsv, If WOOL alone was my object l
would breed the Spaaish hesino; ifnut-
to- solely vas my ebjsok I soaldsbsssd
slthsrtAs sstk Dosaa Laiesstsos-se
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05

SAND EoR HoRsR's BEDs.-Mr. Small,
Of Dundalk, . veterinary surgeon ofcon-
siderable experience, stotes in the South
ers Homestead thst sand il not only an
excellent substitute for straw for horses
beds, but superior to straw, a. sand does
not heat, and saves the hoofs of horses.
He states that sand y exclusively used
for horses, beds in his repository.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05

Samuels and vandever in the Field.
The Democratic and Republican candidates for
Congress ~ this District have agreed TO the fol-
lowing appointments for speaking. Let the people
turn out snd hear them.
The discussions will commence st TWO CLOCK
- osch pnoi MI
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05

Z, NHoosh 70 ono Of the abe6l epeAhem q
Will - taken to give him a proper rscentien a.
~ Eieoes wo:ss % proposes to speak. He is no
lees e'oqnsaa IN English than in German.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05

The discussions will DO governed by the Same
rules which prevailed in the joint discussions be-
tween The sa0e eentlsnen in their canvass Of last
Fell. One speaks an hour. the other follows in an
hovr and half, and the first closes the debate in
half an hour, and they alternate in the opening
speech.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05

O04VV4A14C OIAT6 TIC38C
HoB sRCRsTARY o. STATE,
JOHN n. CORSE,
OF Des Moinss.
ZOE AUDITOR o. STATE,
GEORGE w. MAXFIELD,
OF Bremen.
10R TRRAsURER or STATE,
JOHN w. ELLIS,
Of Davis:
yOR ATTORNEY GENERAL,
WILLIAM McCLINTOCK.
or Fsyetts.
Io1 nDoIsrRR OF STATE LAND OFFICE,
PATRICK ROBB,
OF Woodbury..
For Congress,
LIST District, G. c. COLE,
I'd BEN NJ. SAMUELS.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05
TERMS

A0MAO.
Board and Tuition, including Bed and
Bedding, per .nnan, .sllo,oo
For each Of the Foreign Languages, per
quarter, 5000
Music on Piano, with use Of instrument,
per quarter, 400
Music on Guitar. with use Of instrument
Drawing and Painting in watsr.Celors
and On Velvet Per quarter, SOC
a aono 81 drawing, per quarter, 800
Embroidery, I" 500
Astronony, with use Of the Globes, per
Rhetoric. Philosophy, Chemistry, Physiol-
ogy and Bot ny. pr quarter. .......... 500
Flowering -vork in Was, o. Leather, each
per quarter, SOC
Washing, per quarter, 500
Medicines and Medical Attendance viii - IN
extra charge.
Payments must b made half yearly in sdvaaes
and
Prom THIS BULB rnsaz WILL - NO DEVIATION.
~ Young Ladies' Of every Dese.isasiea ere
s.sary. they win b required to observe the ordi
nary regulations Of external wovship.
Psrsens residing ct distance are required to
have rsepensible agent in the city Of Deveepsrt.
Ne reduetion will b made IN case VI pspil. bsing
withdraw before the expiration Of the quarter,
excepting BY ptotracted sickness. One .oath's
notice Of the removal of each young Lady 10 re-
questod.
The consspordsses Of the pspils IL subject to
inspection.
For the present year NO Unifsrn viii b re-
quired.
Each pupil BE- required 70 provide himself with
furnished Work-box, si1 Towels, elk Table
Napkins, Conbs, Tooth and Hair Brushes, Knife
and Fork. Dessert and Teaspoon. and Tunbler.
There will b Sessions Of months zach in the
scholastic year, commencing on the 6rst Aoadsy
in Ssptsebsr, asd:snding On the sscosd day ef
July. with one week allowed for vaestios. ct
Christnas.
Pssests can see their children on Thursdays, in
the eftssnoon,and no visiton but those authorised
b. The parents, Or guardians, win - allowed TO
see the yssng ladies. The pareata who reside II
Davenport can IKE their childres hume ON the
frst Saturday IL each month, bat they must re-
tsn o. the following Sunday aftenoon.
Attsshsd y the Aalsoy b Day Eehsel for
those In the neighborhood who wish 70 svaii
themselves Of it.
Letters 20 - addressed 70
6IsSss MARY AARCARET MANN,
Academy sfthe 1nmasulats Coaesption,
Davenport, lows. 1l-f
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05

FROM
ROUNDS q LANGDON'6
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING AGENCY
No. l55 Randolph street, Chicago.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05

Hon. Christian Kribben, Of &c. Louis.
The above named gentleman, Speaker Of the
last Heus of Representatives, in Missouri will ad-
dress his fellow citizens Of Iowa, in the German
language, at the following points
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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05

four years.
THE OPPONENTS OF DOUGLAS
in this state are seeking by every means
to accomplish his political ruin; but
there is doubt about their being able
to effect it; the Breckenridge men say
they will be strong enough to give the
vote of this state to Lincoln, and thus
defeat Douglas in his own state. They
count upon all the way from 5000 to
10000 votes in this state for Breckin-
ridge; but SO far ~ l am able to discov-
er, think that the smallest figure will
come nearest the mark. Tho Kentucky
election has blown the Breckenridge
movement in Illinois into pieces. There
is scarcely enough Of it left here to get
up decent funeral. At . meeting in
Metropolitan Hall, on Saturday evening,
there was such plentiful lack Of en-
thusiasm that it was painful to remain.
A cry that the building WAS on fire
would have been relief.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05

g. =. LBTZ.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-10
CONEREs 50.

SENATE, March 9.-Mr. Fitch Dem, 1nd.) intro
duced bill to provide for the Public Printing Mr..
Bright (Dem., Ind.), one for charging the public
g1ou1 de about the Capitol. He stated that both the
Senate and House Committees had agreed upon the
propositions. The bill for the relief of the widow of
Gen. Persifer f. Smith was taken up, and on motion
Of Mr. Hale, rep, N. H., amended 80 as to grant pea
sions to the widows of Generals Macomb and Riley,
and then passed. MIR. Thaddeus Hyatt, who had re-
fused to appear before the Harpers Ferry lnyesgat-
ing Committee was brought in and in response TO the
Vice Presidents inquiry, said he was ready to answer,
presentpg voluninous document TO be read his
ply. Thiswas, on motion of Mr.. Mason, Dem, Va,
sent to the Clerk be read when the reading was in
teuupted by Mr.. MACON, who regarded the paper as
not so much of an argument.
Debate eDsued upon the objection, and Mr.. Trumbul
moved that the paper referred to the Committee and
Mr.. Hyatt remanded. Further discussion wao had and
Mr. T. withdrew his motion, when it was renewed by
Mr.. Benjamin Dem, La. But the Senate ordered
the paper to be read by Yeas 40 against Nays H. After
the reading was completed, Mr. Mason recapitulated
the facts of Mr. Hyatts summons and arrest together
with the points contained in the answer. lie then
moved that Mr. Hyatt he confined in the jail until he
signifies his willingness to appear and answer all
the Select Committee of the Senate Messrs Doottle
rep, Wis and Fessenden (Rep., Me- saying tina!
they wanted time TO examine this question, Mr.. Mason
varied his motion 80 az to order that Mr.. Hyatt be
manded to the custody of the Sergeant until
the further order of the Senate. This agreed TO,
and the Senate adjourned
HOUSE, March 9.-The Committee on the snbject of
the Pacific Railroad was announced. 1t consists Of the
following: Messrs. Curtis Rep, Iowa, Farnsworh
(Rep., H. Phelps Dem, No., Davis Is. A., Md,
Scott Dem, Cali, Rice REP, Mass.), FeDton rep,
n. VI, Smith Dem, Va, Taylor Dem, La, KEEL
Ioqa Rep., Mich.) Blair (Rep., Pa, Aldrch CRop,
Mimi, Hamilton Dem, Texas, French REP, Me-,
and Stout Dem, Oregon. The Committee on the
Corruptions of the Executive Department was also
announced, and consists Of Messrs. Coyode (Rep Pa j.
dim REP, N.Y.) winslow Dem, N. O., Train
rep, Mass.), and Robinson rep, ILL.,. Dir. Carter
Rep n. VI eDdeavored to obtain consent TO make All
explanation in reply to Mr.. Adrains resolutions rsla-
tive 10 the 9TH Regiment matter but the Speaker OYER
,uled him. and the House sustained the ruling. Mr.
Gurey REP, Ohio reported joint resolution to re-
peal part Of the Printing law, 40 as to gave eich
House control Of it's own printing. An exceedingly
spicy debate ensued in which the alleged frauds IN the
binding were discussed. The resolution was finally
laid the table, and the House adjourned I'LL Monday
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-10
uIsCIpLINE In THE NAVY.

The recent case of homicide on board the steam
frgate Brooklyn is not one to pass over In silence
We are not-at least north of Mason ard Dixon's
LIe--a cruel people, but we are rapidly gaining
the reputation, whether We deserve il not, of az
ind ference to human suffering. The cruelty not
unfrequently practiced on b, ard of American mer-
chant vessels is frghtful, and American masters
and mates have come to be looBed upon in foreign
ports as little less than monsters. The character
OF the seamen sailing in our vessels, but made up
from all nations, is it is true, very bad, and may
well be urged in pallatOn of some severity of treat
ment as well as provocative of it. But it is safe
conclusion that the ship on board which discipline
is maintained by mansaush ter, is differed ny men
utterly unfit to be trusted with authority over
Others.
We have been accustomed to think that On board
our naval vessels such state Of things disgraces
our commercial marine, and has made it byword
abroad could not occur. The character of the
officers was supposed to be q sufficient guaranty
against cruel treatment of the men, while their
number put out of the question any plea Of the ne
cessity for unusual severity. This notion, is seems,
was not altogether a correct one. The abuses Of
the merchant service are creeping into the Navy, if
the state Of things on board Of the Brooklyn are
any indication of the general condition of that
branch of service where such abuse, are least ex-
cusable. Az the Navy is neither useful nor orna.
mental it will lose its last hold upon public respect
when it ceases TO be school of subordination and
discipline.
SO far as the published evidence before the Staten
Island Justices shows, tse man Ritter, who was
billed on board the Brooklyn, was guilty of no worse
crime than getting drunk, and using some offensive
language toward bis superior eficer. Both actions
areindefepsible and deserving of punishment, though
the penalty for tho srst misdemeanor, we cannot
help thinking would, il applied without respect Of
person, sometimes find subjects in the ward rooms,
and possibly in the cabins of our men-of-war. But
the crime, even il confined to the torecaste is not
deserving Of such punhhmeut that any danger OF
death should follow it. That such was the result
in tbis case 10 beyond question, The testimop!