The New York herald., 1862-03-08
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY MARCH SHEET

F, u h1tOA Vi lOOA. . ltll
Commander Maury, of the Rebel Navy.
UNION REILLY TO HIS LETTER TO REAR ADMIRAL
FITz ROY, r. N.
Tho London Aaeneasm publishes letter Of three
columns length from the pen of Mr.. Maury late COM
mander in the navy of the United States addressed TO
Rear Admiral Fitz Roy, Royal Navy.
Tho preface errs very naturally. Ia supposing Mr..
Maury snsther partisan apolitician." However,
tweny-one years absence from duty associstng.
consulting and "wirepulling" In Washington. made Mr..
Maury, lato commander in the Unitod S. .es Navy,
nothing but partisan and politician; he officer
in name and in rank in all else lie OF thoso who
brought about attempted disruption Of tho Union,
which has already made the South bankrupt and viii
the civil continues six months longer, destroy sa
very aud with IT, according TO Mr. Maurys school and
the assertions Of his Friends every hope OF republican
form OF government, and all those superior develope
ments supposed by them much 10 be enyicd in the
progress social moral and political. Of their favored
region g.
Mr. Maury begins by asserting that "My country was
torn; tho Union was gone number of States had rc-
nounced it,. In this breaking up OF happy and
great republic, it became to take Sides" Mrs Maury
does not do himself justicen this Wow, dcplorng what
he for the past twenty years had been aiding to bring
about 1t believed that he claim the authorship
Of that trte proverb of "Coton ia Kng and If So
has not borne in mind General Washington's advice,
which he alludes TO afterwards.
In connection with liking Cotton il may be nsruc-
tive to state that although the region which he
cultivated is of great geographical extent yet he Is the
Of breadth Of uss nree Of
acres OF the tenth of tho State OF Georgia
in extent is not improbable that King Cotton" may
be able to find domain aud subjects elsewhere In
order to reign he may be willing 70 pay the laborer bis
hire in some part of the world rN'
Mr. Maury hon ondeavors to correct an impression so
prevalent both at homo and abroad that heretofore the
legislation Of the country has boen in the power Of the
slave States and Of persons who held their Views and
pared to spoiled child. who. having long played with
borrowed becomes raving when Is taken away from
length, summary Of grefs actually shows that after
all tho popular idea at tho North and abroad is not far
public lands had induced emgrants from Europe and
that we in spirit OF vain glory North and south) had
grant laboring men. who dug the tunnels. laid
the rails reared proud ediHces, and were moro
than worthy Of their hire Mr. Maury says nothing, how
lar and endured long at the party who
these honest aborers to whom much Of rise and pro-
gress due and whom the real patriots and tuo people
Of whole country duly appreciate
Mr.. Maury unfairly endeavors to represent that tho
"patronage Of the government bestowed upon the
North for long sories Of years Because Norfolk Is
north Of Cape Hateras he chooses to include the esab
snment Of tho Navy Yard at that point as one of the
sswrongs of the South" Mr. Maury should at least be
in tho territory Of "pixs that highly favored and much
L
| Mr. Maury says nothing about Memphis Navy Yard,
which he created and which died because was of
possible use beyond has 70 spend md
Memphis Navy Yard cost the government Of the United
States than all the fishing bountes eyer paid and
which might have been shared by Southern masters and
their slaves they had avaled themselves Of the bounty
| paid to fishermen ~
Mr. Maury makes misstatement IN saying that the
first vessel built in tho South yet to be put in
mission. The Seminole built at Pensacola, we'll
the Pensacola At the time he wrote ths first named
l. tha 0f vi and tha 9TH had hacn
brought North for her engines. The fact Is unimportant
except show that Mr.. Maury makes misstatemsnts.
Mr. Maury not ignorant Of the oxcolont lighthouse
system which extended from Maine Texas aud due
great measure TO the zeal and ability Of Commander
M s'a 0 hs : yMsS
/ statemens In relation to- that subject will not
bear investigation; and If Admiral Ftz Roy will turn to
tn. Official lists furnished the admiralty BY govern
ment from year to year, he will that lghtboats
lighthouses buoys and beacons did exist along the whole
burned destroyed or by the peopoo tho South
who cooly let you know their superiority and attribute
1t to their association with the negro. Happy white
people, happy and fortunate blacks long may they
MIR. Naury endeavors to throw dscrcdit upon the
honesty and financial resources OF the North and eulo
gizes Southern honesty and 'Southcrn chivary." Lot
/ that pass NJ
venton assembled resolved to ass,rt that precious
right (secsssion) which he calls nacnable,
maly so to DO by all the States" Mr.. Maury counts
upon Admiral Ftz Roy being content 10 take his state
ment and Is fully that that Is Just the point
| dispute, and the cause OF the civil war.
Mr. Maury states that he fights with price upon his
head and halter around his neck. II price has been
upon his head IL has not been promulgated and
American citizen, protest against it, We have money
to waste fancifu objects II thcro s really halter
around his neck it voluntary Hc or his frionds have
put thore, and he does wrong to attribute 1t TO Abe
Lincoln tho rail splitter" as be SO facotousy terms the
President Of the United States He states that he tights
with halter around his mock Now pray will Mr. Maury
or any of his friends who should happen see this
good enough 10 publish card stating where he has
foughtS 1t would be gratifying 10 many Of his former
acquainances to know upon what field, ocean river he
has met the enemies Of his country !" aud might in
console his adversarics the losses thcy
| have sustained in the conflict.
Mr. Maury has been politician a very long time and
his friends need not fear that he will prove less
| Z" cuten than Yankee. Let such persons fear
| science will suffer dismiss their fears. Mr.. Maury
| will live through the war. Ho will not kill any
one nor will any ono kill him; rely upon thit The
South possesses this treasure and his master mind is abr
eating submarine batteries, BY which somebody will be
hurt Mr.. Maury will not be, and strange say, his
! for them are large; they cost a great deal.
Does reader remember the advertisements OF phi
anthropic ocust cf Now York, who would not charg
fees "a Creator had given him the scence' he but
rendering II TO the neodfu. Alas although the advice
! was gratis, the medicine was expensive, (made Of dis
solved diamonds perlaps) and one could prepare il
but tho "bTan Of Science Alas that tho medicine wa
so dear almost thwarted the benevolent designs
| Providence Dissolved diamonds dear, and how
could tho poor professor afford 10 give them away
Our Caracas C0rrespondcnee.
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