The New York herald., 1863-12-19

or us, would surely bo In vain | felt, however that
from Their pom, OF view, standing aT they DO, the repro
sentayes OF this lser wood, thsy Told 6oas truth
when the utierauco of that snror they conveyed tho
idea Ihat no man, TO his know ledge would do auytDng
rom AN honorable and patriotic moINc, and u gfIevcs
me 10 think thai such a lief, from such
a source stoud 10 80 boldly avoscG. Hut, gentlemen 4
do not assume for myself auy peculiar ps.riOtista
should be ashamed 20 claim Tor any such sicrihge OF
TINE iabor and money as have made IN this case The
smallest of tho rewards due 10 those who 10 this dark
hour are exhibiting their real patriotism. When see
half million OF my b othren exposing their 5as1ms "a
the carn OF death 10 the oaden storm thai m boating
around them-when 500 them leaving their wycs thor
little ones their orts and their gains sacrifice
Their lives Their hea,h Their homes and ,hei. dearest
msn who stays here. whatever good he may DO how
ever necessary he may be, has any right TO assert for
bimsef any peculiar patriotism. What do riskf
Nothing or at most an imprisonment IN Fort Lafayette,
Y this man has ss much power now no has had here
tofore with tho government, and tho fruess loss u
few days OF my busy fe diverted from ts accustomed
pursuits.
Bat gentlemen, thank God ,ha. in this land do not
stand alone as the only who s willing to serve his
country tor her dear sake Thank God that the snocrs
which came out Of the mouth OF snersood counsel here
do Dot properly apply 10 the American people.
nIea,hes ihere a with soul 40 dead
v Who nessr 10 hims"h hath sad,
But. gentlemen. when my learned friends came here
before you aud attempted TO array the mighty power Of
this great people 20 overwhelm this little case 20 tell
that this government had decided that James Watt
hariot'e and all those other great simply
igporantthat very imposing exhb tion. To DO
but VII" made that decisony Sarely not tho American
people for all of thor private engiucs obey these laws.
But thtt o1c"r who the other end
entrusted win the duty % making that decision, aud
this chafatan that De has employed for the purpose
OF fcirrying 1t out The one very respectable aud
erabe gentleman, once dischargng the oDerous and
sponsibe duties of postmaster in country town Ia
Connecticut with eminent success and now removed from
his field OF usefulness and brought this highly I'm.
portant position OF Secretary OF tho Navy aud the
penny ainer by trade making scanty living by pick
ing up news IN Washington Tor the newspapers aud
writing letters both sides OF the questions " tho day,
entirely uneducated In this art and gaining his position
ny intrigue and brazen eirouery. And these the
If, hta
fricndscamc into this and held them up the
great American people at whose bidding oven tho powcrB
Of nature must yield die, and shrink into insgnncance
to assert themselves this side OF the waters
whatever they might do anyw here else
And what, gentlemen, ia the foundation in fact. for
this decision against the laws Of nature, thus pompousy
paaded before your Why, II appears, upon the testi-
mony OF this man. and by his books here In
court, that II stands upon a certain experiment
tried by him and two or three other engine drivers
on an old steam engine on Lake Ere, with tho
vessel tied fast To tho dock tho results which expert
ments into book and printed. Upon that expe.
rment-tTcd by these three four obscure men, the
leader Of whom my learned friends his counsel at last
told you was not of sc,euce at alihas the
whole navy Of the United States been constructed in
direct opposition 10 all tho science in the world and all
those splendid commercial steamers which the pride
ana glory OF our country and which ag " the
distant ends Of the earth under the auspices of private
gentlemen. moo of intelligence, who have TO famc
and lortsne by obeying Gods law and not by lighting
them
Now gentlemen. will tell you Why that experiment
on Lake Erie made. Twi lot you into the motives
of nil tb horrible conduct which has been exposed
before you This man. sherwood. came into the navy
he has told you himself, never having handled
steam engine, never having touched piece
OF machinery, entirely ignorant OF any prsctI-
cal fact about IL at ALL having had n boys CON.
mon education at an academy having been turned OUT
At an early age 70 pick ny living best he could. AZ
1rsi be got employment the Ere Railroad and Cro,on
Aqueduct rodman and level carrier, along with
numbers ~ other boys on these works. When he eft
them-And he lett no envtabo character the Croton
Aqueduct a. Mr. Craven It's engineer, knowshe came to
Washington in the employ Of two newspapers to pick
around the ayerns and write the usual daily let
ters 10 this capacity, and while advocating In one of
these papers the Administration be was rewarded Tor ms
by the appointment of First Assistant
the navynn appointment for which he had had train
us whatever and OF the duties o! which he vas entirely
ignorant ie bought the books aud read up for an cI
amnltion. and he swore that be had passed one wth
credt--which proves what have often asserted that
under tho present system knowledge necessary 10
make naval engineer but only such parrot like learning
tne however,, there ,hc navy several good
practical engncersmen who had learned their trades
10 the merchant service and had worked mechanics
in the Shops and who competent drive any engine
and keep IN good order for round tho world
10 comparison with them this lgnorAfnus was utterly
worthless and he that there for dis
tncion u hs had TO pursue the path which these had
uoddcn before him, aud had TO the laws OF ma.
ture they received by al mankind His success
In getting into place for which be had not the nrst
qualification and his confidence IN hs own power n IN.
trguo led him o. look forward to promotion above his
fellows, who bad no practice M hs arts Having read
that 'the pen IS mightier than the sword" and
edarng youth who arcd The Ephsnan dome.
Outlrcs IN fame the pious fool who reared
Lowing, thon, the beaten track, In which he was
Infinitely behind the practical men Of the navy, he
which ,hoy practising, and astonlshcd hs little
world by announcing that he had made rrsni dscoy
cry N science, which was IN snbsta &c that James Wait
tgLorsnt and Marriott fool Ia that attitude at
least he might De notorious and although ho knew that
he mast be crushed by the principles he coaed
other lille be had the saisfartOu dishonest
distinction aud tue chances Tor gain which arordod.
he stood here tho stand swearing down the of
tho great Creator bo nded Of the bull who took
m llvfr le
tetd dOsn and TIL mp roaring defiance the great
chine whh must roll on s rei track forever snd the
remark ~ the Hberusn came % my mind With |
cnmcal eject "Och, hoDy. admire your courage, but
the dvil take your discreion" He nrst dash at the
Pre- edeuis." IA which b. laid James Watt snd Mar
rotte without any trouble. In that box he usei up just
original and ussnous reason that because the coal ia the
furnace does not svaporate much satar ought 70
the eonony q using tho steam thus made could MT have
auy erco On thst portion o. ths coal ~ ch vas wasted
or, 0ther words, because your ~.g-f bgh
thsg ought % 10, s not worth ~hilH 10 economizs
Ia their Icndture This oOnplcaUi u9nsesEe how.
ever vel stated that the london fvit1u siOls.i
for sense aud fspublIhei With suprsl apd sher ~ood
was becoming famous feIposed A. ~cyer IN isitsr ~
the secretary Of the navy written sbou' year ssos
part of which have read 10 yoI-ui s',sr that even
isberwoods impotence could ~, carry the, deception
further How be erPlanef Il 30 the recfctary never
bot be w. far SATISFIED m TIE snb ct that.
although the senate reec,sd nim sbsn Dom nsied. BE-
was not withifs~n. as 10 usual bat fofcsi thf0ush by
Tue Department In spite q the relsc'ln.
When pre.epief this hoek b. him tte stsnf u vas
0ufnira enugxh ~ MN tue rrWe-t ~
court ard INSIST that sh0u'd MT ersmse him on
a. but ouly hs .soyDd Dcot sbich, b. sd. was 81
ish, bot hs soou fouDo out ih,i he Su N court u
law before iudsc asi rot Ia ths hayy u laftussnt be
lore the venerable secretary IOe be D. efps'n
hs sw,nde c,gli tao, imagine but hs nsvor
slled. That sad he, "vss az srror abd u sot INTO
that book ~ accident. Il was ntsDisf y be pabsbed
ia smother place" "HOS id "a hsrpen. tbea, tbst
10 the article oostsinug The error ~hich used up
half " karrottes lAs yOu shoud have Announced ~
presence 10 the oonnsncrm-ni the p.Ter and resisted
is eject 10 the aua resume" iis anssf o. tha, sss
a LNrN NaH A hat IL
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lp' snd l0r once, seniisns~n. sxf~@ With him hat
= bat this' lie det~rted IN fass.Ds ooun
etfeu nouey, ard be strls n. - tA koe~ iy~ss bsi
Dut ddn't mean 20 psts N yoa meant u ~ year
le.hbOr The article s falsa, bs simts bot he claims
be- mesni % print u 10 nttsf bscs. no' BE- tbs
~ moral Obigaty iutsB.s thai bs couH not isr
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ltbef place ~hcrs be sht have pubpb-f this fsiss
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srplsng he ignofsnfe " BIZ Chcanefy u SOud have
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