The New York herald., 1863-12-19
Terrible Exposure Of the Blunders Of
the Navy Department.
Uncle Sam Paying Dearly for
His Steam Whistle.
HOW QUE ETcTsEE gees,
&e., &c, nc.
Iva Supreme Court Districr Columbia.

! GEOKQE NArTINGLY vs.. THE WASHINGTON STEAM
SHIP COMPANY.
In this contract bad been made by tho defend
ANTS To- pay certain part who assiSned their rghis to
Mr. Mltngy certain share Of the saving OF fuel which
could b. ELECTED tho Columbia by sGbst.u
TING ScKes cut on for old fashioned fly valve cutoff,
she ayipg DO asceraped by running the boat with
ueI first with The cid and then h new
cutoff. Tto amount saved by the change shown by
iho test 80 be thirty per cent Il tho total fuel
samed but alter using the nachro the defendants
fuscd % pay the saving and suit brought
years and the amount saved a, that tne
paid Still the defendants refused to pay ther
saynss, and this SUIT broush. and verdict recover
sd some years ago. nut the odgmen. was reversed
po'to pleading by The Supreme Court and trial
ordered. On THIS tr al The defendants called Mr. sher
wood. Eusneer in Chief OF the Navy, who that
sucn saving possible, because he had recently dis
Covered tha, there only possible saving Of eighteen
Der cent between tho best cutoff In and cutoff,
and therefore there could not be thirty per be,
tween two kinds Of cutoff aud that the Navy Depart.
ment ID adopted his dlscoy cry and was building
the enro navy It, At this stage OF proceedings
kr Matipgly sent for Mr. f. ~ Dickersp OF this city
who cross. examined Mr. lsner wood and who finally
stgued the case To tho and Jury The Jury
dered their verdict for tho saving thirty per
claimed amounting to $780, lbe following speech of
Ar Dckerson exposes the ground on which the result
Gas founded
May IL please your Honor and Gentlemen of the
jury congratulate you that the tedious invest-
CATION to which have listened draws
save no doubt that many Of you, you have said
have suffered great from tho con6ncmen.
ipcideut TO It. the withdrawal IRON your business and
from attention to sub which could
rested you ia many u ts details as 1t necessarily
have interested and others who connected profess
sio7ay with the which Il rcates Hut feel sure
geutcncn that Ro oLc Of you and perhaps might say
ihat not all OF you together Suffered personal
convenience greater thln that which l havo borne in
proeocutinK this inquiry.
here gentlemen. a retained counsel TO ar.
sue the Cause OF ceut have other and different mo-
which call me away and receive compensation
sbe plaintiff And while respect and hspor the profes
SOU Of Tue law, OF which | am nominal
~ an humble mcmbcr--while look upon
as the great means by which the rights Of arc
vndcated and without which in Tree country the rights
q men cannot long b. reservedyet my tastes my hab
s OF thought and my incliuatlops all lead differ
ss direction; and knowing that am not capable Of
WELDING with power these weapons which before a
4 law aud hands of aple are so po
tcns ior bus SO fatal for Justice when In unworthy
Isarnibg aud art in which may hope TO Go good 70
the day and generation in which i've, and in that pre-
ssr to Iasor aud. if need be, to suffer.
Ihe learned gontleuan who opened this case on
The part Of the de'endan's did me much honor al
though the compliment ne paid me-ir II were inendedas
suctwas pccomi, bicd sth much oil bitterness
vanity that mig bt have et rising up within
mo Yct he did me TOO much honor when be told you
that here advocate OF my own peculiar views;
thai this was c,ntr.versy in which on the one hand
was ursins my opinions and Mr. Sherwood, VINO has
been u,pOn tho stand, was presenting his.
Gsbt eIen. aspire TO such distinction. The honor
10 great Tor Inc principles which stand mere tp
of James Watt, WHO discovered them. OF hirrot and
not. and Gy ussic VINO defined them with approxi-
mate ey, and OF Reeranh, who has thoroughly ex
porc them aid Ia d them In the great magazine
Of brt au knowledge II were emitted TO the dignity
ant honor OF calius these my peculiar views" might
cia'n 10 htve my name recorded m thet nche OF the
sa,npia nel by Fhtt OF James Watt and f
Ead sdel sue truth TO those discovered 10y bum,
.aoud iauk peer OF thOsc other great neu whose
nauci have nen Oued, aud whose rofy s the pride OF
nios. se"nce - n Tar lower pedestal thtn mat on
~bcB thcy stand " TO exalted TO- me. md far humber
mcaGpcni than that proud one in Westainior abbey,
which j. Dor orci by the untitled name OF james Watt,
ei marx ,he spot where shall sleep when my hour
So ecatlcInon stand before you docilc pupil OF
ttcat who rst explored these dee1 secrets Of
Dstfo--NHo hfst drank ci The pJio fountain at lis
have borne IN theic snt arms tue genias Of
nvie 70 civilization. the hour when II breahed its
breath from the printing pre2s c the German
printer. aud brGgh cgsive stages uttered III hrst
iold cry irum the gunpowdeg mortar Of the German
tsonk iol first ihrob OF lileblod ia the
eue Of james Walt aud thrilled with nervous energy
m tbe cIccironalpet oi our own Henry.
Ncr 10 stand here because these great truths are
uUuel IN the word ." science and Of art, but be
.uorant charirtan. having climbed into place
1nd station by tho practice oi his base devices has cast
upor ilc American peopc the unjust accusation that
,hcy have Geied their great principles, and has cora
pc ed them 10 give hn their Resources that he may
make war AL that settled by the science. the
art the exeei ce anu The commercial success OF halt
,Snturv. lat me not msstaie the position read from
hs o"h book, IN which he informs the worh WITH un-
hiashns npudcnce that he and couple OF eugrc
drivers have At last found out that the whole world has
ben gnsni through all these years of light and life
ana rower aud that the monuments which grateful
tsetcfitY brh reared To these great should lie
pn,d down iIom thelr pedcstals and uamped into the
duss ~ obl.vun Hear him-
The e Nroi,e when practically applied to the
srparon 20 oooesise tla Wp to within ihr lat one or
.wc year W assumption OF economy passed uncaengeG
by the engineering prot ssion
And see him draw his portrait aud daub Il over
the canvas where the Immortal Ne~ toE sii.i shines
brighter ard brighter NJ We rcc-dc from him
The true characteristic genius. and which
ribqe mos 10 lhs advaneemen' p ham.n snew ledge
whma recnizcs general principles ih oushoui the multi
ncr 70: various aad app~ren discordau OBJECTS n whrh
thu eoped.
No. Gentlemen conflict s rpn entirely different cha.
rsct from ihs, which M earned riend would have Iu
bci,cvc nud thank God that he IA, sven ne be poU
cr tho means, the education and ihc cpportuty -
here this time. when much good can be ioue by
stripping oil these faseh0ois which conceal tie iruth;
and done yesterday with that staisc " reeGoia
the Capitol exhibiting IN their majestic bc.n,y those
prncple discovered 10y tlsc brightest ntclrts which
ever sh ne over the darkness of world sod winch
have been adopted and used for hall century toihe great
good of all mankud
10 seem TO me gentlemen q the jury that there
Providence m all tbs hunk have seen, within the
last ,w' three ysrs, more evidence that The area.
Creator loks down smiles uion cfbris IN thls
uutrr 10 stfugge b. The sht than have ever seen
no 10 the whole ns,ory o. psst prosperous az
P,ovicnce " all THIS Tor berrtoi re when this little
ssrn wustried IN tins coar-tns little sguab
ing 10 deraud the other oul OF few dtaaIs earned
under honest eontractthis qccstinn % III. modls
cf expanded steam was never 'rctcd But just
now. When so much good can ne done by
posins 'ne gross imposition nhci has heep prae
uced Oh the connry, my lehruen Ir"nd opposed 10
me persuaded his Honor the rreof and iater.
WOOD 20 the stand Bearbg WITH him the sanction
OF the Amer csn Iovefumcn, Chug you tst Ne tuiiod
States bat discarded the knowledge ,nd experience OF the
past spd uloo hs newly discovered teUry snsufi~ced
by man VI witnin "uDc az twu years. Was slendug
hsndreds millions ~ our money, he spoke with irs-
mendous weight. u couf not be conceived pfsihe That
these mom,atess responsibilities sb"ad have beer az
sumed by the Nayy department guiess the iouudh on
was siroSye, than araDan, and be carried you away
With hun, as csufess Uon al human rtobabitoi, be
vas entitled II DO. IN th fslennt. when he had kilis q
=
ard when teari of the pusl,lun 10 which he n,d
placed hinss' = can, quickly fsaw the door oneped
w'de fhrioxh winch Truth enter ibose ycfv
portals through ~ssa rudey thrnst aud