The national Republican., 1869-06-29


The Navy EPARTMEST-REcErrtoS OF
OFFICES AND CLERKs-ADDREss or SEC
RETARr ROBEsoN. N.-YcsLorday the officers Of
the Navy and Marine Corps, now in the city,
assembled at the Navy Department to pay
thor respects to the new Secretary, Hon.
George II. Robson. The officers were seye-
rally introduced by Admiral Porter, and
were very cordially received. Among those
present were Rear Admlrals Harwood, Smith,
Poor, Commodore Jenkins, Captain Dayen-
port, Captain Reynolds, Commanders Young
and Shirk, Lieutenant Commander McCor-
mick, Paymasters Russell and Boggs, Sur
gcons Maxwell, Edwards, Williams, and
Clymcr, General Zcllin, Majors Graham,
Nicholson, Slack, and Butler, Captain
Nokes, Lioutenants Muse, O'Brien, Reed,
Goodloe, Allen, Porter, Slack aud Wallach,
Of the Marine Corps, with many other off,
GERS Of both branches OF the service. Amer
tho Introduction and few moments Of rri-
yatc conversation Secretary Robeson adj
dressed his visitors rs follows:
assure. you, gentlemen, that II is with
pleasure, thst I meet you to-day. Though
hitherto unacquaiutCd with most Of you, ]
could not have been ignorant OF the names |
have lust heard without At the same time be-
ing ignorant of the history uf my country.
To have charge Of the service Of which these
are representatives msy well MI the measure
Of any mans pride. Your county also Is
proud of her navy, and sho has reason TO be
40. The honor Of every country 10 In the
hands OF her representative cllssesi and 10
your hands, at home and abroad, in the past
IS In the present, the interests Rui the honor
Of your country have always been safe. ln
every domestic trial since our history began
the navy as class has hcen true To the intrg.
rity OF the nationi white abroad, ~ her pecu.
liar representative, In the eyc4 OF CN cry people
her honor has been sustained by your Hblii-
ties, dignined by your character and Illus.
irated by your services. In tho presence OF
such TccOtH the future must he secure, an
In " We all have our phfts TO perform b.
various spheres and uuder various circum-
stances.
Let it be our pride then 10 the future as in
the pasti In peace ~ well rs In war, In the
cause of our country, her integrity and the
free spirit OF her Government, aud In the
great cause Of progress and uniyerStl freedom,
Of which she 10 aud should be- Champion, thu!
the Influence nf the navy shall be felt Tor good
through all the channels OF personal as well
as professional tafucncc.
A single word further. The present SeCJe.
tAry Of the Navy, AZ common with all others
NpPolnted to that position directly from civil
life, will be found at first to have but little
accurate knowlsge OF the business Of the De-
pArtment The details Of its professional du-
ties he cannot be expected to acquire. These
are all, under the laws OF COngress, entrusted
TO competent professional experts, who per.
form their duties under strict responsibility.
But the principles upon which the efficiency
OF the service depends and the general rules
by which these principles are applied, and the
manner and effect OF their application to par
ticular cPscs-thCse I Intend, with your as.
sstanCe, 10 understand and to master.
1t IL not unlikely that mistakes will FIRE.
Iuently occur, and particularly at the first.
But knowledge, I hope, will soon come 10 aid
Of good Intentions. All business should he
transacted through the appropriate bureaus;
No favors which Interfere with the rights OF
others should be applied for, aud trust none
will be shown, except that favor which supe-
rior merit Ia entitled to receive nt the hands
OF the Commonwealth. hut any complaints
Of general or special rules, or their applica-
tion to particular cases, will always he heard
by the secretary, through the appropriate
channels, OF coufse-but there will always re.
main an appeal to the Secretary in person. |
shall be glad, on any subject OF Interest to the
service, to see any officer Of any rank at any
time when not engaged in other business. !
desire TO be your friend, gentlemen, and trust
you will be mine. | shall endeAyor to study
your real interests which cannot but be ideh-
ticAl with the Interests OF the country.
The officers then withdrew, and the clerks
of tho Department and various bureaus
thereof were receivedby the Secretary, being
introduced by Holmes Il. ome!, chief clerk
of the Department. After shaking hands
with each one, the Secretary said he was
glad to receive them and was happy to an
nouncc that he had received highly COM
mandatory reports relative to all Of them,
and at present saw no reason why any
changes should DO made In the Department.
This announcement was very gratifying to
the clerks, who retired well pleased with the
interview, and with their new chief.
PROGRESS OF SURVEYS IN MONTANA
Commissioner Wilson, of tho General Land
OiIcc, has just received adyicCs from the
surveyor general at Helena, Montana, show.
Ing the completion Of the survey of two ad-
dItlonaI townships in Jefferson and Gallatin
counties, in that Territory, embracing an
area Of 4G, 100 acres.
These townships embrace tho three forks
Of the Missouri river, the jefferson, Madi-
son and Gallatln rivers. The banks OF all
these streams are generally low, subject to
slight inundatlon. High floods are unknown
In these streams, but a moderate rise OF six
or seven feet takes place during the melting
of the SHOWS which occurs first in the val
leys and on the foot hills, aud in the summer
on the mountains. The Gallutiu and Madi.
son forks are rapid, unnaylgable streams
about 100 yards wide.
The Jefferson fork Is n navigable stream
80 yards vide, with moderate current and
water from to fett deep In the channel.
The beds Of all these streams uro grayelly,
with small boulders.
large proportion Of the tract comprises
fine bottom lands suitable for agricultural
purposes, large part Of which has been
taken up by actual sctt 'r,, some of whom
have made Gne improvement. The high
.nnds afford fine grazing lands during Al,
."usons Of the year.
The Commissioner has also received from
the same quarter returns Of the survey Of
lI,r town,ilc Of Virginia city, Madison
county, Montana, embracing Gg hundred
Aul -INly nine uDrc,.
Po5r UrFIcE ArpoIN rIg>rs, RENO fAI-,
SC.-IAo following appointments have been
made by tho Postmaster General: Route
agents, Jacob CoI~. Loui.vllr. Kentucky
To Indianapolis, Indiana Thomas D. Iumph-
reys, Macon, Georgia, to EuG,,u, Alabama
Lorenzo W. Farnsworlh, Sacramento, tc
PrOmcntory Point
Assistant supcrintendents OF Postal Rail-
WY Srryicc-C. J. French, Third diyiriun
lio.well Hart, Second division.
Hlc"iM Agcnts-Gcorgo A. q. Miller, a
large, to iuty on mail deprcdrtions; George
IL. Hoy, Fret district, Sixth division; John
IL. Wickizcr, Third district, Sixth division
james Gaylor, at large, on mail dcprcda,
l'on-' j, F. Wagner, a. post office inspector
Third district, Second division; f. W
Srhawt", w post oGlc. inspector, Third dis.
tri", ftnh division.
Local Aronts-woshngton McWillam
and George Gt'c', at Albany, New York
some twenty lady ,,rl5 Of the Icrartmon
received notices Of d..mlssal TO reduce the
rprce 10 the standing rcly,r.I 10y Courrc,,.
TUE ENAMININO BOARD ofthc Patent OGlc
has completed the examination of the CON
mtitlye class of Patent Ollco clerks but " n