The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-15

w. o'','
at NE Instance Of his commander, for re-
,"'., : 70 t".ssnsnAms Of PIC, man ON ,u'
'list, and thereby to certify that the DIS
ablsd seaman was able to do hi. duty. The
,sns.S =, ~, ~, eou,, = .usU.n.,o, sar ,rn
years, and TO public reprimand by the De-
parment'
ana, whist II RENTED the suspension, i'd
mInlstcrcd tho reprimand, whcreon the sur
geon res'gned'
The public throughout the country have
been made Acquainted w,,h m. ms,,,, NJ
this case Of Doctor Green. with sin gular
unan,m,,, ,hs, a,n,o~a ri. oon,s "a
invoke Congregational invo.,lsa,Iop Of N.
case, and such legislation as shall protect
lot the future both the surgeon and the
But our main purpo,el. with tho o.,, of,s,
"executivs officer" of the Pawnee, who has
oeen lately suspended BY court mar'ial for
in tho Tra,,l.r,
80,
cut Y, and his are
the forepeak are suffering agonies from undue
punishment innicted By the msster-,t-srms,
and Captain Ont. knows nothing Of the matter
line Of duty this business esrtainiy did moi
ooms,l feels u his duty, Ia t.ndly wsy. TO
Captain Oliir ssys: "Ssely would not be such
sIool, ply .nytninE wrons mas been done,
h: r Rs' . m: sSs2S sss Mr. s.y
remarked that he tMr. seely) must not exceed
the law, 70 which the tndiherent and careless
| solver is, "Al right, never io.n
| ing rsport Of offenec, And nuni.hmsnt sS NJ
be river to the captain, passing through the
asns mat some,Sins IN hi. ss's wa nv. eu,.
pressed, for Captain ClitI appears to DO sur.
Cruelty 10 hin over he Samo of s ominns, 'ne
Does u appear that the ease was then In
asked hi. On ecutiye ofieeI N he wa exeessinS
the law, and dropped the subject from hi
,nv s,s ne ,p%ts, tss sn , mat J.,
. frieed up and punished.
Portsmou,S, ana ~, h pr wsx =. ~ "a y
eompIsin. o'Brien says he was afraid. Airait
wna h,rna tsss ~ complained Lieut.
: And now We come to the defence OF Mr.
Seey 70 me evidence o. Captain Cii,z. II
!, been done BY his order; thinE he ssid il mu,
h PA Seer does ~ the master .at,arm." WIZ
nenti II was the duty Of his ONCE, and on,
may ~sn i AZ , what nay not the ms.tsi.st
freak his wrath upon prisoners without ques
! The evidence OF the yeomsn, an ex-actIp,
mser 10 the ssrvice, wa. In effect that thi
10 the execution Of his duty. and ali The testi
snn ny so'o r rn1w may the cries, grosns 40.
issuing from the suifoos fIng forepesk, tho asi
aGnfa oy se'eLa. y the sesmes failed to brinl
nsster-st-srms. ~ WV
commanding officer, who Is disposed Il
pass his time pleasantly over a game O
dominoes, thinking, the while, that III,
executive officer" and his factotum, tn,
master. alarms, "would not be ssch fool.
IA To exceed thu law. lint. II ANYTHING w,on,
In. bssn don. ,h.v ,ons, ,,to ,ho 49,.
, ouepcs.', aud Who 4. ao,,.o., ,.r,A -
reply, "All right VIC never dom-.non =
commanding otficer. We saw. IA likoIv ~ a.,
those two couysnient polIee officer. . I.ho,
saving Institution, by their relieving hin
from all thought as to what is doing on shin,
board. But q court-martial may, pcrchance
dissent from the opinion Of the commander
that the executive officer" would no, h,
such fool. 1t would be we'll, therefore, 4
all commanding officers thought alike n,
this subject.
We chance to know some OF much e.ns
Renee, who, seeing the mischief. of IN
modern notion that haunts some minds tina
the executive officer" can rightfully exer
else any independent authority, freely ADM
that he is the mere medium and executor O
the orders Of the commander, who came
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