, 1870-02-19
RANK IN THE NAVY,

Letter from General SheFmans
Washington tFtb. 10 i'espoth 70 The Cincinnati
ten'ntreiat.
TO ffe m6s s.s es'y n hs hass SaTs :sr %
n!l1ee:
VI AsuEhG1ah, u. t., Feb. Il, l,1u, +
Admiral II. u. Io1t<r. Wary D~n1rtn<as:
DEAR AnNKAL; ha'e your letter OF 5esteE.
llaE, and hope 5oa are rnttasen 10 supPospK. M
the question 9! the fants posiilye or asalnuAsed.
Of the STAT 1rlceIs Of the tAyJ. hare observed
1ha feeling when has been developed BY the can-
troEerBy, and have Naturally deferred " the jud1
lent Of such naval otceff, ltte yourself, as have
tpent sneu Wnoe hFes al TEA atd have risen
its1ion. a. yea rem.rr aare - aad = aood s oppor p
tulires 10 etady tue subject At sea, having made
meny voJs9es IN ali ports OF crssss. botn
ven - p.eketa, ono .ot these bessg iron
New FORK 70 can>rn.a IN tae Le1irasna paTal
haley: and the result, IN concs1aioo, Is shai
don't want to 20 to SEA Ia any vessel V1sh more
tnaa poe cap'ao, Or wceu in case Of acciaeos 70
him the 1Ents snd poHefA OF his aoecessox nre
NOT cleafy Prescribed BY law or naval custom. II
b. conttzr1us acsua1 rsval rank on tho surgeons,
cs5tan e4scase eee ~ nowsT Of ~ sas .;
tue omcer Of the drck, il da1nts led az made
doubtful, ] you'd eoaiider the chspge very
Il not 70 ueh 10 copIer pow e Of noaor a. to II
re6por aibillt5. Tnus. II the changes II Sea, on
long soyaee, weu.d leave a alba With sss1 ota-
cetB On board 1cnior to the actual nayal cou-
naIder, the government cauld 60. adurd TO let
that eonn snder cI 10 case Vi wreck, dtsaster, or
dsfsnt Therefore, sfke Il tor grated tnlt 20
lA* VIII be ecac:ed that Will leave It doubtful WIS
II 10 ee The Hcs o0rR.u[e coum1uder IN ru3 event
In The army Ill our sau o1leers hsse actual ranE.
t;eue1sls, Co:onels. Msl-ss, Captains, &C, shIcn
!sasa sene,a'ly; nat The s,1tT-aecoEd AEs,e!e or
on nsIones, guard, OF In quarters, different corps
q tie Any sta1 nappen 70 ioiu+ or
MARIE corps, ns nltttlA by commission, then on
siasy or IN quarters, shal command the shole aud
icss oiher@ise lpeclany dltec,ed By Tue Pres,dent
Of the Ce1ted States, aoeofa1DR 10 III: nature Of
the case. Therefore, and It frequently hRopers,
Tor, he CON nards The wnoie, though There may
be uEtcf him sulgeona. PaIrasteIs, Quarter
nsssters, 3c, VITA commissions Of co!oae! or Ms
\ !ue cnee1 Is present for duty he must
csr. laid. He eaanot even wai.e II, iof
70 LIN. zss soSsTk@ss; ;as eo:es hla especially
cone and may be trgsRet In Tnts "a rue a. 70
The commanding officer. and u practically 1roe as
5eu1 o1sess es .se pess. y 80 tae As,ntsa;, AZ
sso tulpJ nskes he orders Of the CON aodIcg
Gflcer: In ~ o;cer respeets the s:an officers
weele out stny .3s.eM seens to vo.s weM 10
rtncuee. ous DO not feel 1aA:;dsd in s4ytns nos
.sF ne e.: :Ane Elan soutd rosk 10 The nayy
| lcdet. As matter ot course, al k.ptis
Of bills utd easy sdmlsa.on tnso
c0LRTt&A Ter debate; eut feel ceriatu the ms-
l:r5t1 Of the ueHbers vii no; ftTce 0a yoa a1y
| s5ttem Of HAysl govern mraI thss t1u t1ick sl1
] Hesolt IN the deEorahzatton CT the sers.ce-
sathtf think kney VIII oties 70 those vito 60 down
tu tie 1eA II great khtpB, TO make tou Laws Khtch
] vii preserve the discipline OF the nAry and
| make It uhst It has atVnJs been-:ae pride Of our
I conntry. -a
! "N. +. sAExAAS, General.
| TIE le,st1 Was 1aii before the COME. .t;ee, enf
ouy feeEs to coIl1tu1 theu IN she;E plefioQS con.
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