, 1870-03-31
THE CADEISHIP SMUGGIERS.
EE0xE I california SxaffGret2-GRdct~
appan stcd II Ao had Never lIccl3 in
1A4. IN ntc-NIce Family -4rrnuce-
ntrHfk.
+ ye1st ihf S1e7amt,to Rsp"1stT-
Jud94 IL tdJrhauel., the delegate FROM


sha. IN ntc-Nice Family Arrange
ntrEt<.
+ 1e1t fht Sacramento Reporter
,uag4 III ,d]ehauGl., the delegate fror Ne
rnila T1rr:n ,rs, once received letter from yr
Huwc. Pres tdent Of the lark Rank Of the city
II New lnE = Offering him $500 it he would
apl oi1s hiH son cadet to West Point. The
ll:iEe felt very intt giant, especially as tho
tone 1f tlrr letter Wa, much as to say tis
IL 4Eiir 1 ,6as:clate IuattcE Of l,1sinesa, aud
has benn tl''1 = t'y otLer members Of the slme
CungrhsA. ae toni:.l tia: several others hsd
recGi 7HA aln1a r letter., and tAete rout1 be but
little .1c:1lt 4 'at appointments, lsa4I teeu se-
fcnre't thE0u1h pecl:tiary eon-iltrasi,.ne. Tho
l'iaI III alt'Ia tmcnta to thc Military ar,i Ma
yll AuaileEl.ss waR ticyistxi for the purpose Of
giving tn e'"ry t'onsrrssionaI District re,re-
sent tya, a2E thus dis&,1 mating military ti-
cati4ta Ulfoueilt 'it tile cuu ntrr.
4B nunisz-r 1f csletsaE Il ,nitlslpucp i4nne
for ea.t1 MT 1ia.r Of Gong Tess and Territorial
Eel.gate- In sdditinc, there 1re tn a7,,.oint-
1n.utn ~ al aSse- te + Q 1ra.,.: BY the PRESIDENT
int41ded foz suns Of Office m Ut t.c army and
na>s whn, hy reason Of Il, cir prcfessiuu. ,ycr,
hos resnaleat residents Q, any State. Ths8o
was sn additional one tor 'tlr Ica1irt Of Co
1unl'ia-
The term OF etndy At car Ii Ac1Eerny Is, four
| E-ars: and whenever vs. ancy cxisted by vir-
t1s Ut grsaiuat pou or otla .carlAe il i. hspnen
a1,ong the midshilmen, tn d+Eavy Department
uotihtd the proper Cons,t ssuaaIs OF the facss.
requesting that be i.o,nina' e 5erso1,. ani the
department would forwar tho anpoiutrncnt
and the necessary iustruc siors te ait,ear al 4
| certain time AZ annapolis to unIe1gu tie pro-
! l1EIEarv examination.
lEc sanle course was ! ,u1Epes1 by tho Var
Department With rcGarl to TIM Ncat Point
cadets. There were cert gin ss,l,a and rcc111x-
| tlcne that we're required to he cam,lied With.
Among Others, that the rccilc,lss al thesa ID
poiutuaerts shonld be a. :ual rc.idcnts Of tRa
district from which they were appointed. and
that two brothers should NIT b. edue.,.ei at
tic same academy This. latter rule w,s intr1,-
| dGeed as strict matter Of j,,stiec bscansc bv
! snre.d management, certain falnilic. hid e,iu-
| Caie1 number OF gone At tho government az
rtEte. In this tnaEncr the E1che, Meade.
Graham. Goidsbo-uugil, and Ea1nsey families
had all their connections AMI relatives pe1,-
eitLed UG on the government Ono family
zIoEe had twenty-five relatives in the a1ny
and navy.
t l:ivha1l y. Meade. IT,. j. pat down on tho
Navy KsI;:ter AZ anruinte's from Cahfoznia,
AID il actually credited rs rtshleEt OF this
State lie il now commander in the navy.
bnt fItnl the late Of l!. appointment up to
] the rreetlt tir,c las hten .i,izen either OF
tic STATE of New York II .;;e9 .t.rrey. There
II auuther representative in ske same way un-
Justly credited to this stu'e, sn'. far which the
rsee.ns representative from tbs district de-
scsyee ses'se cc1s,'re,, Commodore Sell
: | ~ar ordered to the command of Mare Island,
! few ycarr since, Was accompanied By his
family They were onls- temporary resi-
deLts ot the State. anu nj Tue cIttt Ut the COM
nodo.c's term Of service returned with him to
the Atlantic States Yet 4. A. Sargent, then \
application Of Califerpl. boys aad appointed
, James r. Seltr0ge, a son Of the Commodore,
, ! a milshiTman frora California, and this also in
! E,'ite Of the TACT thst lis elder brother had
teen educated in the Naval Academy. md wa
tisrn 3 Lieutenant Commander IN the naYy.
| | This unjust action to Iii. owne constituents,
~hen generally known, viii not sdd much to
: his ttl ularisy or assist him in any attempt
| that be may make >: . r--clsctiou.