The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-22
Il GLUT OF ADMIRILS,
special Legislation which IL Unjust. Extrava-
gnnf, aud Unnecessary.

Mr.. II r. Is (lep., Mass. }. from the Committee
ton Of CoulnodOres Tue retired lis, OF the Navy 1t
r2Sides tstt r. Seer.ars Of !se Nsv may promote
Ton to the nne Above ~ law, ComnJdores VINO have
outbreak OF .e leo non Of any state eng .sed
Tn ~ or e ~ sh s = o. u1s
iu.iess, Ja.y L..
To THE EDITOR or THE SUS-Sh: The gist
OF the ABOVE resolution, watch has passed tue
Lower House, Is found IN It's closing Sc ntence:
"Or who, being at the outbreak OF the rebellion
cltizeDs of any State engaged herein, exhibited
fidelity In adherinl TO the Nag of the Union"
Referring to the United States Navy Register
for 1876, 10 learn whom 1t Is Intended specially
TO benefit by this act, Ind the nams Of no
Southern born man on the list OF retired Com
modores before that OF Hugh Y. PurylAnce If
Maryland, wnO II n Is sixth down the list then
follow the II mes uf tnret Northern men, ana
Aztec them tina. Of Augustus III. kllty. also OF
Mar'l4nd. lnere are no other southerners on
tue list
No claim Is made that either OF these gentlemen
b > ever distinguished himself ABOVE the other
re- .irtd Commudurrr, or thatetthef of them mtue
any y 'is"s sac lhces u "adheting TO tue II
OF M tuio ~ ! lie only er una, men. for their
promotion must Z found IN the nap,y circum-
stance that they We boru south OF MASON and
DiNon'- line. Count anNt ing be more u Just
TO tue Otuer retired Officers wno are SEM e 10
these than thus 10 De We slaughed 10y tlrir ju-
M ~. and on such nlmsy pretextY Could my
tnns he more di,neTtening 10 the otner loyal
estAhn-he III tue ABOVE resolution Is carried
Into enrctf
Nor Is tuis action OF Congress partial and op-
pressive TO naval otii els alone. II 10 he consid-
ered uesirapic especially t. ward naval officers
OF Soutntrn birtn VINO ZEN lined loyaI at the
outbreaN oi thr W u. way not extend the ben en-
cent provisions OF THIS bil to the army. lie
Craze OF lie Admiral corresponds To- that II
MhJpI-tfenetdi, aud that ol Com no % to lir =
adler General. Why promote loyal tomnlo-
dure un thc GrOunu "a Southern Olitn. and neg
lect southern Ladder co Ia ly pairiOtici
Inls klnd of lckisl zion l. All wrong; and
write would not withhold the need II prA 80
- those true-neartol men, " no. though born
Sou renamed tue To the " 81 their cOun-
try, can see IN This fact no agguncnt for pro-
noting then over the heads of their fellows
wnu, ough born la col her section II the cOun-
Try. were cqu IL, brave ana equally patriotic.
Nor SHOULD 1t We fnrgutteD tntt plumoton In
the navy has. since lodl. been most unprece-
dented-tar giea' or thhu II has been Ia the army,
whose Office IN hundreds OF { ,ses were obliged
to re con ented WI u the empty non T Of a pre-
vel. Men HUI themselves Animals tO-ddv who
but Tor the wa would be only lieutenant COM
mandefs, and all THIS from no especial merit,
but through special and trtial legislation aud
their resolution to stick
There Is one feature of this bill that calls Tor
the strOL gost aulWadVeTslOn. As n conscious
Jectors OF tins scheme nave resortsd To lie 10
secure their end Ia mo bill as II passed the
lower HOuse, occur these words, I'm addition
to the nine LRetr Admi'alsl alowed by law" a
stu Of tue Naval Regis er reveals the fact that
instead of niue retired Rear Animals allowed
by law, tnerr are tnitty-eIght naval officers VINO.
under various preteNis ANA by the operation Of
various Laws, nave Ut'n retired from active ser
wee with tuo RANK OF Rear Admiral. ms At
ttmot 10 impose upon the ignorance ~ the aver
age Congressman ANA secure ms cOOperatIuu In
increasing the number Of retired AdmiTds in
the Dehef that there are only hlue now on that
list, should Of itself secure the defeat OF this III
considered and unjust me sure. ECOAOMY.
kEM YORK, JulN II, 1876.