The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-05

Away ba tx yonder the year after the end
of the war, when all yankeedom was feel
ing exceptionally good because it had just
overpowered the weaker section of the
country and the spirit Of love for and fell
lowship with the black man wherever he
might be found was rampant in the
northern breast, the federal congress de
ternlined to prove to the brother in black
how much he was appreciated. With this
purpose in view, congress in 1866 passed
an act authorizing the Secretary of the
Navy in his discretion to turn over to the
republic of Liberia a vessel of the navy.
free of all charge to that republic. The
law, which is still of force, not having
been carried out, does not specify the
class of vessel or the time or manner of
the presentation. A few days ago the
representative of the republic of Liberia
at Washington made demand upon the
Secretary of the Navy for the delivery of
the vessel according to law. The Liberian
was put of by the authorities with the
explanation that his government had not
yet officially accepted the proffer nor au-
thorized any person to receive it. Liberia
viii at once, of course, make good the
oversight, and demand her war vessel
And then what are we going to do about
it, This great government could not
think Of presenting an old wooden hulk to
a pToud sis1er republic. Furthermore,
VIC were recently told that there Were not
in the service old vessels that could be
spared as school ships. The alternative,
then, il would appear, is TO give Liberia
one Of our new crack cruisers. Which
hall it be, the Boston or the Concord,
Secretary Herbert was captain of a
river boat before he went to congress. In
congress he spent fourteen years, listening
TO expert arguments. explanations and
reports on everything connected with the
navy For years before he became score
tary he was chairman of the House naval
committee. And when he was appointed
TO the secretaryship seamen and land
lubbers all agreed that he was the right
man in the right place, because he knew
the business. His assistant. Mr. NIcAdoo
Of New Jersey, was reared on tide
wapr, and has been sailing. observ
AAAs- allNt Ih4AtlE dJbut Nt>S 'l5 az MS me
THESE gentlemen recently criticised In,
maneuer ordered by Admiral Trvon
which resulted in the loss Of the Victoril 1
They VIII be sorry to read IN,
following about their criticism.
and themselves in the edi5oria
correspondence of the August
Chronicle, The leading paper of a city on
canal: The narrowing picture i.
surpassed in srotcsqueness by the sag,
comments and wise conclusions of tn,
head and tail Of the executive department
o. our gallant navy Here are two land
lubbers falling victims to the interviewer
and rushing into print with their crit
cisms Of naval maneuvers. II is simpl,
ridiculous, and serves TO show that tn,
average man, who serves few years il
congress, thinks himself qualified eithe
to command the army or navy" 1t make
no difference that the opinions expressed
by the two ex-congressmen now in charg
of the navy department have been backe,
up by similar expressions from veteran
sailors they should have remembered tina
thorough familiarity with d raging cana
is an essential qualification of an al
round critic and good fellow.