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- ■ - - ■—p*ii. m * mm** —1.... ~, ■ - --. —aMMfcft r; ~, - • juwMgte^^ewss^KSwjl .. :'” ’ *** * r VOLUME I, * THE WillE-GRASS!REPORTER. ‘ V pUBLIS^^ED^TUI^DAY /^JoRNINOB^ > B? , ” IjOVB tto HAXiXi. -VbTR K I.OVE, i WILLIAM H. HAI.L. PKTIJIt B. LOVE, Editor. * . TERMS.- Tho WiKK-GRABS Rrporter i* published Week * lr it Two Dollars per Annum, in atlMnne. All orden tor the Reporter, to receive attention TBttrt b# aecompanied witli the money. Subscribers wUbiug the direction of their paper changed, will notify ns from what office it is to he transferred- The foregoing terms will be Strictly observed. Advertisements conspicuously iuserted atOne Cellar per square for the tint, and h fly (.■cuts for ach ’ subsequent, insertion. 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Citations for Letters of Administration, must be published thirty days—for Dismission from Adminis tratinn, monthly fur six months —for Dismission from -Guardianship, forty days. Rules for Foreclosure of Mortgage must he pub lished monthly for four months— for establishing lost papers, for thefntl sport of three months —for compel ling titles from Executors or Administrators, where -a bond has been given by the deceased, the full space three mouth*. Publications will Always be continued according to these requirements, u,.less otherwise ordered. All business in the line of I’RINTINfI will meet ‘with prompt attention at the REPORTER OFFICE. (Law Firm.) HARRIS & HARRIS. , Iverkox L. Harris, I Charles J. Harris, MilledgeviUe, G. | Thomasville, Ga. march ‘,ll . w ts Rl>(. S. Birch fle William MeLeitdou, . A'l TORNKY6 AT LAW, TIIOMIS4 11.1. K, ‘GEORGIA octli HI wov B IKER & BSI WET, A r r r r OR N KY S A T LA W, Troup rille, Lowndes Cos., Ct. ■ffipt 15 w ts 15. SFI3NCCB, ATT<) RN K Y AT LAW, , ,c,r.v-% • -rr AHVf I .ItHt lfll.l, give hi* entire attention to the prnetiee of Law, in the C unities of tint Southern Circuit.- Office on thesecous iloor of 1). & E. McLean’s brink building. (jmrtOoy E. C. It<)UUAN H ATTORNEY AT LAW, jMWf/fchfi t; ft>notA. . •, „ prurtiri* in th*‘ *l* the Southern Cir cuit, ttnl the enuiiiie:; of I)ix>ly t A\ orth uiul orty of the Ma anti ('hfl'ce, Clinch miJ are of the Brunswick ( Flat (,’rceK. (la.. tV- t. 7. ts JfOS3\ rtl. VKO>, A TTO II N E Y A t LAW, OFFICE next door to l>r. Brucc’c, ThotnaKville> (teorgin. j. ‘11107 ly. KITH &'ctesssiiox, AT T O R X E Y S A T LA W, . . .MAGNOLIA, CLINCH CO.. C.A, ’ ATTEND to all hu-in. KS entrusted to their care, in the following counties, to-wit: Clineh, Ware, Ap pling, Coffee, Charlton. Lowndes and Berrien, Oeor- i gia. Also, in the’ counties of Hamilton, Columbia, , aud .1 rifeiHim, in Florida. DAVID P. Utm. | HENRY M. MKUIHOX, jail 5 w *m 1 lAMIiS iU. I’OLSO.U, ATTO RNEYA TLA W, j magnolia, clinch ‘co,, ga. , AVILT. practice in nil the eourts of tpe Brunswick , Circuit an lin ilieeouits of Lowndes and Berrien | of the Southern Circuit: „ . ( .lodge A. K. Ceehran. Brunswick Ct. 1 References J Ju<lge ]Vt „ r K [. <IV , N Southern Ct. i fan B w l y i ~ O. I|Td All ELL, ATTOR XEY A T LA W, 1 TiiouAsvir.tr., Georgia. Office one door above dobii stark’s iui Fletcher -St.-. 1 formerly occupied bv L. (;’. Bryan. [jn n t—ly .” 7 ~ Etj&jpawß-ji;. r ATTO RN lA A T LA W. TIIOMASV/tI.E, GEORGJA , Office over Mc'Lraii’Kjjftire. (jn2f> NiniOLLS A- iILLE I*. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, .] WAUESHBOROI.’GH, WARE CO., GA. TYILL practice in ALL the counties of the Brims- , wick circuit, and Lowndes and Berrien of the Southern JOHN C. NICHOI.LS; I ANDREW J. MILLER, tqb it w oy i (Ihform Practice.) , ‘ Drs. BOWER A ELLIN, OFFER their profession*! service* to the citizens of ‘Vliomasvillo and vicinity. Calls at nil hour* promptly attended to. feb2oy Dn SAIVEL R. WILLIAMS HAVING located in Thomasville. respectfully ten • Hers hi* professional services to the citizen* of Thomasville and vicinity. He may be found at the _ Ortlee of Dr. 8. 8. Adam*. [octliioy ’ DR. E. O. ARNOLD ” ILL continue the practice of Deu tistry in Thpiuasville aud vicinity — { WIRhIKk Any tinier left ut the Fust Office or at hi* Office du ring his nhsenee from town will receive attention nt the earliest opportunity. [jnn6-Jy MORRIS STELHERTT professor ot music will give private lessons to the ptizens of Thpjnaville and vicinity upon the Piano, Melodeon, Guitar. Flute, Violin, and V iolon’cello.— He may ha found at Fletcher Institute from 0 a, m. to 13. lAano* tuned. (nctSOoy C. IW. H ARRIS^ General Commission Mental, Foot of’ Monk Street Brunswick, Ga. ’ dec2 w „.. ts- . HOREHT BONKGK, (Late of Otorgia.) Ilf IT H IIOWES, IIYATT & C 0„ No. 80 Warren St., New York. , WILL bo prepared toahow country merchant* this spring the be*t and cheapest stock of Boot* and Shoe* ever offered to the Southern trade. Orders solicited and earefblly attended to. ®*f X W i> Stlid |}attr]j. From tho National American. LINES. Written after three successive visift to a young lady, who entertained we in • room without fire, when the mercury stood considerably below the freezing point. Til not in bekuty, not in wit, —- Nor yet in grace nor gold, To make uie satisfied to sit Aud woo you iu the cold. For if I could my heart uuscal-r * Let love flow like a river, Each fervent drop would sure congeul While I sit here and shiver. Although I'm n-olcouied with a smile, And tender glances greet, m- I still remember all the while The weather and my feet. I know the chimney place is clean, All nicely white-washed o’er; But then it must be soiled, I ween, Or you'll see me no more. I own I feel a strong desire That we two ehould be one ; But if you do not keep a fire, Confound it, I am done! UliscelliuuoHs. GENERAL JACKSON’S TOILET. The genial temper of President Buchan an, his easy, pleasant n miners and racy con versation, have already rendered him a great favorite in society .abroad us well as nt home, and few of our public men have laid up such a stock of amusing and valuable reminis cences. There is one anecdote which he tells of General Jackson which is so charrfc teristic of the old hero that it is worth pre -serving. The President relates that onO da during the administration of Old Hickory, 110 jvent to the White House to ask permiss km to present to him tho celebrated Miss •Betsy Oaton. General Jackson readily as sented, and uained the next day for the in terview. At the appointed Lour Mr. Buc hanan repaired with his fair charge to the Presidential mansion, and leaving the lady in one of the drawing-rooms he mounted to tho cabinet of the President To hia gteat surprise and disappointment, .be foul) and the General buried in bis books and papers, and attired in a plain morning dress, his cliin unshaven mid his favorite pipe in his mouth. The Senator from Pcnnsylvan'a was grievously embarrassed. He was, ap prehensive that ts he announced Miss Ga lon's presence, the gallant veteran would descend all in nrgligc ns he was. Mr. Bnehanan did not like to expose the renowned belle to such a shock as tliaL anil 011 the other hand lie equally dreaded offer ing a suggestion to the fiery old hero. There was no alternative, however, and lie had to state that Missi Oaton was waiting the Gener als presence in the green drawing room. Up jumped Old Hickory at the first word, and laid down his pipe. There was not a mo inenMo ho lost, so Mr. Buchanan, in a timid and apologetic manner, ventured to observe that ‘‘the lady could very well wait till the Piesident had shaved himself.” The Gen eral saw what lie was driving at, and shook his frizzled head nt him like the mane of an enraged lion. “ Buchanan,” thundered oift the impetuous old man, “did you ever hear of the man in Kentucky who got rich by minding his own business ‘/” Without stopping to say vtjiethcr he was acquainted..with the remarkable pgison in question, the expeiienccd Senator fled from the storm, and took refuge with his lovely companion down stairs. In a few minutes, afterward, the hero of New- Orleans enter ed the room with that dignity of manner which no man knetv better how to assume, and great was Mr. BnchntiHQ’s relief to find that not only was his face quite virginal** in its smoothfiess, but that fie was got up in bis best black suit, with boots of faultless radi ance. CURE FOR THE BITE OF A HAD DOG. A . m writer in the National Intelligencer says that spirits of hartshorn is a certain remedy for the bite of a mad dog. Tho wound be adds, should be constantly bathed with it and three or four doses, diluted, taken inwardly during the day. The hartshorn decomposes chemically the virus insinuated into the wound, and immediately destroys its delpteriousness. The writer, who resided in Brazil for some jime, first tried it for the bite of a scorpion, and fouud that it removed pain aud inflammation almost instantly. Subse quently, ho tried it for the bite of the rattle snake, with similar success. At the sugges tion of the writer, an old friend and physi cian tried it in cases of hydrophobia, and al ways with success. SITTING FOR A PORTRAIT. , I will tell you what happened to a pain ter df my acquaintance. A dentist sat to him Two days—the third the painter worked very hard—moked nt the picture and then at his sitter, “ Why sir,” said lie, “ I find I have beep all wrong; what can it be ? Why, sir, your mouth ia not at all like what it was yesterday.’’ “Ab ! ah ! I will tell you vat it ees,” replied the French dentist; “ab ! gooifc—my mouse is not de same ; n 6, indeed, Yesterdny I did have my jaw in, but- L-did lend it out to a lady this day.” you think of this, now, while you are sitting.— You know the trick Garrick played the pain ter, who, foiled in his attempt, started up,and said, “ You must bo Garnck or tbe a- !” — Blackwood. A difficulty is reported to have occurred between Franco and Switzerland, with re gard to political refugees. Avery good little thing of the kind is, we believe, the-importance of preparing histori cal books for tbe youthful mind. THOMASYILRE, GEOKGTA, MARCH !?3,1858. SPEECH OF COL. SEWARD ON THE EFFICIENCY OY THE NAVY , Mr. Seward. I give notice now, at the commencement of roy speech, that I shall move the previous question. Mr. Smith, of Virginia. What is the gen tleman's notice? Mr. Seward. I would say, with all due respect to tliegentlem.au from Virginia, that he having been for a great many years on tire floor, and having been heard very fre quently, he ought not to claim that I should withhold n motion for the previous question to allow him to speak, although other young members on the -floor, who nars not been heard on this subject, might be entitled to such courtesy. > • Mr. Smith, of Virginia. It was out of courtesy to the gentleman that I lost the floor yesterday. I gave way that he might submit a motion which he expressed a desire to submit, to postpone action, i will profit by the precedent hereafter. Mr Seward. 1 did not understand the gentleman as extending me that courtesy; but 1 will let the House settle the question in regard.to the previous question, if I call it at all. Mr. Speaker, I desire to have, if possible, the attention cf the House iu regard to this question ; because the principles themselves, disconnected from the effect of it upon the complaining officers of the Navy, ought to be settled, and settled correctly by this House. Iu the Thirty-Third Congress, the bill which they call the reform bill was pass ed by this House, under the previoua ques tion, without discussion. It was introduced by the gentleman from Virginia, [Mr. Bo cock,J who a speech to-day in op position to the position which I shall endeav or to maintain. It was warmed into exis tence by hiuf; it is his own creature ; and 1 do not wonaer that the gentleman should stand by it. 1 do not complain of tho sensitiveness of ( the gentleman frpm Virginia on this subje-ct, because tbe condemnation’ of this country upon tbe aet of 1855 was a condemnation of the legislative conduct of that gentleman, who introduced that bill into this House, and hail it passed under-4.be previous question. Now, Mr. Speaker, tt would be a enrions matter of information to myself if tbe honor able gentleman would enlighten me as to bow and in wlmt manner that bill was man ufactured ; whether “it emenated from tbe cwwimiMes itself, whether it was maim factor ed in tire Navy Department, or whether jt war the creature of this very board of fif teen which applod tbe knife'to two hundred of their brethreh in the Navy 1 Well, sir, the work is done. The gentleman from Vitginia says it was not a judicial act of theirs. Now, 1 ask the gentleman from Vir ginia whether it was mot, in fact, a judicial act by which two hundred men were displac ed from ;llie public service f Bitch was the action of that board, that Congress found it self incompetent, under any power possess ed by them, under the Constitution, to afford full and adequate relief to the parties who bad been condemned. Hence the necessity of the act of 1857 ; and’ that act in itself shows that tbe Tbirty-Foui-th Congress thought it did not have the power, iu defi ance of the Executive, to remedy tho mis chief. Now, sir, how did these two hundred men who had come under the condemnation of tl.e naval board present tldnnsclves before these courts of inquiry ? I bog to call the attention of gentlemen to the opinion of the Attorney General upon this subject, to show that these men,when th p y came beforo these courts of inquiry, came there as their owu accusers, nnd put their own reputation in is lue, and that they were called upon, not to defend their own reputations wen assailed, but to establish the affirmative proposition that they were morally, mentally, physical ly, and professionally competent to dis charge all the duties required of them. So that the judgment of the board of fifteen was a judicial decision which put them out of the service, and put upon them tho bur den of eotning into court; and establishing tJieir own character—ihat character which they had torn from them in advance, ‘i The Attorney General, in giving his opinion in regard to the manner in which these trials should be conducted before the courts of in quiry, says: “ I apprehend, however, that the necessa ry course of proceeding on the of an)’ officer, whose case may undergo investiga tion, will dispose of most of the debatable points in this relation. He must begin by producing evidence, of some sort, to tbe point of bis alleged fitness : and thus, according to all the authorities, be will open the inquiry; - not only of character as a personal fact, but also as a fact in estimation, that is reputa tion. Id the cvidence-whicJi he offers there cannot fail to be some of this nature.” Why, sir, I submit that there is not a member of tins House, I care not how pure # his character may be, if you will subject him to the same test, And impose upon him the same obligation to establish that, charac ter which were imposed by these courts, who will not that instant find persons having in terests in conflict with his, who can hunt up, in social life, some charge, some accusation made by some enemy, to strike , down his character. lie, being placed upon tbe af firmative,’ to build up his character, is plac ed at a disadvantage which ho cannot over come by reason of the character of the ev idence ou which he must rely. .Why, Mr. ■Speaker, this was a sort of spirittml court.— Why, they investigated the mortu character of tiuse men. In one o’! the retards which I have lo >ked into, I find that a high charac ter was absolutely strickeb down for taking round a social board, six or seven years ago, a glass of wine punch, by which he became to some extent intoxicated. 1 refer to Lieu tenant Harrison, Tbe only charge against him was the one I have named, and which he admitted. Hia subsequent lift* and his prior life was as spotless—l venture tbe as sertion—as that of any gentleman in the Navy. If tbe members id this House were tried by the same rule, it is likely that some of us mi^bt Bsuffer 8 suffer from-a similar investiga tion, for it is a weakness under which some of ns may fall. [Laughter.] ‘ Now, Mr. Speaker, this baa been eaUed a great work t>f lefnrm. We have been told that the Navpr has bqeq immensely benefited by it. Admit it. Tt may be said that more good than mischief has been done. Well, air, if that be-true, the gentleman from Vir ginia admitted that there were some errors committed in carrying it out, which were cor rected partially by the legislation of the last Congress. Then, why not, under this reso lution, carry out the work, and correct the balance of the misohief, and full jus tice to lie done to these parries ? Who is to be injuriously affected by this resohitiou J None but those in high places, and in the enjoyment of high compensation. And tha*, sir, is what has given rise to all the mischief, i t has been a struggle to displace some men in the Navy that others might be promoted. The whole difficulty began gt that particu lar point, and lias been continued from that particular time. Well, sir, the act of 1857 looked to curing the mischief which, as I said, grew out of the decisions of the naval boaid under the act of 1855. The act con templated (lie relief of tbe Navy from the difficulties in which it had found itself in ati increase of officers, nnd provided for tho res toration of such of the officers displaced tin der the act of 1855 ns the courts of inquiry might recommenj|. The secoud section of the act is as follows : “ Sec. 2. And be itfurther enacted, That the operation of the present law limiting the number of officers of. tho Navy within one year from the passage of this act, by the President, by and with the advice and con sent of the Senate, of officers reserved or dropped under the operation of the act of tbe 28th of February, 1855, entitled 1 Air act to promote the efficiency of the Navy Provided, That there shall be no further promotions or appoiuttneiitß id any grade, after t|ai(l restorations sfmlfhavc been made thereto, until Suiji grade in tho active ser vice shall bo reduced to the limit now pre scribed by law. That when any such officer . shall be restored to tbe Navy, by and the advice and consent of tho Senate, the officer so restored shall occupy that position and rank in the Navy which he would have heldiiad he not been retired, furlougj|gd or dropped, by tho order of the President, on tbe report of the naval board: Provided, fiirt.'icr, Tb.it tmy dropped'offirer who may be, in the opinion of said Comb-cutdied 4u be placed on the retired or furloughed list, may be thus placed by tho President, by aud will* the advice nnd consent of . the Senate.” There were, one hundred and nine applica tions for relief to the courts of inquiry ; nine of these were withdrawn Ou the final ver dict thirty-three were restored to tho active list ; and from the furloiighed list, thirty nine were, advanced to the reserved list; lea ving only furty-iiiner of the number where they were under the decision of the naval board. Thus, nearly two thirds of tbe de cisions of that board were overruled, and wo have more than cause to suspect that even a greater number of errors weio committed.— Why, sir, when these men were sent before the courts of inquiry,they were looked upon as if they had been applicants for place in the Naval Academy, or at West Point, anil their characters were put in issue as though they never had been connected with the Navy. Notwithstanding this, however, two thirds of the decisions of the naval board were reversed. What does the resolution contemplate ? The resolution upon your table, Mr. Speak er, proposes to allow tho President of the United States to examine the records made up by the courts of inquiry ; and that whore, iu his opinion, tl.e record presents a case which entitles a party suffering from the de cision of the court to relief, that the Presi dent may recommend his appointment, sub ject to the ratification of the Senate -of the United States. What mischief can ensue from the resolution? In tbe first place, the President of tho United States revises record, looks into all of tho facts aud, if lie believes the iudgmont of’ the court of inqui ry was wrong, then he may nominate the party to the Senate. There tho character 1 of tire party undergoes an investigation ; and if he is morally, mentally, physically, or pro fessionally unfit, he will not be confirmed by the Seiate; No man pretends to vindicate the action of the naval retirlng board If. try ing these parties by no law that ex isting in their owri bosom, nnd resulting from their own imagination. There is no record showing that actionT and the only living witness that such a hoard over existed, is “tba! some two hundred men are abroad in the land, branded infamy by Ur ~r , It wag said by the gentleman from Vir ginia [Mr. Bocock j that since the injroduc- of this measuie into Congress, persons affected by. the board of fifteen, tinder the act of 1855, or by tha. courts .of inquiry, ’ had haunted this Capitol, and asked for the passage of this resolution. The gentleman should remember that when tlie original act’ was passed, the officers who have boon bene fitted u ruler it were daily flocking mound the Hall, and they were not kept out. They took seats upon the floor of the House of Representatives. They constantly pressed tbb passage of the measure. After they had polled the House,..and -ascertained their strength, aud knew that they could carry the hill, it was passod without debate, unde< the previoua question. I happened to watch the machinery then at work, and it was ope rated by some who wished to get rid of some honorable men, that they themselves might be promoted. They succeeded; aud from that day to this, Mr, Speaker* there has been a struggle here, and a struggle ln tba -N“y, and In every department of the Government, to correct tbe evil which’followed. We have been doing it, stop by step, In changing the act of 1865. We pa*secf the act of “1867 ; bnt it was insufficient to accomplish the en tire work designed. If we pass this resolu tion. tbeu, these parties may have justice done them ; and justice may be done to thfera without injury to the public service. Gentlemen have talked pbout putting these men upon ships and sinking them with sound men. Is it believed that the Presi dent of the United States and the Sonata, which is a co-ordinate branch of the execu tive Government in regard to appointments, would indorse men with bad characters 1— fe it believed that they would advise the restoration of unsound men to the naval ser vice 1 Why, sir, tbe Senate is as competent to look into the character of these tueu as a court of iuquiry, tho members of which did not understand the first principles of ovi denct*—a fact which I could demonstrate if l had time to go into tbe records. If a court examine into the skill of a medical mao,they will take the evidence pf mediael rami; and the only competent evidence of the skill or unskillfulness of a naval officer ia that of men in the same profession. But here ru mors wore taken ftold of, and old let torn nnd charges were raked up. The rubbish of ten or tweuty years was dragged into court to as sail the charnctcrof fhe.se men before the courts of inquiry. The courts 4>f Inquiry numbered one, two, and three. What weft* they 1 How do they stand? Wi-H* getrths mon say that they were competent to decide these questions? No sir. Some of them (I •do not know how many) wero tbe recipieuto of the benefits*of the act of 1855; and to restore any of these men was to tiffcct them selves. They were incompetent, according to every principle of law ; and tho groat er ror, in my opinion, waa that the Secretary of the Navy, instead of civilians liuving.no per sonal intesest in tfio matter, to pass upon these questions. ‘ Bat, Mr. Speaker, Secretary Dobbin, up on whoso report the gentleman from Virginia | Mr. Bocock] relies for authority, absolute ly insisted upon some remedial measure nt the hands of Congress fbr the benefit bf theeo men. The gentleman from Virginia, how ever, did not have the liberality to read what was said upon that subject; hut, lawyer like, contented himself with reading such portions of the report as suited Ins views, ami omitting to read the rcsidito. What did Secretary Dobbin say upon this subject ? ; He said : And wliile I can by no means recoin ; mend the adoption of any measure of repeal, 1 nr any course of (proceeding hi conflict with • the general action of tho board, I have no doubt that there should be,and will be,found . a remedy for any mistake Or error of judg ment, if the service bas been deprived of A 1 meritorious anil capable officer, either by ervntion or dropping.” Now, air, there was no record that tbe President could review of the twd hundred and odd cases that were determined by tbe first hoard there was no evidence that, the Secretary of the Navy could look to to as certain whether the board had acted justly or not—uone, sir; so that by necessity; from tho very character of the law, end tho very character of the exmniuution, tho President of the United States had either to tho entife action of the oard, or to reject it in Into. The President could not lay his fin ger upon one of those two hundred and odd men, and Bay that he had been unjustly trea ted. There was no record, no evidence: so .that, as I said before, the President had qi ther to approvo or to reject the entire action of the board; Rnd he took the first of these alternatives, uod approved if, without know ing what he did approve, Tho law compell ed the President, iu order to carry out this woikof reform, to approve of the decision of the board of fifteen upon the characteis -of all those men, without knowing the basis of the action of that bonrd. s But, sir, wc have now got this, thisg in a 1 tangible shape. Wo have bad a court of ia , quiry, bad as it wa —a court that allowed ) these men to come In at\d put their own rep - utations in issue, ou the assumption that they -’ Imd been disgraced, And called upon them to - prop up those reputational The ordinary i legal rule is, that every man is presumed to 5 beiinndccnt until the contrary appears; but ) these men were, from necessity, brought be ; fore the court upon the assumption that they >. were all incompetent, from moral .causes, or, - from some mental defect, or some physical ! infirmity,or because they had disgraced them r selves professionally. Well, now from tilts ! court we have a record-—and I submit, in - fairness and justice, to this House, if it is not right and proper and sound legislation tha\ i wo should allow the President to review these records, and wherever, in bis opfnlon, injustice has been done, to recommend the 1 restoration of the officer, subject to eonfirma-. : tion by the Senate, even though it m*y in ; crenpc the ex ponses of the Government 7—- 1 We have been told by the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Bocock| that 850,000 has been added to the expenses of the Navy by tbe restorations which have already taken place under the action of tho courts of inquiry of 1 1857. Now, sir, the %eotlemAn ought to , have -turned to the’ other side of the account • How much money,l wonld ar-k.has been spent in trying to redress the wrongs of these men J I venture to assert that the misstrp of the Naval Committee, and the improper action of the Thirty-Third Congress, under the, ip my judgment, very bad recommendation of the . Secretary of the Njrty, has cost this ■ Government millions of dollars. It will not , do for gentlemen to say .that it was sound legislation, and that the Navy required re form. Tbe action of the naval, board, tlia recommendation of tbe Secretary of tbb Navy, the legislation of the Thirty-Third Congress! have been put on trial before the American people, and they stand .condemn-’ , ed and will so stand until the end of time. Millions of the public money hanc been spent in order to redeem the broken reputa tion and crushed spirits of those men who have thus Been trampled npon, by nnjust legislation, and by tbe interference of officers of the N*vp who desired to make way for , their own future promotion- I Relieve, Mr. Speaker, that .this Navy bill of 1855 was the result of a fundamental er ror in the legislation of this whole country— This, sir, is a Government of Clerks. Edicts NTJMBFIR^T. are issued at (tie Department*; and, through the rate* of this Itomc organlxrng your mi mitteea, the legislative power te thi* *ountry i* paralysed, and. the trae representative character of member* apon tlii* door i* Wrick - en down. Yon are trameled at every step in your legislation by Hie complication of your rotes. Under the custom and habit which prevail here, the member* of Hie committees write to and receive letter* from •ents. Winch are mnnofoetered by mat* there, no one knowing what outaide infill* ences are brought to boar upon them ; and iho edict#ef thtese clerks are earned oat here some times by the three of party drill of which ever party may he ?n power; and hence onr legislation has become vitiated*t every step. It is s great evil in this rmwitiy (if tw© error* wio wrong, ftnu oT tu© tutM* chief done by looking to the Departments to see what is our duty to tbg .couutrjr. Sir, hope she time witt come when the atfbdtiOn of the people es tliis country will be called to it, and that they will see to k that tills iniquttious system of legislation it broken down. We have got too many bureaus. This hul of 1355 emanated from some herein or nthor. But the mischief fma brew dene. Shall we apply the remedy! The patient -ia sick j we want the medicine applied; sad it is found in the resolution. I know but oaer twesf ficers in the Navy. Ido hot want to know officers ; all I want to know ia that they do their duty. So long Its 1 have a seat on this floor, I shall not atop to inquire who or wbat a man is, or whore he came from. I will pat Inm on trial apon the same process as I elafth for tnyself. X will try him by no other ralat and l would have justice measured outturn* under the law, so will 1 give it lo tbo hum blest member of society, in any part of she Union. Talk about the Administration ! I do not look upon this-us an Administration meaatnru or aaan mrti*AdmM>tnittMi onoalhre. i da nod know what political feelings any af those men who seek tp he restored itare. I do not witnt to know. Bnt I want to give nil of them the right to go before tlte court of appeal*—as it has been termed—bdfonr tfio President of the United States mid have their cases reviewed. And if tnjuetiee or wrong has been them, let the remedy be applied; let their name arid repttfirtbm be relie veil from the censure and odium put up on them, indict the men be restored to their position. Mob who have boon educated in the Army or Navy are, as we all know, fiom their team ing and habit*, entirely unlit for ether busi ness. What do they know about any other business than that which (bet were taught to understand from their youth ftjfi ‘ WP*** mon say, if wa pass this resolution, we may restore forty-ninmollicers to the N*vy. Bop pose we dp, Mr, Speaker ? If it is right, put ttie whole of them beck, though it should cost the Government fifty or one hundred thou sand dollars, fit forty-nrno of these men stand condemned unjustly by the unrighteous decision of a Court, organised as tksae courts were organized, under the acts and 1857, let theta be restored to their good name and to their firmer position. But I taka it for granted that there are very few of these men who will be restored. 1 hava seen Ik) applications of two or throe, that bar* been prepared, in the event of tha passage of thj* resolution. I know but few who intend to apply ; and, looking at the records of their particular cases, I am satisfied that thejll are entitled'to the remedy provided by this reso lution, and that an set of Injustice #ill his done by Congress if aha does not upas it.— lu thu pthcr branch of Congress, it 7aa pass ed by a majority of sixteen. There were, I tfiinW thirty in favor of the resolution, te fourteen against it. This lb prett/ decisive, especially when tha Benate committee hasl examined into the matter, and investigated so re of these cases, and the evidence on which they wero decided. Now, Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Smith] said he wanted to make a speech. I think that enough has been said fan this subject; and I believe that I should call the previous question. If the House is not willing to sustain it, I do not, cure. .1 therefore demand the previous qitestion on the .motion to reconsider. ’ .. f. A MV* UETTXS. , r > . By force of circumstances the reeipientof the following ‘‘missile of the heart.” was compell ed to give us tlte pleasure of reading it, safi without his permission or knowledge ore have transcribed ft to another sheet for our read er*: +’ . ~ . „ - Pulaski, October, 1827, Dear Jbkms:— Itake my seat to write you a few lines, hoping they may find yog well; O, I do believe 1 shall surely and je, aa less I get to see you before sunda. Hauna and hbr lovin’ Jake may go bobbin around telling secrets as much aa tha waul too, bat 0, Jeems. I no you are the sweetest man o ertb, O, Jeems. Deer Jeems, don’t yon wish the time would soon come when, we could be jineri together never to seperati f Bat 4’m only 14 and you are Only W and it Wlfl be so long before we are free. Gome to son me Jeems, next sunda, for I cad’t live if yea don’t. a O don’t you lona for the time to sWi Wkn yob and I nhallboth be free Then .H you’d want in tliis rrea.tfife Would be me tor a wife sad a bi pUatathn* a Don’t forget to come, my ow derr Jeems for I love you better than any of rnv kin-fokes. You are sweeter than lasses, candy, or sugar and I no you will come to your lovin Judy. There now, excuse this short letter, as If wa* time to go to boil before 1 coniMiwod, . a| Your oan deer JUDY T****. Men are frequently like Twf—the teal strength and goodness are not property dWMI out until they have been a- short time in hat water * , . imrnm If no sin were punished hare, no pash deuce would be believed ; if every sin w*k punished here, no judgment Would be expec ’ ramz&tmi- ‘a ■ •- - • .TiW/fionß