The New York Herald Newspaper, January 19, 1875, Page 5

a ys y as Prout y Mr. Tracy to mo was dated July 24, Judze Porter here showea’ the witness & copy of the letter in question which is printed in & pamphiet of the case that bas & very virculanoo in the court room, Mr, fou jigoked at it caimiy and the counsel asXed, ‘Have yon the original of that letier received irom Mr. Beecher? A. 1 do not know Whether I have or not; 1 will search for it and produce it in the morning, ff t have it; I think [ Bust Dave At ne letter, Which the counsel then read, is from Mr. Beecher miorming “Dear Mr. Moulton" that (aides be (Mtr, Beecher) ts engaged in making out a | Statement and needed tne papers and documents | iptrusted to ts (My. Moulton’s) hands, He re- | Quests triat they be sent iim by Mr. ‘racy, and he Will return (hem as svon as he can make extrac’ br copies of them, Q What reoty dia you make to this letter of fuly dr A, Etold bim L was gotng out of town; that is all that I distinctly remember; pernaps my reading waat followed may reiresia my memory. Witness bere read the polis Lrom tbe book above Feferred to and sata:—1 told nim! could ‘not hou | vrabiy give to Mr. Be: Ments in teis controv bo Theodore Tittou; Mr. may, ottice and pus it ip bis pocket and tuok it away with aim, @ Dia Mr. Tracy ask you for a copy of the apers? A, He said a gi am, x friend of both parties, couid be salely in- irusted with making copies of the documents re- ferred to: Isaid that it Lougnt not to give copies to one party | oagnt not to give them tothe otner; L was going away tat day, and | did go away. Q. Did you say anything ubont the Bonorable oblizallous which you were under preveniing you from seuding the origina.s to Mr. Beecuert A. I Baid gomething of the sort. Q. Did General Tracy write a letter which you eiused to receive? My desk and wrote a Note, bus 1 did Lot reiuse to Feverve it. Q. bid he not read it to you and you refused to receive ity tieniver whether he read it or not; he wrote it in omice, . Was tt not addressed to you? A. I don’t know whether it was to me or not. cher the papers and docu. hor coud I give them Q. What did you understand about the letter? A. 1 did not understand anything about tt. q Woy, didu’t you say he did give you @ letter understand It to be anu now do you say you don’t. the letter to you? T B letter asking ior cupies,” aud having written @ fetter he put itin bis pocket and I dou’t recollect receiving if vor do | remember hearing 10 read, Q. When you wrote the letter to Mr. scecher aidn’t Nir. Tracy ask if you wouldn’s let bim have the origiuals that copies Of the papers would do as well? A, Mr, Tracy said copies mignt do as well, Q. Do you deny the original answer? A, Icon’t deuy thé origina), nor do I deny eitner; £ did not think that lcouid honorably uo, either—give the originals or perniit of tneir being copied, q When did you next hear irom Mr. Beecher on the subject? A. 1 don’t kuow the date, sir, Q. When did you receive the letter o1 July 24? ‘A. Ldid not receive the letter of July 28 untilmy return to Brooklyn on August 4 My letters were forwarded tu me by messenger during my absence at Narragansett, bub Luid uot receive tais letrer until I returned, Q. When did you leave home? A. Tle't home duly 24, und returned on August 4, when I received this letter, ‘The counsel here read the letter of Mr. Beecher, expressing the wish for Mr. Moulton to appear bejore the Investiguting Committee and bring With him all that bears upon the case. Q Now, Mr. Moulton, aid you take offence at that letcer? A. No, sir; [did not take offence at that letter; [ didn’t consider tt uairiendiy. Q. On receiving the letter of July 28 on the 4th of August you wrote aguin to Mr. Beecher? A. [ did, sir, racy wrote dtettecin | NEW YORK HERALD; TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1875.~TRIPLE SHEET, | ters exctuded.and resumed the examination of oe TCA unt! you received answer of ceive at yo yr rel eh aoa with Mr, Beovae Lerma abe Y a Sin, Porterl renew tne offer t0 prove that this letter was the cause of the discontinuance of the igpaly relations between tae witness, and Mr. jeecher. {edge Neijgon—That lg shown vy the statement Qi the lacts, Q Alter Angust @ did you ever enter Mr, Beecber’s, bouse? 4, | Rever entered bis house aiter Autust 4 Q@ Uid be visit your house aiver thattime? A, No, sir; not after that time, Q. When did you first cat! at his house before Sep vember 30, 18707 A. L think Leaiied Grst at bis house to make New Year's calls, ev know him before that day? A. m, before (hat day, nor he me to aze, Q. | understand that the inception, of your friegdship ior Mr, Beecher was op toat stormy bight wien you learned that he nad debauched the wite ol sour partiouiay triend, Theodore Tilton, | irtendsnip was | ord Nii access | Sand dvcnments which he bad tne | and thatthe termination of tn: Lee time when you reipsed to @ to the pape: trusted to yt ar keeping? A. Yes, str. Q, What time did you frst become acquainted | with Mr. ‘Miton? A. L became acquainted with )} bum in 1850, at we New York Free Academy. entieman named Cunning. | A. General Tracy sat down at | A. He put it in his pocket; Ldon’t ree | Q. How long were you together there? a. We Were tnere until 1854, and were classmates part of | the time, Q. Were you very friendly with him there? A. I was triend!y with htm. Q. Did he Go you lavors while at school? A, I don’t remember that he did me favors. Q. You receivad ® prize while there, atd you noi? A, Yes, sir, Q. Did noc Mr, Tilton accommodate you and en- able you to get a prize? When Moulton was asked by Porter if he had not taken a prize atthe Free Academy by Tilton | withdrawing from tne competition, pne of the | Brooklyn reporters said, sotto voce:—“There! J Did you consider it to be uniriendly? | Goybsel here read Frank Mouiton’s repty to the | request for the documents and ietters intrusted. to him, Ubat they migiut be used in the Controversy With Mr, Tiiton. Moulton takes occasion to re- mind Mr. Beecher in this letter thatit he wilt recollect “he lett the papers im ms care, that he would not im honor give them to either party to gid him as against the other,” and assuring Nr. Beecher that he haa not shown any of tue papers to Theodore Tilton and regretting the position that each held to the other. jie assures him toat he (Mouitou) will not bic the papers “until compelled to do a0 in'a court of justice.” @ Mr. Mouiton, at that time you were the “mutual friend’ of both these parties, wers - Dot? A, [had been as iriendly to one party Was to the other? Q. Were you as friendly to one party as to the other when 5 ou wrote that letter to Mr. Beecher? A, Iwas tbe triena ot Mr, Beeciier, and the iriend of Mr. ‘Tilton at the time when 1 wrote that jetter, es You cherished the same steadfast triendship? did, Q. Had you suffered no wrong from Mr, Beecher up to that time? A. [ bad suffered no wrong irom ben Peng. te in his having asked me to tie Jor ita, . Aud did you ite ior him? A. | dic And did you think 1t Wrong to tie for him? 4. ido now. Q. Dit you Intimate to Mr. Beecher that Mr. Titon nad not access to the pers which you denied to him? A. Mr. ‘Lilton did not have access to tne papers, Q. Do you mean to say that Mr. Tilton did not have the So-called letter of contrition? A. 1 mean to say be did not nave the letter of contrition. a Did you mean that when you wrote tbis letter that you had furnished no coptes to Mr. Til- ton, And boat you Would inruish uoue to him? A, Tdid mean it; L iad iurnisned none to hun, Did not hand Theodore ‘ilton the “res traction” w the very morning you procured it fro. Mr beécher? A. 1 Handed tt to him to read, out, not to cop, a ‘pra you not dictate it to him while he made a pong tite A. Laid novdictate it to im while ne Popied tt, s22Q, Did not Tilton afterwards send yon the letter Of recautation? A. My impression ts that Ll cept Lis Q. Hac you at the time read Mr, Tilton’s state ment? A. I did not read it all, sir. . Wou.d you not have been guided by it? A, I would not have veen guided by it it Thad read tt; (don’t swear that he never had the letter then or yefore this controversy; it would nave been ta- poburab iff bad banded nim that y Q. Do sou know whether Mv, Tilton had coples “Of othe? papers which you bad dented to Mr. Beecher? A. /i@ told me that be bad made copies ol the letter of contrition, part of which he said ye hat quoted tn tue Bacon totter, Q Do you remember him sending that letter fetraciiny, with other papers, saying they would ve more secure with youn’ A. Yes; L did uot read ii. PMton’s statement, nor did. Lever. dictate papérs to him whilc te made copies. Qy. Would you swear tu that? A, f should iwuar Ldid tot, asi don’t remember that Lever dia. . Did you read Mr, Tilton’s first temeriv? ‘ement. A. No, sit, b did. not ati did pot read all Si. Tilton’s first s* Q. Did you hear tt read? Rear i read; L read portions of {t aiter its pubjicas ton; I don’t know why L aicn’t read the Whole of uid bot read bis eXatmination before tue com. mittee. Judge Porter had gone on In the line of bis cross. exuimination about iorty minutes when Mr, Beach interrupted and the Judge took his seat, while Messrs. Evaris and Beach discussed the admissi- bility of Mr. Beecher’s letters as statements of fact, Judge Neilson plainly intimated, that he dia QOL consider such lectera as conclusive. Both Messrs. Porier and Evarts successively spoke and Mr, Beacd each time replied. Sow was apparent the value of an extra counsellor om the deience, a fresh Wan cogstant in reserve, It Was, now- ever, but fiiteen minutes to three o Beach veld on without fatigue. ‘The Jadge ruled out Mr. Beecher’s letters, and an eXception was entered with some little feeling. The theory of the Judge and the piainuft’s couvsel Was that Mr. Beecher’s letters, uppealing for his own, wight have beem written to make. states ents and put tiem on record jor evidence. Air, Evaris said whue they admitted taose let ters bad nothing to do with Mr. Lifton, they had 8 bearing perunent to the issue, Mr. Moulton as the. depositary of Nienasnip Gad possession of pa ers aad Was iL possession Of oral Communica yous and now a controversy arises in whict these Pupers are pertinent aud important inv oehan of Mr. Beecher, WhO bad contided them Lo the care O1 the Witness. It was proper to tastitute i qniries to snow the attitude aud condact of tits Witness trom the moment ts coudaence was Tepysed with the beliet that he should tiave access to tiem. He took the attiiude of deuying aud extlading »ir. Beecher from these papers, and ib Way thelr purpose to slow that tro the ltme ne denied vhe access Sougiy by Mr. Bece had dssumeéd a hostile position tow It Was che (hitial step explanation which they were Making. dudge Netlgon said thas unless the rematuing porréspondence goes to show hostile feeilug the efters Were not admisstule. Mr. Porter argued that the letters themselves were given to show the nostiitty to Mr. Beecher &s a purt Of the res ges'w of tie meta letters in the ol and Mr. Beach repifed tat they dtd noe deny it Was competent to snow iil feeling, Malive or contempt, li it could be s0 done; but tne question 4, “How are they to show itt? the counsei pad ald it Could be done by proving conversation: Jalis Of Guarreis aud controversy. He woul tha’, according to the doctriug of tie law, bow. r yOu cauhot give Gerald as fo from what use Wie hostility charged is to be interred. tb ct4 Ol tine Witne-s That Wat can be This letter of Mr. Beecher to Mr, Moulton is oO: Feprowch and indignation, ‘Tne tact of refusal hus been already sinied, and the jury can dete Mine tor themselves on tat iaet, but tue letters are out of piace, aid he would request tis Houor to examine tie question. Juage Netison said he would examine the mat ker, pondence ts fairly in. Mr, Evaris Claimed that they had the right to show what application they would make of the correspondence, and they Would persish im their @opiication. ‘they Would stow vy Witness’ aus sWers fis nostility to Mr. Beecher, Hidge Netigon ruled out tae reuters and defence Bold exeepiion ty the ruling, Air Portex then recougted tile Gates.of the let lock and Mr. | time at waich you received (rom Mr. Beecher.on | | | NEW, YORK MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, | Rordovau; and, lastly, of | gt wrote @ romance to that effect one day, and: Porter has been gobbied up.dy it,” This probavly accounts for Mr, Moulton not re- membering any such occurrence, A. No, Pir. Q. Where did he.zo.when he left the Academy ? A. He wentinto some newspaper office as are- porter; 1 leit school im 1854, and went to work witn Woodrug & Robiuson as a boy; saw Mr, ‘futon frequently, and oar kindly relations cone tinued: ltivedin New York untik1so3—t, wheo | came to live in Brooklyn; had then become a clerk in the ofice, and had an interest in the firm; alter. tuat time we met more trequently; Mr, Tilron was residing tn Livingston strect; I did visit bis house, ough we Were. irendiy until and he came to my Louse about thet tine; 1 think our families were not very tntimate. Q. When did you first become banker for Mr, ‘Titton? A, In 1871 he deposited some money with Wooarutl & Robinson, Q. Hud he ever transacted vusin with you belore? A. He never had any pecuniary business with me before: I uever lent him money beiore, nor do [remember doing any business with tim prior to that time; E had quite trequently been to his house before that, and. he had been to mine irequently; he olten ate nis meais and slept at my house; 1% was about the Ist of January, 1871, that he deposited $4,000 with me ; tt was at bis instance and uot my suggestion tes tMls deposic was made, Q. Was tt for any spectal purpose—tn connection witp aby newspaper enterprise av Not at that time, He drow the money out from time to time by draft, Witness here requested Mr, Porter. to. furnisn | nim with the date of the letter of Mr. Beecher, tne origival ot Which they expressed a wish to nave, and, It being tonr o’cicck and five minutes, the counsel agreed to suspend the cross-examination Jor the day, ‘fhe Court them adjourned until eleven o’clock this jorenoon, * LYCEUM. OF NATURAL HISTORY, A&A meeting of the geological section of the Ly- coum of Natural Bistory was held last ovening at the rooms of the society, No, 64 Madison avenue, Pro- fessor J. S, Newberry, the President, occupied the chair, ig been read and approved the President read a lettcr trom Professor D. S. Martin, who was tobave read a paper on ‘The Relations of the Atlantic Gneiss Belt,’’ stating luis inability to be present on account of illness, He, however, reported, on be- halt of a committee of which he was chairman, that Irom Investtzations already made it was found that the area of the late earthquake was muen larger than bad previously been supposed, extending from Newark, N.J., to Stamford, Conn., east and west, and from Fisikill Landing to Staten Island, north and south, Protessur Foote, thon delivered a snort lecture On the nunerals of Magnet Cove, Arkansas, also re- leiring to the formation at the Hot springs, the manuer in which they occur and the minerals de- posited by Water. Ke exnibited a large collection of magnetic tron, Arkanstte or titanic acid, whica \ 4s used for coloring artifictat teetn; aiso some beautiint spectmens of quartz irom the Crysral Mountain, near Hot Springs. These specimens are suid fo be the tinestm the wortd, ne Professor Newberry exhibited the jaws of a huge ftsn founia in thé Devonain Rocks of Ohto, to which he gave the name of “Dinicntys,or terrible fish,” by reason of {ts great size and the Jormidabie va ttre orttd teeth. The Ava mexsared tovee feet Intength, the jaws opeuing and shutting like @ linge patr of shears. The stylé of dentition of these fishes had been supposed, he said, to. be without ¢xampie in nature, bat he thougnt it was the Same, aS tue Very peculiar dental apparatus of Lepidosiren, wick: shows phat.that the Lepido- on is the solitary representative of @ group of Hshes which existed im the Jormer ages of the world, but which now have almost.entirely disap- peared, rome siight discussion ensued upon the above papers and the meeting adjouracd. THE BALL. SEASON. Thus far this season there have been com- paratively few first class balis im this city, but they are avout to become’ more frequent aud as | attractive as those of any preceding year, ‘the event which will inaugurate the week of Jollity for persaus inelined, to ,saitatory mova- ments Is the Bal d’Opéra Boune, which will take place this evetitng ai the Academy ot Mtisic. Lt understood that this will bo an accurate repre- sentation of an opera. ball in Paris, To make it 80 the artists of tue Aimée and Soidene troupes and | | those of the New Park Theatre operatic company Will be present ded will do all they can to express the somewhat questionabie styre of Parisian dan- cers, The charity ball In aid.of the Northeastern. Dis. pensary will also take place to-night, at the Lex- ington Avenue Opera House, tils Will be a very fine entertainnient, and as tno balis given ior chetity have been..the’ pieasantest that have occurred in tis city, there is reason jor Deleving that tus Oue Will Le no exception. On Thyt-day nigat tie tenth apuual bail of the Cercle Francais de U Harmonie wili be the occasion of w large assemblage In the Academy o1 Music, It is aimost Unuecessary to say that this assem. Bags wl be Very brifuant one and the means to @iultse nuvel, : the Bacheior's Clad will also have a pleasant trero!s Assembly Roums on the eveuing OF Luesday Dext, In Brovkign the séason ts tnusaaily dull’ The lesser social clubs have not given the number of hops” they have beeu in the habit of having, and a8 yet mono Have occurred which can be com- pared ty the allairs given at ihe Academy of Music im that cityin past scasons, The Emerald Hociciy Wii, however, meet all its iriends aud the Iriengs of orphang at the Academy of Music on the 26th txt. ihe p S$ Of the Ball et the Emerald, Association, go every year t@ the support ot the Catnone Urpnan Asytum. Ared@lar mesting or the New York Minéralo- gical Society took place last eventug im the'Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons, Twenty-third | br. Meredith Clymer | stirect and Fourth avenue, inthe Chair, After the transaction of some rou- tine busiiess, Dr. Clymer delivered his inatigural address, thunking the memovers for again eecting bin president, aud reierring in glowing terms to tue growit and standing of the sdctety. Dr. Leveciy Robinsod read an iuseresting paper on “Diseases of the Laryux and Pharyox,” which was lellowed vy general discussion, THE EGYPTIANS IN DARFUR (From Gatignant’s Messenger, Dec. 27.) ‘The Khédive ot Meypt ts losing no tinie in se- curing posseasion of Dariur, of which country his troops, victorious; over the native sovereign, already occupy & great portion. that @ military domination can found ‘novning dutable, and that tts to a regular and just civil administratiog, to safe and easy commercial and | ludustrial relatto: nd to the development of tne Wealth oi the invaded districts that couquevors owe chiefly the preservation ot the territory their ArMS dave siuvdued, the Viovroy has caused wis iitray 10 04 iullowed by two seishtine Xpeditions, wel eommaaded tnd protected. He thom with, bie misston ot miproving the caravan Is by waith Ngypt colamutoates with Daviur, Ot restoring the Olu Wells ond dizging new ones, 6) Making aurveys Jor wroute silorter than that wihewexists Dorween tie Nne und the country und berweon Debvo and El-Obeid, the capital at information relative to tae Clwale and population of tne jand Waich extends octweea tae old territory aud (ue Munered dh (ricty Q. Atany other insttute? A. At uo otner insti. | ure, The minutes of the previous meeting hay- | * {sexpected that | Being awa'e | 4charged ) PRESERVATION. OF GAME: | BEGULAB MEETING OF THE NEW YORE ASSOCIA- TION—HORATIO SEYMOUR ON FISH CULTURE— ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The regular monthly meeting of the New York Association for the Protection of Game was held last evening at the residence of Mr. Robert B, Roosevelt, No, 26 East Twentieth street, the Pres- ident, Mr. Royal Pheips, tn the chair. The Seer tary, Mr. Thomas N, Cuthbert, read the minutes of last month’s meeting. A communication from the Denver (Col.) Shooting Club was received’ stating that an organization had been formed for provect- img gume on the eastern slope of the Rocky Moan- | tains. Two letters of inquiry from deaiers in game were read, asking the President up to what time the of venison, partridge, grouse, &c., was allowed by law. Mr. Phelps answered these in- , quirtes by stating that the sale of venison wae probibited after the end of January, trout after March 15, partridge, grouse, &c., after March lL. The accounts of the Secretary and Treasurer Were presented by the Chair, and a committee, consisting of Mr. Frank Paimer and Mr. George Penoyman, was Damed as a. Committee of Audit The Chair made a statement that Mr. Townsend Cox resigned six months ago with the intention of going to Europe, but sickness 1m bis family pre. vented hin irom doing so, and he now desired to renew his membership of the ciud, There waa some lirtls debate as to the mode of procedure by which Mr. Cox could resew his mem- bership. It was finally sertled that Mr. Cox should be allowed to Witlidraw his resignation @ud stand as before a member of the ciud, AMENDMENT 10 THE GAME LAWS. The Secretary read the tollowimg. proposed amendment to tne act ior the preservation of | Moose, wild deer and Osh, passed Apri 29, 1s71:— The second section of the said act.shall be amended. so as to read as lollows:—~ SKCTION 2. —No porrou shall Kill. or expose for sale, or have in jiis or her possession alter the same has been Killed. any wild duck. goose or brandt between the: ist day of May and the Ist day of September, nor any wood: | | duck between the istday of January avd the lstday of | jor any English or Wilson's snipe, dow suipe, tatter, god wi ‘ng between the Ist of uly, under a penulty of $5 for a itl possession. GOVERNOR SEYMOUR, The Chair annouuced the presence of Governor Seymour, who was brought torward and intro. duced to'the members and presented with a seat | On the right of the President, AN EFFECTIVE SOCIETY. The Secretary announced that in the Supreme | Court, before Judge Van Brunt, he wag that da: suecesatul iu a suit against Messrs, Middleton Curman, of Fulton Market, for selling trout out of season and resulting tna One of so killed o: nary a each bird Tue cuatrman anvounced that funds O! the association amounted to $3,400 in fives | ule tavested twenties, FISH CULTURE, Mr. Phelps cailea upon Governor Seymour to say alew worls in regurd to fish caiture, a subject with which he was well acquainted, Goversor Seymour said that ii be did not run | weil throug the State ne walked agood deal, of it. Le bad gained quite a reputation as a fisher inan, whieh he thought he nardly deserved. As | one of the Fish Commissioners be would. gay, in | | casa the Legisiature granted the neces. sary appropriation, they would be = in| @ position to stock all the streams | of the State with fish. If we can thus multiply this species of 100d ariiclalle toa, ingetinite ex. | tent we will contribute much to the comlort and | | happiness of tac peopte of the State. We are sow engaged hatching various kinds of fish in our place | at Rocnester, and ma short time we wilt be abie togive out cnough to all those. who may make.ap- plication, RE-ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The officers of last year were then re-elected for the ensuing year, Messrs, Palmer, Swau and Gil- | bers were elected to the Lxecutive Council for the | year, | Mr, Whitehead reported that, with one excep | tion, ail the suits prosecuted in behalf of the so- ciety for tlie year have been successiul. The meetme then adjourned to meet at. the resi+ dsnce of Mr. Beniamin L. Swan, No, 5 West Twen> | tieta street, on the secona Monday in Fevruary. THE UNION LEAGUE MEETING. | FAILURE OF THE ATTEMPT TO INDORSE SHERI- DAN'S ACTION. Although reporters were excluded from the meeting to consider the action to be taken in reta- tion to Louisiana, by the Union League last evening, enough was learned to indicate that the resolutions offered were in tenor about as fol- lows:—That disorder has reigned in Louisiana for a long time and that the action of the usurping | Legislature wasa crime against the people; while | the movement of General Sheridan’ and military yas only an incident; no injustice was done to individual hberty or civil’ rights, ar ) While iurther armou intervention was deemed im- politic aud uusaie, it believed thut Congress Would find the true remedy for the troubles in , Louisiana, and the President be relieved. irom grave responsibilities Whicl, however, he nad | hitherto discharged with singwar honesty and ability. After @ very animated discusston, during which | 1t became, evident. that many of the most infu ential members condemned the action of ti {| Presidént and of Generat: Sheridan, the etab journed without taking any action, whatever. It | was’ “impossivie to harmonize the’ conficting Views, and the discussion. beng simply a private ciub matter, secrecy was enjoined upon the mem bers and sccretar: : GOVERNOR BEDLE, | | PROGRAMME OF HIS INAUGURATION TO-DAY— IMPOSING ORREMONIES PROJECTED,, our naval’ service. | armed with a pistol. encouaterin; THE NAVY. Admiral Porter's Annual Report to the Secretary of the Navy. WORTHLESS WOODEN SHIPS. Necessity of Adopting the Latest Im- provements in Naval Construetion. HEAVIEST GUNS WILL WIN. Forts and Torpedoes Are Not Enough for Harbor Defence. COMPARISON WITH OTHER NAVIES. Admiral Porter has transmitted tothe Secre tary of the Navy his annual report of the condl- ttom of the national navy and Its history during the lastyear. Itisdated November 6, 1874, and commences with a narrative of the assembling of the several squadrons last winter, when fleet evo- lutions were conducted under the command of Rear Admiral Case, affording opportunity to im- prove the. discipline and emciency ol the service, rapidly making raw orews effective in manwuve Ting both onshore and afloat. But atthe same time the unusual assembling of naval vessels afforded opportunity for observing the defects of ‘The report proceeds:— INFERIORITY OF OUR NAVAL VESSELS. 1 took #reat pains to keep fully informed of everything related to the Wi Tudia fleet, and, while well im. Pressed with its personnel, L regret to say that the fleet showod itself very unsuitable for Hurposes: either to contend against the improved class of vessela now being built Uy toreign Powers or to cut up an enemy's commerce In: the first place, nearly all our ships were of wood, Maprovided with inipraved, ordnance, and only ono.ot two of thenr having a speed of ten knots Now, even the heaviest war vessels built.in Burope far surpass this eed when fitted tor sen. T nocd scarceiy suy that officers of the navy who ex- 2 Pect to take part in any conflict that may arise between | our couniry ana a toreign Power, !ook with anxiety for au improvement to ottr ships, more particularly sitice the West Indiadrtsl made iz apparent to the youngest ot them that our combined force ot vessels was incavabla ofA suceesstulencountar with & feet of one fourth its ze built oa modern principles. Indeed, one such ship them to pieces at long range with her heavy rided guns, We haveno ordnauce that would make any impres: sion on such aship at a distance of over GW yards, and ho-vessel of equal speed in. our navy would be placed under her fire by a prudent commander. [stato tacts thutare not only Known to our own officers, but to those of foreizn nations Who are Visiting among’ us, an the pertormance of their auiiies transmit su puttion to their governments, ido not, therel sider that Fam betraying our weakness, which is alfeady too well known to every nation but ourselves, _ Our people are umer the impression that we have formidabio ships, and are incurrins largo. expenditures to maintain a navy, while in tact we have nono of the former, and our expenditures are.smatl whou compared with those af other nations, who have less extensive consis and tewer iutcrests at stake, tor we are the second conimercial country in the wor'd, with prinetples to de fend and rights to maintain, which are certainly of more importance than a tew millions of dollars, WOODEN WAR VESSELS USELESS, An exhaustive discussion then loliows, in which the Admiral ooserves ghat when Cap'ai& Ericsson built the first monitor the days of wooden ana hall- armored Ognting ships passed away, He discusses exaaustively the whole wide tield of tron-clads and aiter our civi! War, vessels built in haste o1 unscas: oned and perishiug materials, with the recent Naval constructions of other countries. our avy in the comparison tg like a ioot sola‘er a mouated man inarmor armed with a breech-loading rifle. He OUR MUSTER. We have now but six monitors fit for service out of the foriy-cight which appear on the navy regisier. Twenty wera long ago condemned as uniit for service. the avajlabie monitors formed part of our West India fleet. which lately assomblet; but they would havo been of iittle use in a fleet fight on accountot thelr wantor speed. ‘Their turrets‘and hulls could not resist the heavy riled projectiles now. in use, and they ¢..nnotruise tieit would rush in and deiuge their holds, ‘These monitors were built during the late war for a epevitic purpose, which they amply fulllited—viz., ta operate im smooth water against fortifications ant tov the de orharbdts. ' For such service tley prove themselves admirably adapted, and their turrets any hutis well narked: with neavy shot, whiet did no harm, Ahowed {nat they ware practleally invulnerable a. that née. Posseming the he,viest ofdniuce tien known, they were a match for any, single ship afloat: but since they'were bullcten and eleven inch piaies have been easily pertorated by the eloven-inch mile, EFFiOIMNCY OF HEAVY RIFLED GUNS. Euher of the abovo mentioned, gums could perforate the turrets of any of our monitors, while the vessels our smooth bore gus coud do them no harm. Ji sagiyguns couid 90 easily demotisty the turrets of ont monitors, what chance would the latter have against 4 ship lake tae Inflexible,. tow aise ts Kngtand? She ts of 11095 tons displacement, 8,00 indica: ‘ood she is to inount four Slitomgung throwing shot of about 1,60) pounds welxht, very evitent. that such & ship with her iron plates would receive no dumaxe one of our monitors, except at very. close quarters, AMONG THE MONITORS. Resaits of an examination of the monitors are then. given. With refercace to fmroishing tem with defensive armor o¢ iron Plating, might protect them tosome extent irour theeffact af beavy projectiles, This ue esteems impraeti:- uble on account of the greater weight than the The most elaborate preparations have been | Made for the inaugurai ceremonies of Governor Betle, of Néw Jersey, which take place to-day at Treaton, Yesterday crowds of strangers began | to arrive in Trenton, and.tt is:anticipated that the ! largest assemblage of people ever seen in tat his | | torte old city will be present. The foilowing programme for the inauguration | | has been announcedsTne military’ escort, con- | | Sisting of the Fourth and Ninth regiments, N. G. s | Nod. headed by the Governors: Island Band, will be under command of Cilonel Dupley 8, Steele, { Lhe colume witli orm at eleven o’ciock on Clinton | street, ahi maren to the Taylor Opera house, where | tie inauguration will take place in the presetice | of the Senate abd House OF Assembiy,, Open: | prayer wifl be offered by Kev. Charles K, | Imbrie, Di Di. dersev City, alter waich tie omtsal | ati Will be adauaistered to the Goverpor eect by Onter J @ Beas: Governor Parkér will | deliver the Great Seal of the State, and the new ) Govgrbor will be iutroduced to the me the Senate and Honse of Assembly by the President | OL bie Senate, ir. Joho W, Taylor. Governor Beale | Will foen deliver lis inauantal address, at. the | conciasion of whicu benedietidu Wilh’be offered by | the Key, Taomas Haulou. D. Djs of trenton. A mailitary parade will afterward take piace and a Teview at the State: Mouse by Governor Bedié, Battery A, First brigade, will fire a saiure as the | colunin pusses in review. In the eveniug Governor | Bedie will hold. a reception av. the State House, begioning at eight o'clock. NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. | APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTRES—A BLOW AT THE JERSEY CITY RING. Both Houses of the New Jersey Legislatare met | lastevening in ‘Trenton, The President of the Sénaté announced the committees. Mr! Stone | being Chairman of the Judictaty, Mr. Potts of toe | Finance, Mr. Hill of the Education, Mr. Hopkini ol the Railroad and Canals, Mr, Sewell of the Milt- | tla, Mr. darrard of te Municipal Corporations, Mr. Thorn of Agriculture, Mr. Schuitz of fisheries ang Mr. sewel of Riparian Kights, in the Huuse Mr. Rave is Coairman of the Judi Clary, Mr. McGiil of the Municipal Corporations, | Mr. Heodrickson of the Miittit, MrT. 5. Heary of Edncation, Mr. Carey of Revision of Laws, Mr Siauonol Federal Relations, Mr \oodrud of KRipa- rian Rights, Mr. Dodd of Ways and tieags, Mr. | } MeGee vt Rantroads and Canals, Mr. Sheevtrn of | Whe Sinking Pund, Mr Paterson of Claims and Pensions and of state Prison, Hudson county las | the chairmansiip of six committees. | Mr. I. S, Henry introduced a bil providing that any person convicted oO: misdemeanor or any | crime sai not 0@ Pilgible to hold oMce.. Tats vill | Was deteated last year by the rejnolicans, tn order | that the convicted Commissioners of Jersey Ctry | mi¢h) retata mew places. Lt will be madea caucus | | measure by tne democrats this session, ate Mr. Abbotytutroduced a bill regu. | wlary OL the Prosecutor of the Pieas in nity. Carr contested election was brought senate. | ‘THE JERSEY j | { : | CITY WORKMEN, | The steel works at the 160t of Warren street, | | Jersey (ity, Were closed yésterday. The mea | Were informed that they must accept a reduction | of ten per cent In their wages, and as the men were not prepared to meet the proposition, bust- | ness Wad dispended, A committee of the etm ployés Wil wait on the proprietors this fevenova and probaoly wecept the gitnation, A im the laboring stat of the Pennsytv: krie Railroads wil be made at the end. of this | month. Tiere are not less than 1,200 men ot the j laboring class now out of empioyment iu Jer: | fav! aud there ig NO Immediate prospecs ol re- { is ” vers of | P 80108 are intended to yo which woukl bring them too low in the water for safe navigation out- side of Naroors, BEEIND OTHER NATIONS, Thus you wi ent. vatieries, eed and armor, are in. n maton for the new sty!e of fron-clads, with ¢ ele power. tul riled guns; aud it wos apparent tomyself and: ta every or.cer of the West India fleet who had studied act, that the mheniters would availit brought in contact with the foreign vessels in Cuban water! These are matters that can be oniy-by protessional men, wn. oliver in our. ventcls: as’ we that they will b p fon it éver ttey Ko into-action with our monitors ott side a harbor, Torts younger officers, who have fot expertenced the inconvetiences of war and look upon it asinercly a pleasant episode, it mattors hittie in what sort of a Vessel bey So to sea. ‘hey accept » any nd delide” themselves: with: the ‘hope’ thi What the odis againat them, victory will’ perch upon the banners ofthe United stittes Nuvy, but there will be a rude awakening to the actual position of atfairg uf wodo not follow the example of foreign nations, and (noe OUr NAVY Mw proper sate for service, hot ahavy ih the world that 1s dot in advande of us as regards ships avi guus, and 4, In common with the older officers of the gervice, feel an anxiety on the sttbiect wiich can ouly be appreciated byothose who have to command teets and take them in'o tate, lighted apo mt sie tme-to-command the fests of the inited Statosin case of hostilities, a positon whic! i my nati nm aidiny right, [shout be put tomy s etid to, sueveed with, sue! incongrnous set of yes thoroughly appreciated hough ‘there is notun vy Who would hesitate to command such ive 1) limeor War, yer naval men feel esi eg thy ba pad eae woud robal recominen y shut tt pre enott, ‘and no feet Patton's. attempted with chem, sending the wooden voor abroad singly to do wil the damage possible until capatred by thy enemy, our tity gun frigates perchanoe succumbing to a wo gun clipper armed with tea inco rifles, and our smatier cruisers driveu of py merchant vessels carrying cifle Kins of lesser calibre. Thesis 0 Quagneratipy. It la simply what will occur when we go to War artd it would be much better to have No navy at ail, than tobave on¢ like the presbut hhir armed and with only halt speed, unless we inform {he woria that our establishmentts only intended tor times of peace and to protect the missionaries against South gen vavaxes and Eastern fanatics. RUBBISH IN TUE WAY. Of ali the Wooden naval constructions of the wat oniy taree are leit'avuiable; the valance are de- cayad and laid up, iacumbering the yards, aud only fit tobe broken up or sold out of service. Of tae forty-eight iron-clads thirty-one can be of, no use @Xcopt CO sink a8 Narbor oostructions. Ont of the uineiy-atne wooden Vossels on the navy list only thirty-one Pap grey, be called vesseis-ol- War, did not one of tiem can contend with for eign sips of equal sie, Of tas monitors-only me Dictator has speed, and she Leeds repairs, “Ves- sels Of the Conuecticut and Cungress'class, it well bunt en y's commerce, ‘al vessels folows. showiag Clearly that they are severally far below what we need ior War ser- | Vice outside, though the monitors may be useiul as hatupr deteuces:— \ THE RELIABLE MONITORS. Of me double rurteted monitors the Monadnock, Miin- tonomoh, Arapniwite, Keanoke and able vessel want thurouy Iron and Now engines ‘Tugy eo gafecy from port to port, asthoutl ships, and capable, when in orden, v6 J new Halls of go: with soagolug ips long voy- repairs, eur ages, sotie Of theme vessels are mow Lier repair, aid Be inex may be cymvesied inte dine. tronctads, £ would recommend that they be aiteret 1s follow propose shat thei? hulls should be built 01 | plate arrangement, lite tie English armor-plat seis and tike the 't rpedo Vessel Alarm. the latter the Hirst vesses in the Uni {states constricted on this plan, ‘This would give the Vesseis wv double bottom: and duuDie frame Uroughout, and would enable them to carry heurly twice the thickness o: trom on hus and turrets, or aticastenough to make them invilnerable against the 9% i2/and 18 tom My iy Use in foreign At solid oak the resting power would be-stiil grente , should have en- gines of great power and simpuicity ot desiqn, ot the com d types whidh “wwonld entvle tiem to cross Cie 8 of cruise on our coast in the heaviest weather. Hott the Monadnock and the Manconomol have given evidtron of their ability 10 make long sea voye Ages, Wild comfort to officers ahd men, aha this icin 1 oe Yeuso! would, No donbt, live in & gale whece an ordinary ‘ r Tn the Feconstructon of these Vessels | woul recommend a change olving the frrets, either haviz th or rollers or have high, coamings Hes witht mdia rubber packing to reach to ihe sifot the gun port; tor the present aysivm isliabie to the ovection at water gecning OM AseRWay, The tarrets Lave also dnrei{able na: ny in. the manner ot em move on balls, the Btitish iron-clad Juvincibie ought to go through | a ect like ours and put the vessels hore ducumbat ina | short time, for she could either run them down, or cut | e, Cans | linproved projectiles, and compares our ficet lo't | He says, turrets trom their seats im @ sea way, tor the water | which they: were, fred could remain atadisiance | horse | power, 18 to beUriven at « speed of fourtern. knows LY | | uvin shrews, and it 1s under: whica | © that these monitors, with their pres | respect a | f have been of littie | ipelivd to sacrifice lite and reputa- } no matter | There: ts ( wre commended as effective against an | A detatied description of the | Verror—reaily valu. | ehinery to raise them. to say nothing of the aanger of being completely, ‘disabled by heavy’ shot while rovolvs ing on thelr pivots, ~ THB) BRET FIGHTING sHLP. Great diversity of opinion has existed in the minds of } magna: Ard wit regard tw the best tar ot tare Mp ands ater tx * 10) cifferent plans ch tor T tu jusufed In the | inock and Mian | ting our coasts | otuers vet built, a | | | | } tanomon-are better adaptet tor pro: j and harbors and tor fighting than Rave seen the Monudnogk tn a!l | out heavy gales ot wind at anchor o | Fode the sea tice a duck. Ihie oliss of vessel | apd aft as weil a broadside fre, and | strueted no vessel can be considered 2 id. To make these vessels more encuring against stot their mating should lid on the sides and tar: eo oe at least tive and a | st plate we are able to ny eathers and rid. ye nt 80 ie con- eficient fighting RAMS AND TORPEDOES, No ship 1s considered a complete fighter without an eMciens ram, and that necessary change 1n the Duilc of modern war ships is fully considered by the report im reierence to the reconstruction of the monitors, a8 well as the requisites of speed | and the ability thorougily to resist heavy shot, ‘fhe lact t$ stated thatshore fortificaions alone | cannot successfujly deiend a harbor, and tne suo- | Ject of torpedoes is discussed at lengin, | UNPREPARED FOR A Wan. In organizing the system on which a navy has to be built 181s necessary to take into consierstion—frat, the | f the country for the protection of its commerce; | : | the @xceni of coast to be deiended and the ex condition of the seaboard etti of the country with the otier P and the advancement continually made in of maritime war: tourth, tolook deficiencies in the ace, and. at whatever cost, place. te navy im condition to | uteet ahy emergency. | this 48 uot the case with When its condition 9 tutly considered It woul height of toliv tocall it “eMeuent,” lusion fasts, no suppites wil! We will crow ‘yearly more interior to War is atall times a droadmt alternative; when fureed upon a nation so utterly unprepared as we are at present I sneak strongly on the suoject, be- cause T know the real condition, of the navy and its present inability to meet the wants ot the nation, and | may you live tosee my country humiliated trou the | | tactthatno attention hag been paid to the recommen: | | dauons.ot those whoseduty it will be to lead our ships | into action or direct their movements tn time of war, } Now is.as good & thine as any to inaugurate acompre- | hensive system of nayal deience, which would be the | Proper term to apply to the operations of a non-ayeres- sive nation that dogs not require a navy with which to wage aggressive war, but ainply to protect itscoasis and | | commerce. Wo can only maintain our position among. | | nations by tollowtng in their wake in naval matters. if we do nob as we once did, set them the exampie in the quality of Our ships and guise, We have never had a xet- ted policy with regard to the class of veaseis we should haut and T ber leave to sugzest asystem, which, itad- | | Rered to, will soon piace us in a very respectable 0 | tion, enable us tu defend our coasts and do great damage | |. wove enemies, NECESSITY OF AUGMENTING OUR FLEET. Mines planted in channels wilh Not prevent an anem: from shutting up New York at both ens, if he is super- {for to usin iron-clads, Iti lg therefore. smperalively | | Necessary that we should at ence provide for building | | sunuaily so many tons of mopitora—say 00) tons ror | | the preseut—until we have thirty first class monster | | rams of great speed, armed. with monster guns, in ad- | dision to our present foree, and atleast fity iron torpedo | | boats of not less than 100 tons, of good speed, ‘The latter shoul be hauled up wi » flited with al! the jodern Improvemonts aml kept tor an occasion, while hundreds of others could be improvised im a short time alter the commencement of a war, | ‘This is partly the system pursucd by Great Britain, She | | builds 20,00" tons “of naval vesseis annually,” and | finds it the cheapest way of averting war and pro- ing and increasing her commerce, which has doub.ed | Siace 1355, while ours has dwindled away exactly oue | si | halt NOT ALWAYS EFFECTIVE, Too much contidence is felt by our army torpedo off- cera in the eftects of theirsunken torpedoes on passing ships | “No doubtif'n torpedo should explode unier a vessel tt | Would destroy her instantly, but out or the many planted on the bottom. iew lave doen round effective. fn dine ot need, especially atter having lain torsome times md | then untess the torpedoes aro to be-tired upon impact or | by circuit closets, they could do no harm te a feet | | passing up imadark night, atvadistance of 100 yards, | With lights ai! obscured. and what chance would thore ve orexploding a torpedo just atthe right time? Kven | | suppos: a few ships weradestroved, that would not pre~ | Sone tite others trom pois attend. | OUR POLICY LN WaR, To build a great number of fighting. shi | the monitor plan seems unadvisaole, mostiy iron vessels tor the defenes of our » beyond our power to wage war on: the caastof any Eu- | ropean ha ion provided with proper eppitanees tar des_| ir noliey should bs protection toour couste and ur ouAn enemy's comimerce, If we should | rfulivon-clad fleets and they should ongage | forees of like proportions aud etther or both | Were sung, ¢ woull have no effec: in bringing about « | | peace, #s ticither country would suffer materially, | q Lt ison } tle i: third, the re} ers ot the world the serence our own navy at present be the for, while. thatde- be given by Congress, and | other lowers. $ on any but we require | it is. only by. destrovin® the commerco of a sreatna- | that we could bring her io terms, henee one vessel i king and de thd Alabama, roamin P ocean,’ s\ stroying, would do inoce to bring about peace than a dozen unwieldy iron-clads craisng in search ot an, enemy of lise character, For this reason L would recommend ‘that We should no: loneer repuir the old Wor suing, but entirely rebuild them. with new huts aud improved muchinery ant guns, and | We shoul coustruct a tleet of switt wooden cruisers of at least 1,200 toms, with a speed! ot not tes: (han four- | tean Knots ant with une heaviest batteries, It we were | | {0 lay Up our prossne vesieis butid # new set, with | imoroved machinery, it would-be economy in.theend. | ‘The vessels would ve'run on halt the armoant of coal at | present used, woud require tower men aud would do | thetr work tice as cfMiclently. Great Britain ty build. | ing a number of sitch vessels, tollowing the imple wa | sot them during the rebellion, but improviug on our | | models, inachinery and cans of that period, | PROJECTILES AND RESISTANCE, | | After stating the preparations making Aes Kenge | laud and other Powers iovnavel wariore, the-re- | | port goes into a iong exposition of the progress of | the race or improvement between orifiuunce pro- | decties and resistance by metal Diatog, and prom. | | Inence is given to the tdea that to Keep our proper | rank as & naval power, we muss adept the latest. | ldeas.to regard to trusting mainly to speed.ot yes- | sets and superiority of gquua, making toe hull tor three teeh above. aud below Lhe, water, imparvious | Pe | toshot, and leaving the deck unincumbered py the wesgat ofacmor, Hulis should have all pos- sible strength and ve provided ior ramming, Our | fifteen inca, eleven inca and nine then gans are } considered, of their kind, the: best. guus. in tue world. Attempts fo rifle cast ifon are considered Usetess, as the guns wre unot Jor-serviceaiter the Gitiesh discharze, Loe erection ol a toundry for the constraction of tue most efficient guns by the | gove-nment i advised, HEAVY STEEL BREECH-LOADING RIFLES, What we. require for immediate servide Is—First a | ciuss of steel breech-loacing gun4 superior to the 700- | | pounder thirty-tive tou rided gun. ' These are needéd for | 4F Inonitors, which should cach have one smoothdore | and one rifle mutt. id, guny superior to the ay | pounder cightesn ton. cnn, ‘ror oltr.seaguing iron-clads ant fot pivot guns in our weoden vessels, Third, 2 | Pounder, twelve ton guns Lot our smaller class af vas: | ich would be equivalent to nine, | ‘sig ag pivot uns, vw! tep and. trelve-inch rites. aking Into con ieration the Dunching powers ot the | t trom tue aving the muzale I fud the | about three and a half, the elgh- A three. de nine ton gun nearly a gun F ey more ty Avie anid thd six und a t Me batt ton gun ong and a Natt times US: powertul a5 our heaviest sixty-aighs powder, watlo | } atlong ranges say 1) 1 ter still. tho * and a hal’ Lintes, the exghtoen tot gun to soven times, &e.. &0. This Couiparison i# mere to give & rough idea oF the advan- | WHE possess in’ any’ fiture conrest ai suis hold good wath. rogard fe total energy of the eavtest 00 Increases.cven mora rapidly than, whe penetrating | power per inch of clteumterones. | | CONSPANT KAPLD. LMPROVEMEST, | | So rapid fs the march of improvement in ordnance | thatevery year Anis ws inore: welpless, and under the | Circumstances it would be as unjust to expect success of | our Mavy ugathst stich olds as 1 would tiyeount on vic- | tory tor our army provided with smootupore artery | | anitoki testtoned muskets againat critica’ feld pieces and | Reminstoa bveorh-loaders, | Our peupit are very exacting and’ are apt'to stow a al of fecling against those who encounter defeat, gently Had oveasion to motive nz ths ine | i Wary Withgut tnlly iniorming themselves of tie GisadVantages under which their coutbatunts labored. | ‘The papuior chagrin would: be vastly greater If our ships were tcom the ocean iv A foreigit war and | 9 vealed by & blockading Loree. Agr enn } 2 } ‘y wottid huve great . ‘AJoctorn hope wich | ) guns and vessels built i or Betore 134 to compete with | ans and vessels butit sunce 187% ‘ie navy would not be wo blame in uch a cese ir it met with dereat, but it comid | Very properly compiain ot not veing supplied with | j,means.te gain vicworiss and defend out coast and | | OTHER NAfIONS aT WO! t haebors, | RK. | Admiral Porter gives a ult view of the rapid | ' and constant arivance of othet nations im waval | strength, especially Ensland and Germany, vort | | or whielt are anmualiy exvetdiig vast swais ‘for | the construction Ol vessels. of sxe most approved | build aud orduance’ of greatest power. Alter a | | glunce a& nevessury) advances itn naval tac. | tte ihe Admiral makes a number of recom- | | mendattons, the fitst or which ts the appreniice | | system, to cducate a good sesof petty olttcer: jor | the navy, requiring 1,000 voy ao once and adding to them yearly, so that im twelve years the m2 Would be entirely manned by American seamen, ifts second. want 18 better ventilation for etivs; | ined, steam) capsians; foarsh, better sicam cat- | | ters: fit, uniformity tn boats? sails, He states | | the condition of tte dew rorpedd boats aud of the | ; Several receiving slips, and concludes with tie | folowing | GENERAL REMARKS, | Ene people of this country on And pollucs that tie ie | so deeply immersed in | ey give Uttle wttentton to tl Ye While Galina, up the industries Pret that vhese Fequire protection Well as on sitore. Our cxttes abound for the protection of property, vat the high seus eau scarcely be sald to be policed by Auerinan DsOl-War, aut DUt tor the navies of foreigh Powers aN WORK! evar WITH pIeAtes ta abroud ace (requently obliged to go to the ‘als 10e Protection, and in the Lous missionaries, Who are doiug much zttly (he savage istanders, have to depend ely Of loreigh Davies, as We have Not ships n. Fhose raaiiitar with the subject is, has periurmed 3h wud that at 10 Keep up with cry they, 38a a an \ From the foundation of our navy ite oMcers bave not duty in war, but have in (ime of peace to the geographical knowledgo ot, tie Peni Wp Commerce with the romorst countries vareful surveys made the pathway across Ue f fo our ietenant vessels. Compare their ex. | Auous wich Ulose of tha mostenterprising Navigators | oc former tines, and our officers will not suffer by me | comparison, Many of the. oid navigators lec bu \ Ons ft ikeoveriee. mts Wi suey manner as to | Always been conduc ft the whole Lina race. ‘ Whatever romance attach to the Youages of the | early Havteators they were, in truth, bolt ad urers, Pushing thot trail barks mko storm Gases leaving « a clowW to the posnts they visited, Une oflicers, Wilh (Ne haraihood of their predecessors, O83 A KnOWiedge ot geodesy (ha I otittide thy position of every. cunst aod Hilden danger, and our charts are now in use by alt comtureretar tations, Sverybody remembers the expedition, under com: OL Licttedant Wilkes, which visited: wif patty of ho world, 4nd made charts of every place. it visited, Nid expedition periorated am amotnt of labor alinost lave G } | thelr children will be careiily attended to, | Schools their children use Will be kept at the high- | shut him up in sepa | ton, | much disturbance of business, bow many broken | Rize race mauy Way oY Sone aud un many | P hefowlean oe! Witch UWF niershank ships are al this day 4 Fedping ene beurde | Sommouore Ferry, at the heart of a opened the commerce of Japan, whit Tid for ucied. sna te Si ation can be nn nl avarte Dato ot ‘Amaetiona aval.squadron, | had peva lost wo | by the tlorg cot | to lode au’ he mail eds w Cakia 924 Japan, whieh wil! fn: Mongh, one, in tim: war. yre ccatoategebees appt Oe exploit and in proportion to its sige hasdone more towardyex tending aknawledze of the physical geography of the world than that of anv other Ration, as it always has been, ed in useful labors and in lone nnd dangerous voyages, and-every portion. of our country is luiterested im its mainwaance. When the small outlay for the support of the navy ts consi leret, it is WaWise economy to withhold what tg required to enabie its officers to maintain the honor of flag and be ready to defend at all times our coasis hapyors against the depredations of au enemy. THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL. A PROTEST FROM MR. WENDELL PRILLIPS Wendell Philitps addresses the following letter to the Boston Advertiser:— Wil! you allow me'space in your columns to re cora my protest against the Civil Rights pill whicd has passed the Senate and awaits the action of the House or Representatives? My chief objection ts that it sanctions separate schoolgrfor whites and blacks, Such a sauction given by national law to caste fs a@ surrender of the principles for which tne war Was waged, and whict nen supposed were guaran. teed beyond dispute or peril by the mational vic- It is Idle to enact that born races shall, In sepa rate schoola oH g equal educational privileges in all respects"? e thing Is impossimre, Look at this plau in the light of common sense | tory. | and practicai life. Will you build and maintain a school in each schoo! district, and thus almost double the cost of the system’ Uniess you do so the resuit will be gross inequality, The colored people Go not al- ways live all in the same quarter. The law has no right tocompel them todo so. If, therefore, you Jurnish schools fer negroes only in one or two dis. tricts.of the town it will be. gross. bardship and inequality. Each white child attends the sechoot vest his house. The child thus saves weary walking, exposure to dan-er tn traversing the length of our crowded city streets, ane during inclement weather, 13 hardly ey vented reaching school, colored children oniy in young children must have trave)ling long distances wholly prevented trom ence in many cittes shows this. But sapposo yon have deubie schools tn each distriet, Is that “equality? Many ol the watte parents are edncaied, They kuow tne desecis of the school if any exist; they have infuence, and their objections wili be heeded, They are poplars The pre Tf you open schools for a Jew districts, some toil and tisk of ofien oy storms schoo. Experi est point of improvement, Hera togetner the children of the poor. no mat- ter whether colured poor or those of any other Face, Whose parents have not the education to sea def or the influence to secure attention to their complaints, and how long will the <choole continue eqnal? All experience has shown tat separate colored schools soon deteriorate and in ume become useless, But, waiving all this, what is the Jewel and finest elemeat of our common sc ool system ? It mixes | classes, ant this not only secares the vigilant watch of the most etiigitened and influential class over the character of public schools, bat if jucreases threefolt the value of the school itself. A boy ts not educated by his schoolmaster alone, classmates, m homes of refinement intelligent conversation wakens the child's mind; where edacated pareate, books, pictures, society, the stir ot y and Wealthy lie, rouse and develop his pow Such boys give atone to the class, inapire and It 1s average scholarship. ‘tne poor boy, stinted in a checrless and empty home, catches someshing of this:excicement and spur ivom his comrades, The entid of culture and an educated home shares with his less favored fellow ali the atus and incitements to intellectual life, Break these schools into clase or race schools, put the negro here and the Trish there: the Catholic in one place and the Jew in another; the rich under one roof, the poor elsewhere—and you take away the most valtadle element of our com school system, Now to all this advantage and atd the negro child is just as much entitled as the poor watte chidhis, And jast tuts the negro child loses if vou 2 s*hools,no matter how accomplished his teacher or haw perfect the ap. paratus furnisned the scnool., The poor white voy ofany other race has marsed advantages over him, and just this deprivation and meqnatty the fourteenth amendment was intended to prevent When It secnved to.all “United States citizens sre same priviiezes and immunities” and “the equal protection of the latws."? Further, who syali decide, amia the infinitely mixed races of the South, whether the child be- longs to. the white race or to the biack ? Therieh and educated creote will often, under this law, be surprised and indiguant to tind bis child shat out of the wilte school Is this influential clasa likely to submit in ence? Are we not planting a@ Most unnecessary root of quarrel We need not jear that by insisting on mixed pudiic schoois, We svull provoke the ponthara Whites to destroy the school system itself, Trt first place they have not the power. hundred th, SIX or seven ousand black voters are not. easiy thtrarte?, Seconaiy, that pullying blustér wi tried in Massachusetts when we abolished separate schools. Nothing bas. vecn neard of it since. The same INreat vanished into thin airm Indiansand, as Senator rman testifies, Onlo has tound na aiMculty tm inixed schools. Mr, Consray, State su. rtntendenut of Schools in Louisiana, testifies: thar the same phantom was conjtired up thera aud vah- ished as $000 a8 mixed schoo's Were established, (See nis letter to the Ni York Pribune.) As Loute ittna: Is the only State that has triet the expert. ment, and she fin’s no froubls, we. may falrt: I+ clude that no State will, “Biack men in street cars!’ exclaimed haughty Wasiington and Phi! delphtas “rhe we shall néver onier tiem” Brac use those city cars, but no case 1s yet recorded of & White man’s submitting to 2 Weary walk or t wet ol @ shower rather than sit with a negto i Waatincton or Philaceiphia street car. “When T said I would die a bacaelor,” sighed Benedict, 1 did not thnk Lsbould live tl L weve married)? For seventy years the nition froaned under & compromise witch out slavery into the constitne How many years of angry agttation, 1ow churches and parties, how long and bloudy 8 War, it took Lo disiodge that fatal grait wo ali know. This bili tnrroduced tnto the Legisiature a similar compromise, cuthroving cas eas a lemaletemont of Americanitie, The south watches eageriy gr this: concession. In 150 the South baited betiver two ways—one Jefferson Davis opened. anifight, To the other path Alexander Stepne! pointed—remain ip the Union, and goverg, by old ing the balance of power betweon parties, The first eourse-has peen tried aud it sailed, TI dogged and unyieldin iq hersel: no tortrytheserond wu What they desire and needisas aste, and a wattonal law thi aris them for another eff is 2 cougRssion that, In principle, they were ri and we wore wrong, It ts a peculiarity scparating (hem trom northetm civiligetion, and: sificiert to farnisn that esprit de corps Whie Wil sive;them tndws weight inthe Union. ft cunobles the whire race and doubles its advantages, While the negra submits to tne insuit he loses hal! nfs mnawhood; anit the day. of republican equality is jndenarely postponed. TMs recognition of race ts the frst stev im Stephens’ cabal Take it and the nation has been shorn again by the Deitlan that led her captive for tio generations, ocial system based gn. at sanctions it, Ss ! i business men of the nefion are $0 We yet stagger under the febt. oud effects of the war. It will tuke five or ten years more to clear tne field for mcustriat prop. Derity. Meanwhile the whoie arena ang the wnale narional attention are needed jor financtal and'ine dustrial probiems of the drst inportance, | ware businesa men that tr this bul passes it will rouse Another sectional agitation: the North wi net quietly yield What if bas bought with so. . nm blood—a ciedn statute book. The men ant Men Who once shook the tation are por yer dead, and their alscipies, born.ot the war, are.yonmpand eager spirits. The spirit of Suamer’s cearhbed ts att Uae ho en i tue men woe «at around It Go betray him, * Business men, instead of saving the 1atutefor the great interests of industry and progress, are suptnely allowing a step which will give us ane other generation of quarretsotne debate, broken churches, parties scattered and bankrupt, and the gravest auestions of labor and Anance pasted asiie and silenced, Or, Worse still, barlered and traded In—mad@® tie mere weapons with winch carnest meow figit avother battle, Have we buried, 1,090,000 men aul apeat $9,900,000, Withent learning thac we canuot tamper with the principles which UNeerite ou secial ane civibeys- tem? I. the war geitiod anything u settled this, that neicier lawnor constitution lore ein aoy circumstances, 1 i protést agamst the national disgrace and cri Of putiimg caste again into’ the statue veok, protest againat the wicked folly tat 1s avout te ose the time, méans and blood of another renera. tion in fgnuny over acain an issue Which has. page once fairly settied, and which tt needs only the stern veto of earnest and deternune: men tecpat forever Out Of the regea Of poiitical eae aE . ‘THe Ameridan church loves to chim that tnd: tf Past 1b Gid Ms duty On the Slave question—wes, as far-sighted, vigilant ana active as became ite Place, ‘Let 1© stir now to prevent a step waren disgraces and mars -our civHizalou—whien, will again rend churches with bitter devets and stb. Ject them to the same torripie tess that) tweaty years ay wrecked so oitea their claim to be Christian courehe: etter have no Civil Rigtts Ww, Letthe'anfend- Ments stand alone. Wait, w ton, till hall a milion of by fourteenth ameadmens as tue Jramesrs Intended and the nation understood it r) bear. Hat ‘Witte least save as from the legal concession of & prin- ctple which will create another South and arm another Nort against her. Men who study ute resent situation, aud Who, looking bene re anriace, discern che Parnose ot the south, wil Hot charge Me Wilk eXaggeration, a bibl < WENDELL PRILLIPS, ‘THR ULSTERMEN'S ASSOCIATION: Ameoting of the Uistermen's (Ireland) Assoclas tion was betd [us evoning at No. 105 Worth strobe Thomas’ Ryan presided, The names’ of oveg twenty now members were eatored on the books, Irvine Scholes was elected temporary Seat of The asaocration, and a Golh Mites WHS appornted to procure snitable raoms ior future Mmeetimars, of tie aysociation, " M eee) 4 aie