| Title | : | Naval Retiring Board: Speech of Hon. Sam Houston, of Texas, Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 18, 1856 (Classic Reprint) |
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| ISBN | : | 0260768529 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780260768520 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 26 |
| Publication | : | Published August 24, 2018 |
Excerpt from Naval Retiring Board
In the administration of the affairs of his office, I believe he gives general satisfaction; but if I were to rely on the intelligence of the day, as derived from the newspapers, I am inclined to think that, in the action of the naval board, most ?agrant injustice has been done to many officers of the Navy; and if impartiality has not been carried to an improper extent, injustice has certainly been done to many of the officers. But as this will be a subject of examination, I Will merely make this hypothetical remark. Sir, this shows that I needed no prompting, after my arrival in Washington city, and that no in?uences were exerted upon me; but that it was the prompting of my own heart, from a knowl edge of the individuals who had been stricken down, which guided my action....
In the administration of the affairs of his office, I believe he gives general satisfaction; but if I were to rely on the intelligence of the day, as derived from the newspapers, I am inclined to think that, in the action of the naval board, most ?agrant injustice has been done to many officers of the Navy; and if impartiality has not been carried to an improper extent, injustice has certainly been done to many of the officers. But as this will be a subject of examination, I Will merely make this hypothetical remark. Sir, this shows that I needed no prompting, after my arrival in Washington city, and that no in?uences were exerted upon me; but that it was the prompting of my own heart, from a knowl edge of the individuals who had been stricken down, which guided my action....
