Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-10-21
THE NAVY.

/ lie Eu!tOr Oh inc Ndlionat lbtSiHSSu-
Ger, in his paper of the 5thasserts. with
an efrontery which has distinguished
him above the rest Of his fellows "that
he fcderali.ts (whom he styles with his
usual decency the faction J are the ene-
mics ofChauncey, Of Rodgers, and would
ayow themselves equally the enemies ci
all our gallant tars, if the brilliaace OF
their good fortune. had not placed them
bevopd the reach Of their malice" An
assertion so false, ard so utterly unwer-
thy OF rcfuiatieu would net have been
noticed Ey Us, were 1t not for the pur-
pose Of addiRy ii as another item in the
account current of Democratic bypocri.
~. We might adopt the vulgar plagi-
arism of the author, and give it " the
lie direct;" but we prefer submitting to
the reader the following brief history OF
the rise and progress of the Navy Of the
United States, and leaving it with him to
make the application. He will find that
from the eaiiiest period gifts history, the
Democrats, who have now the impu
dence TO arroga,e to themselves, the ii.
lie Of the exclusive friends to the navy
have been uniformly and systematically
opposed TO its prosperity. He will find
them, not only opposing by their votes
in Congress, the measures which were
proposed for its n1tease BIZ, hiring The
pros,.u:ed talents Of The courryto viii.
fy its friends, and to write" thr Bras:
sOih great billy" a. they called it, out
Of favor With the people. The facts
which are stated in the sphjoined state
ment, do moi rest upon the the credibllity
OF the writer !; but are substantia ed by tie
Journals OF Congress. and by papers &C
cessible to every enquirer. They form
part Of that disgusting record Of fraud
.fslsehood and regeneration. by which
the dominant party must one day be judg-
cd, and when Judged, must fall.
From the Dcdham Gazette.
The first step that was taken towards
building navy, WAS in 1894. Early in
this wear the President OF the Uuited
States was authorised, by an act of Con
gress, "lo provide, by purchase or a-
therwise, TO equip and employ four slips
10 carry forty tour guDseach, $itwo ships
to carry thirty siSguns each The im>
mediate cause of this act, as sisted in
tho preamble to it, were the depreda
tons csamitted upon cur commerce by
he Algerine eorsairs. This law was
most strenuously opposed in every stage
ct its progress, and fnally passed in the
House Of Representatives, by a minority
Of eniy etepen.-At that carly period Of
ovr government, strong party had a.
risen, and was SO well marshalled, as Sc.
riously to obstrec, the administration Of
Washington. This party commended.
that 1t would be better to purchase the
friendship OF the Algerines. either by
giving them money. or by obtaining the
protection ct foreign powers. But the
chief objection to the law, was the foun.
dation which il would Law for \ pern,a.
nent navy. ], was said, that we could
rot discharge our public debt, If q navy
were to be encouraged-that the oppres,
sion OF the people OF England, and the
overthrow ofthe Frenchmorarchy. we're
ascribable to an extensive navy system,
THAT until the United States should be
able to contend with the great maritime