Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-12-06

d great NaVai ROVER. Ahat, which they pro-
posed to accomplish in eight years, is rather to
be considered as the measure of their means,
than the limitation of their design. They look
ed forward for term OF years, sufficient for
the accomplishment of definite portion of
their purpose; and they left to their successors
to fill up the canvass Of which they had traced
the large and prophetic outline. The ships of
the line, and trigates which they had in con-
temptation, will be shortly completed The
time which they had ALLOTTED for the accom-
pishment of the work has more than elapsed.
1t remains for your consideration, how their
successors may contribute their portion of toll
and OF treasure for the benefit of the succeeding
age, IN the gradual increase of our Navy There
is, perhaps, no part ofthe exercise Of the Con-
stitutional Powers of the Federal Government,
which has given more general satisfaction to
the people of the Union, than this. The system
has not been thus vigorously introduced, and
hitherto sustained, TO be now departed from, or
abandoned In continuing to provide for the
gradual increase Of the Navy. it may not be ne
cessary or expedient to add for the present any
more TO the number Of our ships; but should
you deem it advisable TO continue the yearly
appropriation Of half million to the same OBJ
jects, it may be prohtably expended, in provid-
ing supply of timber to be seasoned, and 9TH
er-materials for future use; in the construction
OF docks, or in laying The foundations OF
School for Naval Education, as to the wisdom
Of Congress either ofthose measures may APP
pear to claim the preference.
Of the small portion Of this Navy engaged in
actual service during the peace, squadrons have
continued 10 be maintained in the Pacific o.
cean, in the West India Seas, and in the Med
iterranean; TO which has been added small ar
mament, 10 cruise on the Eastern coast of
South America. In all they have afforded pro-
lection TO our commerce, have contributed TO
make our country adyantageously known to
foreign nations, have honorably employed mul-
titudes Of our seamen in the service OF their
country, and have Injured numbers OF youths oil
the rising generation to lives OF manly hardi-
hood and Of nautical experience and skill. The
piracies with which the West India Seas were
for several years infested, have been totally sup
pressed. But, in The Mediterranean, they have
increased in manner affective To other ma
lions, and but for the continual presence OF our
squadron, would probably have been distress
sing 10 our own. The war which has untortu-
nately broken out between the Republic OF bue-
nos Ayres and the Brazilian Government, has
given rise TO very great irregularities among the
Naval offices of the latter, by whom principles
in relation 10 bockades, and to neutral navlea-
ton, have been brought forward, to which we
canno; subscribe and which our own comman-
ders, have found it necessary to resist From
the friendly disposition towards the Onlted
States constantly manifested by the Emperor
Of Brazil, and the very useful and friendly com
mercial intercourse between the United States
and his domnions, we have reason to believe
that the just reparation demanded Tor the !nJu-
ries sustained by several of our citizens from
4 ha witt b..
stracts from the recent dispatches OF the COM
manders of our several squadrons, are commu-
nicated with the Report of the Secretary OF the
Navy TO Congress.
A Report from the Postmaster General is
likewise communicated, presenting In highly
satisfactory manne: the result of vigorous,
efficient. and economical administration OF
The Department. The revenue oil the othce,
even of the year including the latter halt OF
1924, and the first half of 1925, had exceeded
its expenditures by a sum of more than forty
five thousand dollars. That of the succeeding
year has been still more productive. ne IN
crease of the receipts, In the year preceding
the first of July last, over that OF the year De-
fore. exceeds one hundred and thirty-six thou-
sand dollars. and the excess Of the receipts over
the expenditures of the year has swollen from
forty.fye thousand to nearly eighty thousand
dollars During the same period, contracts
for additional transportation OF the mali, IN
stages, for about two hundred and sixty thou
sand miles, have been made, and Tor seventy
thousand miles, annually, on horseback. oeS-
en- hundred and fourteen new Post Othces nave
been established within the year; and the IN
crease of revenue within the last three years, as
we'll as the augmentation of the transportation
By mail, is more than equal to the whoie a
mount of receipts, and of mail conveyance, at
the commencement Of the present century, when
tbr seat of the General Government was remoV
sd 70 this Mace. When we reflect that the OBJ
iects effected by the transportation OF the man
are among the choicest comforts and ENJOY
ments Of Social life, it is pleasing TO observe
that the dissemination of them to every corns ss
Of our country has outstripped In heirincreaSe
even the rapid march of our population
Bv the Treaties with France and Spain re-
snectivey ceding Louisiana and the f,ortdas ), 10
the United States, provision was made ior the
srcuritv of land titles. derived from the Govern
rosn,s of those nations. Some progress mas
hesn made. under the authority OF various Ac.S
oS Coneress. in the ascer,ainment and estan'ish'
-, ,hose titles: but claims to very large