Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-06-09

oeinS able To increase tue they already possess
OF giving naval strength to their country.
The states OF New York and New England are n,,v
Old settled countries: the population of the former ma,
become more numerous in the back por,s nc ,I,, -
try but an increase IN that quarter viii add but little 70
her maritime strength. But New ENGLAND and ,Lo
south eastern parts OF New York. already so fully
peopcd Thar frequent emigraions take place from thc,n
10 the inland states Massachusetts does moi, and ~
beeve we may say. cannot raise within herself bread
10 support her present population aud therefore can
never expect TO increase her bers very ron;dlv
wHo The western territory offers her youth the teot
ing prospect ~ obtaining livelihood i'm that rich conn
try upon easier than they can procure il within
her limits.
'i-et II not then he deemed chimercal 10 sov that
America has mo immediate prospect of becoming rreat
naval power. o.
'if the confederation of these states coniinuo to
WIN no donot become rich and powerful to a degree
mat may DEFY all aggression: bat II does not tllo tt
they VIII acquire a naval force that wiz rrovn G,rr,,l
Ole 10 e powers OF Europe. Germany has been ainon
inc most powerful nations of Europe and Austria and
Hungary now produce valuable articles of eynort ht
these countries, from their eeorrapncal sitr,t;ons
cannot produce maritime populations: other n,t;n,s
have therefore become the carriers Of eir rouction
ana 'hey nave never possessed any power upon the
ocean The inland states OF America are nrrrsoIr !;
Tue same situations; ami close these observations IN,
repeating first that the sources of the naval poycr ri
america must be principally derived from lilo states or
New for and New Engiand, and secondly that there
will be NJ great increase of the maritime, -,
those states until tie western country * fnlI,. ,,oI;
hea these fertile valleys all occupied and no Ion,
ger ""iu Out temptation to the youth of the Atlantic
states TO remove ththcr then they mast follow the ex
ample of their ancestors in Great 81 !,an: and If ti soil
OF their native country Ill not yield them su bss,onco
they must seek 1t from the sea which washes IFS shores
out that day, think it will be admitted by all s 4, ,
n's'an', ages must elapsc before that vast country
through which the Ohio the Missouri and the Ais,;
sppi roll VIII afford further room for the eplcrnr
sing etnigraLt Observations, &c. pp. g. T.
% themselves are beginning 10 be aware
OF inc truth OF these observations, and are now fee!in
ana coniessIng the difficulty of manning their sbins nj
war, lew as these are.T We have now before ms the
report OF the minister of The department of the navy foC
"te "a OF December last) in which the great difficult,
VI procuring ana cnlsting seamen is particularly sta
tcG--with complaints of tie CONSEQUENT do :e,,;
OF vessels and increase of expense. The minister mr.
&es strongly the necessity of having some syste,n syi
SEQ 10 ensure voluntary enlistmcuts sufficient TO meet
their increasing wants; admitting, and apparently re
GREETING, that their free institutions initiate a~o,st tho
manning OF the fleet Two of the features Of Ills eye
Tern lie observes, will probably be- TO admit mere bows
IN the character of apprentices and ~, LIST ,ai,i nm,
healthy landsmen IN tho interior We frankly fass
mat we consider II hope to look for robust and
neay men from the interior, long as sume five dol
lars worth OF land will afford much pork and nouItr,
nomInlny and johnny cake, will maintain whole
family '
There is mixed up with some error 4 great ,o,I ,r s,
sense IN The remarks Of Mr.. Ialbulton;-t.y are wit
ten wlih caimness and Judgment and with much more
{" iac'S and circumstance than usually cvinc-
ed III The publications of Europeans corcerinc ,i ~
Try. mat the essential difficulty in eGunpins in Nh, =
states large and effective force must ever no
"u' ~ the comparatively inadequate supply of sc,nep
cannot be questioned 1t is difficulty which has occr
ped The attention of this government and e censidera
'"h oil winch led TO the appointment Committee of
Fc senate during the late session. This resulted ia re-
P"' oy MI Lloyd. which, If do some nv find
room 10 publish entire, will make such extracts from
as sha' explain MS recommendation To the exped,ncv
81 ''''"e aPpehtIceships II should lie additional
nuucPmeNt 10 ths county devise means Of c,c
Hyhs as lar as practicable this defect when il is seen
ne maze by foreign nations the basis of calculatin ON,
future naval power. '''
one snip OF the linz rsates, sloore and ) sch,s
!" ''''''SS'c'' Total number of men voted, 1000.