Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1829-12-18

condition and useful employment OF that branch
"f our service, during the pfescn. year Con-
s',tu'ing, IA It does. the hes, standing security
oil this country against foreign aggression, it
claims the especial attention q. Government
In this spirit, ~. Iuca sur.S which s,ce thr ter
inination at the last war, have been in opera
ton ;"r i'S gradual 'ar:e,nent. wers adopted
and II shnud continue 20 bo cherished as the ufi,.
Spring Of "ur natiou-l experiences. II will be
scen, howcvcr, that, notwithstanding The .,yc,t
soiicitudc w,ich las b.un manifested for the
perfect organization OF TN. ARA, anu the liberal
,tv at the appropriations winch that s"ii0itudc
has suyLea'2:!, t.hs object has, IN many in.por:
tant respects, 10, been secured.
La time oi peace. Ne have need Of no more
ships OF war th2n are requisite. Ia the protection
Of our Commerce. Those not wanted for this
object must lay IN the harhors. where without
proper covering, they rapidly decay; and, even
under the hes, poecau.,nIs for their. preserva.
ti"n, must s""n become useless Such is alrea-
dv tie case with many of nur finest vessels
which, though, unfinished, will nov reouue i'm.
tnerse SUMS ot none, to be restored To The C. n.
citr'n IN which they We're, when committed to
their proper ele;hent On this subject there
can b. hut little druht that our best licy w.uld
he, To Discontinue the building at ships of the
.irst ana sccuud class and look rat her To- The nos.
sesson oi ample materials, prepared for the C.
Emergencies al war. thln to the number al YES
sells which wo can float in a ,eason Of pence. as
: the S'dcx, ut our naval 'puxcr Judrcnu, demo-
SITES I'D Navy YARDS, "i timber and other mate.
riais as.'i.ned under the hands of skiitul york
nfeiH AND lifted f'' prompt application T., their
various purposes, would enable u.s. at All ti,nes
To construct vsssc S az fast as they can be uian-
ned aud save the heavy expense If repairs CT.
ccpt I" suci, vessels as must be empioycd in
guard'ng oar c1!ii'herce, The proper points for
the establishment of. these yards are Indicated
with 50 iuuch fIrce, in the repors ,f the N,yv
board, that, IN Recommending it Ia your atten-
'i"'' "tSin IT unnecessary to do more than cS-
press ms h"arty concurrence IN their views. The
iard IN tais District being Hlrcady furnished
"tth most "t thr machinery necessary for slip
Dnhdng, WI! he competent to the s,jnplv of the
tw" selected by the Hoard as the best f,r the
concentration of materials and from the iacil
nv ana certainty at cummHiica alton between
thcml, II will DO useless tn incur al these deot.
The cxPch:c of similar machinery. especially
That used IN preparing the usual metallic and
""udnn furniture of vessels
Another Improvement would hc effected nv
diSlensing altogether with the NAVY Board ns
now con tituied, and substit itiu,r in it's stead
nnreauX slal!ar To these already existing in the
war department. Each mclnbcr Ut the Board
transferred 10 tie head of i separate bercau
chaig,d with specific duties. would feel in its
highest dcgfeu, that wholesome responsibility.
winch cannot DO divided, without a far more
Than Pr"porti"nate dinnution of il, force
lieir valuable services would become still, more
so "hen separately spprnpriatedt to distinct por-
N'S va ZIG icdt intCiests Ot the Nivy, t. the
prosperity at which each would be impcllcd To
devote himself, by the strongest motives I'm
. Ger aach an arrangement, every bI anch If this
Important service, would assume q more simplu
ana precise Character its efficiency would be
mc'caser' ana scfnPuious economy in the cx-
pei"''ure of public money proinnted
""u;'i also recu AN md thai the mar; ne cnrns
DC merged III the artillery or in;antrys as the
os3l mode al curin.. the many detects in II
. "Sanl*ht!"n Bat httlo exceeding in number
any OF the Regiments ot infantry, that c. rms has
.e"'aeS Its l.!cntena mt Colonel Commandment
hre rrevst Lieutenant, Coiouels who receiv,
u. am pay end einolunehts nf Their hrevet rank,
"t.' .'!l rendering pr"poriionate service De-
,t''s ilF ii!aFinc service could as veil BIZ made
rom tie infantry "r artillery, there being no
peculiar training requisite for it.
WIKI these improvements, and such othe re- az
zcalons watch.ulnsss and mature consideration
may Suggest thcie can be little doubt that I'M
der an energetic administration its affairs the
Navy l!y soon be made every thing that the
nation wished 1t to be. Its efficiency IN the
suppression at piracy in the West India seas.
| ana wicrevc! ITS sqriadrons have been cuplov cd
I'M acquiring the interests of the country gill
appear from The report of the Secretarv 70
winch refer you for ohei INTERESTING details
Among tiese would bespeak the attention of
congress, inr the views presented in relation To
Tue iheqnnii.H between the Army and Navy as
10 the pay of officers. No such ineuuali,y shnuld
prevail between these brave defenders of their
| country and, where II does exist it is submit
tod TO Congress whether IT ought not To be rect.
| flied
I'll" repor, OF the Postmaster General is re-
erred to.'s sxhioiting a highly satisfactory adj
| in'nistrnuon n' that Department Abuses have
been reformed; increased expedition in the
transportation of the mail secured and its reve.
nue. much improved. In political puin, of
view, this Department is chiefly important ns
ah"iding the means of dfTi,sIng knowledge II,
1 In IN h,fi
are To The natural, conveying, rapidly and revu.
iafly, To the roruoiest parts Of the system. car
rect Infor"aton of the operations Of The Go
vcrnnent and bringing back to it the wishes
| ana FEELINGS OF tile pr"ple. Throngh its apen.
cy' we nave secured to ourselves the iull enjoy
nlcnt of the blessings Of a free press
In this general survey =, f our atFaiys. 4 sub
lject OF high Importance presents itself in the
present organization OF the Judiciary Anup;
form operation of the Federal Government in
the different States is certainly desirable: aud
using as they doin The Upion, on the basis oil
perfect equality, each State; has right III TX
pect that the benefits conferred on the ci,i,.ns
on DINERS should be extended % hers The in
/ oic'al system of the United States exist. in all
E eihcicncy IN only fifteen ihombsrs Of the Union:
20 three Others, the. Circuit Courts, which e,n
sN'e'e an important part of that system, have
oeen impcriectiy extended ). and to the roma m.
ing SIX, alt"g denied. The effect has been
20 V'ithho d from The inhabitants Of the latter
The advantages afforded 10y the Supreme Couri)
I" their fellnw-citizens in other States in tho
"hoie extent of the criminal. and much nj the
cyil authority of tho. Federal Judiciary. That
lhis state ct things ought 10 DO remodied if II
can be dove consistently with the public welfare
rs not to be doubted neither is 1t To- be Disguised
tnat the organization of our Judicial sysinn ia
at once difficult and delicate task To .x,end
the Cncult Courts equally throughout the dill
ferent parts "f the Union, and az tho Same i'm.
ID avoid such multiplication of 1uenl,trs as
would encumhcr the Supreme Appellate Tribu.I
nal is the object desired. Perhaps il might nc
accomplishing by dividing the Circuit. Judges in
C"urt should he held by those classes alterpaieIv
the Chief Justice always presiding.
Ut an extension Of the Crcu,t Cour, s,s,er, !
To those States which do mr., 49,, ,,r:,. -