Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-06-07

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60, Inc massage ,f the I.asd bill, be-, they wal, not
sdsspe the pubic works.
In further illustration Of the American uoders'an-
ding Of how fat IL is prudent TO provide iof war
during peace i,ius see what Geners jackson mas
said on the subiw,--a man renowned iof MS wst-
ike achievements. and who may be supposed as
friendly 10 s,ron, national dei"nees as any AU'cr,-
r.o statesman o,vh, 10 be. 10 his inaugural ed
drc., on the 4,h OF March. 1879. he lays down his
creed in regard o Our military peace establishment
in the following wotds: Considering standing
"armies az dangerous to fee Governments IN time
"of pcsce I shall no, seek 10 enlarge our present
establishment o |
And in his fira message TO Congress IN io-vnc
says. 'In tin, OF peace we have need OF DO no'e
ships Of thin requisite to Inc pro'ecuon OF
.our commerce. Those not wanted for this object
must lay in ih, harbors. where without proper
Towering. they ,apidy decay; and even under the
hest nrecaui on for their preservation, many OF Our
finest vessels: Which, though unfinished, wui no"
REQUIRE nmcus, sum. Of money to be restored TO
stbe condition inwhioh they were when committed
10 their proper element. On this SUBJECT there
can be bu, lutte iaubt that our best p""cy "o"'"
~ .issovuIinoe the building OF ships o' the htS
and second class and look rather to the possession
of ample materials, prepared for the emergenccs
| of war, than 10 he number of our vessels which
( I'VE eau float in season of peace as the ndex oil
/ 'our naval power. Jucicious dePosites ~ navy
yards Of timber,nd other materials, fashioned under
the hands Of skltul worknen,ond fitted for prompt
! .,oolication TO ueir various purposes would enable
us at all imesto construct vessels az fast as they
can be manned and save the heavy expense OF re-
pairs. except such vessels a. must De enp'"yeu
! in guarding or commerce.
l., mes
keeping ma VI ahoat in time of peace only sufficient
To protect our commerce is maintained and the pro-
priety of umuloting timber in the navy yards is
enforced in place of5uilding new ships. From all
which itappears that, in the Judgment OF General
Jackson no provision should be made for the 'x-
tention If our peace establishment; that our Navy
was sufficiently powerful Cor the protection of our
commerce and that it WAS better 10 lay up timber
than to build new ships.
From this view we can collect the sense "i this
nation as to how far we shonld go in peace to pro-
vide tn. wor.
The American practice, which was established
and has been sustained by all the patriots and s"ges
who have gone before VS. was not III reference only
to our geographical position in the woru IN regard
to her nations but was mainly produced by the
warning voice of history, by which We are taught
that the instances are very few where nations have
been conquered by foreign INVASION but very nuner-
Gus where their liberty has been overthrown by
their own rulers that the liberty OF nations IS II
far greater danger from their own powerful fleets
and armies, with Cnsar 1t their head than from
all foreign enemiea cosabined.
Now the question IL, whether We shall, unde
the temporary impulses Of party excitement, abah
uon the nmeficau. AID auot' tito n'"ope"'' -.
Of providing for war during peace! Whether re
publican America shall raise her military peace
/ 4, a..
tablishments Of the monarchies of the old world
Bat, sir it it wise to apply our whole re
sources to the public deicnccs the extension Of th
fertilization system is not the best for att AInment o
the object, The extent of our coIn,ry renders j
impossible to resist foreign invasion by means o
p Notifications. The maritime frontier of the u. S
from Passamquoddy to the mouth of the Sabine
} following the shores, is six thousand miles
one third of which belongs to the Gulf of Mexico
the northern and lake frontier three thousand mile
more. This, added TO the almost boundless western
frontier, makes it apparent that, If tho whole sur
} plus produce of the labor Of the People of the U
States forced from them in taxes, it would no
fortify this vast empire as to protect it from IN
yason. And if we had Notifications ready made
Q on convenient points, the whole !roniier,It wou
reguire standing army Of several hundred thousan
, to man them and preserve them. The number o
Notifications, from becesslty, must be limited To TN
r defence oft cities and the exposed points. TIT
number Of Notifications already projected liz create
! than was required. Fortunately for the nation
has in its power means of defence more cheap AM
more efficient. The bulwarks of our liberty are t
be found in the hearts Of n brave People and no
, in the stone and morier of forts The bravery O
; gallant People, in defence Of their homes an
their country, has carried successfully ard glo
f riously through two wars with the most powerful
nation in the world. The rational nnrans of ma
,ional defence for such People in time of peace il
, to protect them by wise and equal laws, and tC
tighten their burdens by cheap and pure admins
tration Of the Government, so that they may pros
per and grow in strength and power and lntelligen
&C, and in wealth, that their confidence in thu
Government may be established. All the enemies
OF freedom combined could not conquer such PEG
pie SO governed. Ga the contrary, an extensive
military establishment, which would Cypress tn,
People with heavy taxes, would check their spirit
{ would paraiyze their industry; would wear away
their attachment for the Government; would, IN The
end, change the national character and prepare Tbs
way Tor Buonapsre, at the head Of the naiona
guards.
There il mode or q 4 no nditufe more effcien, e.,