The native American., 1840-03-14

1.-The side which paws them best and ii this BE-
true. and few had etter opportunities OF iudg-
ing. we must bear m mind that we get line
worst and most ultrrincip.ed portion of the
British seamen. and that the man who can
}turn traitor 10 his own country, can never Ee
|trrn to apv other. and. if a Higher temptation
were offered would t,,rn double traitor, aad
b,v ne,cc md nerbans competency, by in
act of atrocty.
Tie frcouent assertions from the Navy
The shirt off Decentralization and revolt where
ever and whenever manifested are in nineteen
cases ONT Of twentv ORIGINATED by foreign
sco,,,en Skinned from the necessity of The
lease, necessity Stern and imperous, and its
IonIv Justification he support of the ma
tiono? fjuo and with il the llatona. honor,
sho,,i4 o., w lie entrusted t. those who were
horn uodpr its Golds. or IT least two-tFrds or
three ou,,hs Of orr Seon,en should be Amer
lean
Nv the nl)ur,nents which our commerce
has oair,1 10 FOREIGN Scnn,.n. we have drained
Enal,ud, France. Holland. and all Europe, OF
every man tl.;.t coDIl g had. and still we
have MOI enough. Great Britain, awakening
to her waut o; Seao,an.Ss adoptina our plan Of
sc1ool ships, which viii generally be followed
Ibv the maritime nowers Of the old world, but
10 this country remains tie honor Of first in
Ifroducioo ,j;a pI,n, ard Ter ;hat honor She is
Indebted to Thomas Coin.
All hardy L.auts arc OF slow growth. and it
is SO c,unhaiIcallv Of sca,nen. Rouniies do
not make sailors, Nothii,c but active service
will produca lie t}oroupl-hrcd Tar. They
ireouirc as much education. hut Of IL different
IdescriptoD. as the merchant, the lawver. or the
'nI,vsician,
jack must 90 through College, as well as
his beiters and must enter the Junior class
and go through all the different grades. before
|he can he pronounced the aforementioned and
accomplished seamen, and no class of men
have a quicker perception of the awkward or
the ridiculous on any thing applying to nau-
teal matters. Hence their expressive term Of
Gland lubber" to any one who exhibits any
want Of acquaintance with sca-faring matters,
and the disdain with which they generally
look upon marines.
In military affairs we find the necessity for
a thorough education, and hence we wisely
support West Pont--but in every point OF
view, our Naval School is infinitely more I'M
|portant, and IS Tree from an those popular Cd
jections which applyto military establishments.
A standing army IS generally supposed 70 be
|untavorable to liberty. An extensive marine,
Oh the contrary is regarded with some as evil
dence Of freedom, and ola high state Of com
mercial prosperity, as necessary for the pro,
lection Of our coast in time of war-;ld frona
the war of independence, down to the present
time, the Navy has always ranked high IN the
affections of American people, who regard
: with favor any thing tending to- add to lis
strength and respectabilHy-W rejoice in
in its glory, and would mourn bitterly over
its decay, for they look 10 il as tle4nain arnof
national defence-as the.~sonrce Tf 'na:opal
glory--as the protection Of the national com
merce-and as never dangerous to national
independence.
In any point Of view in which We regard
it, the Naval school com,nends itself to popu-
lar favor, to philanthropy, to national glory
land to sound policy. Here we may honora-
bly, and advantageously offer bounties and in
|ducements, and train up an abundant supply
for the future, anu every year we can be inflll-
sino- a portion of native seamen into our ser