Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-04
C-uScL Burr, July II, is4I.


! TO MIR CLAY.
S.r,--H,vug merely enumerated a few oC The mn.
nv advantage Of Navy Eard and an Academy
E, Memphis, Tennessee "a case - n ain, az.
:ua',nt js uso'rss-lvt Us tlkc glance a; soma OF
tie Other csjntisnnCr's necessary 10 make ne Sys.
t,u complete. W,.h Navy. YARD IN The west
4 uatonll foundry also becomes essential for the
purpose offIrnishos ordnance to the vessels bu.,:
and equipped there.
The ,Xpsns1 Of transporting great surs f5r the
Navy, isom the Atlantic, across the icshlnics. TO
the West; or oi irrshung them arouud 10 New Or
leans, and thence up to McmPh,., would cost as
much probably more, Than IL would take 10 cas-;
them IN the wes.
Where this foundry should be situated, am ro;
prepared To say, further, thIn that It should bc on
the " alters Of the Mississippi, above Memphis at
ON intermediate point between tic Gull and the
Lakes and canvCnlcn; 10 supplies of coal aud iron.
In Urging TIE Importance of good guns, such 4
national foundry would give !or our vessels 0t-wIr.
- only necessary u remind you OF lkc fact, that
IN the las, war, we had more men Ia Cd on the
Lakes by the BURSTING, OF our guns, than 10y the
shot Of the enemy. |. isa terrible thing IN nc ron,
and great dlmp1r upon the bravery OF the most
"a lant tar, when he IS aTA.d o! his own piece.
in'Im .t,ly connected with thCS, establishments
and with the prosperity ot Tie South and wes is
4 system o! ,igu1t dcl,nrCs IN the l.okcs in the
North, and on the Cub Ia the South. OF the latter
shall speak ~ my mex.
In u war win r.u.l md: or, in case of senarn
ton, IN war wiki CInAra, we should FIRST have to
raiii the ships .etarc wc could have any y wal
force On the LIKES The enemy might get the start
OF ms, Uui, before We could send oct a vessel
SomS1ci our towns, bum our VILLAGES, or destroy
our Lake trade entirely, which /, many times more
valuable than theirs. Therefore We have the more
at stake
At the rs'u,n @. peace. the public armed vessels
there, would Dee dsmIr;.ci and laid up 10 rotor
the public could lie no use OF them.
t. prevent such cvIs-aS an act Of ius,i-c to
the Wsst, and 'or the security and prosperity OF
the tri0u, &c lakes should be trppcd with a
Steamboat cam. from tic waters OF the i!ssis,ani
You wo-o the Hercules al the National Road;
'he same powerful arguments which You used Tor
proving The import nee, the national character aud
che cnnsuiuu1nliry OF that undertaking. might be
repeated with ike, nay. with more force ut elo-
gucrce ana reason .or a National Canal.
In war. the armed steamers al the Memphis
Yard, could ran through ,hl: canal, and gain the
important advantage OF s,rck.n. the first blow up-
ON ,he Lakes They could sweep those inland wa
tefs of The cn.My's commerce; and, by gaining
with timely blow. easily maintain, the supremacy
NJ ihc Likes. Al thl return OF peace, those vessels
instead 90 being tsw1n,cd there 20 ro;, could lie
wI;nc. avn Hy NSy ~ ILs National Canal, and re
turned ~ their former posts in Oh. Gull u Mexico |
or ln protecting LIe revenue on the Atau'Icculst
The cost %. Doe armed vessels which three wears
wsT with England would cave upon the Lake. /
would We nigh suffice tu construct this cana. But
tie Nd.'u1 Canal, Ike he National Road, whcth. /
cr were ever required 'ur the purposes Of war or
not, would ua worth rs luI. value, and TAR more
lunn cost, % tue Union. In tins s-acme all the /
Wys tom Lou-IlUa up, are deeply .utcr,s ed, for /
she uaaeu'S advantages 90 those States wop.d vc I
very great. @! which you ~. comprehend al /
glance. USIoN JACK.