, 1841-03-20

Why you know we'll that a few years since
there were not men enough in garrison in
New York or some other large Atlantic city
to hre a national salute on the arrival of a
French!vessel Of war in their harbor! Yet
a strenuous opposition was then made to the
increase OF your army; and small enough it
Is now,a alter being doubled BY the act OF
1883. Examine into the state OF the English
navy; but the following letter from our Ma
Wy Department will show it at a glance:
NAVY DEPARTMENT, 18th January, 1910.
SIR: l have the honor to state, in reply to
the inquiries contained in your letter of the
18th instant, that in consulting the British
Navy Register, it is found that Great Britain
had built and building in l84o. 1876 ships Of
the line, ll3frigates, SO steamers of war, and
287 sloops and smaller vessels; there were
also twenty-five mail steamboat packets. 1t
Is known that several very large private
steamers are all ready, and were about to he
employed IN transporting the mail from En-.
gland to other quarters of the globe, but the
precise number is not aSceriained.
BY the latest information respecting the
number OF French Government vessels. it
appears they had in 1888, 40 ships of the
line, GO ~frigaieS. so steamers, and !84 Sl""ps
and smaller vessels built and building; and
they contemplate increasing the M nbtr al
steamers Il" 40 soon. II l. moi surpassed that
m,nv of the Frem' h passage steamers would
form very efficient vessels "i war.
! an. very respectfully
Your ubedient servant.
II II r. D,IrI DINC
United States Senate.
Fifty three steamships OF w.tr. and some al
ri."an al The i'rIr>t cll-S, aud u Is m her p"w.
+r ~ niIu une hun Ircd IN our coast. IL SlI,
can. III Il Very SHIRT period al time. cnnv"it
all :irr >te"m packets ,nl" ships i MAR, they
:'eiI,G huIlt under that Stpu!alion with Tie
Government. And whar uIan, k~n"wing III,
Stale oi our relations wi,h that p"wer. aud
'he ex, tied state a; i"e'my aInny ri,e i"rd IS
-. iii the wi"ic N"rfheIn ir"n' CT.
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q, C.u,; ..tvr H." i,iI!rn,d ,n denl thai.
. t.e 10 iciN al r-li"t Nerc Ia >h"n,
.,su nnls GuL 81 o. ..IZ"T> of VI me.
war Would LuI be 1t e, ua,le. il would Il"
Us CERTAIN is mat t." Ain"I-htS rules tie
heavens and The earth. No man can Ieri.ni
hlruselt la deny Il. however much he may
deprecate II. or clos" his eyes 10 Tie c"nv"
ton; and SUCH = war as u vii be. never I"
end Til IRE are uldueh. ul Nry expelled from
this cunIIncnt. Yet. sIr. Win these dangers
staring US iuIi 10 The ilcc, We ATE quarre'Ilng
about GIVING away lie treasure OF thee
United States!
Look Il, the red fiery wall winch this Gov
eminent has built Up oi fierce Indian war
rIors along your detenceleSs Western ton
tier. Turn your ewes Ia the Gull oil Mexico;
thence to the island OF Jamaica over which
hangs A dense black cloud uf danger, which.
in due time. will roll Itself along our Southern
coasts and from lis murky folds scatter ptsti-
ience and death! to the mouth oi tina, noble
river, the Mississippi. which flats on MS 10
SOM To the ocean, the rich productions al
the magnificent valley al lie West. Con.
sIder the state Of your navy. Thirty NIL.
lions of dollars would scarcely be sufficient
to put il in Il condition TO defend our coats,
or twenty millions TO place it on a respecta-
bile fooIing. Examine Tor i moment the state
of your defences along The line OF the Affair
tic from Maine to the Mississippi and Sabine
rivers, and say if they do not demand prompt
attention and care, and get IRE are noU cal
led upon to distribute fire millions annually
umong the States Of The Union!
The Constitution of our "lnmOn country
calls upon US to provide for the common
defence and general welfare; this was one OF
the principal arguments urged IN favor us
adoption to protect our interest abroad; and
TO defend the country against foreign aggres.
sion. Now is the accepted time to iulllI
these great and paramount Obligations. We
cannot evade, we dare not postpone, with
out being iaiihless IL The noble trust 'ep"sed
in us BIZ our constituents: We have had
one distribution. and that Is suiil"icn' i"r ne.
NJ. SIR, ! mistake; it VAS honestly INTENDED,
rs lar a. my action VAS c~"ncern'd' To D." "a
dcuo,ite ni uui nancy with the States i"r
satekeer:ur. rather than permit banks 1"
specuIale IN it. aud flood the c"unir, w'll'
their paper. But II ;, ems ! Was hel Ind HE
are. and II Was, and IS. c'n>iirre'i asa d"b'
"a p owed. the last mrslalnIrnt al Which L. 1"
he pad bv the passage "i a m'l an Dies
pass) now upon cur tables. Make tins oher
u,s,ritu,Iou. aud do Vou suppose that u "H'