, 1841-03-20
IG-GREEN, MO. SATURDAY, MARCH 20, l84l

act in politics. my American feeling IS So
strong, that | would throw 10 the winds all
minor and party considerations. and vote.
without a moments hesitation, against 1t.
Read over carefully all the messages OF
your Presidents. from the frs, to the last
They all breathe the same spirit, the same
language, in effect, viz: in peace, prepare TN
war. Examine well the reports from the
War Department; ponder over the following
sentiments from the Secretary at War to the
Senate, in 1886:
But it is upon our MARITIME frontier that We are most
exposed. Our coast for three Thousand miles Is wash
ed by the Ocean, which separates us from those nations
who have made the highest advances IN tine aris.
and particularly those which minister to operations OF
war, and with whom, from out i1ic:coursc and poiili-
cial relations, we are mo- Lab y" %. dawn IN TO COILS
ion. II this great medium Of communication, the element
at the same time of separation and union, ~interposes
peculiar obstacles 10 the progress of hos lie demonstra-
tons, it also offers advantages which are not less obvi-
Gus, and which, 10 be successfully resisted. require cor
responding arrangemcniso and exertions. These advsn.
tages depend on the economy and facility OF transpor-
tation, on tho selefity Of movement. and on the power
of an enemy to threaten the whole shore, sprodd out
before him. and Ia select his point of attack at plea
sure. A powerful hostile feet upon the coast ot the
United States prevents some of the features OF W e..
where a heavy mass Is brought to act against deiach.
menis, which may be cut up in detail, although their
combined forces would exceed the assaIling foe. Our
points of exposure are so numerous and distant, that
1t would be impraciicablc TO setp, al each OF them, n
force Competent TO resist the attack of an enemy, pre-
pared by hs naval nscendencv ana hi. other arrange.
ments, to make 4 snddrn and vigorous inrond upon our
shores. j. becomes Us, therefore. 10 inquire how the
consequences Of this state OF things are 10 be best
met aud averted.
The first and most obvious. and in every point OF
view the most proper method Of defence, is an nugmen-
iation Of our naval force tn an extent prop"rti"ned to
the resources and necessities Of the nation. l do not
mean the actual construction and equipment oi vessels
only. The number of those in service must drpend IN
the state of the county nj d gwen period. But ! mean
the collection of all such materials a. mi he preserved
without INJURY. and Il due encouragement, 81 those
branches al interest 10 the growth nt q navy, and ~h'rl
may be properly nnrlurei by tie t'"vernmen'' - That
on The approach of danger. Il fleet may put To s"r,
W. rhout delay, sufic emily powerful t" meet and force
which will probably be sen, 1" our coast"
"OUR GHEAr B,rT T. UroS THE "crAN IS tn Dr. FOUGHT,
and wc shall glIn nothing by shutting our eyes to the
nature of the struggle, or To- the eNeriInn> We shli
sentrally pacific, and every citizen feels that hrs share
of tho ccmman interest l. effected by the defangernet
of businc>s-by the enormous c1pcn,e, aud BY the
uncertain results Of war. The feeling dresses upon
the community and the Government, aud : u sure guar
anIee that We shall never be prccIprta,cd into a contest.
nor embark III one, unless ImpcrInusls required by those
considerations which leave u" alternative between re-.
sIstancc and dlsh"nor. Accnrdir CIV, al our history
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