The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-27
NEW YORK HERALD.
New York. Friday, May "a, 1s4a.
The Extraordinary Conduct of Congress
towards our Navy.

The Extraordinary Conduct Of Congress
towards our Navy.
The strange and unaccountable conduct of Con-
gress towards the Navy of this country in cutting it
down on every hand, refusing appropriations for H.
stopping all promotions and attempting 10 cripple II
in every possible manner is censured on every hand
loudly and Indignantly and feeling OF the deepest
detesaton is rapidly rising in the whole community
against the ultras on both sides in Congress tor their
shameful conduct towards this glorious, tins right
arm of our national defence
That all sorts of paltry tricks and schemes should
be resorted TO by the violent partsans OF a COON
skin. hardcder Congress, IN order to harrass Pre-
s;dent TYLER embarrass the Government, stop the
car of STATE and disorder the commercial relations
of the country might have been expected and is
less to be wondered at But that any body of men
could be found insane enough TO carry their preju-
dces against the President far TO seek to Grip
pie and destroy the Navy of their common country,
is thing that the widest ncendary and most bit
ter enemy of the United States would never have
dreamt of.
The Navy-the proud, the glorious Navy-the
pride and boast of every land--but more especially
so of the Navy of the United States. The Navy
Whose march is on the mountain wave
Whose home is on the deep"
that this should be cut down. and parayzed, is too
outrageous 10 be borne. That the finest body OF
men in the world--the officers of our navy-shoud
be shut out like galley slaves from promotion for
term of wears, like criminas-men who watch and
toll whilst others sleep-who brave all weathers-
all climes-all coasts-who, taking their lives in
their right hand dare every danger, and brave every
peril-the storm, the hurricane-the battle and the
breeze-who shelter shores-protect our com
merce-cany flag into every sea-make the
very name of the country respected and honored
abroad from Indus TO the poles-that such men
should be sacrificed by such Congress for the ba-
sest party purposes is almost enough create
revolution.
Look at the history of our glorious little navy-it
is the history of the country-lt is engraven on
the heart of every freeman of the United States.
Have we forgotten Rogers, and Decatur, and
Perry, and cambridge, and host of others,
whose bright memory and proud deeds still live,
and will ever live IN song and story! Has the
grave closed over the hero of the Constitution, the
gallant Stewart Is that proud old veteran, Hull,
not living And shall such men, living dead, be
thus insulted and thus outraged Is the taking of
the Guerrero to be forgotten Is the capture
of the Cyane and Levant obierated from our
annals Are there no trophies left TO of
the laval Who does not remember the cap
ture OF the British fleet Lake Champlain Z
And with the recollection of the proudest achieve
ment in the annals of history, the dashing victory
of Lake Erie-the GROWING bud Of the whole
bright wreath of laures in the last war, by the i'm
mortal Perry, American freemen cannot sit tamely
by, and see such navy and such men and their
memories thus lnsulted.
And who are they that are engaged in these out
RACES. A miserable coon-skin set of men-elected
under the influence of hard cder-the ultra rowdies
OF both sides in Congress-whose whole history
this session and the last, has been one continuous,
degrading, disgraceful series of rowdyisms. Be-
grudsing pure and brave men their miserable pit
lance OF So and 81 day. whilst they demand and
pocket SO for consuming the time of the people in
disreputable braws, calling each other GLARS"
. cowards,' "scoundrels," bullies,'' "braggar
vlllalns"-pullng another's noses, and Shaping
each others faces in the very halls of legislation
carrying bowie knives and pistols into the House of
ves-drinking-riding to races-ruu-
nlns their horses against each other-tryng TO
knock one another's brains ont with clubbed-oad-
ed sticks-shall such men be suffered with impuni-
~ thus TO attack and cripple the proud right arm of
our defence-the glorious Navy of our nationl
No, indeed, not till all trace of manhood has fled
the hearts of the proud and just, and generous Anne
rican people And we call upon that people to meet
TO assemble in masses-to pass resolutions con-
demning these coon-shin brawng Congressman
and their conduct. For it is virtually disorgan-
cation of the Government, and the most disgracefu
thing that has occurred in this country since the
days of British mlsrule. Let us have meetings i'm
medIateiy. Rouse--rouse- roUse--and express
your sense of these detestable ultras and their still
more detestable measures.