Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-12-30

We have ~ great abundance here I'LL The
i1est materials for ship building and n paVy,
and w hope 10 see Mt the approaching SEES.
sion Of Congress Southern and Western
members Of Congress uniting and .oper.
ating with each other 10 secure justice to
the South and fair play to the West, in
| the matter Of Gulf defences AMI protection
of naval enppliss and Federal dlsbutse.
ments.
The chief measures we advocate are
those, viz: A boat yard at Memphis fot
steamers Of war. n doek.yar at pensaco.
In for bull ing md reparipgmh,ips. md Il
naval depot and place Of refuge fof dis.
tressed merchant %yessels AT Brunswick, st,
Mafy's, or come point near those reaihna
where The Gulf stream enters The Atlantic.
W. advocate the occupation Of The Tortu.
gas with forts for protecting, and with
maaazines and workshops for repairing
aud reftting disabled ships In war. In
short, we afe for giving flo the South and
West such protection, and such II share IN
the means Of defence. rs their position and
importance, and as the general good ofthe
country ut large requires that they should
have and receive.
Though The first frigates--ihe Conslitn.
ton, The United Suites, and one or two
others--were built in 1907. the existence
Of the American nhyy should be dated
from war of 1912 Up to that time the
few ships owned by The United Stntes were
moi generally considered as protectors in
peace or as defenders in war. They were
viewed rather IN the light Of n fouodIing
lid at the door-of the rich man, who, for
the wantof n poor.honee wherein to lodge
it, feels himself compelled, BY b decent re.
gard for the opinions Of others, TO maintain
it at some expense and perhaps lnconve..
%pience to himself. But it IL never cherish.
ed with affection, MOI looked upon with
favor. unless by noble and gallant bearing
it may chance win i.s way to the hearts Of
it's patron. So with our armed ships; they
were ungraciously looked upon by the peo-
pie, and considered by legislators AS the
unwelcome and burdensoH1e, bot perhaps
necessary appendages Of the new political
sutton we were beginning to occupy.
Nevertheless, these ships were casfaways
inthe public mind, ofthe expense Of which
the nation would have been glad TO rid it.
self by putting them upon the poor house
establishment, could the radiance have
been effected consistently with their digni.
ty and a due regard for the national hon.
or. Finally. when the war came. the
Government was afraid to trust liz sen
bantlings ont upon their element. 1t was
discussed whether or not they should be
~dismantled and shut up in port, as the sur.
est means of preserving them from the
hands Of the enemy Wide discussions
were going on. the Constitution stole of
to sea; 10 a few days she fell in with, and
10 the astonishrnent Of friend and foe, cap.
tured a British frigate of her own class.
When she came back into port, and mod.
ostly told how she met the enemy, the
heart in every American bosom swelled
with patriotic pride. and the astonished
nation Ieaped for very joy.
From that moment the navy was taken
into favor, and has ever since been consid.
cred as our strong arm of defence.
THE DANGER OF LOC0FOCOISM
Casting aside all attention to the effects OF
the measures of the Iocofocos' upon ouI
immediate interests, there is one subject Of
still graver importance, which demands the
Deliberate scrutiny Of the people, on account
of it's influence on the permanencyo OF our free
institutions. Entirely silent az any avowa
Of principles, the leaders of that party are
continually striving to gain popular favor by
stirring appeals to the preludlces, which they
themselves labor to create, ofthat portion %
our citizens which constitute the great MAORI
ty-the mechanics and Worklngmen. These
prejudjces they endeavor to awaken senseless
ratings against the weather. part of the com
muuiy. They cannot even attempt to JUST
fy this anti-republican conduct by any plea o
ignorance as 10 it's ultimate consequences
these are Swallowed in the records Of the past
It was the fundamental error of the Roman
polity to create, in the outset, two distinct
CLASSES of citizens. This furnished the dema
gopues Of those days with a general ~basis,ur
on which to plant all their attempts at popu
larity or power. And this, also, was tin
primitive cause of all those perpetual dissen
sions and discords, which undermined tn
foundations of the Government and flnall'
| ACGPICThlSu lHS bYEIbtfIpR - nv p'ofS
Although the great minds who conceive
and perfected the foundation OF orr Govern
ment, made advancements beyond all prev
Gus examples, so that any distinction be
tween citizen and citizen is entirely unknew
in our institutions, yst these pesudo-desn'
cratic leaders, rerceiving what an .%efectlv
machine for party warfare such distihc'Ior
l have ioeen in former times, have laaored tsai
and, it is ~iameHtabie to observe, often e
successfully-to introduce their effects IN
: our ~polotics. This course Of proceeding, "
. conceive, demands the strong condennatif
Of every American citizen who wishes 70 sc
preserved i~nvlolate and inviolable that gfoF
e Gus Constitution which raised our eonnti
9 from the weakness of infaneyto the ylgor
manhood. and conducted it, ever through II
! error with which it has some ines been a
; ministered, to prosperity and grandeur, t
upwards half a century. .
Wecall upon ali such to bestow upon ii
se suh;;-t i their earnest consideration; and II tn
rs see. as we think they certainly must, a
destructive agency in the Influence OF the
e. anneals to the selfish passions, let them UNI
il denounclng the conduct of those w
z mako them-and lettbe laborers of the cou
81 trv beware of being lured by the Siren-vol
10 Of pretended devotion, into the support OF m
IS and measures, that will destroy our interes
! overthrow our prosperity, and ultimately
ce danger the existence of our present form
Id Goyernment,-Raeigh Register
Henry Clay The Raleigh Regis
SAYS: One thing especially recommends Il
ch ~ Clay to the suffrage Of the great body
to veomanry of the United States. ne rs one
al - Pnrn IN humble nhscurity he owes