Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-03

" ouldth b" Lciiecth safe from ihe
IuinahaNh and The scaipinr k"'It
Let ia, history oi uu lNu last Wars
with liui nation answer THIS question.
lhdrptudcnt al tins, how luip"iian' 10
II iur lhe wco, 1" have a i"reiSn market
.lor her iutnrnse agticui,ut1i aud n,nes-
'al sur lus productions
Our torrIau and domestic c"n"-io1
now uses employ gmrnl I" upwards {"
Imu nhiluus oi tons "i shipping
Without a navy tn project d"rIn2
war, how soon would lnlo commerce ba
eAlIucl
~ We are amongst those who consider
IL navy eur uust ctiirIeuI aino nali"hh
defence.
/. That if var becomes necessary that
should hr conducted upon the ocean
That our soil Should nryer be polluted
by the footsteps Of ii lorelgn enemy
=. Aces have passed since an em'ng sat
Zoo, upon tie Island OF Great Bt't"In,
l}y means of her navy she carried On all
her wals abroad.
WGh 50 large Tonnage, ana 80 cA-
tended coast, wo h",o "n ahr!e
school for the education oi any number
of sranen our navy could ever require.
+ Whatever lcaiousy may exist "IIh
..n.gard To danger Ia pudllc Ilbruy iIom
"A standing Amy, (ptrposlerons enough.
. IIl is t!ur, IN lhs cuuutrt,) u" such Gan-
o. unr can be apprehcndcd tIom a navy
iur who ever heard ot a navy snhlHHdt-
ng The liberties OF IA country to whIch
belonged :
4 1t has been urged that We have nov
= nothing To fear from lorrig" war
, Are we ,.lr sure oi this
What led 10 oar late war w''h Ofrea'
= ByIam
\ 1Gc law or hiockudc aal tho impress.
Il meut ni seanru.
= las Great Britain abandoned either
IA Of these pretenslono
!, We believe not, particularly the lat
e, ter
le Uuder pretence oT lmpres,Ing her
Town spamrn, how nauy thousands al
IA our btayr sailor Srig taced Hin hSf
Ae lnur war with Fiauce; aud comPtilt" I"
foht her battles : VIII tons nation
ce eyeragain submit 10 similar oulrag"S
Qgll lAA.e-.- -si.ins not..,AM believe. ,ha, n
pc there be any one principle, IN winch The
Whole American people would unIic, III
~ pOtiIh1 lOiln iHtH ''''N ~"
~ In suru.rt. il would be 10 sustain thrT
on own government III the communication
H. latci, madc 10 Great B'HaIn upon '"e
a. snhlrct OF impres ssmen''
H. That communicated drciareH' ih"'
d. hereafter II j. the unaIterabie dtteihl-
nation Of Il Is government I" m"ih'"!"
t. the principle that I'm every regularly
an dorumrutrd American mere h"nt "Ss''
eu the crew " ho navigate II vii tnd thr"
protection In the Edg winch ~ over
90 them
al We are satisfied that 10 adminIstra-
oi ton oi any party would now be t"l'' t''d
So ia Ihis country who would refuse /"
carr, lnio effect lhls deciatdiIHh
rr# We do not, however wish I" be nn-
IIr de,,t,.d a. raising The war wh"op. th
a the contrary, we are satisfied ihat ever!
Ia ..con.lle,.,,,in Of public policy, Jus!i'e
Il! and hunan.J, tomoIne l." '"ou'" Us 10
ma,u,oin relations oi peace with all Tie
Z" would.
ot Bn, to do this, we must d: all tunes
be prepared TO net, upon ANY emergency
* whI"h may arse.
AT Wherever it Is kn"wn 10 the world
he that we are ready, promptly to reptI aud
oi prri,h any a,grcssion upon our r'Eh's,
we sna.l rnreIy have r1en invaded
ic- We think that Judge Blackstone re-
nc marks "that preventive justice ~ more
MI. humane than furnishing justice
Although this remark was intended
SAT- Lp. an I.oiylduhl community, yet II IS
III" equally applicable to II c"muuuliy "'
"'- uhtinns. If nations knew ~ advance ina
Z al
'me ya,d e,ch other would meet with pi"lnl'
!" and sigual retribuilnn, We should Se'o"'
J., hear ot oppression aud injustice umo'G !"
them.
,,,rI As our navy, therefore, would u
,h. case of emergency be the hrst 'a'.,
III ~ upun TO act, We conceive u 10 h' '''
,,r. dntv of our rulcls To give II oiSnhN
- force and efficiency We therefore ca
sec no reason why Congress should :"
,,,, fuse To- allow the sauc sradatI"0 .
,y,s of rank ia the Navy "a ~ the Army
her. What would be- thought OF C"nGr 81
.iftlcy were to refuse To create Ia u"
lese Army higher grade than lhh
the Colonel aud to declare that C"l"i"
. to oldest in rank should command dirl
our SION. tho next brigade, and the n"N'
repimen, They might as wei d" We"
last ~ To- make 40 distraction ot grade ~ W.
the NAVY between the commander oi u s. /"
5l war. and the commander OF squad
i'm. ron oI d,zen ships ol lh" line.
rcu- The Hon. Richard II. Br,5rd "
pc Delaware some time sincc, nir"dn'"
ong a blIl mto the Senate of the uni'
tain states providing for ~ 1irlD'. .
'Admirals, Wee Admrals, pai frr
rcat Ndmirals bot the -Gilir has moi y'
tlon acted upon IT, Mr. Bayard has Tor son
Years past hreu Chairman OF the { "n
west n,iilre ur Naval Ailars OF the Srnal'
'aln- and has ocyotcd the greater palt 81 ID
lave time aud talents to the public intrrr
connected with this branch Of the pub!
eace service.
We have read several of his repo'
war upon the subject of the Navy, "h''
20. IN show enlightened views OF pubIe P"'ie