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tho Secretary Of War, in which there
was an intimalon that our Navy. in
comparison with the Navy Of Great Bri'
tain, was then as eight to one; that the
British Navy vas in fact eight times 90
large as our own; and the sum lhen ask
ed for The naval service Of the wear YVES
eight millions, (now we are asked for
nIns mlIions-ous million more Onj
the Report of the Secretary OF the Ma
w conlended for the principle that 1t
was the policy Of the Government TO go
on increasing itR naval establishment as
fast az i! could Until It ross TO half The
size Of tho Navy OF Great Britain, Now
put these two things together. Their
Navy was then 10 ours as eight to one !;
and 40 were TO augment ours till ii was
half as large as theirs, theirs being eight
oura must be four; and lonr times eight
are thirty two, so that lhs Secretary, N
substance, asked Of Congress to sanction
principle which necessarily involved
the appropriation Of thirty Two millions
OF dollars Tor the national service. This
was asked, ! say. two years ago, as pro-
per at any time for tho use Of the Navy.
And the gentleman has already said that
il we go on increasing our naval lorcs
at the rate we are now pursuing, thirty
two millions will not be enough. No,
sir, it will not. ffy millions viii not
cover the expenditure. Nv friend from
Philadelphia (Mr Inger.olD was re
collect very tsroCous about that time
for the burning Of London laugh !
with our Navy; he tod US the could br
done; and if our naval force was not
equal to it then, no was ready to 90 on
and increase il till it should be strong
enought to sail up the Thames and burn
London Roars Of laughter Yes,
air. London, not Chatham, which be.
ieve some Dutch admiral did once set
| fire to- or attempted it,
Mr. c. } lpgersoll here, amid much
surrounding msrrim'nt, intsrposed to
explain, and Mr. Adams asserting he
stated that he bad only proposed TO burn
London in return for what the gentle
man from Massachusetts had proposed
VIZ: TO take a British feet up the Mis-
sissippi TO burn Natcbsz! Laughter.
Mr., Adam Il burn Narcht22 | take
the BRUSH feet on the Mlsslssippi? !
never proposed any such thing. bring
Brush fleet up the Msarssippi to born
Nstchsz9 Oh, no, slr. This is an alter
thought,
Mr.. Adam, observed that ho behaved
that when lhs project o. the Home
Squadron was first broached he voted
Tor it.
Mr.. G.. J. IngorsoII. Yes: there were
in fact but three voting against it.
Mr.. Adams --Ay; and that was be-
cause this House did not know what Il
was for Sir, it looks to war with
Great Britain; to this first, and then the
fact that in The event the coast will re-
quro a large squadron for its defence,
| It is proposed to go to war with Great
Britain, in case shS should take a fancy
10 take Cuba. That Ia the reason for
lncreasing this homo squadron. That's
it. 1t is WAR, sir,
Mr. C.J. Ingersol here said he was
very ANXIOUS to put one question 10 the
honorable gentleman from Mas'achu
ssts- would the gsnlIamen allow him
to ask one question:
Mr. Adams Why, believe not, sir
If the gentleman wants the floor 10 pul
questions to ma, think had better mol
yisd il, for do mol want to be question
cd just now. What question does he
want TO put?
Mr.. C. J. Ingsrsoll. Il a'k the gen.
temsn, would he lei Great Britain have
Cuba? would hsP
Mr.. Adams Il ask the gentleman IN
turn, is he ready to 60 to war with Great
Brilan2 is hot
Mr. C. J. IngsSoIl.-Wi'hout one
| moment nbslihNOIJ HOouOi lHou wv "9'
take Cuba.
Mr.. Adama-I believe en-, believe
tho gentleman is ready, and as that is at
least a possible event this home squad
ron appropriation is meant to provide
for it. am against war, i believe
the country against It, and that they
will support tho proposition oI the gen.
,Isman from New Hampshire. | be
Iieve that the morals Of the country are
not 90 deeply corrupt as TO be prepared
to 90 TO war with Great Britain for the
sake Of company Of Creocs; no, nor
ysl for the sake Of annexing Texas TO
the Union-ior that is another Of the
objects in viow The gentleman from
Pennsylvania said that it is not by re-
duclug ,hs expenditures in the army or
the navy that we can effect reduction
in our expenditures. Mo- but by ad-
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