Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-21


ECONOMY. In looking over am article i,
'Grahom's Magazine, for June. written by Coon
er, we were struck with the remark that 1T
is probable that the marine of this country
long ere the close OF this century, will become
one OF the most powerful the world has ever
known"
We can scarcely believe i'm the probability
oil such am event, and yet MIR. Cooper may be-
right. The events of the century. thus far.
have been suchas to put at defiance all calc,i
lauons founded on the observations of other
times The party that opposed navy. as
useless apranagc of power. and refused tn
enlarge or continue that which foresight had
prepared, contrived TO bring about state of
!ihhSs, IN which navy became u nece ssity for
Immediate action; and. therefore, they Joined
IN re-creatng that right arm of national d.
ehce' Prospective advantages could not
nave weighed with such politicians: and now
IT rs not Improbable 1--WE agree with MIR. Coon
er in the result) that the party which i
continually bawlmg about economy. may
renter necessary some extraordinary expendi
tufe, which shall include the largest Navy that
the world has ever seen. The prodigal expen-
ditures OF this country have resulted from
deceptive attempts at economy and the nation
Is now suffering from this evil spirit. more
IMAM II would by ten times the interest ON n
generous and judicious expenditure.
One OF the most shameful acts of econoulu
that have distinguished the present century. *
the veto OF Mr.. Tyler, of the Harbor Bill. by
whlch safety would have been insured TO pro-
perry along our scaboard and i'm our large
naNiSable rivers, OF inappreciable value
NOT Is Mr.. Tyler alone To blame. When the
veto reached Congress. there wasa Democrat; ;
majority (eighty,) sufficient with the Wbip
votes, TO carry the bill by a constitutional vote
IN spite OF the veto. But ''let us save" ..let
US economist, said the Congress. and so they
Sdoed the public fund from the public, and
spent fifty thousand dollars on books for
themselves; and the Senate drew double mile
age to the amount of nearly thirty Thousand
dollars, and so the plans Of economy were
consummated
III there Is any proposition to put the Navy
on am effective footing, the whole West takes
the alarm, and shouts economy. What has
the west to do with the Navy? Who ever
saw seventy four i'm the Illinois? And So
each goes to work upon the proposition, cut
ihg dswn this, and cutting off that, like
Regain and Goneril, settling the train of Lear
until nothing respectable is left. AT the IRE,
sent moment, we learn that the Secretary If
the Navy is allowed twenty five dollars for
newspapers. OF course, he needs one or two
from each sea port. Hints, accounts. state.
ments, and discussions, relative TO the affairs
oil ms department, are contained i'm these
publications, and he ought to read them
twenty five dollars go but little ways towards
that object. And at the present moment we
do not believe that the Secretary of the Navy
OF the United States has a thousand dollars.
which he could direct to any object connected
with his high charge, however much the public
interest and national honor might require such
an expenditure.
Under such mode of directing the Navy,
we can scarcely see how our NAVY is TO in,
crease, multiply and replenish, at the rate
by Mr.. Cooper.
The only chance for an augmentation of the
Navy, is sudden demand for its service when
twice as much will be required to build hastily,
as would have served Tor regular increase;
and the miserable false economy of Congress
may, by a natural reaction of public sentiment.
lncite the people 10 demand an extraordinary
and onerous expenditure.-U. s. Gazette.