The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-12-18


ssKa slaisss ths haaRE Of ouT nag hss
hssn uaiaaa.nsd. snd tai generally oaF
ships e usr h.se besn d'sangni.let o.
der s0sa Fisrssllns md erdsr. an
harpy . al. Ihsl he disPiay Of mnri.
lias IoIvs 1hirh sss required y M 9
ssns II he sumRsr. hss bfea nads
shelly lila Ihe asasl spaEoprss'ensioF
l0r lie segFice a The yer, "a TT sqsr-
dllisasl appropriateness are required.
The sammsres ol he L. Ssstes. and
1ilh il me nayigaung inlsrss'. hsss sissd
nv and rari4ly lnrrrased sinrr he oIelnl-
ssslOn u cor ss.sInaarii. nnlii. q !. BE-
Isvsd. &c are 400 second - bul ene Pcs
er IN he ~asld. and - 40 distant dsy-e
shall prohahly he interior 10 none. ~.
posed - ,hss gansl Be. il has been : wise
peliey % stT I'd 10 these imPaItans inisissis
prosrii n sIIA ooE ships Of SsE, d'snis :
st-dln he gsssihlghsaysei lrste 'bioush-
out The woslA. Fsf more Than thirty ye-rs
appropriations hs,e bern made. End az
nuslly expended. los the gr-dual increase
Of our naval i0rres. IL peace. "Sr ngy
performs tie lmpuIlanl duty ol protecting
nur camneres; md. IN the ssens 81 Mar.
Will be. q. q has been, . aosi stheRni
mssns II ds,enrr.
The successful use II STANDARDIZATION
on the ore.n has been followed ny Iheu-
lr0duruun Of ~ar seam.rs IN great AMI
incfsss,ng member. into the nsFies oi Ne
pn.eiral lnariIlms Poaers Of the world.
A doe regard IN our Own safety and 20 an
efficient pro erusn 10 our large snd M
erraslng commerce demands enHesPoa-
ding ucr. a-e an cur part. No county
has greater farlii,ies iar The ronsIrucion
&c vessels ol Ihis Description than ours.
or c,n pram'se itself errster advantages
iron their empln, mehi. Tiey are sd-
mM.bl, adapted TO The pr,teFI'on al on'
commerrs. 10 the r.pld irsnsmis.i u 81
INTEL gence, and 10 The coast defence. In
pursuance Of he ui,e pnlley of grade
Il increase Of our navy. laIge.sappiies nj
i've OAK lumber. and other maieiisls Tor
ship building. have been coilrc,ed. and
are now under shelter and IN a state Of
good preservation, while iron siesDfts
can BE- built with grea, iacIl,ly in sarinu.
part. ri The UnioE. The use Of iron 10
a msisral. especially in The construction
of steamers, which can enter With safety
many OF lie ha'bnrs along our eossi nov
inaccessible 10 vessrls 81 greater draugh,,
and the pfscncab,l,Iy Of constructing them
in the in,erlor, strongly recommends thar
liberal appropriations should be made for
this important object. Wh.lryer rmay
hsve been aur policy IN The earlier s,sges
Of the government. when the pa,i.n wa.
~ us infancy. our Shipping iat rests ard
commerce comparausely small. our re-
sources limited. orr population sparse and
scarcely extending beyond the limit. ol
the original thirteen S,.tes. that policy
must be essentially different now that We
have grown from three 10 more than TWEEN
~ millions of people, thai our commerce,
carried IN our own ships. is found in ev-
cry sea. and that our mrriior,al bounds.
expanded. Ne Their our com uerce. MOI
our lang line Of ro.sts on he ocean and
on the lakes. can be successfully defended
sg'ina foreign aggrts 'i"n by means Of
forlIfieauons alUHe. These are essential
ct imPonsni commercial anil mltny
poiht., bul Our chief reliance FIR THIS oh.
Jecl must be on well organs zed, efficient
navy. The ben.iils resulting from such
a navy ara not confined 10 the Atlantic
) atss. The productions Of The interior
- hich SEEK marker abroad. are directly
dependent on The safety aud freedom 81
our commerce. The occupation Of the
Balzs below New o leans by hostile
force would embansss, If nat stsgnate,
the ShoI- exporIusde OF the Mississippi,
aud affect tie value u the agricultural
pOlucl. Of the entire valley o! thai M I h.
" rlEsr and its tributaries.
IL has never been our policy to maintain
large staining armies IN Tine # peace.
They are contrary 10 The gen'us Of our
free Institutions. would impo.e heavy
burdens on the people, aud be DANCE.
rons 10 public liberty. ON Ieii.nce fol
protecti u and defence on the Land nus
be ms,nIy on DER citiz n soldiers. who
Will re ever ready, a. they have ever been
really III iImes pat, 10 rush with aIscnty
a. the call oil their country to her defence.
This description ri force, however, canno
d. lend our coast. harbus, and INLAND
sea-, nor project Our commerce on the
ocean or the lake.. These must be pro.
iected by our navy.
C,n~Iderihg an increased naval force
and especially al steam vessel, cores.
pundlag with our gf"~th and Impo tauce
as . niu"n, AMI prop 'rlIohed 10 the IN.
inctessed aud increasing naSsI powers oil
"thrr II tons. al vast importsnce as re.
CARDS our safety. and the great and grow
I"g '"tfra:ts Ia be prot 'cted By it. re-
e"n"e"d the suhjsrt 10 ,be favorable
Consideration of Congress.
The report of the Ppstma.ter General
lie esIh COMMUNICATED, con AIMS detail.
ell statement oi the operations pf his d..
pa'lmsn' during the pt.. year. IL vii be