New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-01-30

gradual and regular increase Of the Navy and It's ar
ment, and equipment he would ana ne p..;ans
vote for this He had. then in spechc hppioPIas.s
shown thai be all blind 10 the prop'le'2 "
fence We cou all recollect that ten years ago "" ro
large surplus OF money and ,nal - ~ presented
presented Tor disposing o! II! lie a. i1a' 'N -
w. fr Tho I,errisDent defence OF the country! nPP'o
nr;s,np The whole amount for This purpose ou. II as
consequently divided among the states: ne I not
u,niodful Of the duty OF preparing IN uies VI Pea|e
for war and ready. as ne aIeaCy hsu SAT- 10
"a on with sa appropriation for the permanent oeience
F.ho country according the Eatured policy and sys
,er, ON which the Government had scted Tor t6iTty
oars From the conclusion o: the late war. down 10
hi. ti,e the Government had acted this policy duly
,na,rre1 and considered. Tns ne ready 10 carry
forward but be not willing 10 depart from this
policy this system, and plunge into war measure
when every thing around US indicated peace II war
should come, then he would vote adequately WIZ no
s,;ned hand, every thing which the service OF tue
country required He against increasing the
Navy beyond the mi, adverted in time OF peace IL
war should come. he would be thing no, halfway
be against any which was questionable OF
debatable its face and he hoped that his position
or peace would never be questionable or deoata-
bic We should, with regard to this subject ACT ceaty.
distinctly aud cehuitirely that the country MA! ~. Nc
deceived. We have not precisely naval peace estsp
lshment Since he had been here. various oliS had
been brought in for this purpose and Inc question os
cussed la s4i the Senator from Virginia .hf Ai'Ch
En- reported bill for the organization OF perlnsheh.
peace establishment Restriction after RESTRICTION mao
been prescribed by Congress Then the wnoie number
eight thousand men and the esnates Blk iiiioHs
of dollars bu, the trstion Of that period ran up
the number of and officers in the t~nklng oil an
eve to eleven twelve thousand at an expense oil egh
millions of dollars and plan was sent in by whlch me
number nigh, be carried upto fifteen thousand by sd
ding an additional number OF guns to the Navy aud LOT
what purpose That OF putting suqadron. consisting
of two shps ofthc-iine aud eigh, smaller vessels
:, here In the Mediterranean Sea and FOR the avow
ed purpose OF protection when there was not the yes
tige OF pirate 10 be found there subsequently. ho"
ever the Naval establishment required to fall back
to eight thousand by the expiration of the period
OF enlistment Since that time some farther leg1sauon
had taken place. This part OF Mr.. Benton remarks
was inauGibe the reporter and therefore nc cannot
venture TO give il He asked the friends OF the Navy
those called so hy way of prominence (thoueh ne was
himself friend of the Navy what they conceived wonld
be the consequence OF keeping up so large naval estAo
Iishment in country w hat would pc the erect Vi
such war establishment when our destiny, resulting
from the lave OF God and from geographical position as
we'll MS institutions, is peace Did gentlemen con-
sder what would be the effect of permanent naval war
establishment in time of peace Great Britain had no idea
of such thing as that she who keeps up Navy 10.
the purpose OF offence well as defence Even sne ha
no idea OF keeping up war establishments IN lie Vi
peace The ordinary expenses OF her Navy were from
i've 20 ak millions sterling or less than onethr1 the
amount of her war establishment And were we To nave
n Navy at the same expense in peace az IN war In
creased twice the amount ii was : Were we 70 douoe'
and take one lump from six millions 10 twelve lie was
utterly opposed 10 L. and he wished gentlemen to look
to the organization of naval peace establishment AT
the close General JacksOn administrator ior thou-
sand men and expenditure OF three or four millions Tor
the Navy were considered extravagant But they mad
Z And
double, and carry Fix millions TO twelve milonst re
repeated that there in the estimates from the
Nary Department million and n!ty Thousand doiIs
for the increase repair and armament OF the Navy lie
would vote for that with pleasure And with this regu-
lar increase he thought that going or as last as
the country increased, and great deal faster. The
world had changed. Thirty years ago the West Indies
and the Mediterranean ereinestedby pirates; butnow
the whole world reduced to order, ami commerce
was safe every where In the Mediterranean Sea there
was no more danger than in the chesapeake Bay And
hurFat tiut ahf
the Chesapeake Bay that the money might be spent at
home and abroad If they were not to remain IN the
Chesapeake Bay let them be distributed according to
the idea of distributing Offices TO tine scabOard towns
that every one may have his share. There more
necessity for squadron in the Mediterranean than In
the Chesapeake Bay to protect our commerce. Jherc
necessity in peace point OF view or war point
of view for doubling Navy now proposed by ihis
bill He would 20 against it war measure Inc
motion which he should make WAS that the bill be post
puued to day far distant in the SESSION livery
BODY sad they would the vessels for some time
and therefore he necessity for war measure
to-day II gentlemen ready for the question he
would vote against the bill; ii they were disposed to
lay it for few months to see what will turn up;
he had objection. Mr. B Cat the suggestion Of several
Senator'S moved that the bill be postponed until the st
Monday in May.
Mr. DICKINSON of New York next took the floor and
made long speech in support of the bill 1t contained
however nothing Of sufficient importance to justify us
In giving IL "A place in columns. His remarks were
exceedingly warlike though he advocated the bill pro
fessedv As q means of securing peace.
Mr. UASSEGAS of Indiana followed in speech even
more warke in its tone than that OF Mr. Dickinson II
was f of the usual amount OF wordy patriotism about
the homer of the country-al evidently intended for
Buncombe.
Mr.. BAGBY had the ioor when the Senate went mo
Executive session.
tit ought TO be added that Mr. FAIRFIELD svowed his
opposition 10 Mr. Hannegsns amendment, and that on
This point there was sharp personal encounter between
the Senator'S