Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-12-06

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northern latitude; but the success OF this no
bic and humane enterprise is vet uncertain.
invite your aueniion to ,h, view Of our pr,.ent
naval establishment and resource. pre.saied in the
rsport u the Secretary 4 the NAVY. and the ,ug.
gc.I"as thcicin made &c IT, Improvement. together
with the naval policy recommended ior the security
Il oar Pacific Coast, and the protection andeSien-
, SOU Of osr commerce With fss,'u Asia. Our a..
ciitic. lor larger participation in the trade of the
Ea'i, By mean' 81 om rcctm se,il'mcni. on the
shores ol the rac6c. ate too ol'''ous to be over
booked or di'rrgard'd.
The questions IN relation to raok IN the army
ADD navy, anil relative rank bci"ccn ofhoers Of the
iwo hnnche' Of the service. prosecuted 10 the ENo'
c'e l., certain rcsolutioH. ~ the House 81 Isprc-
sentative, at the last session oi '"ngres', have
tcen 'ubmHi"d To l-'a'd Of officers IN zach branch
u the service, and their report may bc expected At
an earl, d'y.
al.o earnestly rro"'n-end the enac'"en' Of a
law auih"''''as officers Of che army a"d navy :" Is"
retired from The service. when Incompetent i"r Ne
vigorous aud active dui'c. taking car" :" make
.u,tabLe pto,i.ipa &c those Who have faithfully ser
vel their cpmir,. and awarding distinctions. by ~
,.iains - appropriate commands ,ho-e ~ho hau
lesn particularly oUnspiosios ioT galaa,ry sad g'Od
coadac,. Wiki the ohl'g','oa Of the o"uH'p 10
Insiuain ADD hoao' those Who. To The ''''u''"n Of
other pursuits. have devoted themselves 10 ITO ''d'-
"u' service, tbs "lsii'"" 'hpuld MT T. refm'''od
10 interfere With the ec'r"o, Il the service '''l'
am grii6ed ~ h',ng alb 10 state, iha' the '''''
n'Ir. Il r'rsnd't"rr 81 the aap N The ensuing
year ace les', by rnorr than one m'on II dollars
than thuse Il the prc'eu,, excepting the approFa-
ton which ma, l.coue nees.sap &c the ounstruc.
ton q a DOH the coast Il the Pacific, pfupo''-
ton. 60 which are NV hing oun''dsfcd. and 90
which special frr"h may II expected oafll b"
var present session.
There - an e''d'u' J'-'ns'. - The 'ugg'''''" ~
the SANE rrfor, that appropriations i"f the naval
'sN'oe proper 'h"ald l. 'efsp'ed if"m those hf
hNrd and permanent o''ci'' 'n'h a. 1i'i'ng d"'A'
,ni navy yari'. and the hN'ur'' attached and liom
Oh" eNira"'di"aN "'l"'" n"d'f the care ct The De
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rul, prr.'''' a 'a''i'''op view 4 Ia operations
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