Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-07

where VIII Dc lOullu ttll dSsul tultlt VI
Shawls, Silks and Cloak Goods, fully
II characteristic of the establishment in
point or quality, styles and low pri-
l ces.
PRoTEcrIoN TO NAvIGAuoN.-Wirhin
the compass of these three words, we
fad embraced much which concerns all
classes OF society. AT the present day
we have become Il fdrc!iiHg 'peOptc.-
|. Our fathers. mothers, sisters. and broth
crs are, perhaps, abroad upon the wa
tiers, s,--and IA want Of the proper protcc-
ton which Congress has the power to
throw around them, may lead to the de-
struction Of the bark which contains
them ; or if not may delay their arrival
among us for many hours or days. and
thereby destroy that peace Of mind
which is sabove all price. The sea and
carc-worn pilot, aud commander, too,
with anxious eye and listening ear, Gag
er to catch some glimpse Of light or
eager to feel an assurance that their com
pass or time has not deceived thcm,
Z. would, not unircquenr!y give months
wages, 10 b, relieved OF the responsible
. lty which, at such Il time, is resting up
on them and which a proper and ei-
ItctuaI means oiprolcction would great
\ ly diminish.
In short, protection 10 Navigation Is
simply protecting our lives aud property,
and we, each and all OF us. pay more
or less, indirectly, to the Government,
for dis purpose. The system of Light
Houses and Light Ships, in most res
poets is good, although in some respects
/ it is bad. For instance. it is good
to have a Light which can be seen,
when the heavens are in condition To
/ allow oft but when logs and msts, &c,
are at work in the atmosphere, so as TO
render Il Light invisible, and thereby
useless then it is bad that such Light
House is not provided with a means Of
giving out signal Of danger We live
imam age Of Progress; a' the world ad-
vanccs in Science aud Art, new and i'm
portant principles are deyclorcd, us well
to protect Navigation, as 10 pro-
pei the vessels which navigate and it is
no reason that, because such and such
protective means were not made use of
thirty years ago, we shall not adopt and
use them now. Experience has demon
strated that the mind Of man is continu-
ally capable of mprovcmcnt,-an why
not improve us well in the means to pro-
tect our Commerce, as in anything else ?
lnview of this, we regret TO see any
delay on the part Of any Government
officer who is employed TO carry out the
wishes ofour countrymcn, in objects Of
Protection on our scaboarl. OF Light
Ships, we can truly say they are Of the
utmost Importance but to be ctlcctual,
1 they should be we'll and properly man
/ aged and the keepers Of them should
/ not be allowed 10 stay on shore more
: than h0if the time. When their Lights
are rendered useless by the causes above
enumerated, then should there be two,
Of the six men allowed them, constantly
on the lookout. 10 render such service
as may be necessary for the timc-bcing
in sounding alarms that the packet
ship or the steamer may be iorewarned
of danger for ii is an old but true adage,
that to be forcwarned is to be lorcarmed.
They should not be paid from $40 to
SIS per month (boardcd aud Iodgcd) to
be idle but should work when there is
work to be done, and work faithfully,
too, or else receive raihiDg Hckcl by
the first mail There are hundreds and
thousands of working men, who would
be glad of just such an occupation, aud
who would be faithful in the performance
of their duty
Another thing there should be no
partially shown in wages allotted to
Commanders ofLight Ships, where there
is no difference Of labor or danger and
where both are inland. In the first
place, five hundred dollars per annum
Is quite enough for the keeper of any
such station there are many mcn, and
good ones, too. who would be glad of the
berth for such sum. But If 500, is paid
by the Government TO one, as ne STRAIT
ford, then should 500. instead of 3 500
as now, be allowed to the one at Bart
let's Reef,-both ofwhich are in Long
Island Sound.