The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-14
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fact, he has not yet had opportunity to 40 any
thing that was not just what everybody expected
he would do This is rst capital enough with
which 10 enter on a new campaign. But no one
can tell what exigency may arise which would
render il ssary for sober, quiet men to throw
themselves back upon well ascertaned certainty,
rather than fly to evils that they know not of. /.
is on this principle that the poet so sxquistely
illustrates and embellishes that
1.-THE tree of deepest root is found
Least willing still to leave the ground
Twas therefore said by ancient sages,
That love Of life increased with years
when pains grow sharp and sickness RACES,
The stronger love OF life appears"
Mr. Fillmore is graceful dignihed. and ia
miliar in his own house. He receives all his
guests with courtesy aud geniality. He shows
very little party Partially in his appointments or
inhs attentions. He comes nearer to the idea OF
being the President OF the whole nation, than any
man since Washington for even in Jackson'5
time, no man hoped, dared to hope, for an Office
that did not run up the hickory flag. and cry, long
i've even me specie circular Mr. Polk never
and o. APPOINTING oT political to
ministration was dream, and ne only awoke from
il during the last few hours of his life; but he has
gone to his high reward a And The Galphins have
lossal genius OF this nation. Tom Corwin, the
wagon boy, knows where every cent is that Uncle
Sam owns, and that IS all Secretary Of the Trea-
sury can be expected 10 know; but still Tom knows
great deal else. Mr.. Criitenden is dry, severe,
analytic jurist Ii were easier to bend the ridge
Of the Rocky Mountains, than TO make him swerve
from honest Jurisprudence. Mr.. Stuart nobody
seems to have any objection to, aud filling so
difficult post as he Does this is great compile
ment. Mr. Graham has hard battle to fight in
his department, because, with the Interest of the
navy at heart, he il not able to get capable COM
miees of either House. to take off from the naval
appropriations those enormous charges which be-
long to sectional docks in California, to the tune
of 81 ,650,900 piece; nor Of 50 100000 for mail
steamer seTvice-none OF which appropriations
have anything more to do with the navy than one
Of Rowland Hills sermons had to do with the text;
Tor, as It was remarked when &c ntleman friendly
to this aforesaid Mr.. HUI once asked Quaker to
go and hear him preach, Mr. Hill, on rising. an
nounced text which was dististeful to the Qua
ker, who Immediately said. g am going to leave"
text" sob, if that is your trouble. allay your
text"
II is thus contemplated that one of the arms of
the national service must he crushed and pal
sled by having the prejudlces of the whole
nation excited against it,, siace by burdening
1t down by these approximations, which ought
to belong TO the Post Office Department in
the one case, or to general appropriation
like one for harbor defences in the other, the ap-
preparation for the navy appears TO be swollen up to
nearly $40 OOOO0 year; whereas, really, not six
millions OF this money goes TO keep a navy atioat
for the protection of a commerce which now ex-
ceeds in magnitude, in wealth, in navigation and
In tonnage, by Sky thousand tons that Of the Bri-
t'sh empire. Think, Mr.. Bennett, Of this last item
of statistics give you. learned it on authority
which will not be questioned, and l cannot well
wait till the facts come out to show that COM
merce now exceeds that of Great Britain by sixty
thousand tons. She has five hundred and eighty
seven war ships. We have ten or twelve ah)at.
aud the great bulk of the money appropriated to
the navy every year is used up, in satoning Off
GERS, and hiring men to keep great rotiing hulks,
built twenty thirty, or forty years ago, from sink
ing in our harbors When the question was recent
ly raised about sending the Pennsy lvania, line of
battle ship 10 the Worlds Fair, ia London, it turned
out on examination that her principal tlmbers
were the only portion of that splendid vessel that
were in a sound condition, and that it would
cost Elk hundred thousand dollars 10 hi
her 10 encounter gale al sea. Burn her 10 the
waters edge, and let her wreck float out on the
next tide; but for Gods sake doa't tax tue Anne
rican people S600, 900 to keep her from shaking in
the Hampton Roads. Such 10 the policy and the
economy OF even the present administration; and
Mr. Graham Is a man OF too much sense a1d saga
city not to see that this policy is suicidal. fratrei-
dai-ruln, deadly ruin Our commerce is with
out protection This is one reason. Our peo-
pie are gong everywhere. The days OF peace are
on US, and, God grant, long 10 remain; bat a
collision IS possible, and even IT IT were not,
look at ll5 vessels in dis, Tess, beating into
New York harbor, relieved during the storms of
last winter by single cruiser along the coast.
People talk about compelling A meric IN merchants
10 mount guns Ground the bow and stern, and bore
way, like privateers IN the last war We are now
nearly driven 10 this and any agitation among for
eign countries closes all the healthfIl valves OF
commerce, unless we do one of two things, viz.s
either make our merchsntmrn privatetTs, and
make navy at once Of 50 900 vessels, or give TO
our commerce efficient protection, in the form OF
large number Of active naval steamships. IN II can
go rapidly from nation 10 nation, carrying
intelligence, passengers and even freight tn accom-
modate our o,le, but above all things, giving hem
the means OF certain, safe, reliable AMI rapid
III
the world; or tell them AT once, eve have aban-
doned you to your own fortunes hight your own
battles" IL matters little, | couiSss, which but
let Congress and the government tell the people
what they intend to do. Ii they will withdraw all
protection from our commerce, let us understand
Il; and then we will make the cabins OF our mer-
chantm,n brise with timely arranged bavonets,
well mounted on good muske n, and in our lock-
ers we will never find the last shot ir an enemy.
We will have enough for him before we get
through with him. But will Your agents. who con-
troll the government. inclcate the idea on the
people OF this country, who are risking hundreds
OF millions upon the uncertain waves of the ocean.
incurring all its dangers, that you vii not follow
their COMMERCE, nor even lead the way 10 protect
where IL goes. Let line OF ste imers be started,
"a has be, proposed. from the great ports 81 the
western side Of our continent, a nd let them plough
the kind weers of the Paciiic IN their yoyagng 10
the shores Of Asia, and open new helds for empire
and progress Let the wigs of cyiiz alton stretch
themselves for A holder and longer Hi ght, for
there are unnumbered millions, a whom a census
never has been made, among those hoary hives Of
antiqua'ed men in the old Asiatc world, that are
waiting to cast into our bosom the boarded trea-
smes OF antiquity, and change the current Of COM
merce from the Care OF Good Hope, ana from the
overland route by the ISthmus of SucZ
Let another line be stirred from the cities on the
Atlantic coast, TO Africa. and DO OF make the mere
size Of city like New York the only consideration
which enrrtles her Ia government tayor Let
Charleston, and Mobile, and New Orleans, and
Galveston, those me- yer commer cial ports Of the
nation, participate IN these advantages, ani you
will thus consolidate the Interests an the hearts
Of the American people fondly together. We
shall all feel proud OF couatry which can afford
10 extend its arms To protect the most feeble aud
distant branches Of this great concretion Il men
and Of States. This is the policy that shall yet
rule this country, and TO talk about dividing and
splitting asunder n Union on which Heaven itself
has rained down such superior blessings y - the
madness of the maniac. or the tricksry Of the de-