Butte record., 1853-12-17

t.se ah;iti- III eight Gags between liyerpool az
New York
Stem mas ehectel a revolution u the SCI
el-ce O avai sEsria ara. au1 Whenever tie next
Ereat acs5en Is f a-ht On the h'rh seas. II Hiil
he found what tremendous p4r1 this mighty
gent h@s acted Il The bloody drama
S1si al q '-sae q Aea gathering var clouds
are stem IA the East, threats niur ta iu7olve
the whole = Lurope Ii mighty struggle in
which We may also be compelled TO take part.
cur sagacious cabinet sees proper to indulge in
the thought, and seriously % contemplate tie
cutting down ef our naval force. and even 10
cripple the individual property which would
be brought to aid rs in time Of war. tt Is
steam that gives Great Britain the ADVANTAGE
over Europe, and steam might give this nation
under q more lu1lclo1s policy, and advantage
over the world IN arms. The total tonnage Of
the continent Of Europe, for all kinds CT " sels
is fE1 millions or G little over Fnrland-s
tonnage more than doubles that amount: ana
cur tonnage more than doubles that amount.
aad cur tonnage IS only 490. .0G0 less than that
of England. While the continent Of Europe
has but 22.G00 guns N c. rnlaission, Enrlana.
though she nlgat net appear to REQUIRE 90
large a naval 1erces has nevertheless l3 600
guns. which, Independently Of Ler merchant
steam marine. gives her a prepouleranca Of
strength On the ocean. that while Il sets AZ de-
Europe, extends and protects her commerce
wherersr her meteor flag Is borne, and has
compelled cabinet even II this country 10
t-Ie-v submit 70 such ipdignities aud insults
As British commanders Of the navy from time
T. time have thought proper 70 ofer TO our
star sp4ngled banner.
Cur navy consists u eleven slips Of the linz.
one razee, twelve first class frigates. two Sc
eond class, twenty-oLe sloops of-war, four
Or ., three sch09uers. n-ne steamers and soma
storeships OF this formidable array the Mis-
s-ssIFpi Is 50 badly armed, and her guns so
light, llat an English war with only one large
snn cogld destroy her before her FIRE could
IsLke the ightest effect We 30 not believe in
. great staining feet fer the United States,
though from the eircuInst ances G. the country
a larger deet than army Is required 10 main
tain unr rights and dignity. What We main
tain is ihat our heet should BE- c. The very best
description, armed with tie most superior Of
guns. commanded by ex xperlenced o-dcers, and
enlarged to an extent commensurate with the
repuiremeuts OF our commerce. We want In
FroFenlent IL the construction of 3ur vessels
Ia build. aotWit th=tandiug tie Improvements Of
late years IN naval architecture, cur naval
force Is Just where il was forty years ago Oar
war steamers are the worst u all et tbs
country has resources which, if turned 10 ad
vantage. ~ 9-lL e-NA e4A4 u A4G taI.Cs ANgA A4c
Terla, We could be the hrst IN naval architee-
ture and force, as we are nov the last By
suricl3al course II policy. the spells cabinet :
about TO destroy the means q meeting any
sudden onslaught that naiglt be made upon
that Gag. whioa Tor three score years and ten,
has braved the Lat ( and the breeze. Strange
ihat-our present administration should be 80
blinded IL The best Interests ot the country
they represent. Ii tAeir only obJect-aDd
thus far it seems hey have none other-is To
lay hands upea tie sHoils whenever aud vher-
ever they eaa be created or found why let
tie1n 80 -; tley eill but bring utter ruin ana
political deatA uP L themselves; but tAat they
ga l4 seek 10 injure the inefheie ent naval force
We are n0w in = measure protected by, Is
wrong which merits the rebuke Of every cti-
zen Al "a tllae, Whea the spirit Of var seems
de. etasiliel e. array one nation against an
other. Instead q curtailiug our naval lrowcss,
and emp. IN Z tAe individual assistance Of those
WI ase vessels are AT our service IN moments
warming, it seems tls duty Of cur government
20 increase numerically aHi otherwise oGr
steam Inal he IS. +, r. JjWREi