Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-04-07

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THE S cEErskY OF THE sAyY
THURSDAY. APRIL Z. 49,

If our public men. without r. fprpt ce to
party or seciion; b lieving thar ty go doing
We shall render s.rvice to all cur readers
The FLOWING n" ice of G.n raj D. BBiN.
Of North Carolina. we candensc from tie
Portsmouth d zig T uas"rips; it s tru hful
sketch of the distinguished gentleman, and
will he found very interesting By all who
pfruse l.:
THE friends Of Naval Reform have great
cause FIR c"ngrarnlatiag tn, mselyes IN the
selection Of Gen. Jnmes G. Dobbin, Of Nrrth
Carolina, rs Secretary If the Navy.-not
merely because he is progressive but from
the fact that he pns~essfs rare ia ents,
which mark him AS the very nun for the
Navy. 1t is true that General Dublin is.
compared with some IF our statesmen. q
young man; bat this is as it should be.
1.-The new Secre tary is full of vig"r and
energy. and it involves no departure frcm
strict truth TO add is as sagaci"u. aud wise
as lie is prudent AMI experienced; and the
country may look with confident reliance
on his administration AS the beginning Of
new era, which will result favorab!y in
promo ing the national interest. We speak
not of his political faith, but we speak OF
him MS the C'ief Of the Navy Department;
and from our kn"w!e dye of the man. of his
capacities. and thorough acquaintance with
naval affairs. we haz sri nothin. in affirming
that he will direct all its business with a
masterly hand: i'll such manner. indeed,
rs IN ist win for himself tn. applause of the
whole Country, and lead to higher honnrs.
That it will he his policy to improve.
render more Efficient, aud increase our Navy,
TO one can doubt without im,ui to him
dlsr. 6 rd If the nation = welfare which
h. can never ,eel. His lofty ,a'ric,i. M
rebels agai's st such imputa,ion. for M one
pt rilaps, m"rr than himself has "A b,t,,r
appreciation Of tie i, crrasirg demand of
the Rel ull". The hu-y hum Of prerara-
on i'll Englai d AFRO Fan CO, and the doubt
full c. n-ition "f all Eur. le MS regards rev
'lui"n and change, has no, escaped the
vigilance of his eye. These things have no,
Fl. led Ill awakening in his mud the absolute
necessity IT rrrpa Z for great I'm rgen
cles. that the stars and str pes MY suffer
heihtr degradation nor i. jury trom the
chances ot gen. raj Cot Il ci, III VIII cil the
nation may be called to ertorm n conspicu
GUS ami imp"rtant parr. But, whether This
hot-"ur commerce must be we'll lr" ecteI
It Is ais' imp rant to our uati'u,l well.
tell & that it should III. ',e left t. chance
II Is Extensive low and ihc1eas. i SO Ia, Idly
AS to excite surprise in every mind Oar
merchant msrin, v, sseIs Salt in almost every
se', AMI open to us the riches Of ev ry
line, giving Aner:c MS prosp ri'y un-
para leIed in the history Of the world
Desir y or disturb the course of tr .de, and
the government sinks into bankruptcy -
Protect and encourage it, our u,.t xampl-d
governmental success continues, gather ny
new streng b, and Il little while and then
We approach a wealth and acquire AZ irhu.
ence in the affairs If the world, which no
power on earth eau disturb
james e. Dobpin is Just the man to
master all difficulties, over zine all obstacles,
and Introduce admir- .be reform VIII rever
it is necessary. lie is at ouce a scholar,
lawyer, patriot, statesman, and gen lem IL,
and possesses, in an eminent dee rec, that
Practical talent which is 50 useful and
necessary, i'll all cubic stations. AL hail
the peoples man aud the man for the people
the n"blr, chivaIruu-, and h,gh-ton~d
D.bbin, who mus, unless he reno lnce his
past prudence, reap the highest honors a
tree eple Can confer. La Virginia, indeed
throughout the u'h. his "pp"intn,en, will
be hailed with u uch sincere rl,a.ur.-:,e
is wa,m hear,ed, gen. r"u, AID ,mtriu,ic,
aud unlike the p'g'"ies uf the present aye,
position makes no changes in hin t, mean
ness alone Can be .xaited hy power He is
n plain. un ,ssuniny rrpu,,i .. .,,d ,h;,