Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-06-29
Correspondence of the Standard.
PnILADrLrRIA, June 81, 1853.


To The Editsr Of the Standard.
When friend of ours is in charge of branch oil
the public service, do like speak in dispa-
raging Of that which it s his duty to execute
Mr.. Dobbn is Secretary of the Navy; respect him,
admire his fine talents, hut owe my respects also
TO the sleepy concern which il is his daty wake up.
or ga'vanize, dnd ! must pay them. gentleman Of
our acquaintance asked me yesterday il knew why
the Navy Department was often accorded to North
Carroll "a. was indignant at once. .'Nouh Caro-
lima. said be, {" is the Rip Van WinkIe Of the Union,
and the Navy is the Rip Van Winkle of our us-
iional defences.''
Now, l have read enough, and sounded Democrat
ic Editors enough to know that the entire country is
ready to back Mr.. Dobbin in any exerlions which he
may make, 10 rid tia: branch o. the service Of its
worse than Objectionable features. How he is TO do
il cannot possibly tell its very brains throat. and
thorax far gangrened and collapsed that fear
salt will not II. The old Fogiss up in
dInary the sailors are in the dggins in California.
and the younger fry are in country villages all over
the Union. presiding at love matches, and al The
popular old game Of selling the ,himble. do not
wish to volunteer too much advice, but my opinion
is, that something like the following would work
well.
would summon the Navy TO rendesvous at once
in the Chesapeak Bay. would then send all over
the Union for The officers, and put every one. from
the highest TO The lowest, in full commission.
would next arm all hands to the teeth, then divide
The Navy in halves, and then send it out of the Caes
and make them fight, half against the other, un-
Ill one or the other whipped, would then take
the winning half, and dismiss il forever from the
service; and I would take the other and say, " Now
gentlemen, officers and soldiers, you the United
States Navy, you have your commissions, take The
vessels and 60 sea- Remember that you carry
with you the contempt OF the whole country, and if
you do not fight some body or something, and re-
tieve your characters, you will die unhonored and
unmourned." ....
This think would bring the "right arm " Of
our national defence into something like motion. If
il would not. why, then l am done for. ...
Speaking seriously, the country looks TO Dir.
DObbn for resuscitAIon Of this popular Of
the service He has the ability, the tact, and the
pride TO do what the country expects, and the strong
est administration that this Union ever had, will re-
spond to all his efforts. s
How does your election come ont What use
have you for two candidates in your District Is
any thing the matter with Venable do not know
MIR. Lewis, but Venable is game, either Demo-
crai man: he is highly esteemed at W Washington,
is admired for his ability every where, and hates
Abolition. Why throw him aside There are one
hundred Congressional Districts in this Union that
would be proud Of such representative. But you
are a strange people; there is Gov. Reid, the Dem
ocratic party all the country admires his ability,
and glory in his fidelity principle. You. yourself.
seem to appreciate him, but will you all stick by
him! When his tern is out will you send him to
the Senate The Union is waiting 10 see, and so
am l. il is high time North Carolina had abrogaed
the old rule of ostracizing her even regret
ted TO see Mangum 60 into retirement While in the
Senate, Whig as he was, he was stripe upon the
s,ar.spangled banner. 5. H.