Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-01


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in ,S'e'Sn countries.
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inc oVner day.
nWas memorial OF forty-one citizens OF North Carroll
ia, against the passage Of the Nebraska bill OF the forty
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teri
, House went into committee on the bill autborising
tho construction of air steam, Iriya,cs
Mr. Keitt addressed the committee for an hour insist
ing that the Missouri restriction has been source of un
numbered woes and In aludiug 10 the ordnance of 1857
aid il Was UNCONSTITUTIONAL and mos, rraceless act
He defined aud argued the powers of government accord
ING TO principles of strict construction defining the ns
tuition Of slavery and claiming protection as for other
property in the territories
Mr. Benton said that from tho war of 1912 the question
Of navy has occupied the constant attention OF states
men II seems to be admitted on all hands We must have
one How much is the question. navy for defence
Gran,ed-a navy for protection of commerce granted
but when We come to navy of conquest and navy TO
question: which not granted by the early founders OF
the Republic This is a continent not an island Our
policy is peace not aggression 1t is defense not con-
nus,f This IA onr nocybess wen, tho doctrines of
r,rIie- Zines
A s,,ndinr army has ALWAYS bsc, condemned nv the
American neopI. and ns,andpr navy n navy in tim, nj
,e,cs wa. long ,,, rs;actsd nv tho American neonlr
Tn, war of 1919 changed our policy We are TO have
s,,nSns navy in time Of nsace wise man mir Jefrsr
opl conyern with him stated thirty wears ago that the
,rs,t errrr was in sstahlshinu Navy BOARD That Ma
their knovg. of details p,yern the Secretary Of the
Navy who n,nst aIU,ys he poitical man and these
nayI men ,,k;ne v,ws beinp FIGHTING men
xoua procure Sims for men and the men for the shps
,Iways h,ynp in view the contending with the naval
powers of thr world
We have Tins hcsn roinp on oyer since LAYING br oad
the foundation of a navy He believed we have seven
navy ward. the British have hut two and vet this hill
provides that the Secretary of the Navy may have the
vessels built by private contract This looks discouracinr
What wo,ld be thought of man with seven mills sending
his corn Il, n uib.m 10 he ground by n ueirhbor p
CLaurhter1
H., wished 10 SEQ the early wisdom of great mon IN
this suhsct lie thourbt there was radical error in m
lertakinr TO build navy to contend with IN. world for
an. domi9ion of ,h. s.,s lie tbor,ht our noIicv n,
.t,,ionnry sGu,drons ia mistaken nnl;cv Il il Ri
b molly That Gov,rnment has snnadrons for i,s a.
land M bnp,e ami for tia islands and In tho
nur nn,r,nrs or tho would Wcb,vc mo inluccmcnt In
follow ,hir n,n nj stationary snu,drons and he could soc
no ADEQUATE reason for kcepng up our five stationary
am ,,lrnns He ,numer,tei The runs and cynens,
oi t,m and said incarmes reasons were always ,iyep
Tor sending out a squadron.
lie was for cruisers and AGAINST sorarons and in this
spoke Of Pnr.s gallant deeds capturing all
British vessels which within sight during the last
with Great Britain lie referred the messages
Adams aud jackson against standing nayies adopting
their views his own, and read from the resolves OF
the Legislature of Virginia of 1900 on the same sub
ject
During the last sixty years the contests on the
have ended in leaving parties exactly where they
the beginning He looked the nations building ships in
time OF peace building them down. lie saw no
probability of war, and have nothing do with for
egn couquests. lie believed creating navies in Europe
was but a OF shp>buling and shipcarpenterng
aud when the vessels built having other them
the parties engaged in the game of balls direct ted
arms legs and heads of another, aud when this is
done has effect nations than il two private
citizens fight n duel.
Mr. Jcfcrsons language that the naval officer who
goes forth carries sovereignty Of his county with him
He gets into scrape, aud home proclaimng
our flag has been insued such trash that
The people being patriotic have their blood fired up and
a war is the consequence. But we want ships for the
protection of cunmrrce-not for conquest aud the
dominion of the seas II we are to have a naval policy
he waited know it. We should 90 back TO the wis.
dom Of our fathers.
Mr. Cingman said in 1912 tonnage was one million