The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-13


isg their sheaves with them"
This as manifest destiny II will 90 on We cannot Il
we would pursue the baekOm policy. We must then
lake me oolder alternative and prepare 10 sustain our
selves manfuy. All these considerations urge on us the
necessity preparaonpreparaton for defence, mean
and not for aggression And there mode appro
pirate as proper increase OF our navy Your orfca-
on system for our Atlantic coast, if perfected. would
only afford partial projection al best II has, however
been Tor years past almost abandoned
The iortihcaons which | ask are the wooden walls.
which constituted The boast and glory OF Athens. We
have been told by some, tor whom entertain great re-
specl that Pacific railroad may be necessary 10 trans
port troops for the defence Of Pacific coast If that
coast is 10 be attacked it will be from the Then
give us naval force TO meet the invaders, and 1t will
be far more efficient than railroad.
Every instinct OF sef-peservaon. every principle of
patriotism, requires that we should strengthen navy
The man who wond fail 10 do so, it seems TO me,
pursues policy rash and mad as he who, sultry
summer evening" would stand out and see the clouds
gathering on every side charged with electricity and
rain, and, with bare head and naked bosom, would,
Lsai-tlke, spit al the storm and defy its rage
Allow me few words. in conclusion. upon the sub
lect OF reorganization OF the navy 1t is declaration
general among writer's and public speakers, that the
navy needs reform This common assertion makes it
the duty OF Congress to inquire into the matter and to
give the country satisfaction in regard to it. IL the navy
is already in sound and healthiui condition, the
try ought 10 know it, and the clamor be hushed II.
however, 1t IS decrepd crazy, and eete 1t the duty OF
proof tina, the Secretary Of the Navy will faithfully and
ably cooperate with you in your efforts. pledge
2 you--l think with etyhe aboous services of the
Committee Naval Affairs, and the rest must be left
with you One thing, however, would enjon on you
in all eanestness If the recommendation OF the Secre-
tary, OF OF the Committee Naval Affairs does moi
satisfy YOU do not on that account abandon the navy 10
It's late Discuss our propositions, show their defects,
and propose proper measures OF legislation II this Con-
gress shall adjourn without some searching and thor
ough action in regard the navy the Just expectation of
the people will be disappointed and, in my humble opn
ion our duty TO country will not be discharged
hope shall be excused for this admonlton, made in
the humblest spirit, and designed, sure with the
best Intentions. 1t is mistake to suppose that great
part OF the country, in its interior sections has inter-
es, ia the navy know that those regions on the ocean
shores have the most immediate interest The material
for the navy is supnlied from their midst The officers
and men are their friends and acquaintance The
merce which II protects is carried on chiefly by them
selves Their interest," them is immediate, palpable and
deeply felt But the interior has interest, too and
appreciates it, Their products find their way 10 the
shore, and thence to the markets OF the world The
products of other lands brought to the seashore find their
way TO, and bless the inhabitants Of the remote
terror Destroy the navy, allow the mouth Of the Mis-
sssipp to be bockaded, and what would be the cond
ton OF the great valley OF that rivera commend this
consideration 10 the earnest attention OF western
There is yet higher ground of common interest The
glory OF the navy is the glory oil the whole country.
However we may indulge in sectional discussions and
sectional feelings al other times, when we COME 10
slider coun,ys protection and countTys glory, the
discordant jar OF seconasm should be hushed and all
good citizens should be united in common brother.
hood OF PATRIOTISM OF thankiuness for the past and oil
hope for the future
Among ourselves we may wrangle and dispute about
our local and party pecuares OF faith and feeling but
In the eyes OF other nations and in the light OF the his
tory OF empires country should be country, aud
our people should be people. So ought TO feel
and So IN my Judgment, all good citizens do feel The
Interior well The seaboard feels proud In the recol-
lection that OF the brightest pages in countrys
history emblazoned by naval triumphs that il
our first OF independence fought chiefly on our
hills and plains by brave and hardy soldiers the
ond war OF independence was fought chiefly on the
ocean by gallant and sturdy srs II the names OF
Washington, and Greene, and Schuyler, and Marion,
rendered immortal by the one those OF Perry and
McDonough OF Banbrdge and Hull, made scarcely less
llusirous in the last The pemoniiions OF the future
point oninousy 10 the Shall we take the warning
II is evident that il again forced to appeal TO the
God OF Battles 10 decide dispute with foreign nation,
the field OF his ablfament will be The blue of the
ocean, and bis decision will be pronounced from the
cloud that uncovers, rolls away the blood drenched
decks of our shipsof We must invoke favorable
decision BY taking that quarrel is just, and that
we show our faith in its justice by dgent prspaa-
ton TO maintain H.
The attributes and qualities assigned TO the heather
gods often snguary illustrative OF philosophical
ruth and when Hercules is represented refusing 10
help the unless he would first seek to help himself
truth is proclaimed. wide in lis application the fam
lily OF man, and extending in s duration TO the last sya
bic OF recorded time Let in the proud civilization o
the nineteenth century, not be too much pulled up with
vanity 10 learn wisdom from the fiction
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