The daily union., 1854-07-25
The Union.
NAVAL, REFORM.

Messrs MEMBERS CONGRESS: ! am about 10 have
quiet talk with you through the papers, on subject
ia whlcn tie whole country feels deep interest You have
been nearly six years organizing reoryanzng disor
ganng the navy and have made the circuit of this matter
and returned from whence you started No law bill has
been passed within this time having for its object the whole
good of the navywhen speak of the whole good of the
navy mean the good Of the country irrespective of private
interests You have passed bills to be snre; but what
theyy few acts affecting but small portion of the navy
and had they not been passed. the navy whole would
have been well off Messrs. Members, have you
asked yourselves What The object Of nacy2 II You have
not it is time to begin The principal object of navy
to protect the of the country from oppression
and depredaons by foreign governments and praces
defend the country in &c This is the principal of ect
but there Others Of Importance in which navy is emil
nenty usefu-namey, surveying its coast, exploring
distant and oceans, acting armed diplomats, aiding
in the peaceabc formation of treaties relieving the
tile marine in distress, &C. &c To have navy to do all
this there must be dockyards depois manufacturing
Establishments, building yards, &C.. and, above all we'll
educated corps of officers and efficient class of
These the absolute requisites TO form good navy and
last though not least good lars 10 gorera then which last
fact Messrs Members of Congress- rests entirely your
selves We therefore beg Of you drop all sectional feel
ings forget there such place Bunkun and seriously
turn your attention to that neglected portion of the gov
department the navy and cndeavor to place it in
position which will enable it ~ be credit to itself and
honor the country We do not ask you to fritter
away your time about that dlefaddle stuff of construct
i've rank We care not a button whether Tom Colonel,
Simon CantweIl Bill Bowlines ranks with the captain
or boaswain our object should be ascertain the actual
humber of ships required to protect the commerce. and for
all other requirements and regulate the number OF officers
and by that standard and not by the number of res
sells paper at present The coast of the United States
extends along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts about 1900 and
the Pacific about 200 milesmaSing coast line
of about 5000 miles From this coast send out in every
direction 400 900 larger than Great Britain
the richest and ENTICING IN all the tcorld
ships frcghed With sos Of d2ars cach, inviting ag
reson from all nations who look ut it with eagerness to
seize the first opportunity that offers Within ninety
days from date weru nation could completely break
up the trade California West indies and China or In
TACT strike such blow at t.. s commercial marine as would
create panic throughout the length and breadth Of this
country. The present steam navy of Great Britain could
sweep from the wc-hirds Of ere we
spplq TT out llneTofbate ship get frigate
The nations of Europe have large armamens aiioat in
every and since the world began there were such
heets ai'oat; while the other hand this country, with
chnese Incidence and japanese security sits with her
hands idly before her Your navy bills now before the
house--one having already passed the senae-do not
place. or would not passed Tomorrow place the navy
any better footing than IL is a the present moment
tneae bills neither add take ship from or to the
navy, out are simply intended peace offerings be-
WV" wv 'S'''' Vildes Wnich nave sprang Within
the last few years in the navy. In all large bodies
there Will be elifnesms 1t is nsepaabe human ma
ture and no attention should be paid to by the leqsla
tive body Of the country. you do cIiques legislation
will usurp the place of efficiency 1t contempblc and
little matter to devote whole years considering the cut of
pafssrs coat tail! the shape of officers whskcrs or
whether Bill Buntline Tom Colonel shall come up the
main hatch first or last 1
ihe commerce Ia large and increasing with really
iui rap'dy IL wants protection and must have IL, The
revenues OF the country increasing bringing into the
treasury heavy surplus every year This fiscal wear we
ana traction over tceegh millions and at the end of
ne next year 1t more than probable there will be sur
pus OF S5eoooooo This is in fact cut-throat game so
lar as the people concerned Fysix millions locked
up IN the treasury OF the United States two years would
.eae quite commercial distress throughout the Union
Mithin few years the revenues Of this country will be
slzooooooo per annumof this there is no doubt; the
usual expenses of the country viii fifty millions
What then is to be done the overpus? Some means
must be found to return commerce whence came
me proper disposition Of this surplus would be devote
TO the protection Of commerce by building up your de-