The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-03


Congress its last session authorized the secv.,
The Navy 10 receive apprentices into the service oa %
terms The Secretary who has omitted an -.
tunity 20 advance the efficiency Of this branch -
military service Of the country has recently issued -
f nstured scheme Of Instructions give eject "a n
provision Of law.
We regard the plan Of thus aagmentiug the nan,
sources Of the country with unalloyrd satisfaction a.
siaerng ihe great Of coast the sac, Tia, !
bulk Of exports consist Of the material q uss
lures and thai consequently nearly all the imp,,s
gathering points 81 trade within striking !.
lance % the sea- IL Is manks, that with as he a.
Of the country means ia ~ frst instance DE pross
Of the aud especially Of HE leading points e
For this efficient nasstl power il necessary Fort -
protect The OF sarhors bat long hees 49,
safely approach within few miles ~ every city and y
Armies 70 attack them In the rear these delences r
very imperfect and soothing give thcm sabsbsa
value hai an active force At sea THAI shah pat out
power o. an Invading cnemy decide al lis leisuc ii
place Of landing. Ia the want of this that sasts
General Scott 10 effect his safe landing near Vera On
and Il WAS equally the want OF this naval eifceasr j
prevented The Russians from oeeructng the praceah 4
cmhsrks sipn Of the allied forces in he Crimca Al n
equal surc~ II had been only sufficient 10 inereas :
hazards Of The attempt would in all probability, han :
vented II from being made
Bat there Is difference of opinion as TO the nse
lance and indeed necessity, Of an increase Of al
strength We touch other nations almost excusiyelr
the relations Of Free trade aud sailors rshs
embraces now, il did forty years ago almost oufrAcs
interest ia tho code OF international law The nss,
therefore, the only great 6ed Of military prepare s
the confederation properly occupy. Ia this ruspsc
action of the government has been miseraby de,eedu
times past and the evidences Of Improvement recently s
BY no means been propor,oned TO the exigencies Il II
eoaniry
The grca, necessity for naval power is sufficient q,
ply Of seamen. The Norserncn, insignificant powers
hand swept the ocean aud the Mediterranean because IN
were OF bold mariners. The little republics q i.
nice, Genoa, and Pisa renowned and iormiasb|
States, because they had abundance Of sailors At
when the great military natious OF Europe looked On 4.
with dread involving dangers akin to the supn
natural The insular position aud innumerable habOn
Great Britain have bred nation OF sailors aud ended
giving to that country the dominion OF The sea
Necessity viii never directly lead so large porte,
our population maritime pursuits nor is Il desiraAs
bat with commerce. tits certainly possible TO o
sufficient field for marine education insure sap
og for all the purposes OF trade and defence
la other respects this plan OF Secretary Dobbln pro
Uses most valuable purposes, II will moi OH
increase the teral Tor manning naval and comsr
cia marine, but il will tend very much to raise the che
and standing Of the sailor Therapeutics on Aa
men-ofwnr not only to be instructed in all The yrs
cal duties Of sailors but also in all the braucha
of education, and in the art Of navigation SO that lt
will come out OF their apprenticeship qualified 10 al,
command of merchant vessel
No one can have observed the life Of cities vihc
being struck with the fact that small portion d sy
grow up under circumstances that make II much sgs
than chance whether they shall turn afa .
members OF the community, gradually pass from N
license of boyish riot and rowdyism 10 that Of aaisa
AID rreclaimabIe criminaty How many Of these mign
lie saved from Disgrace, misery, and shameful punsAn@
By the opening for honest employment afforded by t~
regulations Of the Secretary OF the Navy And in orla
10 make the provisions efectua in all seaports VIII,
there Is regular receiving ship the navy agent should
empowered to receive apprentices into the service and "
ward them to the proper point by energetic supper
Of the objects contemplated by the Secretary OF the Nm
not only will the supply * reliable for The
be largely increased but every city the seaboad r
thus he enabled honorable and useful pst
poses class Of boys that forever threaten to grow
an element Of aagovernable mischief