The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-15
From ,he n. Y Ja r,aa' Of Con
INCREASE OF THE NAVY.


The history Of our national egsistiou shows that The
progress Of the country constantly keeps in advance Of the
estimate Of satesmen in all the departments oil public AZ
fairs The buildings REQUIRED for the accommodation Of
the government offices Washington projected seemingly
at the time txrsvagsn scals, are no sooner hn-
shed lha they found contracted for The public
and the brief interval required tor enarge-
supplementary construction has to he provided for
by bring private edihces tie adoption u other incoRVe
nient resorts The same Of government buildings
elsewhere The New York Custom House, undertaken
with reference all future lim Is small 10 afford suit
able facilities for the immense business Of which Is the
theatre The post Office cranpcd for that il
forced TO the expedeDt Of unsighy r.o cou and the
once venerable church. deormed 10y successive comPa
tons resembles those old bulks Of condemned Uot
craft which one sees IN settlements mo5rcd hay
river shore built upon and around aDd rooted m pro
tect thrifless tennuiry from The roruts SDJls ~I
the provision made the pans for trof-r
ton Of euiTrant vel Pare cnmsd to combine In
large caravans rel ing their audrd rrulth fyr
mutual defence against rockies. ami derar wages Even
the armed torres Of the government weak uauain
their sef-serurity. The small hodes in which by ar
sometimes complied up'rrquc,#ly 90.
counercd and 10y the uijru Zoe and the
iortresses which tbey garrison hr rIcd on 10
provide safe from and conf gro,ion
Our land force altogether small deter thr uru-
lent from outrage by the Of is aspect end nri
quate prevent crime Il is compelled wage hute for
the iufcun Of punishment Every session Of Congress
presents with = efficiency bill the necessary expenses
Of the government having considerably exceeded the aU
preparations estimated TO be necessary dersy them Not
less true Il that the expansion Of our foreign comm,rc
requires much nrger force OF national vessels 10 commits
sion 10 extend to that protection which alone i,s
magnitude and importance hut the honor and interest Of
great people in coordinate With The pow
sT'u 10 the family Of Hauou- UNFORTUNATELY demand. Not
ouly our shps-Owar Too few traverse the diver
gug tracks q mprCan commerce. bot for The most part
they Of class safety the exgencirs Of mod
naval We instead Of sailing
vessels 10 time Of peare rapid movement is neoes-
Fary than heavy armament Il is measure OF peace
aud not in contemplation Of arising Of any exist
ing complications that The construction Of ten steam
sioOpsowu is asked BY tho government. Occasion for
their employment Is presented in every days experience.
We them couAeract tie plans and intercept the
EIlibus,rS We srpd them TO the re-
lief Of vesses struggling with the Of winter reach
coast Those Of fellow oiti1eas whose occasions
take them 10 foreign lands ask their presence il need I've
invoke their iEterpostou should tyranny caprc.
seek 70 g0hvert the right and establish the wrong Our
commerce seeks extension 10 the Pacific The world
looking with eager expectancy for the opening Of trade
with Japan The position Of young communities Dor
dertng the Western gives peculiar advan ages IL
The competition soon to arise Cor the benefits Of that traffic
The japanese peculiar people Their government il
only 10 be deferred om REFRESHING the DISPOSITION Ger.
tain 70 e excited amopg them for intercourse with for
egners by show Of fore that must be always present
and active IN la demonstration Of capacity for executing
TIE receives Of policy We hare cor part
100 to perform 10 the development Of human knowledge
the promotion Of science and the diffusion Of Christianity
All a~~s objects may be vasdy encouraged and aided and
nave heretofore TO extent been less directly
performed ~ the fundamentally Of the naval service
mere little danger that the navy win be increased
proportion 10 the interests which II Is needed to sub
serve We are glad therefore that the Senate have pas
Cd the bill providing Cor the construction Of new
Stausrs and trust there win he oectusl opposition
offered 10 tw passage IN the House