The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-03-05
The Losslsn 'Ctmss and the ameriean
Navy DeSAasssnsm.

Tne Lo6uen raes ard the AmeTftaa
! Navy Derasssns"s.
Ia the courS Of an article in the l.oudon
TRcs olthc 2'kl Of January upon the British
cxecutis.r, AMI th. mystery So carefully pre-
served in England in regard to the minls,e-
rial Affairs, that journal tak,s ocrasion to con
iras, the brief explanation ci ministers
in Parliament with The fall aud complete NJ
ports emana,ing annually from each ol the
executive departments of the American
government, aud rcf'rs from the hast report
from our Navy Departmcu, as an example
Of what report shouh he. aai especially
Of what should einana,s IRON ihe British
Admiralty. Tho ar,icle n lng ene, ansl
We theraow extract fr,m aich partitions
only a, pN'ul,arly in,"r'si tho American
reader We qaotc u alsn as a. uncs CON
mcniai,on e-.~tc~,,. mn tho piSci.,r of
oor evr,1uuTn sn - to t~ pupic
scrutiny nj regular o." r.als III" managr
men, Of public affair. AMI mcsi ploasing
ackisow judgement of the nbih,y. industry,
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navy which have deinTrsh'd inc tour
years service of the pns,n, head Of that De,
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In the tnl,ed sta',~ II "a oihrr"''''. a''H
citizen can there s' downand IN tn 'l'a'c
ol an hour or two thoroughly master 'hc
state of each department, all that y has done
during the pas, year, and MI that 4 propo-
scs for the future. Thur We bnse b"soro
us the annual wpori "i The Secretary ol
the Navy conlHnd"ns statement. snrh as
We could defy the most dil'igeni prheueh
compiler OF extracts from all The spNSl"-
and pIorts o' the whole lsritlsll Admiralty,
even aidcsi by the Navy Last and the lnt"''''
rcnce from the ports. Herr We have an
account al all the sqnadrnir ibelr lofcc
where they have hsn what mo~ are want.
ol, and whrrc what new ship- have been
built. With what guns, oi wha, caihrc with
what discussion on the comparative ad-
vnntae,s of shot and shell. Then We have
Is new oii'cers--in u word. thu whole ia
val history Of the year, aud the ministerial
projects for the session, all stated iaiir airi
plainly. A. far ns we are concerned, ".
have the opportunity OF knowing that the
Americans arr by 10 meapS neeiecting
their navy. They arr omililng nothing
that may bring il not only 10 an equality
but even 10 suprrorlty. ovr The iists
of Europr. IIbey anc resolved not 'o he
beaten, and they ARE not afraid 20 tell vou
10. The value of this document IS tia, II
exhaas,s the subject II proiesscs 10 tell
everything a. far ~ certain reasonable I'm
its will allow. The trader si,s do~n with I
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