The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-23
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sTMsrs IL really no subject connected with the
S1fsnoss Of this cosntry Of more impertance than
shAs Of privAteering II u conceded fact that the
ocean must be the arena on which any fntnre con-
tests Of America with Europe must be sieeiaed.-
6ar main dependence In such eonteef must De
privatce the militia OF the sess ~ they have been
justly called ralyng around the nucleus furnished
hy the NAVY rrcper, ~ The volunteers ralltod
sreuud the regular soldiers In the war with Mex
NO II d xe,i known that In the last contest with
EhslanA priya,eers inflicted neaieulable injuries
upoa British commerce. aud proved most irrtta-
tlew thern in the eide Of our gallant adversary
wsIwers consequently greatly surprised when the
late sssfstary Of, State, Mr. Marcy. consented to
she virtual surrender of the privstssr system, by
accepting Sor the United States the proposition OF
the Paris Congress to abandon prissteering. pro.
vtdsd private property Of ali kinds on the high
ssAs shepld be placed on the same footing as pri
vAse property on land and exempted from prize Of
war. This provisicn, proposed by Mr.. Marcy,
would have left every harbor In country at the
mercy Of the biockading squsdrons Of on enemy
who. being freed from the necessity Of watching
our privat<srs could concentrate their whole force
sresnd the portals Of our cohameroe. We We're,
tAsrsfors, glad to learn from debate Ia Parlia-
nant that the present Executive, Mr. Buchanan,
hs<l intimatea to the British government that the
United States government would not expect an an.
sxw to Mr.. Marey's proposition, and desired the
matter 10 he considered as suspended. We are,
hence, happily saved from. the awkward and
ruinous dilemma 10 which we wonfd have been
involved by the acceptance Of Mr. Marcys propo
sitor, and have the whole subject once mere under
our entire control. 1ss~i -s.s 4a-.. @.4..t 9a %
The veteran officer, Commodore Tbos Ap. c.
JONES' hes recently called public attention to this
subject, In q Communication to the National ln-
tsiIIge noar, In which he makes valuable sng.
sestioHs, which we hope mlI receive the attention
q Conarsse- As no suitable armaments at pres
sns~ exist for private armed vessels, Commodore
Jones' recommends that the Federal deVerment at
once provide the ordnance and equipments for her
volaRtssr navy, e. she has dens and is still doing
fos her militia and her volunteer army. Without
sntsring into any very minute calculations as to
ths cost Commodore Jones thinks that the militia
~ equipments for one thousand prlvateers and
letters Of rnsrqus weuid not exceed s20oo,D0o,
which might be conveniently divided into ten sn
nuaf instalments, aud thus at cost Of but little
more than the "Siagara'a maastwar, Of very
doubtful efficiency, We should have volunteer
navy sfioat which would bid defiance to all the
nsviss of Europe and leave to our own gallant lit
tie navy the honor OF Keeping our own coasts and
hsTbors cleared. and keeping open our seaports
frss to iaersss and egress of commercial neutraIs
and the prizes Of war taken on the ocean by our
public and private armed vessels. t..s4.ta .es..