Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-09-03

history Oh the legislation OF the country up
4 on this subject. The act of March ,, 100
increases the allowance on picked iisl, ex.
ported, to thirty cents per barrel, and on
salted provisions exported, to TWENTY-FIVE
cents per barrel The act Of April H.. $500
continues the preceding acts, iayinr duties
on salt, and giving bounties and allowances,
See Stat. at Large, vol. 2.p. i6)
The act Of March ). lSO7. revcrscs the
policy of the Government in relation to the
fisheries and repcaIs the btmutic. t, fisher
men, with the salt duties. (S,r Stat. at
Large. vol >, p. l3G.l
THIS act was passed at the recommendation
Of Mr. jefferson, in his annual mrsso,,. If
December : ls06. It is well known that hr
discountcnancc,l the iJcl Of niiLIiur nm ,
navy, and with such views he very consist.
entity and properly opposed the policy of
fostering the fisheries AZ a school for scalncn.
Had he been persuaded, as the men of all n,r-
ties are at the present tlav, of the utility and
essential importance of that arm of the M.
tional defence, cannot doubt that his re-.
commentator would have been entirely diff
fcrcnt Could he have foresccn the Glory
whicl, the little nucleus OF a navy won for
the country during the administration of
his successor, he would never have done any-
tniHS cdlculattu u cripple mn navy, or to
weaken the sinews of its strength.
/ Sir, navy canuot be spoken into exist
rnec, at the fiat of the great cunquerur, with
unlimited resources of money and Ian >mcn
at his command. Bpnapartc had all these
in abundance, but he was compelled to ac-
knowledge hls intcr,oritv t, England upon
the sea. lie had ha sad evidences of th,
intcriority before the battle of Trafalgar
swept his navy out ot existence, and forever
sealed his fate.
| How marked the contrast, if we turn To-
the history of American engagements with
England, France could command every clc-
,uent of naval greatness bat one. viz, men
trained to manage ships. We in our ,,ruy-
sls with the gr,t naval Powers of tie
wprtl lacke, ever, thia- but men. Our cX.
ch.lurr was m...r' our policy had been
narrow, and an rNlrrituc. demonstrated.
most unwt-c; but u,tr littlc ships wcr. o.n-
ned by intelligent, disciplined, aud brave
Amerlc;,n se,,men, who in a L.r.e DECREE,
were graduates Of these very fisheries. SIR.
need not stop to recount their achievements;
| should nor do them justice. 1t Is the t,Sk
Of II poet The reports and dc>Iatelc, from
our naval heroes read m re lik. the creations
Of poetry and fiction. than ,,.bcr realities.
ter OF roinaurc, our American Scott, has
been ,hnrn,,,l away ,r,m h. realm. oi fe-
tilu by the truths. stranger than fiction. :"
to bc found in the archives or the NAVY De-.
r.,rtmcnt.
Mr.. J,.rcr. u, lived To -. lI. err,r H..
admitted IN nnm.run, lr,t..r. frtn hi, ,,Li.
l,.s,pltir,l retreat at N,nti,,Il, th:,t his
rr,.i,t,lic,,s t,ai.,., ,fIa.ut uf :,
navy had l,..r ll-tuut1ttfgl. and t.Ett hi. or.,t
-, ,ir tt,n. a. ,,;,l Il H.
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elihS 10 Tue secondary eFrur "i VT. drhofs7ti
regarding the h>heri's, hong alter hr has
hin-elf abandoned and rtfat,i the primary
error. in r,.slrl to A navy, show th"ln>,Iy :.
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=,
TIT M'e "lls' W W. y sou. "' "tV'''l-
!, stiiuol Tor st*iih'h' he,tas' ne "t> "l'l 'Nia
IA tht establishment ui anlNN; hiS mod 'rn
prpt,>>pl disciples are continually augment
ia, th.. navy and are willIne T.. pXIr.ud mil
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",', az, ~ ~ .''' 80,
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ton "i ".h'rr- wan" th'i VIII h11 ALLOW a
cent lur the lnstrUesi5il ami dis sIplInc ol
m+ut sailors.
Dnr father. ptIrsurA Il different p1liry
IT, ,,., ,,r.. D., Inv. ,L..,. ,-,,l -.
II - - ,;; ~ >,
'' "a ~
~'FNi"' a''d IL s''"th"" hhPl"I'V" Hhll t''
slinc trLliIin- served thu dnnhl''- -t4rlF'ee e
ilttins >,iiir to command, and uthcts t. obey.
Ihe Halls, Perry>, and Dccaturs, Were not
ctinsat'd IN naval sch7@ls' but t'r iheh whom
they commanded '.erc, in larg, degree" e'-
I'll, a