St. Mary's beacon., 1858-02-04

MafyIassd has the honor Of being The seat of
one Of the best institutions In the United States
We refer to the naval school at Annapolis
No location for such an establishment can be
finer. It is central IS relates 20 the Atlantic
coast, nearly equidistant from the two extremes
of our naval stations. IL is on one Of the most
beautiful BAYS in the world. It is near the
capital of the nation, and accessible in few
hours to the head of the department to which
it belongs, and to Congress, who has over il a
supervisory control, Annapolis is large enough
to furnish the best society, withou: the tempta-
tons to reckless dissipation which are afforded
by an overgrown city. The climate Of Mary
land is unexceptionable, hardly surpassed by
any part of the world L. has not the rigor of
the Northern States, so pinching and trying to
the natives of the extreme South nor is it af-
hicted with the lony and lot summers which
are SO tedious and debilitating in the States bar
drring on the Gulf of Mexico. But if the mat
or ol supplies is to be taken into account
where cam every thing that srstains human life
be found in greater abundance or perfection
than in Maryland and ON the Chesapeake bay?
There are many reasons why this school
ought to be prime object of interest to the
american people. Our nav should stand the
first in the world, le.alise the time is MT far
greater. not only than that Of any other nation
but greater. than all other nations put together
The extent of our territory. the productions OF
our soil, the ingenuity, the enterprise and in
dustry of the inhabitants, warrant the antigi-
patton. We front both on the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans. Our civilization is inferi tJ
nothing on the Atlantic side. and we shrink not
from the competition of England herself. On
the Pacific our civilization is infinitely in ad-
vance of any thing that borders on that m ghty
expanse Of waie.S. The highest Civi liza NJ
always commands the commerce Of the world.
Our ships miIst be protected as our commerce
expands, aud 70 insure safety to persons and
property, the flag Of our country must be seen
tying ia. every considerable part, not many
years hence; en- the Pacific ocean.
We know of n0 class Of men who, if properly
educated, are more likely 20 enlarge the bounds
Of human knowledge than the officers of the
Americas navy. They are constantly visiting
every portion Of the habitable globe. They
have an abundance Of leisure; they remain n
long time at one sfatien. They may bring
honae with them, with bat little or no expense,
the results Of their Investigations The same
perspn IN sfational at diilerent places at differ
ent times, and In this manner has his curiosity
stimulated and Judgment ripened by contrast
and c9mparison. We have already seen what
NAV be done. BY the slid and brilliant results
of,0nr exploring expeditions, our scientifi; ex-
aminaaioDs of Gle interior Of South America,
and--n0t least--the tragic adventures iato the
Polar seas Lieutenant Maury IS making our
naEne Earaous IN ilss annals Of silence al over
the world. How many Maurys may our naval
school at AHaapois train up- e T
z Il does seem 60 Us that this institution has
not hitheytO attracted the notice it deserves.-
Why shosIId there have been . military acade-
my 80 long before there Was naval school -
where did honor and deliyefance come from
during the last war with Great britain Mas
il not from the navye Mas it nUt by the bril-
liant achievements OF oar war-ziips that Uilr
prussrate hsnor rns up and lowered on high
amgasa the naEloEas I'LL our name res0lindsd
round the globe .afav56orO' Gazstte.
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