The national Republican., 1862-09-23

that the enemy cannot find out what they arr
doing, if the newspapers will only be silent.
A DEsERVAD TKIBUrE TU TIM
aAVY.
The following tribute to the navy, and to
the ability and efficiency with which it is
managed, by leading Western newspaper
is well deserved. The navy will come out Of
this war as popular as it was after the war Of
lSl2-'l5. Its successes have been uniform,
and under the most adverse circumstances
A navy cannot be created at once, like an
army; and when this war broke out, IL had
hem 30 mtmanaged and was so scattered,
that we might almost as well have been with.
out any. In addition to that. II has heel
obliged to adapt itself to wholly new develop
nenis in naval warfare. But it has proved
equal to all difficulties so far and, as we be-
lievc, still greater triumphs await it.
One cause Of the success Of the present Src
rotary Of the Navy has been that firmncss il
Furnishing remissuess in duty, Of which the las'
example was his promp. dismissal of Com
mauder Preblc, aud which has signalizcd hi.
whole Adminsl ration, with the single cxcep
ton Of the affair of the Norfolk navy yard
That occurred however, before the Secretary
had fairly go, posse ssion Of his Office, and he
fore its affairs mad been put on a war footing
II his lenity in that case was a mistake, and
we think it wa, il has not been repeated.
From the Chicago Trihu'e Of S!pl 10
The Navy
The fact is becoming sppareDt 10 the m lsi
obtuse that the navy has rendered and is rem
derng aimcst iDcalcIlab.e benefits to the coun
try III the present war. The Richmond jour
nails assert that 1t has been equal in liz elicien,y
to land force Of halt million Of men aud
when VIZ consider critically what it has doat
for us, we are bound to say that the estimate
is not greatly exaggerated. 10 the frat place.
IL has been cur guarantee aud defence against
| fureigu intervention and every day that wit
pssses the ialnchieg oil a new Monitor, 1.-TWO Of
whicn will be completed this week. renders
more perfect our security against that mcsr
dreaded danger. Indeed, our people have
| ceased u regard the commenta oi foreign pa
pers or potenta.es on ony affairs, and have
almost forgotten with what anxiety they once
scanned every organ OF European sentiment
| 1t canaot be doubted that out iron navy, eA-
| coed ing 10 strength aud efficiency those OF Eng
| land and France combined, has been the chiei
| bul Xsrk against the nactinatious OF our enc
mics IN the other side OF the Atlantic. We
have got whole year the start Of every other
| AsIilims Power In the construction of thes'
| invilnerab!e ocean delenCas, and 40 long u
We can make an equal display OF strength on
the water, we shall be at liberty to fight Jef
Davis without the terror Of foreign gunbUas
in Our Atlantic harbors.
| THE capture OF New Orleans says the
London Times, was, by all odds, The mort
wonderful and brilliant deed Of the war
Probably $4,000 soldiers, unsupported by Far
ragut's ioills, would have been unable TO cap
ture aad hold that city. We all remember how
The rebel Gen. Polk fortified Columbus Ken
lucky, against land attack, rendering it, TO
the eyes Of military men, another Sebastop0l
in strength. We all know how be abandoned
1t without struggle when Foote'S lOtilla was
Put IN readiness to b0mbard ii. But we need
not recount the baltlvs In which the navy has
horne a part. They have oil been victories
Fort Henry, Fort Donelson Island No. 10, Mem
phis, Iatteras, Port Royal, and numberess
Lesser engagements, adorn the American flag
with the lllstre oil the earlier days OF the navy
when Decatur, Preble, Hull, and BAinbrldge
trod tbe quarterback. There is later service
which the navy has rendered the country, that
should not be- lost sight of in the midst Of the
glorious events on the Potomac We refer to
the ncaiculable aid given by the fleet in Jam, {
river and Hampton Roads to Gen. Mcclellan =
army at Harrison's Landing and during the
embarksiion. Without the assistance Of the
forty guubos,s which covered our soldiers
| there IL NAV he doubted whether we cnuld
ever have brought that army away from the
peninsuia Certainly not without a terrible
battle and a fatal loss cf life,
III word, the navy has done whatever has
Ieen required OF 1t, and 6oue II well. Let II
b; honored and strengthened as the right arm
"i the public defence, ior however formidable
i may become to the euemits Of the country il
cta n"Y1r BE- dangerous 10 the liberties Of tht
people