The national Republican., 1862-07-24
asoaos n. WESTON. so,roa.
QUA snW lROu nAvY.


We are clad to - that The Navy Dspartnsn
70 ytgorossly pusAing forward tie building 0
oaf nswiron olaAs. Il b announced to-day tha
- three months ten Of them are to BE- CON
81 lletsd. i would BE- inpropsr 70 reveal u,
We can say that suoh strides In advance havt
been made In Iron naval construction that oui
next gunboats win be new article altogsther
That great geonetsr in iron, Ericsson, has beer
provs.ents that rseAsr The Monitor al but OBJ
solets. England, France, and Spain have sAoh
omoia agents In this country, picking up what
htnte they can - TO our new iron navy. II
Neso York Times.
The above 10 another example Of he favora-
hls'sstiosts, which b now quite generally put
upon the administration Of the Navy Depart
ment, and evluoes discriminating change Of
public sentiment In this respect. Ths Navy
Dspsrtmsnt needs no special eulosy now. What
- been accomplished 10 the short space Of
year, is evidence not only Of unusual ability Of
administration, but clearly indicates that the
Department hes been fully alive to the ns.
cessitIes Of the country with respect TO -
eflclent navy. We are able 10 confirm he
announcement above made hat within very
short space Of time, We shall have IN iros
clad 6eet ahost adequate % any and al smsr-
genciss Some Of the vessels shove referred
70 will be altogether unsxampled with respect
to their powers Of resistance and attack, while
oil Of them will be vastly superior 10 the pres.
eut Monitor. Thus fer our suddenly improved
navy hes put forth and sustained it, full share
Of effort In putting down the existing rebellion,
while, 10 several instances, Il ID proper 10 say,
what 10 now matter of history, that II has turned
the tids Of victory In our favor, and saved US
froo disastrous defeat, the recent battles upon
tbs James river being . eonspicuous instance
In point. Not only ID our navy simplifying the
wsr against domestic treason, but Il Ia having q
wholesome influence upon our foreign relations.
The recent improved tone Of England and
France towards Us IL due more 10 the fact that
We are In advance Of both these nations with
respect to an iron clad navy, than to any othsr
cause whatever. With the completion Of the
ironoiad vessels now we'll under way, success.
ful foreign interference would be simply i'm
possible. Ten such vessels a. will soon be in
commission, would sweep any navy from the
ocean that England and France combined could
send across the Atlantic We may possess our
souls In patience therefore with regard to for.
eign Intervention.
The history Of the Navy Department under
the present Administration enforces Q Lesson
We should all learn and heed. Secretary Wslles
wss for . long time the most persistsntIy
sbused member Of President Llncoln's Cabinst
How unjusny this abuse was hsspsd upon hin
the pest history Of the Department under his
Administration, and its present efficiency abun.
dainty testify. The rapidly with which the
navy hss been constructed, d wholly unex-
anpasd ia history, end n hs been accomplish.
ed With fewer mistakes than could have reason.
ably been expected. We believe the Secretary
Ia fully entitled 70 ths observation Of "well
done. good and faithful ssrvant," and the YER
dict sf the future will be unmistsksbly In bis
favor. We should do injustice 70 every msri.
torious public officer, uos to ssy, that with re-
sPsot 70 tAs success already obtained q well
~ that which ID In the immsi iists future, much
credit b due, and justly due to that very able
ofacss, Capt G. v. Fox, the present Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy, and that old veteran
Commodore Smith, the Chief Of the Burssu Of
Dooks and Yards. The nation 10 under many
obligations to these unusually effective officers,
and II Ia simple act Of justice that they should
be publicly recognized.