The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-08-06

Z stated without comment speak for them
selves. .,,.,s! i .2. ~ e; & gs}s,rsss< .@r.
When he was called to his present posi-
ton the available force, Of the American
navy did not amount to ten vessels all told
! After the lapse Of months our, foreign SQUAD
rons came home, which TO- some extent re
lieved the pressing want for vessels. But a
naval force was wanted for immediate service
1.-The demand was imperative--and,t if a
contractor under such circumstances takes
advantage Of the wants of the government
we submit that he, not the servant of the
government is the guilty party. We further
submit that even though the servant Of the
government under such circumstanc ces knew
that he was paying double what such SER
vices were worth. he would be guilty Of
laches if he did not employ the service pro-
oided. no other available means was at
hand. This much disposes of the fraudulent
transaction.
Then with regard to his inactivity: the
world has never witnessed such spectacle
of energy as has been displayed in the
building up Of our navy. In well consid-
cred article the New York Times gives the
following results: When the war first broke
out. we had only 88 war vessels now we
have 292, % of which are iron>clad, and IS
are new wooden vessels, the whole of the
new wooden and the iron -clad, built since
the war broke out and one hundred and
twenty.six were bought by the Govern
ment from the merchant service and
fitted up for the naval service. Any person
can soc from glance that to require the Sect
retary Of the Navy to personally inspec
such monster feet as had been added 10
our navy within the last fifteen months by
purchase is simply preposterous; he must
Of necessity employ the agency Of other par
ties. "
This is not paper navy, like the navies
'of Old England but regular bona tde navy
every vessel ofwhich is fit for actual service
Talk Of inactivity al Europe combined
never achieved result SO grand, and so fiat
tering to national pride in SO short a
time. ',
The necessity Of this nave is demonstrate
ed by its achievements. At Hampden
roads the Monitor saved our blockading
squadron from destruction by the Merrimac
The navy has kept the whole South blocked
up. so that greedy specializing adventurers
and treason tainted Northern dough-faces
and foreign secession sympathizers have not
been able to carry that aid and comfort to
the rebels they would have been glad to
have done. The Navy took Rcauoak Is
land, effected landing at Port Royal. bat
tered down the forts at Beaufort and Tybee
Island, whipped treason out OF the rebels
at New Orleans, demolished Pensacola and
"arrentowp Navy Yard, captured Forts
Henry and Donaldson and opened the whole
OF Tennessee to the FREQ passage Of Federal
troops; successfully bombarded the rebels at
Island No. 10, until they were obliged to
surrender, knocked at the door of Mem.
ph's until that Hell.deservins cest-pool Of
perdition was obliged to open unto them,
and have sent Vicksburg up in smoke and
ashes. In = word, whatever the Navy have
undertaken they have accomplished, and
they have undertaken aud accomplished
every movement that has advanced our
cause since the war commenced, In the
name OF common patriotism and good sence
may not = man be pardoned, it. to prepare
q" agent so powerful as our navy hiss proved
itself TO be, he allows miserable rallows /
deserving, sold-wonhiping political jobber
to sw'nde the Government outaof few
thousands The NAVY has yet to take
Richmond. The army cannot do it-,hs /
navy must do it, and it will. Let US wai.
until the nine additional Monitors ret into
the James River. and Fort Darling will
tall, the gunboats will bssiegs the city, and i
il will alE s. .<ss..... ~. =@s....x 49,.
But We must not stop here. Our old t
navy will no longer answer. We must now
i not actually command the seas, at least
We must be able to command The ss,xcf oil
az aafions o. h< ssos. In order 10 do that
we must have larger navy than any o,hers
ration Lasss armies sat the liie out of IL
na''oa With their canbsroas wagon trains
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