The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-12-18

on the ocean. The change that has taken
place IN naval vessels and naval warfare
since the introduction OF steam as a motive
power lor snlps OF war, demands either cor
responding change IN some OF our existing
navy yards or the establishment OF new
ones for tue construction ana necessary re-
pa'r OF modern war vessels. NO lnconsld'
cradle embarrassment delay and public IN
jury nave been experienced from the want
oi sueh government estsolishments' Inc
necessity OF such navy yard, so furnished,
al some suitable place upoL the Atlantic
seaooaro, mas on repeated OCCASIONS been
ofougn' 10 'ne a''eht''n OF congress oy
tue NaVy department, ana IS again pre-
sen'ed IN the report OF the Secretary, winch
accompanies TINS communication, think
my auIy 10 m'''e your special attention
70 th's SUBJECT ana also that OF establishing
Syaro ana aePot LOT naval purposes, upon
one OF the western rivers "A naval force
mas oeen 'realed on those interior waters
ana under many DISADVANTAGES "'th'n li't'e
more .lis'' Two years eSceea'hg IN NUMBERS
'he "hole haSal 'crce OF the country az the
commencement OF 'he present admln'slra'
,'oh' satisfactory anu important as mas
oeen 'ne pe'.o!u'"nce' o' .ne nero'c luen ol %
'he navy a. 'n's perloc, 1ney are scarcely
more Wonaer'ui ln"n 'ns services OF our
i,ec''anics anu "1t'sans IN the production
OF war vessels WHICH mas created new
'oFi" Oh naval power our country mas
advantages superior 10 any otner ha.loh IN
our resources OF IRON ana ''moer, WIN IN
eNnaust'ole quan''nes OF fnel IN the imme
aiata vicinity OF oo'h, aud all accessible and
ID e'ose proximity 10 na''gaole waters
without lne advantage OF 2uol'c risks, the
resources OF the nation have been develop
ed ana 'S power u''P,ayed IN the eohsirlc
t'on OF navy OF sucI magnitude which
mas az tne very per'oo OF us creation re- rem
aerei signal service 10 the Onlon' Ine
increase Oh 'he NUMBER OF seamen IN the
Puolic service rom Iooo men IN The spring
OF lsol' 10 apou' zf'ooo ~ the present
'me, mas been accomplished without espe
c'al 'esl'lat'on' or extraordinary oountle'
TO promote that increase IL has been
'ound, however, that the operations OF the
arait' with hi9h ooun''es PAID Tor army re-
crults' Is beginning 10 effect lnunously the
naval service and VIII, II not corrected, be
Ilkely to impair us eflciency by detachlng
Sea''eh rom their proper vocation ana IN
auc'ng them to enter the army | there
lore respectfully suggest that Congress
might ald ooth Inc army ana navy service
oy adequate provision on TINS suh]ectwhch
would at the same ume oe equitable 70
the communities more especially intended
commend 70 your consideration tne sug
gestlons OF the Secretary OF the Navy In
regard to tho policy OF fostering and tram,
ing seamen Tor naval service. lhe Naval
Academy IS rendering signal service IN pre-
panng mldsh'pmen TOR highly responsible
duties, which In after life they will be re-
qu'red to perform. In order that the coun-
try should not be deprived of the proper
quota of educated officers for which legal
provision has been made at the naval
school, the vacancies cansed by the neglect
and omission to make nominations from
the States in instruction have been filled
by the Secretary of the Navy. The school
is now more full and complete than at any
previous period, and in every respect emit
tied to the favorable consideration of Con
gress.
During the past fiscal year the fnan-
cial condition of the Post-ofice Depart
ment has been one of increased prosperi-
ty, and am gratifed in being able to
state that the accounts of postal revenue
have nearly equsled the entire enpendi.
ture, the latter amounting to eleven mill
lions three hundred aud fourteen thous-
and dollars and eighty-four cents, and
the former to eleven million one hundred
and sixty three thousand seven hundred
and eighty-nine dollars and fifty-nine
cents, leaving deficiency Of but one