The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-24
THE UNITED STATES NAVY.

NEW YORK, March 10, 1872.
To THE EDITOR OF THE IIERALD:-
In reading your editorial to-day. entitled ''Tne
Navy and the Reformers,n could not help tuuSing
what disgrace 10 Is for a country OF the proper
lions and Importance of ours TO have the ridiculous
and meagre navy that not only we but foreign
Powers from Great Britain down TO imoecile Spain,
claim does not deserve to have that name applied
to 1t. And yet this bakers dozen Of ferryDoats
used for guuDoats during the war, and the handful
of men VINO work them, continually beng cut
down and 'razeed" by our economical N Congress.
men. No doubt, If the reasons for. investigation
mentioned In your editorial are true, blame belongs
to the Secretary OF the Navy. But have you not,
time and again. insisted that the false IDEAS that
seemed 10 pervade Congress on the subject OF re-
ducng the navy were the dess,oyag az a reans,na
rank after rank In to-day's issue OF your
paper do we not see an evidence OF the
sake seeing themselves IN print they have lot OF
speeches printed that nobody cares TO read, ana
squander hundreds OF thousands IN printing their
maudlln or rantng speeches IN the congressional
Gtobe, and yet, for the sake OF SAVING few paltry
state or complete ineflclency on account OF made
Quate force.
may he mistaken, but think MI. Cox himself
introduced q resolution the other day for the abo
ton OF the post OF commodore and then we wonder
al Spanish insolence and British buster. Economy
Is good thing, but man would be voted as "A fool
wnO letting IL be known mat ne had valuable treas
ures in his mousse, should. on the plea or economy.
sell them tor Old IRON, while he was spending thou
sands by advertising in the papers OF the riches
tanned in his house and the easiness with which
they could be secured by any enierprising house.
breaker. And tins seems TO be the statesman
ship OF congressman. Who wants to read
their twaddle? Not even their constituents 10
whom they send the Globe And we hear that IN g x
of Tie actual cost ana expense 10 the prorre.
tors Of that paper vi producing these speeches lcy
coolly put $4,000 into their pockets annually Now
| there Is a sum for our statesmen Now many pvol
| admlras, commodores, captains and JACK ni ,
could be supported on that sum We say CUR n,vy
mas always been source OF crett 10 sns co"n S !,
SO the navy itself has been-what thero rss Va :.
put owing TO our niggardly pndnesst o ILL., faa5
never been enough or II, and DOW we S'snu ~.
chance OF having none at Az. Met t! ou "a
bama claims have been so grea. again ir Sr
we had navy enough 10 have swept tlelr pr
from the seas Our navy WIN socn preSsent no Az
traction for our young men TO enter w. Mnal
tive s there or brave men 20 enter service sutJoo'
to the razeeing or total aoontoa p0nSy III i v,
gyessmen vino take good care noe 10 eglsiate ttel-
e,ves out OF ONCE or ost OF poeketi When dla you
baar Of resolutions To leglsate smaller appfS Ia.
non 10 stalesmcny There Is method In thciI
economy. You have so often pointed out TINS az
snYaity that you Will excuse nue. for thrnstng tnis
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