New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-23
the Engll,ll-,peaking world in cru.aoe ss"i'7 ~
ntical injustice. applause long conuhueu'
THE ARMY AND NAVY

After dinner speeches are maze IIc onntry but the
they appear stumbling exotic IN any CONN., srtaniv
United ~tate, Here In Ncw YORK tlicy ar tcy"Ived
indigenous aud except where Gues' nn guest is in
they are delightful. But here ana 10" - md trcn-
volvcd who approaches hi, toast WIFI io"' anu
bling .....,o ., have " fear aud trem-
Ii,',~ in rho ure,.nce Of an armed force a. un V,v
Fourth Of July Confederate Pemberi0H PcUP rc " Emt
presence Of Grants on the BUNS oi ~ rTararter
~ at the antiquity Of nv toast L%ush"n 1d Nayy
I,yoycr we have a recollection Of Daniel Weoster :
proverb Tor lawye,' mat 6.re "e1 not in hs casc an
upper story at all to Zee to. Lanfher? dr,irl the
consoing remark Of dis'insd d ,srv aGdrc,s
Of mine in which had nege yea 10 'peSTHi ch il j.
Navy has helped me TO new t n sort .Giicive
hoped viii in measure relieve the present ANN
ThS admiral said .Gsnerai want var f. tnng
ph Army oricfrs accnstom themselves to speak
Tor the navy and leave Navy officers to SPEAK Io' '
Af W1w comes the suggestion in view of our ancient
nricr and make il read The Navy and inc nr'I n.y.,
Sever mind the want Of euph0ny or the pIOpGr pr"
ion of the letters and y VIZ, I.a' .I sver,
i'm heart ISSUES the nav" - come bcforc tlc sle
u, .mghtcrl And surely in all close iahuns under
sea Operations against foreign powers 'he Navy ""'
Tt s indeed The universal opinion. judging by t"
all powerful press that land forces nav t otimg
- numerous brave 20 uhGohqner@Uh hand or south
' t'.aes rn The oth-r need be feared The Only war
to be dreaded from acrgs the OCEAN G beat
or rortntM ne a anprSach our large ctcS on The
Atlantic Coast. lombard our SUD IRA" ic,rdinr
fi nI,urh. while china and Japan. preceded b'
The King Of the sandwich Islands are maRlne o%ti,
Lined movement which shall swallow up ouI ;,,
Xavl ennoJron seize and hid the ports and railroad
approaches and correction, of san Francisco
NEGLECTED. roRTIFlO>TIoNS.
Won perceive in all this dire Sca struggle me ARMY
could PLAY but a small part: certainly none al III "'
,c.,~a ucoule enable H. 10 rebuild and r"aim "ui
,.f,I,. orr NlI U.s..
norln,tiur to use the discriminating fl-'OW, 'lEn'''
There ar. ,undry long gec al Peimth'i' "is'',
manned and The months of rivers and hartof> D.
nr1pcrIv planted with enormous gun. HutecI'No
oedog~ and ,qna d3 f Gs n ~" 'c % our gallant
it,ic VaVy had been thoroughly Whipped, "hI'h
Heaven forbid and forced to ie'Fe u"ucI inc '''''
the Aruly'> solid prOicc ion.
So il i, pHiq that in our case il is altogether meet
and proper that The Navy should nave INC 'u' an
i'm toa,tt - She must in reality ana lie ,l''aIa.u u,
The thcnch, and provisions OF statesmen many o
whom have sprung from the New IN .iahu -, ny A.,
rgh for her glory on the oceans oil the WORTH E'P
Now. Mr. President. wccn we have succeed, IN
uniting the Navy in it, proper place, lc II t"e,r
~ some fragment, Of IT, historically. for ie"
mr Inc ,,h # March -G2 during the evening Lieu
,.,.it iotn l. " rdcn. now Rear Admiral r'tit'I 4.
reared on the scene in Hampton i;""d>' @G ,n'
he hchyld a peculiar one indcN. , ne ~,.. ,,
ua..i,y into night had been nl..N with d-'"ulH-'u,'
aud sstcr ON thu National -itr iu TIE Nh'h o'lu ,i
had been the Minnesota. hftH guns ~" mr.. lily
,,,u- he Cumberland twenty four gun. WI" p'H
Z armament and ammunition and ,uprN n.''I.
rroacn Of thrce Confederate ~t"anc;N one ne l-
dreaded Mergmac, that notorious r'ncan J.@' '''"
ulr'ed Tn. others wcr" hui common Sl.'"'.''
How the huge giant closed in WIN our A"-
,yo,d.n >hp~ sinking or disabling lh"m "'
iy n,,n We need not attempt % dcsrilh'. >'"
"d h.u ui,rccd their side, a~ If they ma
t, u,rtftiiu WALL and death and ~irl.
oi ~" u4 a., - nav,l r,ulr,,rd.,. a. .hoir ship
@ ,ro,.r disabled or sunk were Al their WIZ end
Vc;' nI"h' ~, I',e thcv had arain and again
h"1' rr. riy ~ zoo tGeir ln's.no, NpIIdc with
y . -.,elled like railsfcn., AGAINST LAT
'It '.' y, H., i,nicryio,, mon side, Of the monster
9Th. oi,,. had .,vcd but a remnant. including the
d HVin,c.lta
P'''' ,,l,,. nm. p,.y.,.r ,,vr
!, ,olc. II. hack - the times Oi c'trrW" auN'lN
-, r s-., o,e,f,g ~ Ch,rccllo,.vllIr. 80 night
Hhc inc "''' ''"'"0 ,., ,., go ,,,o ,r,.. ,
pl the WuN'd"a '''" '"'' LEANED
M ert d,y ~ Gei;, -irg u enable %, 10 comprehend
U ..,..,, ,...,c, u,,, ,be officers AID .1cr t
TIE gloom "h'h T'-'" "liIt. -, ,f.,.L ,,,r q, mol,
Hampton Road mat d"rH ul-l, 81 @ IL ,',Yt .r
cause was lmpcrhed 'rI'"''r "a ,,..r far H. al
n should anything Ike an ""i''"" "fF'" "
the scene. , , ,.o,- ,,,.r rtn.