The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-04-08
Accordingly the folio wing letter VA.
written to Perry:

Navy Department.
March a, 1872.
Commodore VI G. Perry, +
Appointed To Command The
L ). Squadron
East India and China Seas.
You have been designated. as has
already been intimated TO You. 10 take
command without unnecessary delay.
Of the Squadron in the East India and
China Seas.
In addition 70 the vessels already or
that station. the squadron wlt consist
Of the Steam Frigate Mississippi, the
first GLASS Steamer Princeton, and the
Store Ship supply.
You will therefore at once take com
mand Of these several vessels Ind
hasten their preparations for sea with
all practicable despatch, Commander
". J. McCurrey in command Of the
Mississippi, at New York. Lieut.. Sin
clair in command Of the Store Ship
Supply in the am harbor, and Com
mander S. s. Lee who is directed to
assume command OF the Princeton ar
Boston by the 18th OF April. are sew
orally directed to eport to you, as
we'll as the Commandments of the re-
spective ANY yards aforesaid. for or
ders touching their preparations for
early departure.
The Mississippi will be your Flag
Ship until your arrival on the Station.
when at your option, your flag may be
transferred TO any other vessel Of the
Squadron.
To facilitate the early enlistment Of
suitable crews for these vessels, the
department adopts the suggestion con-
tanned in your communication OF yes
terday. and yourself and the officers
III command of the ships aforesaid. are
: authorized TO nominate such men 1or
stewards. cooks. servants. musicians,
!, etc. as you may select. Also such ma
tive or natural citizens to he received
D as landsmen. in lieu Of a like NUMBER
: or ordinary m as you may think
tit. al Of whom will be enlisted at the
n rendezvous most convenient TO the yes
sells respectively.
( am, Sir,
e Very respectfully.
Your obdt., SerVt..
WILL. A. GRAHAM.
e During the next two months, While
Perry was preparing for his departure
he kept in close touch with SecrttalS
Il Graham who manifested a deep inter
est in every detail Of the expedition
Before the expedition failed, however
Graham had resigned, and Perrys una
1t instructions were issued to him by era
70 hams successor, job ?. kenneoS
~ Tn his letter to Perry, Sec. kennel
t enclosed a copy Of Graham's lns'ruc
a tons Of May 81, 1881, to Commooo
20 Aulick. which" he wrote, you WI
Of consider as in full force and appuca
a; BILE to your command" Perry sale
Id on this cpoch-making voyage NoVe.l
ed Der "a. 1859. With the further OF
es tails Of the expedition. we are n.
here concerned: its results were mus
ch more f~ar-reaching than Perry hlmse
g, - Aorl fnrocnan lne COuuu
ps of the Japanese subsequent TO n
departure showed how fully and raj
IL div they had acquired the conVlctlc
,st that the appliances Of their old clVii
re, cation were powerless 70 resist Il
he new. Orders were issued resclndlI
NC Nc the ~one-enforced veto against II
i'm construction of sea-going ships: u
feudal chiefs were invited to bui
~ and arm large vessels; the Dut'
~. were commissioned to furnish = sh
mt of war and 10 procure from EURO
all the best works on modern M
tary science; any one VINO a &
uuired any expert knowledge throu'
ial the medium Of Deshilna was tax
GU into official favor; forts were bui
we cannon were cast and troops we
10 drilled Instructions we
90 issued that if the Americans retur
I'd ed. they were to be dealt with peat
~ fully. The sight Of Perry's stea'
propelled ships, thu powerful guns q
all the specimens they carried
~ western wonders, had practlca
broken down the barriers of Japa
isolation without any need OF treat
~ or conventions
II. Graham's administration receiV
De the endorsement Of his party, whi'
Try in 1862. nominated him for the vi
on Presidency on the ticket with Gene
rise Scott. He Immediately rendered
resignation to the President and
to- tired from the cabinet. Defeated
nd the e-Prcsidency, he returned
gnt private life. and during the next eli
vhO years was the great leader OF the .
sentative forces Of North Caroli
In the campaign Of 1860 lie shai
O., with Badger and Vance. the lat
day t Nc nr7n - go I-n;on ,nan
~ the State. Like Badger, and uni