IlAUElQn, (N. C.) FBlDAYi FlinUUAUV 50, I8M. J. - Vol. XV ; THE- ST A K,: " Al Xwth-CnrJinaGuuUe, f-aMwt4.r.tf , ' -TJEUs & LAWRENCE. 5-irirl".,,,re4 ioltscspfr lt -. met wl M i icw fiiwn yl K fiof K4iitortimll sircar ' T ". TriieaW.liec4i M Ua liMi,)M?rtel lk-UsUr 4Iler, -POMTHHI,:;. v WstMoc r'o tint rsuiqurr t'v UniUi Sinlcsj .' Id compliance with a resolution f the House rr Representatives,- of the 15th of December Iat, requesting tK 'President of the United State "to communicate a plan for a Peace Esta blishment of the Navy of the United States," I herewith transmit a re port from, the Secretary of the Navy, which I contains the plan required. ' , ; Id presenting this .plan to the consi deration 01 -Joogress, i avail myself Qt the occasion to mak some remarks on 1 it, which the importance of the subject requires, and experience justified.. , If a system of universal and perma nfni peace could be establishea, or if, "ia W, the bjclligerent parties would respect the right of neutral powers, we should have no occasion for a navy or an army. The expense and dangers Of such establishment might be avoid ed. The history of aU ages proves that this cannot be presumed; on the contrary, that at Jeast one half of every century, in ancient as well as modern r times, nas been coasumed in wars, and 'often of a most general and desolating character. Nor is there any cause to jnfer, if we jexamrne the condition of 4he nations .with L which we have the most intercourse and strongest politi cal relations, that we lull, in Jfyture, 'le exempt from that calamity, within 'any period, ta which a rational calcu hbon may be" extended. And, as to the right of neutral powers, it is.su fl cient to appeal to bur own experience to demonstrate how little 'xegard( will Tbe paid to them, whenever they come in 'conflict with tire interests (he towers at" wa, while we Vrely on the Juniice of our cause And - 6n argument alone. ' ihe amount or the pronertr of ur leuuw-biu&ciis, which way ueizeu rdthd confiscated, ' br daairoyed, by :the I Beiliarereht parties, in the wars of the iTrepch revolution, and those which fol lowed, before we became a" party fo the war, is almost incalculable. VA f , ';V ' sThe wliole movemerif of our govern' ine'nl, from the esfaWishaientof o'ur independence, has been guided' by a sacred regard for peace. " Situated as e are, in the new Jiemiaphere dis tant from JEurope. antl unconnected ,mth its affairs; wessed with the hap- P!5??- fe?'61;?-1 on : wrin, ana hay irig n'9 jonec&'..of amjilDib .to grajtVfy; te United States have steadily ciitti- ; Vated the relations of amity with eve xypwyr. And if, in any European Jfarjj, a respect for our rights jm,ight be jreljpd pn, it waa undoubtedly in thosp to 'jAich I have adverted. " Jhe cbn fiict being vital, the force being'nearly quri!lv balanced, and the i result tin.! Miu each, nartf had' the .strunsrest Tnnft una !i U x' " 1 a . pwco Vl u-cri ui cuinvate purgpoa lest we might be thrown into the scale, Powerful as thi3 con- ae ration usually is, it was, neverthe -v. uviciry uisregaruea, in almost eve U liy Jnd by every party to, those w, ,b.. 4o. oese encroachments. and flu jn es, our regard for peace was finally - T W,? tw tP which at length we be came a party, oar whole coast from St KiKVt to 4he MississinnT. Vb WTa led or, menaced with invasion; and fO B UUly Darts. . with a' ttrn im W land .and JiavaUi; In thorie Part p where the, population : was tudst vl T . PfesiuroAwas 'cparativelhr Jghtj but ihere jvas ' starcefy a lia; "SlirK Clt7i onatyr greaVinlets; feV8W -...conaiderl secure. annl SJ tent. to tjjus eastwad.of 41.. ' -r "J wa" v ,me conmiHMi oi Wthfr cents' which marked, the 'Wr re: too recent to "renir -.Wt-tiwl i not-' f W -navy, sigtalixed ' themselves SI- eir.gallant ana t ; kl ! gHwt honor., ' Id wliat- iirV Jl"a 7i - vW .eperny (.choose to tial aid h protecting pUr iinteriof . from assembled there thor traopa. or Cortificatfoas. -hert tWy existed, prrnted bit littig oUta cU to' them. . -Thy JPMed tht works wuaoui ciiuaity. km tit MnaJron. ia fact, anooyod our whole coaj. not of a onJy, but every bay a ad great nver larwagaoui us wtioie extent. Id a -1 t a a m , icrmg laosc inieu. ana MUtng op uivm wiia a awaii rorce, it a ttuct was diaatro-)s, sioxe it never failed to draw oat the whole population on each aide. ana tokeepuia the field wail the quvJra remained tberf, . Tho ex- pepu attending this species of defence, with the eipoMir of Oe inhabiUnts. and the waste of property, mar readilr y conceivea. .. .. ... - - - Tbw cenrretee which preceded the war. and those which attended it. were alike replete with, useful instruction as to our future policy. Thoae which mark the first fooch. demonstrate clear !y, that, in the ware of other powers, we can rely only on force for the Detec tion of our neutral rights.' Those of thn second demonstrate, with equal certainty, that, in any, war. in which we may We engaged hereafter, with a strong naval power, the expense, waste, and other calamities, attending it, consider ing the vast extent of our maritime frontier, ; cannot fail, unless it be de fended by adeauate fortifications and a suitable naval force, to Correspond with wuiwi were cxpenenceu in tne Two great objects are. therefore, to be regarded in the establishment of an adequate payal force: The first, to pre vent war, so far as it may bp pracuca ble; the second, o dimim?h its calami ties, when it may be inevitable. Hence, the subject of defence becomes inti mately connected, in all its parts, in war and in peace, for the land and at sea.; No troveroment will be disnosedl in its wars with other powers, to violate our rights, if it knows we have the means, are prepared, and resolved to defend them. The motive will also be diminished, if it knows that our defen ces by land are so Well planned and executed, that an invasion of our coast cannot be productive of the eTvils to which we have heretofore been exposed. It wad under a" thorousrh conviction of these truths, derived from the ad monitions ' ot Jhe late war, that Con gress, as early as the year 1816, durint; the term of my enlightened and virtu ous 'p4'e'de'ce6Sof, under, whom the war had (been declared, 'prosecuted,'' and lerminaiea,. aigesieo, ana maae pro vision for, the defence of pur country, and support of its riehts. in Deaice an we'll. as in" war, by acts, whicli. autho- jrizfid and enjoined the augmentation ei our ayy, to a prescribed limit, aud the construction of suitable fortifications inrougnout i tne ; , wnole extent or our maritime " frontier! 'and Wherever else they might be deemed nee'essary. It is to Uieexecutipn'of these worp, both land and naval and uncier a thorough onyicipn that, by hastening their cptn pjetin, should frender thebest ser ,yice jto my cbu'ptry,1 and 'give the moat effectual support to our: free republican system of government, that my humble faculties i wo.utd 'admit of, that I have devoted .69' miiphi of jmy , time and Jaor to tljU great system pf national policy, since 1" came into this office and 'shall continue to do it, until my retirement .onl it, at pe end oF you,r oex.t sjessiou. , The Navy is the arm from which our! government will al ways aenye most aid in support oi our neutratru-nts. n,verv pbwer engaged in war, -will know tlie' sirengin oi our nayai lorpe, ipe numoer of our ships of each class, tlteir condition, and the promptitude with - which we . . r rvr . . . may Jthng thetn', into, service, and wili pay llie due" consideration to that anrn- meui. : yutaice wiii tuway ijave great ui II ciea on force is brought' to its aid.it will be dis ur nivt is the arm i which must ' be principauy J-eficd 'oh foT'the annoyance of the commerce of the ehemv. and for te protection ofojir oWn; and, also,' by co-opjeration' of the land .forces,' for the iVitLV direcon'J if pos sesses tne lacu ity, ,teyen " wnep remote Comr tpisr,' of exlen4ing'itft juA to ,veJterestpii which e security and welfare tof bur hnion 'debehd. ! !Anno r ing'.he commeff e .pf-e" enemy.'and the forde onieach'sick: is nearly eauall v biantcv t v)t 'UraW ;t,W ,sm$d ronq frombur, cvivn;,and;ii case of inyasioti navymay, jug aim uesu-ucuve wars, exien often occur' which preys' so vitaHy tKiemV tha- unless tlie arsrumeht of regaraeu. uur una lorces wiu always perfo-n their duty'; in' the eyerit of war; put "thjey1 'Dmspeffotiqgf Xt oh land -4 uyai iurce wnicn is always ia imj nu against,' our na v yjmaT. by like coWera- py iiKe co'ppcra-1 luyii wiui vu- inuu iyivcai iguuei T-m;u" j tu - The great object; ia the e vekl 4 war, a te stop the enemy at the coast. Ifthia ii done, car cilies, and whole interior, vm be secure. . Yur the acrompitsh meat of. this object, our forwl cations must M pnocipaUy reued ool By dU cing strong rkt near the aaduths of our great inlets, in uch po-utiens as to command the entrances into them, a may be done ia many instances, it will pe difficult, if not impossible, for ships iu uicib, capecuiiy u uier precau Hons, and particularly that of sfe am bat tenes, are resorted to, in theiruid.' Ia the. wars between, other cowers, into which we may be drawn, m' support of our neutral rights, it cannot oe doubted mat uus aetence would be- Meqnste to U. Ji jj ?. ; uc uiu ixjmv loieoaea ov u. nor can u dc apuot-M, that the knowledge, frat such . . i .. . .. . . 1 . works existed, would lorn a stroot mo tive, with any power, not to invade our ngnta, ana thereby contribute essential ly to prevent war. lThere are, it is ad mitted, some entrances into our interi or, which are of such vast extent, that it would be utterly impossible for anr works, however extensive, or well nost- ed, to command them. Of this class. the Chesapeake Bay. which is an arm oi the sea, may be given as an example urn, (u mj juugmepi, even mis nay may be defended against any power with whom we may be involved in war as a third party, in the defence of our neu tral rights. By erecting strong forks at the mouth of James River, on bqth sides, pear the Capes, as we are now dpipg, and at Old Point Comfort and the Kip Raps, and connecting those works together by chains, whenever the enemy's force appeared, placing in the rear some large ships and steam batte ries, the passage up the river would be icuucixu , luipr&cuc&oie. iius gnaro would also tend to protect the whole country bordering on the bay, and rivers A - . a t " a w m eippiving inio it; as we nazard Tvpuld be too greijt for the enemy,' however strong hw naval "force, to ascend the bay, and leayesuch a naval force behindl since, in the e vent of a stopp, whereby Tsels 'fnjghjt be enarated, or of a cMm," the ships, and steam batteries, behind the works, might rush forth' and destroy fljem. It could only .be in tte event of an' invasion by a great power, or a combination of several powers, and iw u.,,1 'ii. i;n . i. 'J'tt. ! a- " "rM1 w vc' "a "j " forcep, ina Vpse orKs couiu De carried; , aud, even then, they could not' fail to retard the ;movepiehts of the eneiny into the country, and ,to give time for the 'collec tion of our regular troops, militia, and volunteers tp ' that point, and thereby contribute essentially to his ultimate defeat and expulsion from pur territory. ,uuer strong .impressions tnat a- Peace Establishment of our Navy is connected with the possible event of war, and that the naval force intended for either state, however small it may be. is connected with the general system of public ;d,efepce,' I have thought it pro per,, in cuinmuiucaung uus report to submit tbe$e remarks on the whole sub ject. - ' ' JAMES Wt&hhiglon, Jap. $0, From thj pellefte Patriot, of i x wwia a uc ineeung; pi ue mocratic Rpnublirans of (lentr? ronntr hold on Tuesday evening last, tlie week ol . the , Court, Jto send JJeleirates to the rlamsburg Convention, about to be held inarch npj;t,;f9r the purpose of -nominating Electors of Presideiit'of the U- oited rS&tes, as .Mnulyarge and respectatue. - v All the Candidates, except; Mr Craw- ford had friends ' at the "meeting: but those of Mr. Cahpun Were by Jfai; the most.pumerousV J he old, respectable, and sober-hoaded. democrats seemed all inclined to him. as the man camble to direct the destinies of this great' na- THE PRESIDENCY. ; Having in' our last, declared ourselye.s favorable to John C i Calhoun for the PresidencV. and nromised to state some of the reasons which! influence our choice; we 'how proceed," in partto rp ueem our; piedire. . in UOinz - this, we will state, and we belieVelt wiU not be ueuieu, inai jur, tuaiiioun u an unueyia ting republican, and Jias uniiormly e-iv- eh, his able and ' decided 'supprtrl tp the preBent"?ydml ls;a firiih patriot; rand - has : 'alway8,'ainceVk11ed into' public life, evinced an honorable and:nnVemitting f'lrosperity ahd; iihoeipendenfceVfnd par ictrUrly at a tiirie which' tried men's souls--at a t'hne. wlien it became, neiies sary fo'rth; Vnited .Statft'linvihdfcatipn ot their just and equitable : rights, as tin intjepettdent, nation, to declare and to Uubbprt war kgainst a powerul enemy, ip tie w aaah( rstatesman, whifch 'is abundantly proven by the lead he took dunng'tJie most io: which has pa the revolaUoi. ' Ha pne a tnind,, subject that U yet tranrVd exalted and vlgon-oj a clear percepf-. t this body, nine are ia favr SlaSkV Ml BK .Ilfl 1 m.mm. . I A Ia. . . wiiut. mmiV4u wiatprs, ktms iDramii' ting industry -He U the friend of In teraal Improyement, and the firm mp porter of oar crowing Navy. The ad ministration of the War Department, nc came ibis ine oruce, nas been distinguished by its regular syttem asd strict accountability; aod also for its economy and the great reduction of ex penses which Jure been efiected under the present system. - Mr. Calhouh. is moreover, the candidate of thejpk w u oih oeeo caucused into notice; but the people are rallying round his standard, deUnoiaed to choee 'for thenjseJvea; and look p to him, as one whotn they may safely trust at the helm. His nsng popularity is no th$ result of artifice or gunning; but is' a; volunta ry tribute offered to distinguished merit, He relies not do local or sectional strength; but on the independent people of these United States, for his support. In answer to the only objection which has been urged against Mr. Calhoun for the Presidency, we would remark, that he who twelve years ago took the lead in Congress, where was collected 'the choicest talenU in the United States he who reported the declaration of war against England, and was in every res pect the most efficient man in that branch of our governmert to which he belonged; and who has for several years East filled, and now fills, with honor to imself and interest to his eonntrv: n of the moat important offices in tbe go vernment, 'cannot now be reasonably objected to on account of youth'. We shoujd think that the age of Mr. Calhoun (being now about forty) might rather be used as an argument in his fitvort that being about the Dcriod at tirhich it generally supposed the energies of the humah mind attain , their summit. Jackson (Missouri) Patriot. It is known to the people that a certain partyiwith the watch words of economy, retrenchment, exclusive republicanism, &c. endeavored 1 to' rally round Mr. Crawford as tlie ''sbTe remaining prop of th republican party,,-Hind that repprt of x. Crawford,' short stating me receipts pi yae treasury was made the ground oh which our little rniy was reduced, anJ protection tq pur Jnd.iao trade and exposed frontier was denied. How tiewts tiit account?." . Mr. Crawford was Se-i ; Mr. Caihouiv was Se". cretaof War. and Wejcretary of War; arid ie find million, in the duced RTcatly the bid hands of bit disbursing anr es left by Mr . Cnw ri.t officers Unaccounted for.' Mr. Crawford Is Sfe- Mr. Calhoim Is Sc. creUry of the Treasu creUry of War, and of ry, -fend we find mil ling in the hands of the directors v of broken tne sum. drxwtf ttom the public treamirv in banks, and receiTewofjta uie year ikw, for miiv tary service being R. public moneys yet uA' accounted for. .' ' aci.yot ami pa mng tiirof the hands of 291 d3lmine officers. ndt One Cent has been lost to the govern ftie.nt. Mr. Crawford andjiis pir. Calhourt pivcti, sattelites preach ecb nomv.1;' ' - ' - .- cesit. rr 1 Well may the President say. " a svs tem of economy and accountability has ueen mirouuceu into every branch o the service, which admits of little im provement;"' and; well may ' the direc tors ot broken banks and receivers of public moneys, Who hae embezzled the public fund9,vand' are now liyinsr 'on their speculations, fear it. ?" ' ' v ,! St. Louis Enqui rer. A Writer in the Register, who savs he lives in tlie western wilderness.V has given what .'!h,concMyM'''Itobe;.'tni state ot puui;c opinion" in Alabama, on the . subject ot the Presidential Election: and from the apparent1 candor of Jiis piece, and his assumed fact he mav proDahly induce many of the readers' of -"c fri tPy?1 vmcj yui ,iwfc, u -s nne Iy. in respect to some of his statements. see any .thing to the contrary, to believe that wliat he says is truel l One Pf three things, however; ICplainth'er that he 'wrote Ills' ' piece some 'nio'njtha' ago, when there .was' 'some doubt', ' tn th jitate ot public bnihioh" 'in 'Alabama. or tnat ne pretending to inform others oh a subject of wliich he is almost total ly ; ighorant himself,' or intentionally uibiiicuwi iku,( uai xnese '.are not mere'emptV Assertions.' may tie ka. fisfaictorily showh'by an examinatiori of one or, two pf his jjtatimritfl." '? . .un iriirei buiib, ijiav,-- ,uj persons at'present held up to publid View ' as candidates,' are W H. Crawford,' lien rv ClaV.' Andrew Jackson: John OI Ad- amsV'and1 John' C.'Calhbufa;"vahd that 'f the most authentic source of infofma tion ratios the respective candidates in thargtatbjh 'flip order in! which ihey are named Ih proof ! of ' thi '.itjltei branch of !pu'r. legislature 'forms the best fiterM bf public tejitimeht t-pon this hosed:i from tha system Jf Gerral '.v-i' '? nd cf1 it,; Cfdrd, six of Mr. Clay two of Mr: Adams, and m for Ota. JacksM." Now nark hff- tlaia tale will out hira - down. A laU Xfobile Rrr'tter mts. . A few day siuce, the member of ouc " senate Mppeo-nr U be all ortvit: af " teradjouratn-th saorninjaesaion, ani' .' expreuion of individual feeling m rt'V, whon after each. - having slgoiied Lis Cl. ?,J prtterenca. ther stood ia tiie foilowinr . oraers am. jcason, Sd v-1bo1b CUji fourth, Crawford, ,5th, Adams." r , o aui auonger prooi oi uui. . -k; . writer's inaccurkey.rool that ties en i him the brand of groat Ignorance oc wn,-. 1 ' J lui inwrepreaenution, in the resoluUona '. ... . which recently pastied the legislature' : ; of Alabami.; nominating Oen. Jatkleq "? . for the Presidency. Theie resolution '. vi; were adopted in fbe &na; by a vote' - V '' of Aorbie id teeen and yet. this writer' ' ' '' " states that only orit of the nineteen Sena- :Y' ( t6r of Alabama is in favor of Jackson; - , and the Register ronaenta to circulate f ; aiaieiciiis me uiese, oi ioe UlSlty of ( ; . ' j t which us own hies tunush incootestk ble evideure." .'- V- v - ' .' The writer admits-, (hat among ' tllw f people,' " Geui Jackson's friends are ,' pretty numerous,! bat state they are? V not influential ' ih the ' LefriilaturtP-m ' How much credit is due to this aaar ' ttotti may b learned from the fact; that v: V 4 m.'" vtw-i ivisisiiHi.iu , uim we tu-fiW' ,. . Presidency passed .this same Legisla-! v - " 'y ture. in thrf House, br a vota of ihittti ' ' ' v -. t," ' nine to cighUyi, Ind ih Ue" Sena'te ' - K'viV stated.above.; : v;.;-;- fo,,v'- : From such facts the writer cemea tar ' vVv ;v v v uie conclusion, that Mr. Urawtord will receive' Hie5 Vote of Alabama: but. ai we have showu. that his premises are ' raise, ii.. i quite neeaiess iq do any ' thing more to invalidate his conclusion, v It is plain, that hrider nodrcumstancej ' ckh Mr Crawford tihtaln thn vote of A v fabama; (ot even; should. Jackson be . , withdrawn,anttfrom present apnear-' l,,v ance,9 it is not Kkely he will, -it is high 1 ' , A ly improbaWe to Suppose that his friend 1 will 'throw their influence ihtd the seal ' ' of Tiis bitterest enemy, f '" V;.'" ?; . it w4.oy sucn aecepuons as these, J . Which are continually piayed oflTon thri ' ' people, that tlie friends of ;Mr. Craw. ford hope to succeeds but they wil ho' disappointed. The, peopley generally;' A are too weH informed, to be imposed dp l on by them; and the number which theyX '. may imueaa, u ioo smau to oe 01 - anr service 10 mi. vrawiora s interests. . Extract of aletter fromimetnber pf Congress .; to one pf the pdilors 'of the Richmond f'The electionfeering conflict waxe'a warmer and, warmer, and nothin; has'i yert transpired to prove decisive of Jha issue. IThe friends bl f Mr Crufofortl ? fre.as zealous for a caucus, a9his erj rns are inimical 'to it; and yet VJ ,; pretend to Constitute the last knidL forlorn-; hope of the jeffefrsoniaa Sc)Miij h7 If is SlDgUH who dants lt09i form the singlp phrty. who openly1 j.A wiu isyuwc.uMj oiifocawj vie measure ,n a cauchsV Jt is oy;theh -to reconciie the intonisten'cies' of thi course with ineir c proies-innB oi unsnaKon .uacn . ment to the Constitution, of zeal for the early' opinibns'of .'tWpartf, nn ar enouguiiabrtnese gen-icmen, meet IP; ne the omy true desceh of ; iheeiriocratie worthies' bf- cnangeawe opposition to alt measures ... . , which partaVe ofhsui-pation. f , A t'Mt is supposed,' tha't there may e betweeri TS and 100 members wjp ling td : go into caucus, and of these 8rnnetTteen ' or .'twenty belong to 4the old 'Federal. !; , patty; f As Mr.lCrawfords fate is known ; .:" ?' ahjd admitted by ljis friends, to depend ' oh a paucus hdmidatiohi is would be no, . . iuiuer Pi urpr8e jo me, ii inis minority -resorted to; tne' desperate expedient of nominating him as .die choice of the' Re- -, '. publican parly.' In that event,: so jflaV grant an outrage on decency, and the . ed.ahd repejled by a counter meeting, ih Which', if ho nomination 'Were' hiade , the rights Qf the people would at least bn , vindicated agkinstT so, gross an usurpaw r ; tioh and insult.-i-Many arid nBShccess-i-- fure'l&rts.baviB.beh'debythe'.friend of Crawford, to Induce Clky to bosfrone '; his ; prefetisionsl but the friends of the latter deem the proposition fraudulent and unreasonable, arid retortthe soli 1 citation.' 'tj ititt be no coiromm, mcawuiimidniii tiohs - which' fcive "been formed "of .NX Alter an me coniectnrea and rjiirttia renwmrinff nit nrevious .Dredi ttioto s a, is ociieveu very generally nerw ? ;y iJ : I that a majority of tfi Asmhly irt)iafe!;;:!i state.ii'falbni'.n the Speaker; Goodcll, which was 'clairn "'i ' , ?d by the Cr'awforditet It 7iriumpti;t K ''yfU was onlf c.lfected by, that gentleman's .' ' iP for the $ecretar of the Treasur.t! If ;f". the mode of election be chapged as pro -Au--Ai,i. ur Arm. t ,v. - . ': r. J ' V ' 'V i : i Iff. ' Mr '.!?h- i.y:. V.-y'. " ': -. V' 'i'' 41 .;-' 'Ski' - -A - I i'-?.'.Vv'f -1.' -;V'.;,;;v-. "V-;, -:v v'v4 ';ff ,;;::..'..i:''

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