Excerpt from Remarks on a Volunteer Navy That the country needs a Navy, needs only to be stated to be acknowledged as true. For every man who has read history at all, knows that such are the habits of thought, prevalent amongst mankind, that the possession of an eihei ent naval force is recognized by the people of the world, and especially by'europeans, as evidence of national estab lishment. Reflecting men, also, perceive that it is the most powerful and efficient arm of strength we can put in force against our obdurate enemy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.