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Show Oct of chaos conies form. Out of nothing a navy is shaping that shall luaKO the stars and stripes respected on every sea and render the country snfe from foreign assaults. The beginning is a gratifying one. What battleships wo have newly launched are the equal of any alloat. and those still building will not be inferior. American genius is busy devising the most effective tor-pedos. tor-pedos. Secretary Tracy's suggestion for the formation of a "naval militia" is new, we believo, but it seems to us to lie feasible. Such tin organization would be useful for the protection of the most vulnerable point along our extensive sea coast until succor could arrive. We congratulate the ailminis- tratinn on its success iu building up tho navy. |