When these are finished, everything that is useful of our Navy, as now authorized, will be in condition for service, and with the advance in the science of torpedo warfare the American Navy, comparatively small as it is, will be found at any time powerful for the purposes of a peaceful nation.
Grant expresses confidence in the American Navy's capability for peaceful purposes with advancements in torpedo warfare.
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