True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-03-19

4.-Cannot such fleets enter OR ports and harbours
in defiance Of our present feeble means Of defence!
5.-Is our Navy to be neglected and our fleets Of
ships Of the line to he placed the mercy Of half
duzen steam ships of war7
6.-lIae we ono efficient stea, going ship in tho
United Suites
7.-lIuve Officers who huvc ever made steam
power their study?
8-Wlat would become of us IL brought in
collision with either France or England!
9-What would be the fa,e Of our boosted Pcnnsyl
vania ship Of war, il brought in contact with steam
frgae to the wndward Of her, and with couple Of SO
Founders?
lO-Let our Government, think Of these things, und
ask where is their security.
ILL am far from wishing to conjurc up dreams Of
wat-God forbid that such calamity should ever beal
| our country,-BUT THE WAY PRESERVE PEACE Is,
TO BE PREPARED FOR WAR;
In answer to these inerrogatories, reply that we
must construct floating batteries, and thereby eectuuy
lookup our sea-ports, until shall lnve time and
| money TO enabIc us TO construct rail roads from the
central and western States ssapo'ts and north
crn frontier. This will render nvunerablc in war,
and then, tho return of Peace, when all other
Of defence are useless our rail roads will produce
revenue equn the expense of thur construction
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will moreover enable US in twice thrice years.
I" build fleet to be propelled by steam power capable
Of coping with any fleet upon the ocean. The fourth
in'errosatory is answecd.-The fifth requires more
special rcPly-i ohcr that winch '"o"s Tine ume Is
close at hand, il indeed it has already arrived when
no nati"n will risk any naval force propelled only
by wi and sas: nothing can lie certain than
that three steam ships Of war, well armed, with iron
bowsprits and iron pixies all over their bulwnrks will
whip 'h'Hy sh'ps-snch one OF an equal n"m'er OF
guns-pro''ded the steam SHIPS OIL war make tier a"cX
only whilst the fleet without steam is beca'msd; this
can DO done always, az the t"st'go''s steamers can
che"se their time OF attack and their place OF attack
and then crush the enemy IN des0n'
In reply to the 9th inerrogatory, say we may DEFY
all the Powers Of Europe we construct proper oang
batteries and rail roas' "What VIII hec"m" OF u.s. y
'hdeed s every 1ea port II" 'he O""" vera "a'e!e"
down. we shou'd ny pursuing !''e "as"""'"o"s po'cy
81 defensive war; a''ne "'"t"'" '!e attitude OF "ones!
dehancc rerc' every nVas'on' ana reh0r our beloved
Union stronger tina" b"w"fks OF IRON or oeah""' ana
in dlt'on 10 rail roads a"d iont'ns oa"ees We sonld
soon perfect our independence by manufacturing csuh'
olish'nems'ahd hteri"r comme'ceoy "heh 'he p ope
Of the South would find ready and excellent market
W.T. ''F s"s"' a"" '"''" '"' .'ss ""o "o'oso' ""u
c,n ave 81. mr. No., ,ors Nv nu,,inr every Seaman
and soldier and mechanic, white and black, to work on
floating batteries. But we have not a moments time to
lose in the miserable struggles Of Party, in the
| ANONYMOUS nonscnse If visionary drcan,crs We mus,
T 90 to work forthwith.
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anil i; nv I;c. f., Al, .,x. md hence !, ia ,,,oc
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my proper signature 10 Whatever "'e "'o" ''''S '''
porant subject Of national defence. Let honest men
e oil ,.,,;. ,,,, chico, IN nv xowa s,,,, fronkiv
81 wa" wy A.
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e's""'"'es' anu w "o' '"' ' ~ 's''. .
offer in place Of nv floating batteries and rail roads
when en-, uv aoo,;,o h,,,a,;os .bou,a ,oxe IN,
ho,,o,,s womb be un,e r.ood. M hive often ex
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eonsis'e'"y VIII 'ht l'"c'l'e7 " ""'"'
consistently with the requisite strength, and the facility
OF rand movement upon the river and other inland
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oo horse power lhey Will mus go where t'c """''
il but ten or twelve feet deep. We may them
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we may turn men, ano ire TIC QUIET hToase !" 'e
space Of minute, at most in eighty seconds Of
, fine.
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