Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-10-28

,uld run through that canal, and gain The impor.
advantage of striking the first blow upon tho
,kes. They could sweep those inland waters IT
c encmy's commerce; and. by gaining with Iinsly
NV, easily maintain, the supremacy Of the Lakos.
the return OF peace, these vessels, instead oil be-
dl4manled theirs 10 rot could be withdrawn BY
y oil the National Canal, and returned 10 their os
posts III The GnIfo Mes,eo Or IN protecting tho
venue on The Atlantic cont. The cos, OF Tho
lned vessels Which th,ec years W tn England
r,uld leave upon The Lakes would we'll nigh SUI
q 10 construct this canal But the National Canal.
{ the National Road, whether II were ev"r re-
aired torahs purposes oiwai mol, would he worth
! Ia | value, and ,r more than Gust. To the Union.
, tins scheme all the West. from Louisiana up,
T. deeply Interested Tor the idental advantages
I thosc States would be ve,y gfca-all NJ which you
III comprehend AZ glance, UNION JACK,
No. ".
, COUNCIL BLUFF july 90, 1911.
'Sin,-I.rt us now look into mo condition Of our
avail establishments and means of defence in Tho
tuth. Take the map OF North America and cast
'ur eye on II from the Capes of Virginia down the
lan,c coast-passing around the Floridd reefs. in
The Gulf OF Mex 10 the remote South Western
rner olihe United States-a distance Of ahouttwO
'nusand miles-agd you viii not find 81 gle Ma
v Depot, NJ winch even "A sloop-ot war, whether
sablel III gale, OF crippled IN an action, could be
paired. Noi great while ago, u smali Revenue
uler had 10 be sent from the so-caed Navy Yard
Pensacola, 10 Charleston, Suuth Carolina 10 haze
, sidcs ediked and sonc slight repairs made.
sNow, take The other side oi the p ciure. Go back
Mason x D,xuu's line, aud run your finger to-
ards The Moth on the map, thai You may see what
~ been done for that region, IN the way Of Naval
eicnces and Improvements. la The watets Of tho
hesapcak you 60d Two well appointed Navy Yards.
nd one Naval Station. In The waters of the Della.
are is another large building Ind-less than tao
egrees farther on, you come TO another extensive
lock Y ard nj New Iotk-- aud few hours thence,
i, two more Boston and Purl,mnuh-bolh in tho
altrs oi MassaC huseits YET IN all this partial pro-
ruon, aud unequal dnrihuiion OF the Hs,,oasl
Iuuiy thc South aud tho West have conn planned
OF. la these matters, Southern and Western
aiesmen have taken grounds { above mere local
,lerests state prejudces, or sectional Jeaousles;
ely have occupied H. high euInence Of patriotism;
nh free will aud liberal hand, they have been n
ipng the foremost TO vote away the public money.
herevrr AMI whenever the honor. the safety ~ tho
cIfaro OF their country, required il. Without ask
10 whether tbis or that Sale would be most ben
flied by Naval appropriation, they have strven
make tie Navy al hat the dignity Of their coun-
y, abro,d It's safety al home. requires il 10 be.
! A despatch vessel of-war 81 nj from New York 10
'ens,col.. in the Gulf Of Mexico, was thirty four
;ays in making the passage on one occasion, and
lIy-six on the other. pon average II would take
.eu,y or thirty days for Naval force, from tho
earesl port Of The Moth. TO carry reei TO the pro-
oil CliZens IN the " III Oh IN Cou-
eauence Of such uncqsal distribution Of the public
Dock Yards and Depots most Of the European
,oa ers, with he steam ships OF war, are actually
,eareI TO our commerce in the Gulf Of Mexico, than
20 ourselves. In case Of war, they have, much
carer than we, places OF end zvous Tor ves-
els Of all kinds. To us, there would be no sutiiet-
nj shelter, ueaier that Norfolk.
IL protection less due to the south, than 10 the
Ioul1 Does The vicinity Of the Wtst-lndIa Islands
with their black regiments, attord to Inc
S1uih especial guaranty, that 10 war she shall
.uioy initnunltIes, and be exempt from dangers un-
Known TO The Norihl Or is IL because the safe y Of
;eor2ia aud tie Carunas the in egriyo = cir SOL.
are less sacred--lhe products ol Western Pennsyl-
ganla aud Virginia; Of OHIO, Indiana, Illinois aud
Missouri; OF Iowa, Florida aud Wisconsin; OF Ken
lucky and Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabams,
| LOUISIANA and Arkansas-which pass through tho
Gull of Mexico on lhelr way 10 market-afe all thess
interests say, left thus exposed because they arc
of less importance in the Federal eye, than their
si,,erineiests IN The Moth o. shall The defence
less condition the South and The West. be asctOed
10 the Sc ishness Of the Nouh and the East winch
hitherto have hcen ascendant IN The National
Councils No sir. Ascribe that rather TO the apa-
thy of The former Two on The subj CT, and 10 theii
numerical weakness IN the legislative halls oil the IA
tom 1t rests with you 10 rouse item up. Under
he new apportloumenl oirepresen'aiien the" fepts,
ten,atIves will outnumber those OF the Northern ana
VI lddle States the floors Of Congress fero@m
sat.
bordering ON the Gulf Of Mexico are the Islands
ol Cuba. Jamaica, and ST. Domingo. besides groups
of smaller ones, and the States OF lexas, Mexc"
aud Central Amerlca; a y,or all oil whch, are ia
Bile to be occupied by poweisa twar win Tue On"e
Staes.
The Gulf is the Mediterranean al these countries
which, owing 10 the winds at the South, Cuba an
the Bahamas at the East, is as much closed asains
rprss except thtou. me straits ot + iorIud, AZ
the M dneiranean proper. except thro gnu sha''
oil dbraliar-
The only pass from this Gu fbrlongs TO US; an
by US should be secured, AT whatever cos. hsy
West is the Gibraltar ol these straits, win haros
susceptible of beng strengthened and rendered ~
| pregnable that.
| The South and the West are ever secure. ~
heir delrnc,s complete, uuiii this be made s''on
: old where the public vessels my fend zyops 10 va
and merchantmen retrea, for safety.
France has made Toulon. in the Mtdneranes
her great Naval esial lishnrtn. Spain loo had u
4 C.rihapena What Tou,on is TO France. aud "a
thagena was to Span, Pensacola IS 10 u, Thong
Spain had the Dock Yards OF ~, Al and lsdiz, a.
fratcr those OF Cheiberg ADD Bresi. outside o ens
Meduttanean, the eAiseneies ot ws' 800" sas ;