The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-12-22
From the New York Globe.
THERE BE GREAT TALK OF WARS.


Some correspondents abroad have lately been
amusing themselves. and horrtying the public
mind, With details of the extraordinary naval and
warlke preparations which England is making
with the intention of a sudden and vigorous at
tack on the United States They endeavor to
make Us behave that England is tired of peace
that her happy and fed people have waxed
so fat, and are 81 panpered with the good things
OF this world. thai they afford to ruin them
selves, destroy their cOnIperce and manufactures
and cut OF all intercourse with the United States
for The honor of Oregon. and the sake of Texas.
They make many in our city shiver with the ap
prehenson. as they close their eyes at night that
they will awake IN the morning with their threats
cut, their liberties stolen. the city bombarded and
what 10 worse than all-Eourih IF JuLy and
Evacuation Day upset nrever This would
indeed, be terrible calamity, but roe can com
pacently smile at all these aDprehensuns, as very
weak and foolish. We chance To know that any
fears IA 10 the city being hombarded are absurd ,
because there are regulations of law that preve,.i
a. By the provisions of the stature in such case
made and provided, in section seventeen of arti
Gle third of title second, of chapter XIV. o|
volume FIRST, of the Revised Statue pare 422 ill
IS made the bounden duty Of the Health officer !
DR.. Van HOvenburg, to enter on boa I'd of .rperu
gesseL Immediately on her arrival, and to make
strict search and inquiry into the state and con
diion Of the vessel and in cave he finds it would
be dangerous to permit such vessel to visit The
city, ne is To subject her to quarantine, nine miles
below New York
Now then il is evident the country is safe ,
for how can any vessel of an enemy, which il
would he dangerous allowing to approach the CITY
escape the vigilance of DR.. Van Hovenburq our
worthy Health Offlcer, who is Obliged to hoard
her by law He knows foil we'll it wond moi
be good for 'onr wholesome TO permit British
ships Of war TO come up to the city to give us
tfis,' and we know the Doctor is great ON 6rs
he would give them dose of Quarantine, and 80
frighlen them off forever The Legislature aiso
with an eye to the public safety, in its far SEEING
wisdom, has provided, lest the Health Officer
might not be able to detect every vessel desirous
To approach the city, that they shall not move
from Quarantine towards the city, without first
having tho permission Of the Health Officer
We refer our readers to section thirty nine ofarti
Gle third of ritIe second, Of chapter fourteen of
volume first, OF page 424. giving full and salts
factory information on The subject The vessels.
of war might pass the Narrows and Fort HamiI
ton, with its guns 'eper- poiafed like lead pen 4
ellis, at the hostile invader and which grin def
ance to all interiOpers. but never can The enemy
pass law of our Legislature, or gel over Doctor
Van H,venburg.
Our readers will nj once see the reason yvbv tho
presses in the British interest have been sn clam
orous for repeal Of the Quarantine Laws MI
the attempt is made this session, let the pro
gressives ne the alert. and the New Yurkl
Delegation stand firm TO their duty.