Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-11-17
TRANSLATED for the New York Evening Post from An
eosburgcr Algemeinc Zeiiung, Oct
rur >oUyD DUES AND THE YANKEES.

There IA nothing more contradictory and
d.scordaut than these two subjects The lat
for has been brought as near to the former of
late. as Europe has TO America. As the Bal
tic Sea trade of the Yankees grows FROM year
IN venr. so his bile increases against the
Sonnd dues. The Yankee aspires after moth
ing which brings him no profit. But he
seeks TO annihilate everything that damages
him. especaly if it affects his purse. II
would he absurd, therefore, TO imagine that
he would inquire after ancient rights, for as
soon as he did this he would cease 10 be a
Yankee. Sound "dues" has become to him
the most terrible word in the dictionary he
siezes the map of the world. and examines
the abs teirarun. to ascertain what is its con-
dtion and about what part Of it he may re-
gard as his property; he scrutinizes it care
fully, and finds as follows:
The strait of Babelmandel free flom toll
the strait Of Ormus free from toll, the strait
Of Sunda free from toll. the strait of Macas-
sar free from toll. the Yorres strait free from
toll. the strait of Gihralter free from toll. the
entrance TO the Gulf of Venice free from toll
the entrance to the Black Ssa also. free from
toll And all the outlets from the North
Sea. the strait Of Dover on the south and the
Pentland ford, together with the passage be-
tWceH iHe OThileN inu CntllHlu lSlanuS, OH
north-a all these are free from toll. The only
two points on Gods earth where am obi-
ged to pay my money without receiving any
thing IN return, are IIelsngfors on the
Sound, and Brnnshausen, on the Elbe /
can't stand that any longer as true as am a
Yankee"
Thus stand matters, and how much further
they will go il is easy to conceive. People
are inclined to regard the war marine of the
United States as matter of insignifcance.
They look only at the number of ships
There are no more ships of the line than in
Sweden, and hardly more guns on the regular
fleet. Besides ships of the line, 6 propel-
ler-frcates and 8 steamers, all in the process
Of building. the Union counts IL ships of the
line. Id frigates, a briggs. 20 corvettes. 10
, schooners, ID steamers. great and small, and
ii bomb and transport ships--in all full 100
vessels, with about 2400 cnnnons, (those new.
ly built included) The feet costs the feder.
al republic, yearly, from nine to ten millions
Of dollars
! But this ia not the only maratime force o
the United States in the time of war. The
Yankee then has recourse TO his commercial
marine, and with this he can spread terro
and desolation. In case of war breakin!
out, every American merchant ship on tn
ocean must place itself, for moderate con
sidcration. at the disposal of the Government
Of the Union. and the ocean steamers am
packet ships Of America are so arranged tina
they may be easily used for war purposes, an
the arsenals are so amply provided for tha
the marine force thus springing into existenc
may truly be recalled terrible one.
AT the beginning of the present year. tn
merchant marine of England numbered 25
335 sailing vessels, of 1922. .493 tons burthel
and l,524 steamers of 306,237 tons burth,i
in all 26,S59 vessels, of 4,24s,,3O tons bul
then. But the merchant marine of the [
States numbers about 10000 vessels of NOR
than four and a hall million tons burthen
J which about 5000 are steamers, Il 600 of thei
. being ocean steamers.) What formidabl
J naval force may be created out of the clipper
and enormous steamers of such a merchar
marine-a marine better adapted than that
, any other nation whatever to war purposes
For this reason it is unwise to estimate til
, maritime force Of the United States by til
number oftheir regular naval fleet.