The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-07

Sehastopol has fallen before the allies and England and
France in full possession of the Black and its vast
and mighty trade 10 the East Russian power has been
swept from those regions and the allies win find en-
ployment there for their immense naval forces Their
steamships with all the improvements in modern warfare
the most powerful the world has Where
win they employ them Inactivity viii he their ruin
There question but many not most Of them win be
sent to the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific coast The Cuba
question, with oil its intricate connexions, will be reopened
under the direct auspices Of France In fact the impo
Crown of Spain must inevitably fall into the hands of
Napoleon and be will direct the policy Of Spain abso-
lutey as if of his provinces England in at
tempting TO check The power OF Russia has built up far
greater and practically to be dreaded power under
Napoleon. lie has done in very short time, more by
his diplomacy snhjugate England than his great uncle
did for twenty years by his arms.
Are prepared for these and great questions of
policy Where is our navy all this tremendous
armament of France and England True, have COM
mecia marine the finest in the world and which has here
tofore been the basis Of great naval power and
sources. But the inventions and new mode OF naval
warfare have extent relieved France from the great
necessity of extensive commercial marine essential in
former times. Heretofore France has built up great nayie
in peace that England might destroy them in war; and all
principally from tho commercial marine of the
and its want in the other
But not England has vast possessions all
the world and has divide her naval forces but France
with her concentrated navy in the present position
of the world is the equal of England But where WEI
Split up into miserable factions and forming combinations
plumber the Of the i'll local expend
for selfish purposes instead of looking abroad TO the
deep game for power which is playing before the
world From Cape Florida TO the Rio Grande there is not
single fort where vessel seek protection,
cept Pensacola although it embraces coast of
teen hundred miles the most exposed in the world, and
from which the productions of the richest country
! M
control the foreign and exchanges Of this
that channeand those guns in less than three months
viii be under the direct control Of Napoleon with steam
navy well calculated TO strike into the hearthstone
of every family in the South forbcar to aiude the
consequences of emancipation in Cuba and yet Napoleon
star continues to ascend, certain fate emancipation
| Cuba aciH
1t is time to sink local factions and together for
the great struggle that is impending. The heart of the
great mass of the American people is sound. The pot
clans corrupt and they prevent truth from reaching
the people. Let Congress meet under message from the
Presidentruthful stern, and bolddeveopng our posi-
ton and relations in the world Let il be master-hand
touching upon the great interests and destiny OF our re-
public calling upon the patriotic of every secton
the country from faction and corruption and TO save our
institutions from their overthrow by foreign power Such
message wond be responded to- Let one-balf The revenue
be Immediately aside expressly increase the navy upon
the naost Improved system modern waars. Withhold the
miserable appropriations TO local Objects and for corrupt
purposes and selfish corporations. Move for the coury
| the ashole country, and nothing but the country.
| ORCHARD HENRY LEEr