The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-16

mere is the p,ct OF view f'o@ xo.ch ca % al
parties LOOK al pse'est duties OF tue r. Ia hh
erection have inside srest executors d ~ s,u
fam boce soma progress also but tat OK sps g.
itleSe waiiafe bBve maze 10 prea.S AZ Ali
sos 90 Our p'oce.afes iodaed admit axe o.s II j'l
lu.Eis states. Of any coiaie Interpretation. rh
meats OF germany may %, iudeec promo ed se ts
teycs and designed Toe no other pJFpos, waen
SEQ GO once N baod shey be t1r1wa sAy
here Our ssmamsnts not Il shis dsscri, tou
Ns,elo to~e's, batteries ana yusrjshps are DO
nossbIe iosces, mltuAmen sai volunteers eSpe
cilioukry corps.
We c,ono, see, therefore, wny any msu, however pl
cio. need ocs With AM ooua on our professions
trpty Simply because are placing ourselves ia = posi
teo Of Sir. Cc6den h, nsef has eDDus
allow tbat his real snnents these points p scesy
identical WITH tboe Il b,s cou0trymsD Wien - pro
teesea au ECONOMIST and peacemHser roundly de-
that be opd rather zee second national deb ocufrr
ae large the frat than behold Eagsnt occupied for
Gle month ny French force, though hs i'm adar
should profess Che most smcable intentions, he SAID
body could desire bsU " say. The o0y quss
tou is as 70 tire which our security res, re
ouires and thou.h that INQUIRY 10 sbt Se fiisol,
answer Is III teas. certain that have goue b.
yond the mark 10 any precautions h,hert3 aoped cao
hDister OF War observed the other day that tbs
country bad two ues Of teencetbe first Toe sea. the
shores We defy any BODY 70 point out
sirgs step among those recently taken which has not
been drec,ly calculated tor Ore OF the requstous
thus indicated.
or more deba,asle question might be raised upon tie
witdSm OF the several measures adopted. II may seem
instspce, what absurd proceeding t. bud Iins
Of battle ships with hand and with osaar ma
which iiue.O battle snips useless Sap
posing the to prove . saocsssful dssga
the 6uest specimens OF modern Of viii bo re-
du by comparison 10 the hepessness Of COCK
Conceive nopstIoos fabric floating ia chsnue IRE
proof aud bali proof capable Of hurting 100
10 stot distance OF sx miles, u cisppinx on sesm
at pleasure and running Gown every thing tho surface
or the with momentum utterly irresis Isie
This is no chtmera, or at auy rae 1t il not mere
speculative conception. II may not realise all our
expectations. hut it IL actually in course Of co.,
sructou, and the vesee will be launched, Il Is SAID;
neAt June Thus terrible epgne OF destruction is
expected 70 be Itself indestructible. We told
that she may be riddleA with shol-sup posing any
SHOT could pierce her Bdse that she may have
and sterp cut TO pieces, xne be reduced apparently
shapeless wreck without lOsng her buoysacy po~er
Surprising that sne relies upon the shock npast
Instead Of 1gnting hor guns, IL calculated that she
would sink line OF batle ship in three minutss,
that y tquadroa ~ la,ge whole feet Ia
commission would be destroyed in about hour aae
quarter. These are the prospects held out 10 US,
ana they TO be fulfilled nigh! certainly ask
What s the use of our three deckersp The
that they not fulfilled yet, And perhaps may
There wns quite enough TO justify t1e experiment. bu.
az yet Il y experiment sti Many schemes OF a sml
lar nature have failed somehow in practice, ana
onal security requires that should provided at al
umes vi the efficient of naval dsfeucs
Whatever hose may happen to be- At pres they arc
ordinary ships OF and providing them cord
iDgy. This time next year thev may be steam rams,
ana then fabrics T.l take that form
re obligation IS q costly Que, DOUBT; but II
saves rs from war, and enables 10 pre-
serve neutrality "a secure that Of America Itself
We ought 70 be truly thankful for the chance.