Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-12-25

Every arrival from England brings Ebun-
dant assuranOes Of the bitterneSs
Of tie feeling Of that country toward
thia and Of the belligerout attitude and war
Nke preparatiou Of the British Government
The British press Is vehement In is war cries
end there 4 startling evidence that little
roon ~m II par1itfa or delay allowed for
neQo6aton. If the demands maze " yne
BfItish Government correspond with the
hsaf ana venom Of British public opinion,
or GoYsrnment e taking the matter with an
eauanimity hardly warranted By the circum'
esances, and which, II not satisfactorily e1-
plsfnsd vii provoke distrust rather b in
rpine confidence. II war with England can
Win honor Be avoided, We must avoid II :
bat lfa peremptory demand for the release Of
Mason and Slidel has been made, We do not
eos how Il can be honofably complied with.
n We must fight We should pattern after
Eugland and hasten preparations on every
EidA on q scale commensurate with the n
ger, and with the CELEBRITY becoming action
81 90 dreadful an emergency. 9ne OF the
hat things % be done would be the with
draWal from the Southern coast Of our heets
sad armiea for If exposed as at present, they
would be annihilated in q month after the
Brilish commenced hostilities. We should
slao Withdraw the 0utposts ct Fortress Mon
zee and provide that place with ample stores
Of provisions and ammunition that II might
laugh 3 siege 70 scorn. The defence Of our
cost Wolld also demand the utmost resources
of he endangered communities, and the
supervision and assistance Of the Govern
msnt
We should also Fedouble our sfogB to in
eressa Our naval force. No ship yard should
be idle for an hour. Stevens floating bat
teEy should be finished at Oncs, and made
Tie equal Of the renowned warrior" We
nh0ald not depend upon the ~foundries already
engaged for The immense number Of the
hssEiest guns demanded, but those East and
West, capable Of doing the work, should be
put IN operation. There should also be new
establishments for the manufacture Of regu-
Ndon musket and rifles. The skilled labor,
tie machinery and the material, can ,,
readily commanded, snd not an hour sb'ouId
- lOst before commencing to NAB theu
GaeiaHa6 COmn@eial.
One Of the frst things to b, done sboul;
BE- such an increase Of TIE y one feet By hun
dEsas Of old vessels, IS to h~srnsaoalIy sea
every hsFbOr aHd net upon the Southern
eoasA thus prsveD, ing any opportunity 70
tie kngiilh a procure their much coVetei
cotton, snd also mahiag IL an azeaedinkI
biscuit matter for them to land troops Q
supplies, England is laying the hatterinI
uet9I 70 her soul that from the moment G
declaring war, 3 constant stream Of cortol
VIII Gov to the relief of her manufactures
furnishing money to them and work to the
operatives. Should she discover that th
Whols Southern coast Is thus 'efectuan,
blockaded," she may assume q less hOstil
aftitnda
By thus closing the cotton ports, inlet
End rat-holes Of the South, our entire nav.
would be ct liberty 70 be concentrated n th
North for the protection of Northern port
We could then muster 8 feet Of say
~tHo-hundred and twenty-five vessels. Thes
vessels would be upon the home coast, Ther
they could not only obtain supplies at ever
port and repairs at q dozen places upon th
Northern coast bal, by means Of the tele
graphic ommunicationlbetws all our port
nearly all the vessels between Maine an
Fortress Monroe could be concentrated q
any given point upon short notice. onth
other hand, while England has an immsns
1aV5, she has also an immensely vide spreal
Conmsrce to protect. She must needs kee
q feet 10 watch France across the channel
and Others in the Mediterranean, Indian an
China nsss, and wherever her COLONIES ar
situated. 1t would be 3 difficult matter
therefore, for her to seAd over even sfee
suRcisnt to wage war upon our navy, Will
thoss Of her vessels which were stationed up
o n the American coast would have only tn
two stations Of halifax and the Bermudas il
which to find shelter or supplies.
We earnestly hope our Government vii
take the steps here indicated to gCard agains
sven the possibility Of our coasts being at
tackled By British foes.