The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-12-04
Dangers From Without.

vene in our affairs. but TO circumvene,
! If we had broken down the Rebellion
six months ago, and were on the eve q
crushing it out Of existence, she would
have thrown her influence on the side o.
the South. 1t is the evennes> of the strug
gle. and the equality of the disasters t,
each section. that have secured her pre-
tended neutrality. If the North will des
troy the South, and the South the North
and both sink back from the struggle N
10 the condition of two fifth rate exhaus.
ted powers, she will have accomplished al
her desires. She will never intervene Will,
TIA! is in process of accomplishment. But
she will undoubtedly help the South in ac-
quring some of that equality at sea which
she possesses on land. An iron fleet is
therefore, in the way OF construction in The
English d"ckyards. bought by private sub
>cripiion for the Confederate Government.
These ships are built So AS to be capable
of running the blockade of wooden vessela
which fetbly guard the access TO tie
Southern ports. Their first cargoes will
be iron armament for the rams and other
vessels now building IN Southern harbors
Arms, ammunition and drugs will also be
SEN, and the vessels, after running the
blockade. will be sold to the South OH
er5 will menace Northern ports; and the
apprehension of thls already exciles the
most lively alarm.
Gov. MORGAN has been in Washington
t. CONSUL about HE defense Of New York
harbor. The subj ct has not been postponed
Ill thi late hodr, bu, early and we hope
ample provision has been made. But we
kLow not get tn eXact extent OF danger we
are to appreheud from an iron-clad al mazda,
There Is Il weight Of armament with which
our land forts can pierce the thickest hides
OF these sea rhinocerOses. Bat We must
have this weight OF armament ready, and
plenty of it. We must have also ready
the barriers aad defenses which are to come
il ad of ,he batteries OF our ports.
New York Is safe against any raids from
these sea monsters. But tlere are other
parts of the coast deienseless, and or ship
piog at sea is in danger. We should not
wonder at anv sudden outbreak of panic
from this source.
We called attention. last July. TO the
fact that this was the way in which the
South was to be supplied with navy.
England wishes to keep within the letter
Of the law of neutrality, and yet to do all to
proong this horrible and cxhaustiug con
ict. She aims at our naval supremacy,
and this foul blow from mailed hand is
hers. 1t is in vain that, with vizpr down.
she seeks 10 conceal her guilty features.
Would that the North and South were
one again. They have in this conflict, to
borrow The idea OF D'iSRAELI, givens new
measure OF the capacity ct hnnan nature.
Neither of us before knew what We could
80, nor how much we could endure. 1t is
this vaslness of resource, this elasticity and
invention, hi, patience and perseverance.
that makes us both so formidable TO lhe
dynaslies of the O.d World.
They fear each now, more than they
feared both once. They gloat over our mu
tuaI destruction. Would that we could
rise. and slIiking hands, teach them that.
if they hal learned from our disasters "A
| son. SO, too, had we-thc lesson of our
iuvinci5iiiy when uni.ed.-N. Y argus.