Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-08-01
unIen Countr ConventIon.

.L1s Alta meeting OF the Union County Committee
OF Cuyahoga County, Ohio, July 18th, lsO2, it
was
Resolved, That a County Convention be held
ct Cleveland, at National Hall, on the 10th day Of
August at II o'clock A. NJ, to appoint twelve del
egstes to represent this County in the State Con-
Yention Of the 2lst Of August 1862
2 That each township and ward be requested
to send six delegates, the townships elcotng
delegates on the l4th Of August at o'clock p.
NJ, and the wards on the 18th day Of August at
7o'cloek P. NJ, the polls to be kept open at least
one hour.
8. That the Onion County Committees Of sum
NIT and Lake Counties be invited 90 meet this
Committee on Tuesday next August 5th, at ten
1ocloek A. NJ, ct the Office Of 5. Williamson,
Esq, in the City Of Cleveland, TO determine upon
the proper plan for calling a District Convention
for the Eighteenth Congressional District and
that the Secretary be requested 20 extend the
l invitation Immediately.
S. WILLIAMSON. Ch'n.G. NJ. BARBER,
=. 5. FLINT J. MUELLER.
3. WHITE, L. pRENTISS.
WM. COLLINS, DARIUS ADAMS,
n. harlow j. =. LYON,
G. l.. RUSSELL, JARVIS NJ. ADAMS, Sec.
ii. GOODELL,
Cuyahoga County Union Committee.
Summit and Lake County papers please copy.
The American NRVy---The United states a
ktrst-Class Power.
The naval register furnishes to the world
q most startling history of what has been
done in one year toward making this coun-
try frst-class naval power. And while
we may rejoice and boast over the wonder
ful progress which we have made in twelve
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apprehension upon the unprecedented ra-
pidity with which we have called into ex-
istence such Formidable fleet as now flies
and defends the American flag. One year
ago We had only IS vessels Of war of all
kinds, Of which so were steamers. Now
we have 292, Of which 50 are wooden and
built within the last year, % are gunboats,
built within the year. while nearly 200
vessels have been purchased and fitted up
by the Navy Department since the war
commenced. The N. Y. Times gives a full
list of all vessels now constituting the navy,
with the history of the additions made dur
ing the year. The new steamers that have
been constructed during the year are class
cd as follows; wooden gunbOats (by con-
tracD %; wooden gunbOats (by the De-
partment) g. side-wheel steamers (by the
Department. u; steam frigates (by the De-
partment) 4; irOn-clad gunboats (by con-
trsct) :; rams, 9; iron-plated vessels, Is;
making grand total Of 80 vessels, all of
which, save the iron-clads and the four
steam frigates, are finished and afoat
Here is feet of nearly three hundred
war vessels, nearly all of which are pro-
PEELED by steam. The number of rams can
be rapidly increased at any time when de-
sired by fitting iron beaks on such steam
craft as are heavily enough built to be used
in sinking and destroying wooden craft
In case of a war with any foreign power,
the ram would constitute one of our princi-
pal arms Of Offense or defense.
These three hundred armed vessels are
believed to be a match for any naval force
send upon these shores We have an upiII
have very shortly, a larger number of iron
olads than England and France combined,
and Of more available kind than the'-
ponderous Warriors and Gloires.
The Fapidity and skin with W. ,i,b tb;s
grest navy has sprung into = -;.ton,o tos-
ffes to the efficiency of = ~ Dono,t-
Msnt, We have hea- ranob dyring the
year that mas Pe' Led, of the slowness and
imbecility o. the Secretary of the Navy
but these acts at once crush out all such
Slandssrs. Mr. Welles may well be proud Of
the work that has been accomplished, and
the people may be proud that they have
such leader in naval progress.