The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-11-27

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The U 5. Minister to Russia assures the peo-
pie Of the North that three staunch and form
dapls lEon-plated vessels Of war are now build
ing at British shipyards for the Confederate
service. Information from other sources is to
The same effect, but we have no authoritative
llnteliigence on the subject and can only hope
L IS true. 4 Jqdlcious use Of Cotton wlieI the
war began would have placed Us by this time
~ possession o. navy not only sufficient 70.
de6eud all of our seaports aud keep them open.
10 comnerce, but even TO threaten the seaboard
cities Of this enemy We lei the golden chance
pass by, but No htiIl have It in our power 10
recover some Of he advantages We have lost
alfd We sincerely hops a beginping has been
made 70 this end.
No nation, situated as we are. can ever hope
/ to be independent without navy As the
Columbus Sun says. such thing As indepen-|
dence with u coast boundary encirclinz two
thirds of our territory, aud with navigasle
Fifers extending into the interior Of ev<'
cry State, and yet without navy sufficient
/ 70 defend Us from the approaches Of hostile
vessels, is an ahsurdity. We may indeed sue
cded,by desperate efforts and unparalleled pri-
v4tIori. In conquering TEMPORARY peace upon
/ tile basis of separation without the aid OF
regular navy; but our Independence, under
such circumstances, would be merely nominal
and a state OF peace short and uncertain We
would be constantly liable 10 invasion by
Plunderiug Yankee vessels The Mississippi
Tennessee, Cumberland, janice. York, RapPa-
hammock, and ether navigate rivers would
swarm with inland pirates, while our seaport
towns would be kept in consfant appreheii-
sion from Yankee cruisers. We would have
no sort OF security whatever. A nation which
j openly lepudiates I've rules OF civilized war
Sfare and commits repeated acts Of bad faith IN
a state Of belligercncy cannot be trusted IN q
state OF peace A people who will wantorly
violate the stipulations Of cartel viii not hes
liiate. when opportunity offers 10 violate the
most solemn treaties Of peace We should
therefore, look to the future, and make prepa-
tons FOR this emergency
Il took England upwards Of three hundred
Years 10 learn By bitter exptricncc. the val sc
81 n navy. Soon AFTER the BLENDING. or The
Hepiarchy into one cominon kingdom. the
country for while gaze evidence Of grsai
prosperity, and bad far 10 become tie ruilifs
n power OF Western til ope- But iegleciirs
70 srake thesnseit - . great naval power, the
English were repeatedly iIisul ed. and thtii
Il territory IN AIDED and ravaged by tn, warlike
DANES. who lad made themselves masters ol
ifle seas 4 weak and yaeilatns Prince paid
inc piIaticai ID tnes a sufficient sum. during
his brief reign Of thiEiy-six years, IN the VAN
ind eowardly hope Of purchasing temporary
peace. 10 have built one Of tit strongest a.
iFics then known u the civiliza1 world The
bare rehearsal OF such policy. though It may
lave heen adopted many CENTURIES ago. can
not fail 70 arouse the ilidiEtailen ot every
ltrne Engl slinau.
But so soon as the Elglishl people learned
tile importsit.Cc If n1s.d waflare and ia1el
iiieir Whole fiiersies TO put themselves ia II
'Fluiiune ol deieiise.by AS well as by land
: tlieY bc-aii- 10 aSsrl their supremacy He
ilsesf geographical position. which bad ts.c.
1la.le 1lic E'lS.-h Ggvcsllnci.t an easy prey q,
a'es.ps powers i.ow gave her ~ tie aiffib
H'@> pi great eSs as ! iaN.si power ail Tor
a.s-ly lrag ys'.sss aas sic lieu KNOWN As fhs
i'se liis.oA 81 ,,l7-r os,,rs is Ttfiirse wit.
siias.ar ilssl:ss 81 ii'S,lresil,,i. and We uoiic
do Mel to heed them Ne s.1iairitted q gti-a'
.b rstier IN not setting ourselves abaHt Has
WORK II hnfiils l'avy Ia the early sia,c q
! Ills war. Proper ii.ilnsiry ~ Ia. iglt tiIns
'wcr'd have pat. our coast and rivers ia slais
/ .of sieifitse, ana We might nox nave been esl
lIjayh,s tie BLESSINGS OK peace and irdefeis
deuce. instead 81 undergoing tie haIislfps
Ipsivaiions and disaI +sonneuis, incident 10
state Of protfaeiesi hostilities But i does ~
good 10 pine over past nlisfortnncs- ~.
should profit iy ihe severe lessons Of e1peri
ence, al improve the present