The New York herald., 1862-01-08

and efficiency OF the soldier have not lost sight Of the
expenditures involved No requstion has been made BY
very Grst respond 10 tie call for the defence OF tho
capital ia April, New York has not only steadily
swered every demand since made but has, time after
time besoesht the privilege OF adding to her forco in
the ned. Unless tho Stale shall exhibit an unwilling
ness TO respond to the wishes of the general government,
medrm, through whom alone company and regimental
organizations should be accepted.
HARsoR AND LAKE pEFENcEs.
On the 10Th " October received communication from
me pspa tment o State, inviting my consideration of the
subject Of tho Improvement perecto of the harbor
or tho sea and lake costs Of this State and
quest mo to submit the matter 70 the consideration Of
the legislature. Reference made to the fact, that
dsoy persons had fastened TO foreign countries
before the present nsurrecton had revealed itself
arms 10 invoke their Intervention for the overthrow of
tho government and the destruction Of the federal
Cna and although unsuccessful in their first Efforts, IL
was DC e'ed that those agents were still ndustriousy
sndsvorns TO accomplish their purposes by degrees and
oy inaseon and were seeking to involve our country
ID controversies with States, with which every interest
friend hip.
personal examination, in company with several COM
pe,snt engiueers led 10 call the attention Of the Legs
nre of 1850 10 the fact that the approaches the city
o. New York by water were not adequately defended,
past year fully satisfied Of the nsufnciency Of
ako dsfences. l therefore Immediately assured the
n :, s'o ror nm ina; would ,d tho men
tiers aud hsib Dor approaches in anticipation Of the
action Of tho legislature. ! submit herewith copy
the Engineer m Chief, relating thereto, will be at
onee transmitted The subject 10 ono which
legislature ana assure You Of nv cordial cooperation
IN any plan which win afford entire security to the per-
sons and property Of our citizens. recommend that
immediate measures be taken for obtaining from Congress
an appropriation sufficient TO provide suitable dsfcnces
an exposed points; and that tme shall be lost
WORK preliminary survey, and 70 take the proper ante
eoent steps. In default Of the prompt action Of tho
sn,:ea ssss. sashor,ss Z manfesty our duty 70 pro
dsnes rsqares looking TO the government for ultimate
rscsnt occurrence, which created great soIicituds
both here snd In Europe, and which II believed by
many would lead 70 hostites between this country and
fagand, renders u not improper for mo 10 say that
sss in the Union has 90 large an interest a. New York
In preserving spcsbls relations, especially with com.
Cd IN the pos. of New York alone in 1850 wsrc:--
O sailing vessels ;sssssl sss,a7ees
Total. ool sss, ,ssa, ,ao5
y one hundred sad eleven million doars and the annual
averske Imports from foreign countries into the State
one hundred and ninety one million hundred thousand
IMPORTS AND kxroRrs or NEW YORK.
,ne ssgresaie imports and exports Of the port
eighty four million dollars or daily average Of foreign
as ,hroush the NGrovs q New York hsrbor. The bust
dlng 70 the above the cosstng trade, amounting 10
aahe not 10 quadrupic tbese hsures but there IL no
el1siAl data by which this can DO shown.
roRxIeR wan NOT DESIRABLE.
: hosfhne. vitb either cf tie great Powers Of
Europe, a5d rost of ell with that government
whlch, iron esnsargainiiy, Language aud customs,
mof intimately related 10 ~, would be Of
untold disaster. Ne mere pretest, no caprice Of
eosrt or cshinei, no whatever, unless IL In
si ssssf' ssas % sss', ,is e ~ ~ as1,ss 0stSys
state IN corscnting 90 war With foreign pow.
sst esgeeisliy 81 q period when extraordinary
eonlnss 10 be drawn from us, 10 overwhe;m
tho insnrsea,s a home. We are nov engaged
IN Sighting The hsss cf constitutional freedom resolved
20 restore the rsbtf Authority a the Union throlghon
rs vhols extent We strong, because We are right
We rhonf not weaker selves hy taking upcn var
az eaesssble Necessity. our rank upnnths waters and
IA The Hsn q nations has been obtained through
nom csbers n must be maintained, be all our
lnisrests, Ny ourselves. Our Just opening,
N We Uessrve our ssifrespsst and the respect Of
oshsr na',cn,. Iss ns slve no isissdsd ensncs
ia The vision of tke gevssrcnt and believe that pre-
ssnt and perspective questions Affecting this country
rsiA,sse wish forss Powers viii receive that eonside-
ration vhIeh sr veeAy coseausrcss eutiIs them 20,
and he, The decisons win founded on crinc,p,es Of
e0. nsw eseis ons are e1rp and IN Just cause New
Yort cesss everythnG INTO the kss1cs Above and be.
yosd su qeseione cf prersry, a questions a. prescott
esss sse rrsesnf pssce The a raiy Amssscan heart
rsss 20 a4ssan Ne hesss sf be nAs ana v preserve
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