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THURSDAY. JULY 8, 1869.

THURSDAY. JULY 8, 1863.
WAR ON THE GREAT
The very able member Of Congress from
the Rensselaer, district in New York. Hon
&. B. ohn, in some clear and forcible re-
marks, made by him in the Bonse in sup
port Of the hill for the enlargement Of the
New York and Illinois canals, gave two
reasons, that should be sufficient to compel
every haltng or hesitating member of the
government, to give all his influence and
energy at once, for the Immediate passage
ct that indispensable measure. One OF
these controlling reasons is, The danger
of foreign Intervention in our
affairs. The danger to be appre-
hended from this source is too imminent,
and the mischief and ruin that would fol-
low too extensive and. Unreasonable, to be
overlooked by any man who has the ordi-
nary faculty to foresee great and threat
eniug evil, and the ordinary prudence to
guard against it. There is no .oubt, and
there can be none in the mind Of any one
who watches the daily and constant ex-
preston Of the foreign organs Of public
opinion, that two Of the leading powers Of
Europe would be glad to interfere at once
in our affairs, if they thought such step
could be taken with safety. In France,
opinion Is somewhat divided, and the great
sagacitJ Of the present Emperor, together
with the cordial alIance Of revolutionary
times, and the traditional friendly feeling
between the two nations; IS also the
strong and earnest efforts Of some Of
her prominent citizens, and leading
Journals in bchaf Of the Union, may hold
back the French government from course
so injurious TO us, and sure to Irore in
the end, SO disastrous to her people. But
we can never know how soon change of
affairs at home, or tempting and irresist-
able opportunities, offered by our own dis
asters; together with the persistent. energy
Of those powers, that hate us, and will EN-
I1oy all the plausible artidces, and sinister
Influences Of the most pracuscd diplomacy,
TO scduce OF compel France to join them
may overcome the hesitation Of Napoleon,
and bring him to take up arms against us.
As to England. her unceasing and wick
cd efforts to push forward France to an
Intervention in our affairs, is only one Of
the many and every day increasing proofs
of her wishes and schemes. She can
hardly keep herself, from week to week,
OFT Of the controversy. Her fingers itch
TO take hold Of US and the bitterness Of
malice with which her public press and
public men, denouuce and reyle US; deny
OUT vicorics and exagge1ate our reyerscs !;
SANDER and yi1ify our army and govern
ment, while they magnify and cxalt those Of
The rebels; and allow nothing but tyranny,
bari,arism and evil, tc eur cause and CON
duct, and naught but noble love Of indie
pendence high culture and chiyanous de-
meanor, to the traitors; with the professed
belief that flc welfare Of the human race
is inseparably blended with the success Of
the Confedcracy-au this mcanness aud
malice longs to glut itself in the fercer and
mere damaging clash Of arms. England
Is impatient to follow Up her foul words
with tou1cr blows, aud nothing holds her
back but fear to attack US alone, aud the
want Of Some good prete1t, which she will
find or make, just as soon as France, or
some other great power, will promise to
back her up, OF strike with her. ANY day,
Tc might almost say, any hour, the sud
der vision may greet us Of all the naval
power Of England bearing down upon
us across the ocean, and no adequate de,
fense Is being prepared against such q
fertile calamity.
Il is vel known, and admitted BY all
filat in the event Of a foreign Intervention
there is nothing to hinder a hostile flec1
from coming up the St. Lawrence sweep
ing everything before it on the lakes, raw
aging the coasts, and destroying or captur
ing every city from Buffalo to Chicago. Tt
t1is oyerhanging and terrible peril all ths
immense commerce and wealth that i
found on the shores and in the vicinity 0
the great lakes, or floats upon their bosoms
is exposed and yet the NTH in who's
keeping ali this is placed, together with al
the homes and lives Of iie millions VIII
dwell in this populous region, seem not t.
know the danger, or 10 be Indifferent abou
It, CT arc strangely slow and laggard in TAX
ing the needed steps to guard against il
We know Of no measure by which til
great lakes can be SO chcaply and cffectuell
protected against the approach Of hostil
fleet, as by cnlarging the canals, as PIT
posed; aud this is the second concl'
siye reason for passing the Canal 81
al once. II there be any other NEAR
OF defense as good, or better, let I
know what. Let the men, who by the
votes defeat this measure, give SON
good reason for doing SO; and let thcl
show us, either that they have some betts
plan tor our protection, OF that o,
best safely will be found in doing nothir
at all. Will Congress do the dwellers /
the shores Of the great lakes the favor
make them sec clearly that there is I
dargcr; that in doing nothing is Il
best dcfeEse; and that in no selfpr
lection lies our cheap salvation. tt
una1mcd and The dcfcDse1css are so suic,
is we'll known at Washington, again
domestic traitors, or foreign foes. l
Providence tcmpers the wind to Il
horn lamb, so shall pious Englan
Doubtless interrnit her storm Of il,
rain and lcadcn hail, wherever O
ccasts arc upguarded, or our people Il
protected, Is it not better, easier al
cheaper in the short TUT, TO trust less
our Own arms and defenscs, and more, cy
altogether, to her we'll known magnanimi
and her forbearancc so often shown toYa
the weak and helpless?
a TEST PROPOSITION.
The morning secession paper has gr<
deal to say about the Oppressed, p1under