, 1863-01-13

The bills Of lumber and specifications for
the marine arks upon which HI. Conkline
proposes to rely, were being made out, our
every port would fall under the domina-
lion Of English guns; and when the lum-
ber was ready for delivery, the sailors Of
the hostile fleets would be ready to take it
as fre-wood for cooking their I. salt-horse',
ard weekly. duff England has immense
workshops and artisans without number:
she has an abundance Of material, out Of
which iron gunboats are made; she has a
broad way through her own territory, by
her own river and her canals, open 10 the
Scene Of operations against our Northern
Cities; and unless her rulers are men of
h1r. Conkling's calibre, or unless in The
svent Of war against us, she should
conduct it. as Mcclellan managed
his !: campaigns against the South
long before, one Of our ships could be
launched. the launching Of one would be
An impossibility BY reason Of the presence
OF a powerful and n yigilaut foe. We saw
this without reference to any Of: the plans
1or the proposed: canals for lake defense.
through our Own territory, and without the
intention Of elcctioneering for bill au-.
thorizang their construction. But becan5e
it is proper that Congress should under.
stand what the West fears, and what the
grounds of apprehension are. Ne saw It
because our people who are exposed
10 invasion, whose cities are~liable
10 be consumed, whose Yast internal
commerce is exposed to destruction by a
force ~ N; itself insignificant, have studied.
the questions involved in the protection or
thelr homes and property, and have arrived
at conclusions that Congress ought to hear.
Andrbecansse, = further. if all thought Of the
improvements talked Of is abandoned. We.
hereaway, shall demand Of the Government
that it give notice that it will retire from
the treaty stipulation with Great Britain
which presc1ibes to each party thereto the
force that it shall keep afloat On the Lakes:
20 that, IL the event Of hostilities never i'm
possible and not now improbable, NE may
not be without some means Of protecting
the vast interests that would be impe1illed
fnereny-so that Chicago, : Milwaukee,
Mac;sinaw,: Detroit, Toledo Cleveland,
Buffalo and Oswego-the ports through
s.'a satca. Ills nation is now ted-1naY not fall
= e see possession Of the foe, without at least
H. s% r LOT saving them to the Republic,
~nag, who lives. He. believe
near some interior, cou1thoupe .mav soa
none Of the dangeIs 4 Gsssss se. I,: msy :see
of coast, extending :donE. 'Sc M - mne'
boundary of six States, which - sAetn
F1vidly presented to,us. /: We know thst q 81
docs not, else as the Representative Of j. =
State that has half its vitality injected into
it from the lake country, that has large
-commercial city, two or three te1mini Of
1ongsEnes Of: railroads, and the outlet. o1
thetEric Canal to protect, he would moi
willingly stand sponsor for the ridiculous
report that bears lis name: But herr
these fears, quiekcned by positive knowl.
edge, arc ever present, and the West aisksa
That in.whntever Legislation. may be had
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. shall be turned oynr. ia
man who at least Knows lubber, hole
from The best bower, to the: end that they
may, If not allayed BY :. specific recon-
mendations, have the benefit Of Intelligent
criticism. -