The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-02-27

those lakes, and mark the mighty river
through which their vast waters fow 10
The sea; and mark how eniirely Il is 10
The possession Of our great rival, whose
sea armamen,s equal The united navies Of
the rest OF the world. Observe how
wholly aud completely the sole means Of
naval transit around the cataract OF Mag
ara are entirely hers alone. and that, save
this, there IL no nava, access 10 these wa
ters. Seel seel how utterly and entirely
we lie at the will and pleasure OF this
naughty and capricious power; aud that
we must accept any humiliation az her
hands. or leave 10 Ter bloody sickle the
boarded ields OF our defenseless North.
We know but loo well what her present
temper and disposition are. She may
keep herself within The bare letter Of in
terualional law, but a nation or man,
whose highest rule Of conduct is the let
Ter Of the law, is neither good citizen, q
good nelghbor. nor an honest man. We
know that repeatedly during our present
calamilies she has violated The obligations
Of good neighborhood. and the amenities
and equities that must regulate the inter.
course Of civilized races, and has persist.
emily sought 70 force an open rupture
with us. Sir. now. when our house is on
Gre, instead Of aiding 10 exiinguiSh the
flames, che could not be content 10 re.
main an idle spectator, but she has famed
. with her breath the fierce conEagra-
lion. and has done for the inceudiaries
what they could not do for themselves.
When the emissaries of this treason could
no more fnd means for a passage 10
Europe than they could fly, one Of her
own mail sleamets was purposely placed
at their disposal. And when with strong
hand we took them thence, she made the
act Of carrying them her nalional aci, and
demanded them at the peril Of war. She
demanded them at the price Of hurnilia-
ton that she thoughtwe could not sub
: NIT TO; and the brow Of the Americar
! youth VIII redden for ten generations tha
we accepted the humiliation. ~
= This rapid survey Of the surrounding
= Of this subject enables us somewhat 10 ay
preciate its grand and momentoas propos
y tons and we turn with eager apprehen
!, sion to The remedy proposed by this bill
! and should only inquire. is II feasible p
! No. what il cost in dollars |; It's vast ma
sional importance cannot be iwarfed 10
pecuniary valuation. The remedy is a
! simple and grand as the demand Is grea
Z and imperious. It is to enlarge the ca
pacity Of the New York canals, and con
|, struet ship canal connecting the Missis
sippi with Lake Michigan. thus securing
: : two naval channels 10 these lakes 70
! armed vessels against the one OF our rival
:, Can this be done 2 Is il physical pos
sibility for ! care little for lis cost. tn
= best military engineers declare that Oh
8 is entirely practicable, and give us Il
4 plans and estimates. The chairman
=. the Ways and Means, in bis povert,
10 stricken speech OF Saturday, declares ih
a. the thing itself cannot be done. Ar
= when the authorities are quoted in rep
:. - to him, be can only escape like that 9th,
:, venerable lady from similar difficulty
= 81 and Paul differ" In the event Of
~ war with England, says that gentleman
eve will seize the Welland canal" Ger
70 tainly by all means I go In for that
n Sir one-ha.f Of our own territory is holde
re from US by an armed occupation that b,
es thus far deied the power Of the nation
ag repossess is. The broad.tide river Oh
an sweeps by this capital has been blockad,
r, for year ct time, so that herring cou
ic: hardly navigate it. think see the Wa
of and Means invading the British Empire.
u. We have had some useful experience
nd this war Of invasion.
us But we are told that we can extemp
ne rize an armed feel on these lakes ample
'r- time and force for any emergency. /
lis gentlemen forget that our enemies posse
IN Just the same facilities for building
ye much means, men, money snd power, wi
pd ample naval transit from tae ocean TO d
ay lakes ? Sir. ifawar were to break out
q morrow with England, no armed yes,
~ of ours would ever float upon ihe lakess
be They would be burned on the stocks
he the enemy's gunboats from the ocean,.
We Do gentlemen really desire repetition
Tk, the fierce old battle for the empire OF the
gai very waters, even II we could enter up
No. the effort as We cannot, on equal term
me Would il not cost us more than this cant
me Is the hazard nothing Suppoee we we
w ihii VI tho ucAs StSos Sh huSBfos y
ast then 2 Ny people demand that this RI
.he shall not be run II can be avoided.
he There are three gentlemen now on 4
ect floor, Messrs. Crittenden, Wickliffe q
:o- Grinder OF Kentucky, who heard the =,
al Of Perry's guns in that old-time sea ig
oi When Shelby, and Clay. and john
on wen. plunging through the wilderness
ere the woody shores Of the far-off Er
'ry among all that gallant host were NJ
bur nobler In the opening flush and ris
Is glory Of prone young manhood than lh
yer who come from those distant battle iel
csc through all the wrecking vicissitudes
life and time here to vote on this gr
'ast measure. hardly dare think how.
and would remind item thai that iar-oh fr'
me tier is as dsfenseless now ss when Il
red shielded It with their breasts.
the I know that the Rhode Island you
fhe who had, with Prebls and Decalur, oh
|us- iised the Corsairs, came with his three
by, four dozen sailors, and aided by the TAM
ma hunters and frontiersmen Of that hardy
op. gion, constructed fisetfn less than min
sterf days, with which they went in quest
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