Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-29

he runufs OF ffsnch intervention. nov -
rife. though calculated u awaken sOliritude will
be REGARDED in this country with no feelings un.
becoming proud. intrepid and patriotic people
Ii war CONES, there will be no lowering OF the
national spirit We are probably better prepared
for a war with France than should have been
three years ago. before the rebellion broke out
Not only have We within that time become one
OF the gresest military powers of the world, with
more military eNefieHce than the ex's'in gener
alton Of al OTHER power- put together. but our \
numerous and we'll appointed shiny ards have I
turned out an enormous new navy OF wooden \
vessels and irun Glade, with AL the most recent
improvements of modern science We can repair \
waste and construct new vessels With more rtpldity
than any other nation. Our pre-eut enemy IS Z
without navy; So that. on the ocean where y
war with France would be manly fought, We
could confront her With our whole fOrce. and cope
with her on equal terms. The un land will
he merely with our present f'e. with perhaps some
small FteIch reinforcements: the war on the VA
ter will be against France alone. aud our navy
l has become 40 strong that We have uo reason To
shrink from the contest.
Against France alone we repeat; for IN a war
with u she will have no allies. IL Englaud i
! Jealous of us, she i mnre Jealous OF Frlnce IL
/ u the growing armaments OF France that have
compelled the British government 20 make great
/ and constant additions To- the expenditures nece4
sary for her security Mr. Kinglake's book has
/ lately deepeneI her humatng cOn~ciousuess
| that she PLAYED a part subordinate TO France IN
/ the CTimean war, aud she will refuse TO be again
/ led behind the trumphal car of her enterprislng
rival But she has mnre solid reason than thJ
/ founded on her pride tor standing aloof In
| war between France and the United States,
French and American commerce will be swept
| from the ocean and Great Britain, a. u neutral.
will monopolize the carrying trade OF the world,
which will be TO her a source Of immense wealth.
| by the P,ris declaration IL has become the &C
cepted law Of nations that the Dig OF a neutral
protects an enemy's goods. This has ALWAYS
been the mercan doctrine. having become IA
much established in the NapOleonic wars IN the
early part of the century. when our commerce
vas n"uri>hed into stien2 tn 10y the advantages OF
our neutral position in world OF belgerents
These advantages, on a more colossal scale.
would dron into the lap of England by war
? between France aud the United States in pro
J portion therefore, - France dips into the Amer
lean imhrogllo We may confidently expect 10 see
England recede France. ia daring hostiliiies
With n. must also take the risk Of whatever
: European complications may arise while she has
I 30 formidable business in her hands
? Ii heug reasonably certain. then that il France
n goes To war with us Great Britain will remain
g neutral, there Ia nothing in the power aud re
sources of France alone which should prevent
! our taking up with alertuess the glove which she
;, may choose 30 throw down. The main INJURY
II she can do VI will be the annih,lation. not onl
commerce. but the profits of shipping inter
est Our exports and Imports would still be con
! | yeyed i'm British bottoms unle.s France succeed
el i'm blockadinc our port-. which we hold To h'
. | impossible We should at once let loose
swarm Of priv teers against her commerce: ah'
we presume she would not lie restrained by ia
j. Piris decl ration from retaliating IN kind con
STRUNG the abolition OF privateering ~ binding
N ONLY in wars between the powers who are parte
!. 10 the declaration OF course our commer'
IF would suffer the most. as being the most exter
| sive: but the commerce of France is neverthe
4 les urge Her merchant marine consisted &
al ~ pa vessels, whose aggregate tonnage wiz
ii 99c 996 tons in 1851; and il has been increisln
| ever since The total value Of both her Import
and exports in 1855 was III ,0On.000 franc
,r She hrs 2i2 onrt4 and The amount of her coast
ne ing trade in l~56 WAS 2 432 .Sl3 tons IL will b
i seen. then. that our bold privateer- could IRON
~ ise themselves no contemplate harvest.
~ Besides driving our mercantile Murine iroI
- the ocean, which she accomplish. Franc
th would attempt To raise the 5 'uthern blockade
he blockade. or destroy our commercial cities;
Iy respect all Of which. should most aS>uredll
To put her ability to the proof The subject at mo-
immediate and uneasy apprehension. would.
il course he the security of our great commerci
IN cities Baltimore and Phil ,delphia situate
"A, upon rivers far inland. AMI are sale in almost nj
ld event. New York is unappr"achahle nv ~
ON wooden vessels, aud the great heavy French iro
OF cla,is draw too much water for our harbor /
n Fetruarv, we shall have between httv aud SIX
Ter iron lads complete. most of them of SIZE suite
ed 10 the depth of water in our harbnr-. admiral
in. adapted for defense and fitted "a su9pleme
tes what nav he wanting in the notifications OF Be-
of ton and Portland We conclude. therefore. III
nh our important towns will really be in no gre
ne danger
or or our power ~ maintain the southern bloc
il AIDE il would be RASH 10 speik in terms OF con
il dence The depth of water at the mouth of {
int Mississippi il insufficient 10 admit the gre
iii French IRON clads and our forts and monto
,nn guarantee New Orleans against wooden ships
Md war Our position at Charleston is such IN
TO French war vessels would find it no easy task
len get into the harbor and SO long We hold
e. secure Judgment on Morris Island merch
all vessel can PASS, except by skulking in very da
ple nights Savannah can he more easily kent clos
ke: TO commerce than Charleston. Although
nt blockade of the whole coast would he mpoSsih
in We see no rsuperahle obstacles 10 the maints
ance the blockade at the chief southern citi
in At all events since great naval battles We M
i'm have i'm y war with France. we my as well h.
md her off Charleston or Mobile anywhere e!
list The French navy like all the other navies OF
go world. consists mainly of wo"den vessels. q
the against wooden vessels our gallant tarS ask III
IN selves with slory as they did in the war of Ii
Ter The uushot of what needs to be said in reg
or to the blockade Is that French merchant sh
etv cannot trade To the southern ports hy reason
Ills our prvateers: and that England. over tab
re-. with the carving trade of France ana the Uni
lists StreS. will be under slight temptations 10 dis
ca gard The blockade esp,ciiliy this lucrdt
airs empln, OF her ships falls 10 her only IN c
hi. sequence of her pOsitIpn ~ a neutral, which
roV will Loo Sinw Ia cnnnr.lmi>e
we While q VAR betw cen France and the Uni
TED States -voua he u heavy calamity To both co
ond tries We are unahie To- in present clrc'
one sIsnreS any reason why We should avoid II at
the EXPENSE of national honor II ~he sees tt To to
inst a war upon W.. she will find there will he ''h
lille to take a. well as blows to give = \. I. We
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non HebeI Accounts of the Recent Batt
VI" ia Georgia-COm ments of the kit
- mond Examiner.
had The following is Gen Braggs official disp'
hers in the Richmond papers.
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