New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-07-15
How THE MONEY GoEs.-We hav

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spossn ofthe failures Of oul i-on-ciads
as naval vessels, and j have ascv,bea it
the character Of their construction.
We lave supposed the failure WAS in
the plans Of the monitor, aal NOS ,,he
material. A letter in? the New York
Tribune exhibits, however, q cause Of
allure beyond this. We quote from tbs
editorial comments upon the letter:
The question. raised by this: state
mebt involves something more than
poor workmanship or commonplace dis
honesty. If all or any considerable
part Of the allegations are, true, they
disclose systemat;zed and delib crate
fraud in the building Of o vessel Of war;
to the staunchness Of which perhaps the
honor of the nation, and certaiely hun
dreds of lives, are to +, be intrustea.
Look at a few Of these statements: fl,
The iron Of the bottom of the vessel
is alleged to be Of poor quality, tho
sheets are Of uneven thickness, and
thin ones are battered on the edge to
make them appear as thick as the 9th
ers. - .... .,........ ....... .....5 ... =.
The iron o. the boilers. tits asserted,
is 50 inferior thai the fanges could not
be turned, .and the corners had to be
patched. ...- y....-.. s~.
1t is charged that the water compart-
nent's, meant to insure the safety Of
the vessel, are SC contrived and arran-
ged as almc st certainly to send her to
the bottom. The least carelcssness in
admitting the water will flood them,
and when once the water passes q GER
tain point, there are no means Of arres-
ii rg its fow, or preventing it from
reaching the hold. In such c;rcum-
cumstances, # the vessel has the least
motion, as she must have unless, in a
perfectly smooth harbor, nothing can
nrevent her from becoming wateelog-
ged, and ultimately sinking. ,st.,.
= The deck plank, by the specifications,
were to show a surface of six inches,
and to make them appear &C the requi-
red width the planks are groyei to in
itate cracks. -,qt ..e, ..... ....
The rivets in the bottom Of the yes
sci are said. to be 80 loosely put IN
that some of them have been pulled out
with the thumb and finger, and any
part Of the bottom, i. Is asserted, would
instantly be pierced by a snag Or other
obstruction. ., r... .... .E.. 'e,,,
The fantail, which has to support its
own great weight, the bearings Of the.
propeller shaft, the propeller, the rud-
der, are so weekly supported as to ex-
pose the vessel to The utmsst danger in
q sea. II any thing gives away, both
the rualer and engines wl!l-be dlsabl-
ed, and the ship. Of course, rendered
helpless. A.. a.......- ......-... ... ,
Here is Abolition care Of life and
property! Our gallant sailors are ex-
pected ia vessels Of this construction
to face the Ere Of Sum!er, and reduce
it. Money is wasted in building such
slaughter-ships until finally the grsa.
organ ard leader Of, the Black Kespb'
l,can party breaks ont in dsnanelation
Of suci, oort racts AID con tractors. -
STOPPING REvoLr1IoNs ny CcER-
ci6N.-Ths concluding paragraph OF
Macaulay's article in the Edinb,rs',
Review, 1927, on Haliam's Const!tu-
tional History, says: CgG
! We know Of no great revolution
which might not have been prevented
by compromise early and graclously
made. Firmness i, . great virtue in
public affairs; but it has its proper
sphere. Conspiracies and insurtec.
tons, in which small 1ninorities are en-
gagged, the out breaking Of popular yio-
lence unconnected with any extensive
project Of any durable principle, arc
best repressed BY vigor and decision
To shrink from them 10 to make the n
formidable. But no, wise rplerT Will
coonfound the prevailing taint with the
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