, 1865-12-16
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.


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anu : ~ Sne CONSCIOUSNESS -1 stsength "e are
~ psan .. our 1oeAS, nke samson under the
nanos Oh Ocllaa' inefe Is no nation, nor
can .nete DC any CON bination ofnstions, that
I1a,, nu nops .oi suecess IN struggle with the
onnea e.esss uloo .ne con''oent. NO foreign
cnemS co9'o eSef a''empt ansthang moro for.
n'uaoie 'naa aa army o. Observation along
.ne leasl oe1enADle pofnons Of our frontier.
ou'' uniof eunateiy' upon the ocean exists an
equaAtS OF conolt1on Which would justify any
fcsPcclah'e naFal power In An appeal against
us 10 Inc Arbitration OF war. The armored
knight Of mcdHval conflicts Was tower Of
strength, an 1mpreenahle fortress, 50 long ns
he bestrode his charger, but, once unhorsed,
any base-boln wight With broadsword OF hal
berd could crack his mall and slit his weasand
at leisure and IN Ike manner, while the ar
1n,es OF America could stand ut bay against
the world on foot, the exploits Of the Alabama
and the shenandoah have brought to light
tne ua"e4eom 1aet thaI wen contested war
WIN hneana' or even WIN France, would be
10 LIS Inc occasion oi oisastc's, not at all COM
mensufate VILE Inc 1fnhg losses OF an oppo-
neht VINO can oeoas our snlps nom free &C.
cess 70 toe poles On ene "otlaA a war with
hngannu "oo1o nFo1se .ne utter destruction
oi 'ore'gn commerce. anu would create
spesaes " @unos aues a. LIE entrance ol our
haspofs "nlcn, less tnan positive
plocaooe, "ou1o SUI ot muca more serious
than any corresponding INJURY that we could
inhict IN return. Inc cause q this consists
In the fact that Englrnd has succeeded In es-
,faohfhsng 4 ~eonsea'cnt 1oothoid at- the
door od eFers natfon mlo whose concerns She
may "1sn al any ume 10 pfFs while The aeola.
tiou OF olcat nshnin fenoe1s II Impossible
ior any ne1'on sase france TO en-
JOY reciprocal aasantase--. how great. a.
value Ia. placed upon the vantage ground Of.
the fortTcsscs, "nAcn nave been planted upon
every EtrntcEic point that british gold and
British cunning eouio secure, may be inferred
from the alseontenl Win which the ustion
has watched the growing power Of Cherbourg
upon the COAST oi france Inc RUN OF that
solid eatistactson to-day lhau they could ever
have fcit al tne success o1 Inc southern Con-
federaeJ. 1t Is the possession OF these naval
stations, at points 50 adjacent. and go threat
enlng to our Atlantic coast that would turn
the scale against rs In war between the two
countries. The brilliant exploits Of our sail
ors IN former wars have composed our souls
10 belief In the mvinciblc superiority of
the American navy, but the achieve
ments Of our gallant commodores at q
period when a staunch hiEute carrying
supplies for cruise OF six months, could cut
! loose from her moorings and fight her way
half around the world without the uecessity
| of once entering harbor. must not blind
our ewes to the fact that steam has changed
MI that. While she rules Halifax. The Ber.
| mudas. Nassau and Jamaica. England Is at
our gates for offensive warfare, and at the
verv ends of the earth for PURPOSES of self
| defence. The necessities which steam engine.
and coal bunkers create, viii forever detaiu
| Paul Jones from re-cntsriuc the British Chan.
re,.-
Tn v,cw of the4e facts va shon1d mite with
,oo,,rsr ora- ,noxerne ert xxh,cb +o,ds T., i,
crc,s. ~. a,rea Dc n,cnond nderet1no advortarc
wb,rh Fnrl.na fss nccnrea. win the .,n5lt
sxcsn,;on ~ H.r,na she bo,d. erarv Allows
l.. nos,,,on ara,net orr A4lsntfc cho-e
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