, 1866-10-24

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cau cusi!y he ,ror,,,.l ,,v = t,nt from t,,o
0 lv half nay. miles, rsnrcIa1,v crrcn,c3
trcr, The IT,, al ruir by nj ~ Gnnrt.ss
he r,cltrs free snccch M G,vor ri ErccInn,
and It.nt. With lbs risk or rct,rc.
mcnt. 10 ru1cnlal;nr a:lencr nm,
Iol;ical tones for tir saIc If roIa;n,oe mi
nav md ojiIciai nn,;tfnn l;e,rral Tt,onns
WIS. while here. ii. ,rncst of tirl,t;nr .Jna
1iuukcr. General HunErr olfhon1h himsclr
not to be drawn uut in i sntccil-rni in.
decd, In sucl, a state of health that It wouid
be ilnprulent to ATTEMPT tlc excitcmr7ll md
excrtiun OF spcaking-iear,ilya aprl,utrd thc
rc1purkB Of tirutrnl Thomas uitE lie rcst of
lis audience. -
IT is said, with how much ofsruth ,1o mt
know, that General Hooker and Ills cn,-necr
Officers have paid particulur attention In thc
the Canadas stree ttcy hare been stationed
here. mud thaf ha Hns nrolal,1r - hctf,,r
klowlcdee Of thc cn1,1,ffnn arms cn,,fn,
mrnt. ttsonrccs and nrolaiIa at.eu1,,, ~ IL
Cana}an militia and r.. Rr;,isi. re~,'1ar y. i"r
troops IN America than any officer of M mer
an utl,cer ihat theyc il not aun IN r." az. ~
ni1as mr. E.rt;Erotion nor re.,i,nont -,
sor,o;, Of troons nor n strnto roe,tfnn ,,n- ~ -
road. that is not hcttcr lnnwns hettcr man.
nrd nr1 dcscrih"', an1 h.tScr ,nI.F HF
stood by our military of,iccrs and IN n,,r
war Dute llIan 1lnOet any equally
t.,,l. nnthin" 1,owcrer ,n;,,}or, ~ XII.
col, It. Is no fna,catio,, nr anr bos.;Eo H.
sim. Int a nrorHscnf nrcrn,;,;on n,r,;ust
any poss'o.en .,n 1atsfe s contingency anu "a ln-
tcrestlnss anu Useful study All other coan-
tries bordering upon the United States ought
sfn];cd,
Heavy eleven and .aftecn tnc1, t,u,a sro
lying al Fort Waync. lust below Detroit as md m
preparations 10 Moaih then. IN tho CASE
mates oi the lort arc being steadily, though
slowly, p"shed forward. When mounted,
they VIII not only command tue river, but
the Canadian towns Of Windsor and Sand
wien Wall pe entirely ut the mercy Of the
Tort, and stAeT may be DESTROYED IN half an
AoHr. al any time, upon short notice, bat
ter5cs can pc erected ut the mouth Of tho
ftvsr, and as. also at tie entrance Of Lake st.
from England, or from tue sea, can ever pass
Det1oat h'sS1 to enter Lakes Huron and
Allchi4ln: Even ii the United states should
not dominate the lakes with a naval
loFce, lineage anu the cities upon
against any attack By water, surprising
tAeTe could ~ my dagger in any event from
such an insignificant neis h'5or as the Pro-
rlhces, Or from 80 distant naval power Is
Ef:,ianu: noweSer, the point at which to
defend the lakes is at tlucbec. or below that
.'!'a tH.s Po1us III otltea ot"tes caH
taHS M NJ ans tnhc, ana "liA some aay possess.
hiohtsh"nt the STATE, ihc political CAM
na'c' progresses iaToTabiy. Chapman and
bancroft. the only Two DcmocFatis.Johnson
canaidates 1yr congress upon which their
parry hasc o1llt guy hopes, arc already as
Eoo1 AZ oarasa. Earh o. thcn haSs issued
challenges tor jo'hs 4eea'cs !" taeif Kepaeli-
can eempe1IoFs, a'ld cach OF theha, N doing
8, rcs"rtcd TO petty trick, by waiiing mn
I'll tue Repuhlican candidates had taken the
etaulr, Vere aasent from Ao1s'e, atid wese eu-
sased i"r ths eniirc canvas, anu w rushing
into nisM WIN sAcif challenges, With an In
1a'1Sn I'm tn .t,at tdcar c"nl..oFS a.re not re-
could b delivered: Mc;srs. bcan'an and
IFuWDfllEG. tHC RGpih!1Can candidates.