Telegram-herald., 1891-03-08

Ex-senator ingalls, Tart Ep.stIs o.
the Sabjees.
Ffs CAasaCterizes the LGl-h APpro-
pe,20oas for Nsr sssssss a.
Moa~r sirfs4li, Wasted.


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apprOp tzt-o4 ban "a - sagfu.9-s 441 DFc1i-
gate exgsa uures in tieaas Il pe4ke for
sAtps. ferflneal4.as and muaisioas ~ var.
fae capacity ~ t4s Cn Ted s. st.s 10 create a
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fepelilon. I4s 4aci ustNesa tha MoRitoF aad
tae AeFC@ae Ia hGmpton Roads reso.atioa
ized a2s4ol4l @AFtsFe and ths problem has
slaee ueea - construct sFuor taat
40 pro.eague could penetrate aad
thea 20 iogent prossctAss t1zt 40
agmor could resist European natl0as
have been conducting these expensive eXper-
ments hitherto. ard tie ships ~ $50 are a.
ready obsolete ana au-lq lat5t Icr attack 0r DC
Tease. Iyoail.te aL1 other eK ptoalycs eomph-
eate ths sllgatloa, 4n1 he navy tnAt we are
I0~ bullciug al cost 0f ~ - o0J Ia 100 will
DC as worthless - Roman galeys. Eag.4ad,
France aca Iyaly would gladly sell us their
rseis a, So Fer ceEt. of their cost II We sre
% depend upon a navy Tor protection We
must have snips enough - asseInole at
every vulnerable poiat force as large - could
b disuateAed agzlrst IT, The millions We are
sq4andering on vessels that are sent Out on
td.e erraods IN 'squadrons Of evolution painted
pageants OF The ceeq. had better be spent Tor
earthworks and powerful guns 20 command
every Foadsiead, channel aad haroor from
Which a hostile feet could ,hreaton or assail.
Is there any necessity Tor spending millions
every year for naval defense, or aay lastlhcs-
ton lor the historical Appeals 10 popular ap-
preheas.oa aaa alaTUl. our policy Is pacinc.
We have no colonies nor dependencies, nor
cntang ing alliances. Wars break out unex
pectediy. IL IS true. sometimes, but from what
quarter can danger bo nationally anticipates
Our relations Win France are those of tradi
tonal amity; with Germany Of kinship and
consanguinity with Russia OF fraternity. The
rest are trivial. Our only enemy is England,
and she is under bond 70 keep The peace. No
other nation Is so vulnerable, and none so de
tested. She has incurred the resentment OF the
human race by centuries Of injustice.
~Col. Mcclung a noted Mississippi duelist,
had occ aston 20 kick On unresisting gentleman
a. hotel Ia Natchez Being not long after In
Memphis. the eo.oncI saw his victim subject
ing another TO the same treatment Being
somewhat curious and uncertain IS 10 the
Identity OF the person. he said:
Are you not the fellow kicked downstairs
IN hatcher
YES replied he. but colonel. you and
know who 10 kick
England kicked US when we were helpless
and feeble She sacked and burned the de-
ferseless capital She has kicked land; she
has kicked Egypt; she has kicked the Hindoos;
the Zulus the Beers. the Chinese; but she Is
not in the habit OF kicking her equals. Her
courage is prudent and calculating She was
careful not TO kick Napoleon until the res, OF
Europe joined her. and she endured Russian
aggression until she had persuaded
France TO bear the brur' OF the CriInean
campaign. In our civil war she did
all she could short OF open hostility, 70 destroy
the union and then apologized and paid dam
ages. Lately we have had another contention
about seal poaching and the Behring sea.
Oceans OF ink have been shed in diplomatic
correspondence between Lord Salisbury and
Secretary Blaine. Great Britain fortified
Vancouver. and sent ships OF war into the
cslly speaking, begging Us TO knock the
chip from her shoulder or 10 tread on the
tails OK her coat. Legally she had an open
case-at least, IN some respects. the best OF
the argument. A casus belli could easily
have been found, II wansed, and we were as
sured that the danger was imminent. The
bo.dest held his breath for awhile. Immense
appropriations were promptly voted for fortif-
cations and the navy, and then. when the ma
ionsl hair was standing on end, England
suddenly came into our supreme court a
suitor ana submitted the whole controversy
10 the great tribunal The newspapers that
described the dramatic utterances OF senators
about the dangers OF war with Great Britain
contained in another column OF the same issue
an account OF the proceedings in the old senate
chamber. in which Lord Salisbury submitted
the claims OF England 10 adjudication as
question OF International law. II was reassur-
ing. bat il was laughaole nevertheless.
JoHS j. INGALLS,"