Year: 1862

THE DIsMAY CAUSED rY THE PROCLAMATION.


From the Richmond Examiner, Oct. s.


The enormous and rapid increase of the
enemy's naval power in this war is one OF its
most painful subjects Of interest. This arm
has grown to such size as to threaten Us in
many respects more seriously than the cnemy's
land forces The Yankees have now alloat at
least 200 vessels Of war more than they could
boast when the war commenced. Large and
active preparations have been made for naval
movements this Winter, and It is generally
estimated that there nre now about so iron clad
men or-war building for the Yankee Govern.
ment, besides those afioat.


There is good reason to suppose that the
Yankee fleet, which is to fall upon our coast
this Winter, will be stronger in point of arma,
ment and class Of ships than any which has
yet embarked on an offensive movement The
objects to be accomplished by the naval dc.
mOnstration are Of the most considerable i'm
portance. They are 10 capture our seapors
to make their blockade efiectual; aud to open
avenues of invasion to those districts Of the
South where the Emancipation Proclamation
can, with the beginning Of the new year be
put into practical effect.


IL is useless to deny the advantages which
would cnsuc 10 the enemy from the capture Of
our remaining ports, or to slight such misior.
tune to US by the consolation that that We can
still whip the enemy by interior warfare. The
welfare Of the country is essentially associated
with the protection OF what ports We now have;
and if there is any reason to fear that througn
lmprovidence or imperfect foresight on the parj
of this Government, Charleston, Savannah, ana
Mobile are to fall into the hands uf the enemy
this Winter, then VIC may prepare ourSelve,
for tram of disasters that will reach the hear
of the South, and ieariully try the lorlitadc o.
our people.


With these ports in the hands of the enemy
the blockade could be enforced with q strict
ness and rsor Of which we have yet had no ex
periencc in our suiIcrlngs from this source
We would have to abandon all idea of building
navy on this side OF the Atlantic We woulC
Gave to repeat the humiliation Of giving up t,
the enemy or Of destroying what few nava
structures We have We would loose to a grea
extent, our vast system Of railroad comniunica
ton in the Cotton States; and we might realize
when it was too late, that the interior warlar,
Of which such hopes are INDUCED, would hayt
10 be conducted under circumstances in thin
section of the Confedelacy which would rende
the sustenance and preservation Of large army
almost impossible.


These caamties threatened in the captur,
Of our ports are grave enough. One graver
however, and more errible than all these, il
to come if the enemy can get a hold in th,
Cotton States for putting into operation ther,
his emancipation scheme. Great efforts vii
naturally be made to keep this pct measure o
the Aboitlonists from falling to the ground
and to. see that the wrath which Mr.. Lincoll
hasbottled for the lSt Of January does not q,
into harmless fiaale of soda powder. So la
in the war the enelny's scene of servile insur
recton has proved ridiculous failure. Tn,
attempt is now to put it into operation wher,
we are least defended, to try the poison at tn,
heart of the South. ...
Prediction Of future disaster is not pleasing
tale to that portion OF our people who are nev
or questioning what the Government does ant
take for patriotism blind and clustering trus
to the future 1t is for fear OF the clnseouen
ces of this wretchcd sell'decet that We hav,
pointed out the important results involved il



coast and rivers. We do not say that Charles
ion, Savannah, and Mobile arc or are not in
state Of complete defence There is, of course
abundant military authority in the South fol
saying that they arc as impregnabie as Gibral
tar; but military men and dlhcr mouth piece,
have too often succeeded in ulltng our pcopl,
to sleep with false sense Of security to adm
the principle that they are to be implicitly re,
lied on, and that it is unpatriotic to resist theil
ullabies We had the same strain at New
Orleans. The people there awoke one morn
ing to tind tue encmy's flag in their harbor
and that they had been made the victims o
the Sloth and inetiic!ency Of those who hat
Battered them with security.


Nothing outside Of official circles is permitted
10 be known Of the state Of tie d.ftn6es Of GU,