Memorial to the President And Congress of the United States
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F. P. BLAIR, Chairman, at the last session of Congress, called the attention of the country to this startling statement : " A small fleet of light draft, heavily armed iron-clad gun-boats could in a short month pass up the St. Lawrence into the Lakes, and shell every city from Ogdensburgh to Chicago. " " It could at one blow sweep our commerce from the entire chain of waters. Such a fleet would have it in its power to inflict a loss to be reckoned only by hundreds of millions of dollars, so vas...t is the wealth thus exposed to the depre- dations of a maratime enemy. " The cost of all the improvements proposed in this connection would be but a trifle, compared with the loss which could be in- flicted by a single raid by these gun-boats through the Lakes. This condition of exposure must not be permitted to continue; and thus we are brought to the question of WHAT ARE THE BEST MEANS FOR DEFENDING THE LAKES?
Two plans have been proposed ; one, that of a chain of forts along the shore, defending the entrance of each lake and other strategic points, and fortifications for the security of each consider- able town and city.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
F. P. BLAIR, Chairman, at the last session of Congress, called the attention of the country to this startling statement : " A small fleet of light draft, heavily armed iron-clad gun-boats could in a short month pass up the St. Lawrence into the Lakes, and shell every city from Ogdensburgh to Chicago. " " It could at one blow sweep our commerce from the entire chain of waters. Such a fleet would have it in its power to inflict a loss to be reckoned only by hundreds of millions of dollars, so vas...t is the wealth thus exposed to the depre- dations of a maratime enemy. " The cost of all the improvements proposed in this connection would be but a trifle, compared with the loss which could be in- flicted by a single raid by these gun-boats through the Lakes. This condition of exposure must not be permitted to continue; and thus we are brought to the question of WHAT ARE THE BEST MEANS FOR DEFENDING THE LAKES?
Two plans have been proposed ; one, that of a chain of forts along the shore, defending the entrance of each lake and other strategic points, and fortifications for the security of each consider- able town and city.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Ill National Ship Canal Convention 1863 Chicago to read onlineMoreLess
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