text:  He visits her marts her harbours and her ports--men of all nations are met together there--fleets of rich argosies are ever arriving and departing--and myriads of steamers flit to and fro happily now engaged in promoting the arts of peace but ready at a moment's notice to become the defenders of his country's shores and as recent events have shown the world able also to carry war and devastation along the coasts of her enemies even to the uttermost parts of the earth