What idea is the cartoonist expressing when he titled this political cartoon "rough sailing ahead"?

The weakness of the article of confederation

Explanation:

The political cartoonist had foresaw a lot of weaknesses such as No power to enforce treaties, no power to raise an army, no national court system and no power to collect tax and was trying to make a warning that with all of these ahead the ship might likely sink without having taken off

they are expressing the idea that the Articles of Confederation are going to make it difficult for the country to advance.