The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-28 00:00:00

TIM PINTA 'S £JD CANADIAWS.

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The contemptuous view of the Fer.ian threats
against Maeda, although the most eataral, is not, in the
opinion of the TSw44 the trust one. The provincial
government, which moat be well informed, is convinced
that the crisis has come at last, and the shareholders in the
Fenian speculation expect a dividend of some kind or other,
either in eiotory and pleader or ia flesh and blood. They
cannot refund the money they have oqu-nder-1. and they
caanot allege that any nuforessee accident hie foiled the
execution of their design. They must fight, er stand con-
victed before the world as the authors of a swindle of most
gigantic dimension'. Meanwhile, the absurdity of the
thing does not make it less an act of hostility, and it can-
sot be said that England bee been over-hasty is requesting
the American government to take such precautions as may
provost its territory from booming the base of operations
for the invsaion of Ossada. The Times hopes and be-
lieves that the promptitude and decision of the America*
government, when the time for action arrives, wi'l oom-
pensate for the passive attitude it has hitherto assumed in
a matter so nearly affecting the amity and good understand-
lag Intermit the two nations.
In another ai tick the Times gives an abstract of
• letter which Mr. Davy M`Ges, the Oanadiss Mi-
nister of Ag. icoltare egad F.cnigration, has addressed
to the editors of the Irish press, in which hs repre-
sents the Irish emigrants in America rema'ning to
the extent of full 75 par cent., ti swell the popu-
lation of great towns and Iwo: te, instead of settling to
agricultural industry in the rural districts. They have
become Fenian" precisely because they have not become
Americans. They have forsaken one country without
adopting another. They have landed in America without as-
similating themselves to thepeople of the United States, and
as they have acquired no new nationality, they cherish vague
and distempered dreams of the old one. In Canada the facts
are just the other way. There the Irish rural settlers
outnumber the town settlers by almost 3 to 1, and the
effect of this preponderance is 'ern in the character of the
population. The great majority of Irish Oanadiens "live
by land, and own lend," and even among the townsfolk,
says Mr. M'O's, the attempts to lotroinoe the pest of
Yonianien have been " wholly without success."
The Post allows that up to the present time no breach
of the American laws appears to have bean committed by
the Pinions. While this remain" the ease we are without

jut groan& of complaint. The precautions which have
been taken is Canada indicate how great is the sense of
impurity which these conspirators against the public
peace have produoed, end it is impossible to look to the
colony without uneasiness.
Remembering the Hibernian origin of most of the
American jouroalists, the Telegraph is disposed to make
large deductions from the accounts of Fenianism
which are brought by the last mail ; but
nevertheless se sensible person could speak of a raid
into Canada as se event beyond the range of possibility.
The leaders of the movement may argue to themselves
that by sash a step they would keep alive the disaffectioa
in Ireland, stimulate the enthusiasm of Americas
trapethisers, and poetibly leai to an imbroglio
between America and Great Britain. This clan-
Lai= is not absurd in itself. The pertain arrest,
trial, and execution of a number of Fasten filibusters,
claiming, and probably with Pastime, to be American citi-
zens, would inevitably create strong excitement in the
Coiled States. Should the peril be averted by the de-
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eteive mewaree of the Comedian slabs:wide% we shall owe
theme debt et pstitude far their promptness.

Belying upon the good faith of the United States go-
vernment, and considering the ostentatious forewarning
which has been given us, the Star cannot bring itself to
believe that Canada is in any serious danger of lovesick
The American government can put a lion's paw down upon
the Fenian movement at any moment, and the Star be-
lieves it is perfectly resolved so to do when necessary.
That mischief will be done, however, is only too evident.
We shall feel some of its effects in additional expense for
the security of our North American provinces, and perhaps
in the new lift given to vest and futile schemes of defense
which were lately falling into disrepute. But it is quite
certain that so long as we decline or neglect to remove the
main senses 01 the strength of Fenianiam it is hopeless for
us to expect to mope some of its evil effect.