The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-10 00:00:00

LOYALTY AND ENTHUSIASM OF THE FRENCH

CANADIANS.

Less than a month ago there were journals in
Upper Canada base enough to throw doubts on
the loyalty of the French Canadians ; and to
raise objections to French emigration to Canada,
on the ground that the new comers would not
make faithful subjects of the British Crown.
The spirit which has been evoked in Lower
Canada, since war came to be considered imminent,
has given the lie to this foul slander of a brave and
generous people. Some short translations from the
French Canadian journals will suffice to prove this
assertion. First, let us see what the Courrier du
Canada, published at Quebec, says :--
"It is a fine spectacle to see young men who, up to the
present, have been accustomed to peaceful occupations, fly
joyfully to the noble exercise of arms, and show so much
intelligence, activity and aptitude. It is, we venture to say,
a happy augury for the future of Canada; and we warmly
applaud this general effort of our youth. Let others Engage
themselves in drawing horrid pictures of war, and seek to
turn men's minds from the scene : it is a duty of hut:sanity
which has no attractions for us; and we gladly leave to
others a monopoly of it. No doubt war is a scourge that
often brings terrible calamities in its turn ; but it is a
scourge which, in the hands of Providence, dispenses life
as well as the chastisement of death. God has given
nations the aptitude of improvement; and war is often a
salutary remedy against their evils. History fully shows
that a people soon becomes enervated in the leisure of peace,
and the softness of repose; the most manly traits become
effaced ; patriotism is extinguished ; the most generous aspi-
rations are choked ; and if war did not occasionally come
to reform their mind and give them a new course, a na-
tion would soon plunge into the abyss of the shameful
enjoyment of grosser sensuality or into the cowardice of an
abject servility Let us, then, honour the
young Canadians, who so nobly understand their duty,
and place themselves with so much ardour in a condition,
with the assistance of the veteran phalanx of the mother
country, to make the enemy bite the dust, and respect the
soil of this Canada, which has already been fertilised with
so much blood I But let it not be forgotten that, without
solid instruction and strict discipline, all this bellicose
ardour would end in deception and nothingness. Let dis-
cipline be submitted to ; and in the meantime, from one end
of the country to the other, on both banks of the St. Law-
rence, on the hills and in the vallies, let the cry of war be
heard day and night—To arms I to arms I"

The Minerve, one of the proprietors of which has
offered to raise 500 men, says :
"If the United States refuse just reparation, it will be-
come the duty of England to trample on their pride, and to
put a check to their ambition. Peace is not to be obtained
by cowardice and dishonour. The defence of Canada in-
terests us as much as the English population; and French
Canadians are accustomed to understand honour and duty.
In 1812 the Canadian military obtained victories under the
British flag, and they will not dishonour it in 1862."
le Pays says :
" Though war be improbable, it is necessary to prepare
for that cannot be done in a day."

The same journal (opposition) says the appoint-
ment of Major Campbell, Adjutant General of the
Militia, gives general satisfaction. The loyalty of
the French Canadians is beyond all sort of doubt :
their enthusiasm for England, and their courage in
war are not less so. Now is the time for their un.
scrupulous assailants to admit their error, and do
justice to this people. Will they do so? We shall
see.

VOLUNTEERS CALLED FOR IMMEDIATE
ACTIVE SERVICE.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT,
QUEBEC, Dec. 20.

A Militia General Order is promulgated to-day requiring
one company of 75 privates in each battalion of Sedentary
Militia to be formed for active service from volunteers for
service men. No man to be accepted who does not volun-
teer for immediate•service, and on a day's notice. The three
commissioned officers to be nominated by the officer com-
manding the battalion, approved by the Colonel of the
District and joint certificate of their fitness sent to the Cora-.
mander-in-Chief, who alone sanctions this appointment.
Field officers of battalions may be company officers without
loss of rank.

By command,
A. Dn §..A.LABERRY,
• Lieut.-Col., D. A.G.M.
GREAT MILITARY ACTIVITY AT KINGSTON.
KINGSTON, Dec. 21.

the men in the arsenal here are under orders to work all
day on Sunday. Fifty guns of large calibre are to be for-
warded to Toronto and the West by Monday morning's
train.

OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.
Secretary's Office, Quebec, Dec. 14, 1861.
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to grant licenses to James Carpenter, of Toronto, Esq.,
M.D., Wm. 11. Blake, of 'Waterford, Esq., M.D,, and
Henry H. Scott, of Ingersoll, Esq , M.D., to practise
physic, surgery, and midwifery in Upper Canada.
MILITARY DISTRICT NUMBER SIX, UPPER CANADA.
One Volunteer Militia Rifle Company at Southampton,
to be styled " he Ist Volunteer Militia Rifle Company of
Southampton."
To be Captain—Alexander Sproatt, Esq.
MILITARY DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN, UPPER CANADA.
One Volunteer Militia Rifle Company at Oakville, to be
styled "The Ist Volunteer Militia Rifle Company of Oak-
ville."
MILITARY DISTRICT NUMBER EIGHT, UPPER CANADA.
One Volunteer Militia Rifle Company at Brantford, to
be styled " The Ist Volunteer Militia Rifle Company of
Brantford."
To be Captain—Major W. N. Alger, 2d battalion, Brant.
To be Lieutenant—Robert Hearnden, gentleman.
To be Ensign—Frederick L. Williams, gentleman.
PROMOTIONS, APPOINTMENTS, &c.
MILITARY DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR, UPPER CANADA.
First Volunteer Rifle Company of Peterboro'.
To be Surgeon—George Pringle, Esq., M.D.. vice
Lavell, appointed to the Ist Battalion, Frontenac.
MILITARY DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE, urrEn CANADA.
Second Troop Volunteer Cavalry, County of York.
To be Lieutenant—Cornet Arthur Armstrong, vice
Clark.
Cornet James Graham has resignei his commission in
this Corps.
MILITARY DISTRICT NUMBER SIX, UPPER CANADA.
First Volunteer Militia Rifle Company of Fergus.
To be Captain—Captain John Cadenhead, of 6th Bat-
talion Wellington, vice Harvey, who reverts to his rank in
the Sedentary Militia.
MILITARY DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN, UPPER CANADA.
Volunteer Field Battery of Hamilton.
To be First Lieutenant—William Muir, Gentleman.
To be Second Lieutenant—Lieutenant Edmund Layton
Ritchie, of 7th Battalion, Went worth.
By command of his Excellency the Right Hon. the
Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief.
A. DE SALABERRY, Lieut.-Colonel.
Deputy-Adjutant-General of Militia.
PROVINCIAL ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
Major Campbell has been appointed Adjutant-General
for the whole Province.
MEETING OF COMMANDING OFFICERS.
On Saturday afternoon a meeting of commanding officers
of battalions was held in the office of Lieut.-Col. Denison,
Jordan-street, at which five of the seven lieutenant-colonels
of the city there pri'sent. The meeting was called in refe-
rence to the general militia Order promulgated on Friday,
calling for one volunteer company from each battalion of
sedentary militia, A general desire was expressed that the
advice of Col. Morrison, commandant of the district (who
was not prefent), she'll(' be obtained with regard to the
course to he pursued in carrying out the order, and an
understanding was come to that the commanding officers
should accept reerni's only among those service men
resi-
dent within the limits of their respective battalions.
ARRIVAL OF CANNON.
By the morning train on Tuesday on the Grand Trunk
Railway there waived from Kingston, for use in this city,
five 24 and four 32, pounder cannon, besides some heavy
field pieces for London and Sarnia. They were shipped at
Kingston on Sunday night and brought here with the
utmost despatch. The train passed the Hall at the
time the electors were assembled to hear the addresses of
the candidates for the Mayoralty, and vociferous cheers
rent the air as the "bull-dogs" made their appearance. In
the afternoon they were taken to the old fort.