The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-02 00:00:00

each other. Let them only postpone for a short time
the exciting duty of sharing the plunder which is to
be won, and they may march to Canada when they
please. They muster, we are told, fifty thousand
experienced soldiers, who, having fought on both
sides during the late civil war, are admirably quali-
fied to render liberty to Canada and justice to their
native land. They may choose their own line of
march, and their own plan of operations. The
frontier is but an imaginary line, which may be
passed at fifty points with perfect safety. Once in
possession of Montreal and Toronto they will be
joined by thousands of Irishmen, eager to redress
the wrongs of Ireland by the burning and pillage of
Canada. To consummate this very Irish revenge
there will be an Irish Republic, which, being im-
posed by force upon three millions of British sub-
jects, will be as faithful a copy as possible of the
great American state, and have an undeniable claim
upon the patronage and protection of all true
American citizens. Such' is the great scheme of
Fenian vengeance •, and now will any one say that
it is chimerical or difficult of execution ? It is true
that the plan means brigandage, and murder, and
rapine upon the largest scale, and that it depends
for its success upon the co-operation of an en-
lightened and civilised nation, which, we are asked
to believe, is at the pinnacle of perfection and
of moral grandeur. But is England to depend for
its immunity from this great outrage upon the good
feeling of the Fenian chiefs or the aid of the Ameri-
can people ? The one source of trust is about as
unreal as the other. The ordinary restraints of
civilised political life do not apply to a community
such as this whence our danger comes. That in a
time of profound peace, with no cause of quarrel
between the two countries, with no possible pretext
on the side of one to interfere in the domestic con-
cerns of the other, England should still have to
apprehend this peril from the United States, is only
one of the penalties of her proximity to a model
republic. It is the price she has to pay for the bless-
ings of manhood suffrage in America. The frolitical
necessities of the United States require that every four
years four million of Irishmen should be kept in good
humour. The democratic machine cannot be worked
except on these conditions •, and though it may be
hard upon the neighbours that they should be called
upon to pay the cost, of what consequence is their
comfort compared to the welfare and safety of the
American Republic ? Four millions of Irishmen, as
we know, are not an easy burden to bear. They
cannot be always employed in civil wars. They
must have a little slaying and plundering to keep
them in exercise ; and Canada happens to be the
most convenient outlet just now for the humours of
the American Irishry. It is true Canada has done
nothing to provoke either Americans or Irishmen,
that she is peaceful herself and desirous of peace
with all the world. But Canada is English, and
that is a sufficient reason why she should be ravaged
and.plundered. Because England in the dark ages
did not recognise the civilisation of Ireland, there-
fore Canada in the present day is to be robbed and
beaten. It is the Celtic mode of restoring justice
to one's native land, which is highly approved of by
the American press. As to the Fenians themselves,
it would be impertinent to assign motives forlheir
intended enterprise. We might as well reason with
the burglar, who finds the street-door open, and
knows there is no policeman on the beat. The
Fenians will renew their enterprise at the earliest
possible moment compatible with the arrangements
for securing peace among their leaders, and for dis-
posing of the offices in the new Irish Republic.
What is England prepared to do in defence of
Canada? Are we willing that our American bre-
thren should be offered up as a vicarious sacrifice
for our own sins? Shall we submit to an Irish Re-
public in Canada by way
of atonement for our in-
ability to govern Ireland ? Or shall we give up
Archbishop Trench and the Church Establishment
—upset the Cromwellian settlement—restore the
Parliament to Stephen's-green —make the
O'Donoghue Viceroy—and call in Mr. Bright
to assist us in the general administration of Irish
affairs? To do what the American sympathisers of
Fenianism would have us to do—restore justice to
Ireland—would be a difficult task, which, perhaps,
even when accomplished, would not remove from us
the burden of protecting a British colony when wan-
tonly assailed by a brigand army. In the meantime it is
evident that we shall have to take vigorous measures
if we intend to preserve Canada from the attempts
of the Fenian reformers. However noble or patriotic
may be the Fenian enterprise, we can only afford to
look at it in the vulgar light of a gigantic scheme of
highway robbery. We have to choose whether we
shall surrender our Canadian territory, and retire
altogether from the North American continent, or
whether we shall recognise the claims of our country-
men across the Atlantic to be included in the British
Empire, and to have the protection of the British
arms. It is most unfair and very absurd to throw
the burden of self-defence entirely upon the colonists.
They are bound, indeed; to assist to the utmost of
their ability in the measures for their protection, but
against such an enemy as they have to encounter
their main reliance must be placed upon England.
It is a danger which has come to Canada solely be-
cause of her connection with England, and therefore
by every principle of justice we are bound to help
her through it by English arms. We must not even
allow a doubt of our intention to reach the Canadians,
to make them hesitate as to their own course, or to
paralyse their loyalty to the mother country. The
question is nearer and more important to us than
any case of foreign interference with a foreign coun-
try could be, and we have no alternative but to
confront the danger, and encounter the enemy with
the whole power of the empire.

Stonewall Jackson's Death-Wound.

The following is the graphic account recently pub-
lished by Mr. Dabney of the lamentable casualty
which caused the death of the dauntless Stonewall
Jackson at the battle of Chaneellorsville

" He had now advanced a hundred yards beyond
his line of battle, evidently supposing that, in ac-
cordance with his constant orders, a line of skir-
mishers had been sent to the front immediately upon
the recent cessation of the advance. He probably
intended to proceed to the place where he supposed
his line crossed the turnpike, to ascertain from them
what they could learn concerning the enemy. He
was attended only by a half-dozen mounted orderlies,
his signal officer, Captain Wilbourne, with one of
his men, and his aide, Lieutenant Morrison, who had
just returned to him. General A. P. Hill, with his
staff, also proceeded immediately after him to the
front of the line, accompanied by Captain Boswell
of the Engineers, whom General Jackson had just
despatched to assist him. After the General and
his escort had proceeded down the road a hundred
yards, they were surprised by a volley of musketry
from the right, which spread towards their front,
until the bullets began to whistle among them, and
struck several horses. This was, in fact, the ad-
vance of the Federal line assailing the barricade,
which they were attempting to regain. General
Jackson was now aware of their proximity, and
perceived that there was no picket or skirmisher be-
tween him and his enemies. He therefore turned
to ride hurriedly back to his own troops ; and to
avoid the fire, which was thus far limited to the
south side of the road, he turned into the woods
upon the north side. It so happened that General
Hill, with his escort, had been directed by the same
motive almost to the same spot. As the party ap-
proached within twenty paces of the Confederate
troops, these, evidently mistaking them for cavalry,
stopped, and delivered a deadly fire. So sudden
and stunning was this volley, and so near
at hand, that every horse which was not
not shot down recoiled from it in panic, and
turned to rush back, bearing their riders towards
the approaching enemy. Several fell dead upon the
spot, among them the amiable and courageous Bos-
well ; and more were wounded. Among the latter
was General Jackson. His right hand was pene-
trated by a ball, his left forearm lacerated by an-
other, and the same limb broken a little below the
shoulder by a third, which not only crushed the bone
but severed the main artery. His horse also dashed,
panic-stricken, towards the enemy, carrying him be-
neath the boughs of a tree which inflicted severe
blows, lacerating his face, and almost dragged him
from the saddle. His bridle-hand was.now power-
less, but seizing the reins with the right hand, not-
withstanding its wounds, he arrested its career, and
brought the animal back towards his own lines. He
was followed by his faithful attendant, Captain Wil-
bourne, and his assistant, Wynn, who overtook him
as he paused again in the turnpike, near the spot
where had received the fatal shots. The firing of the
Confederates had now been arrested by the officers;
but the wounded and frantic horses were rushing,
without riders, through the woods, and the ground
was strewn with the dead and dying. Here Gene-
ral Jackson drew up his horse, and sat for an in-
stant gazing towards his own men, as if in astonish-
ment at their cruel mistake, and in doubt whether
he should again venture to approach them. To the
anxious inquiries of Captain Wilbourne, he replied
that he believed his arm was broken, and requested
him to assist him from his horse, and examine whe-
ther the wounds were bleeding dangerously. But
before he could dismount-phe sunk fainting into their
arms, so completely prostrate that they were com-
pelled to disengage his feet from the stirrups."
" None of the wounds which Jackson received,"
as the London Review takes occasion to remark,
" were mortal, and had surgical assistance been at
hand when he fell, his life would, in all probability,
have been spared. Unfortunately, he lost an enor-
mous quantity of blood ; and, although for a few
days he seemed going on well, his system was unable
to rally permanently from the shock it had received.
Ile bore his sufferings with the greatest firmness and
composure, and expired on the 10th of May, 1863."

COUNTRY MARKETS.

CIIELAISFORD-SEPT. 28.

Tho wheat in the market to-day was rather a fair sup-
ply, and the business transacted was better, is advance on
the prices of last week being realised for best samples ; in-
ferior sorts same as of late. Spring corn of all descriptioug
firm, at late rates.
Wheat, old white....4ss 6:s Peas, Partridge 40s 429
new ..468 bBs White ..3•415 360
old red 468 58s 11.iling - --,
new lgs Ms Dun.... ..... ...380 400
8ar1ey..... 258 33s dit, o, new....---s —s
Chevalier --s —s Beans, Tick, 01d...t.„408 45s
Grinding 258 303 new.... 388 420
Malt 588 tOB Harrow iicks.42B 469
Chevalier 60s 82i new....40s 440
Oats ••• 2OB 26s Mangan. 38s 420