New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-10
Canada-IontreaI, Quebec-Iake CHAMPAIGN
Correspondence OF The Tribune
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LAKE. CHAPLAIN. 1:h august =


LAKE. CHAxFL.iS. 1.h august 1910
S,y T, Is said that no book IS so Indifferent 10
man 50 ill-iaiorned no country so barren, but that
some Information MAJ be drawn from or some use
fnl reflection made on them Since wrote you
last, haze contemplated the wonderful Falls oi
Niagara and descended thence through tie Rap
ids" and the Thousand Islands Of the 81 Lawrence 10
Montreal anj Quebec have ten thousand al
tending the races al buoyan with E:e and animation
on he Plains OF Abraham where tie gallant ToLTE
ana me no less zallaI; oNIcALs rival commanders Of
twice ten thousand men botn MORALLY wounded
in battle.
1t On, no. be dcu.; to spin out .eiter OF some IN
tercs; we've i only revival OF historical erent7 G. the
highest Iaornent. connected Win tie country 70 winch
hare referred bu. il is not the time nor ye: the place
TO DO them justice
With thing tie most needless ob4erTcr caHnotfa 70
be iulpressed-;he vas; difference that exists n Tie a-t
cal measures OF defence constructed u the Americans
on the one side and the Enss Government on the op
pose side OF the g; Lawrence-and besides Their
tiona-y fortifcaoos either finished begun they say
thev can send directly from the British
Channel through their N|clAnd Canal
rnand the Lakes. such would have been he policy Of
England, Il We had unfortunately been plunged INTO
War. and for the ocean. have reason think
she would have her ships 10 in squad
rons OF overwhelming force, ana not By single ships
"a she did before. and thus Navy would nave
been annih.lated. The fact Is tta Tor al. the pur-
poses Of d,fcire invncb.e while distant wars
and against both the interest OF our ccU
try and the genius OF government TINE when
thought Ourselves secure under that provision
alas openly dcr!dcd. Of paper Constitution. which
placed the power OF bringing war exclusively N the
hands Of The Representatives al tie Tax PGgs. Idle
-bascle5s hope VINO does NOT that Il pGr'ycoH.
veu;ionappo!n;ed Presiden; may bring on war wheney
or he plctses. while battalion J. q; h- command.
The sujourncr Tor the iir-' al MOntrea!i j. struck
with the beauty and strength OF lis vharyes and quays
the substantial character OF rs buildings OF thick stone
walls. IL magnificent churches and no les with the
beautiful smooth wooden pevemert- than with the
rownes- OF the streets. To citizen of the place
mentioned the failure 0; attempts az wooden pave
in the United states, and remarked That we at
trbuted il 10 the acalencss Of our climate ever chang
ing from not to cold from sunshine but he says
notht; the difficulty would De obviGtcd 5y having
blocks sawed angle OF about - degrees, and laid
down !. were shngled on each other az INC same
Gn9e laying smooth foundation o; sand and then
er!ug with sand when finished g., up the ;r,ertce=
In that way. he says the pavement gels spring under
IKE action OF the vehicles t..a pass ana ne
ihat alter years use pavrIasnt- made even OF
pine have been found perfectly sound Il made OF stone
hewcd and squared under the use, he says they
would have worn INTO ridges and ruiz He thinks II
made OF hernock wood thev would last YET
Inucn longer; bur says no wooden paTeneIt with
blocks laid down pepeFdiculdry ~. Inst The sugsc--
gesion dercryc the cons liberation Of ycUr city
thorcies. For comfor, recommend Americans
"sop at Montreal in II. PRu's-st-DALF rs Hotel for
II ever tnau united me accomplished Aos' ana 'e wen!
bred gent.cnpn, H. DALEY that man. rs keeper OF
hotel 20. his experience made his character
ha2ston L Z. Aay ne make MS fortune "here lie IS
ii ne docs n2l ne "ill 40 more. ne vi" aystfve ~
gentlemen OF distinction both civil and military, in Mon
ticu' anu SS.co , out Va 90 - 80 i 10y '
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beat as the Whi,ehal Capt trHRor or the Barlinc
ton Capt SHERMAN. OF the former can speak from
experience and report places the latter fully on par
wih u. 4.efe Il Que l.s 10 Dc no',u ~ 'nt 'ul
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