The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-09

The Paris Onion finds space for discussing project
for the first time heard Of for the OF
Canada to France the basis Of friendly transfer from
Great Britain. This project is stated TO have been orgna
ted NJ Barhe, member Of the Canadian institute
Gently soourning In France who has subsequently
boeicd In woik entitled Le Conoda ronauis par u
F'dnte On this publication the journal has the follow
ing observatons:--
ALI is reduced into single word-the ezchopgc n ca
and this word Is not without danger but II l.
plete in opportuneness and foresight at moment when
England and France und for he designs Of pepos and
aror free than thy
nations tcen hemseirs Of interests and conreni<noes
How doubt in effect that the great crises In which the
world IL found should be resolved other than by pro-
found displacements OF authority The East appears
more particularly destined 10 BE- transformed and ten
what there 81 reality Of chimera In the celebrated
condolences made to Sir Horace Seymour by the En-
pero, Nicholas but let II not DO imagined that
reyolutcn OF that Kind ever be accomplished
without infinite rearfangemenss In the distribution
Of power between the great states and thus II Is
the part Of wisdom and not OF temerity to suggest
In for the consideration Of politicians those nd
cations and upon the changes which one
mony Of governments and peoples.
Tie york OF Barthe IL founded upon the capital OBJ
servation that the exchange Of Canada would be act
Of policy useful TO the two nations useful above all TO
England. Canada Is in fact menaced from day 10 day
by the system Of the United States which looks to the
Absorption Of the New World and 20 the exclusive dom
nation Of the Pacific Ocean. VIII Engla nd have the
strength 10 protect Canada against that political
sustained BY The Canadians them selves
do rot think and detached they every tie
Of affection. OF faith and OF tradition with respect to
England they feel in despite II the good will Of their
submission that force Of secret impulsion may
day throw them into the destiny q the United
states whatever be the final term Of that federation
without unity, by consequence without future On the
contrary In the expressed opinion a fsr seeing canad
ans, France resumng Canada, and finding there ties
Of sacred origin. wouli arrest by that alone the
loses that in exchange for Canada, Guyana might be
yielded 10 England with other possessions Ia India the
AngoFreneh alliance would be strengthened therefore
by the interes, Of q common defence thus e,eryhfng
makes lac for ne Ererenflon u inrdsion by he Untsf
&otcs " ufming % system Of poss,son uhich III No
tire N things ind1ais fho mhic ought m0rs poserr.
fid han designs The most fired and ne Ls foiioee a.
Penetrated with this general observation Of utility be-
tween Tie two governments OF France and England, ~
Parthe comes therefore 20 speak 10 France Of her
Glen, colony Alas for one hundred years she had per
iaps hgotten II, Who thinks q the generations which
SCIENCES Of pcorlesf There ancestors longer
ucns ks families 1--we In the present, II Il forbidden 10
races 90 pride ttcDsslyes on hetE origin there l. NJ
longer past scarcely s. there history any longer the
metropolis and the colony strangers the to the
other Is unknown TO man. and tb great rupture of
The ties which in other times united people Y calei y
q great namc-humanty. The passing vist "a VI.
Parthe, nevertheless will not be useless 70 tho cause
which he wishes 10 serve. In order 10 revive re-.
membranes half ex'inguished, be has addressed
himself By preference to the literary portion Of France
II Is in the 81 intelligence and % the arts that be
has wished TO move the nation BY that appeal certain
eiae Of always moved. Another appeal an APP
peal energetic remains Tor him 10 make this Il an
appeal 70 the church. the great pro-elysm Of affection
and "reminiscences is there The lnstitut has replied 20
~ Barthe by compliments the church win answer him
iy acts II Il by the church that the love o. origins !.
preserved she + the connecting link of generations and
ages Thus the force, the most natural Of assimilation
between men Ia that which Is born Of common faith
and Cansda remains French above all bccaue u remain
Catholic. Her language slters, all whilst surviving
too much in the book ~ NJ. Barthe but her reli
gion l. entire and nothing ever weaken H. This
Why the action ~ religion IL hs' which best CORES
ponds 70 the desire ~ preserving the union o. the old
metropolis and it's last colony let then NJ. Bsrthe
whose real 10 beautiful and affecting ask Of religion 10
conquer Canada by education by ns'ruc'ion by books
VIII soon sympnthies revive otherwise fruitful than
those which awake on the appeal Of the academies.