The Trinity journal., 1856-04-05


trusting him on my account (ahemD y as Shall
pay no debts of his contracting
BETSY MARIA WILSON.
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TALL TAIKING-THE YANKEE NAVY TO BE
SUNK BY A SINGLE BRoADsIDE-JoHN Bulls
ARMY IN CANADA-THE SEA-BOARD CITIES TO
BE USED uP!-The DAILY IelegrapM has more
than once, on the Central American ques-
ton, thrown oil upon the troubled waters;
and our articles haze been circulated and re-
printed from Name 10 Louisiana, from the
East to the far Vest (H!O But we regret
to perceive that the words of those who
wished well to America have been grossly
misunderstood and wilfully mis-lnterpreted ::
otherwise we would not read in American
journals such trash as that if a war broke
out between Great Britain and the United
States, the people of England would rise en-
mds~ and hurl from power the Ministry who
would declare hostllites. This is purely RI
diculous, and it behooves our American
friends, In time, to hesitate ere they give
credence to so paipable an absurdity. The
citizens of the United States are resting on
a broken reed, if for one moment they i'm
agine that the manly spirit of Englshmen
has fed to the abode of recreant and ener-
waited decrepitude Has the conduct of our
soldiers in the Crimea given cause to Ameri-
cans to fancy that they can pluck our boards
with impunity? Rather, should not the re-
newed brilliant evidences of the matchess
courage Cd of England's sons make nations
quail ere they presume to cross steel with
our stalwart valor? We have not degener-
ated. Effeminacy has not entered our
blood. Our veins circulate the pure fire of
uncOnquerable devotion to our country. -
Our army and our navy, crowned as they
are with the fresh-plucked laurels of victory,
are equal to any contest, and dread no
enemy.
Let us now calmly point out to our Amer
lean brethren what we can and they cannot
do, if war breaks out We picture our
resources in no spirit ofidle braggadocio, for
Bunkum is foreign to the necessities of
great nation, but rather are our words to
be accepted as manly and courteous warn
ing. 1t is after this for America to decide
whether she will cope with us or not. 1t
has been taken for granted 10y large pro-
portion of The American press that England
in land contest would be powerless upon
the American continent. This is a grand
mistake, and we hasten to correct SO pal
pable an error Say that war has broken
out-take this for granted-then on the
American continent would be the only scene
Of land operations We do not, however,
presume to talk of an invasion inland That
is absurd; we would have no chance. The
fight would be upon the frontiers of our
British North-American Provinces. Ours
would be, on shore, a defensive campaign
The Americans say, declare war, and the
Canadas are ours. We deny IN t0tO this As
sertion. 1t is, doubtless, very encouraging
for America to believe so, but it is far-fetched
in reality. We have in the British Prov
inces a population of above 5000, 600: o
these fully 345,9 ,98l are of an age to bear
arms, and are mustered in the militia. The
militia Of the Canadas and maritime PROV
inces number, in fact, a grand total of above
400, 900 men by the last census, and is thus
subdivided: In Lower Canada into SO regi-
ments, forming l73 battalons and 1877, 1863
men; in Western Canada there are "a regi-
ments, comprising l66 battaiOns and 1872
$40 men; to this force is attached q regi-
ment OF cavalry, III companies of artillery,
and regiment of rifles; the militia of New
Brunswick consists Of l regiment of cavalry
in 10 troops, detached corps of irregular
cavalry, regiment of artillery, l8 regiments
of militia, and some rife corps, COMPRISING
grand total Of 1880 sergeants, and u ,260
rank and file; the militia of Nova Scotia
numbers $4,000 men; the militia of Prince
Edward Island 1902 men,
Our militia is one of the finest upon the
North American continent; whereas, the
American militia, as far as discipline and or
ganization is concerned, chiefly exists upon
paper. Throughout the British Provinces
are large numbers of military pensioners in
valuable as poln dappus for regimenta
organization. There are also hundreds o
retired British officers from the regular ar
my, whose professional experience is above
price. Every regiment of Canadian militia
would contain fully twenty Per cent. of dis
ciplned officers. And mark, discipline will
decide a frontier war. Independently Of
these resources, numerically, England has
during the last few years, not been behnc
hand In organizing her militia. Prior to the
proposed withdrawal of large portion o.
our regular regiments, plan was drawn W
by an officer Of experience in the Provinces
for the reorganization Of the provincial army