, 1859-05-19
The Europenn War--Inva*fon of Cam
ada Predicted.

/ fFrtu, 1ht ipfE3tV LE+Hr, ltl~
Should En.iaud, in seil-defcnce, b. compelled
/ to takc part in Ills war, who shall guarantee
| Cau;lt'a from attack? Who, III that cAse, could
insure IL. against the attack Of consbined kus-
| so~French tcct upon the ancient capital Of that
new France, ofw}lict orer two ccftufle. a,o, the
foundations we're laid, on the banks Of the ST.
| Lawrence? Thrse two powers know our
strength and our weakness. trancc, tue founa,
| e. aud lun.: the owner of Canada, kn"ws all
| about aud Kussia- We can assure tllc reader.
| il equally wei! informed. llerc Us elsewhere,
| her inlctatiyab|e and ubiquitous atents have
rnssc$scd Themselves Of every essential species
ii information They can tell the precise cl~
| pacitv OF every nayigablc river i'll the country,
| with quite us much precision as VIC know it our.
! selyes Russia has interests in America; and
wherever She has interests we MAY be sure sue
| has designs Of extending, them. The next-dnor
! neyhbor of British Columbia, She ls's q new
ututise for desiring the extension uf her posses
| Sjnu4 snut}ward. in that region 1T the recent
| discovery Of grid, ou Frazers River. France,
it easy 10 conceive mi i-ht ct,I11tto c)Iersf! de-
| 50 that if England should be unable to 1nain-
tain 4 10. .iton nr neutrality, there is no assur
aucr that that part Of the };rit-h Empire will
b. free tr,nl attack. There can be NJ doubt
tla, tic real object pf the present WAT IS terri
tu,,i:I ac-rnnt'is,rncnt on tic part Of France;
and should Russia take part i'll ii. that will BE-
her object too. ln Newfoundland. the French
demand rights is', tlAt Province has refused
to cnnccue and as She always keeps tleet Of
mure or l'sS tnrce in that neiElsbor''""d, 1t
would form the Nucleus for any operations
| which, in conjunction with Russia, she might
desire to direct against any portion OF British
| America.
| These CONTINGENCIES may appear 50 remote
THAT any speculation upon theua may bc regard
| q. IL visionary III tie extreme. But 4 moment
consideration will suffice to sh"N that eser'.
| shlng depends upon the part which England
NAY lind herself compelled to play in this war.
Should thu Ru*so~French alliance compel her To
nc, unen the defensive. there is nothing extra
ordinary in the surpositinn that Quebec might,
some fine n,ornin. nr dark night. rcccirs Visit
from combined French and Russian fleet.
These considerations will show how much de-
peuds u,,ou thu position Of England i'll this war.
That she desires TO pursue policy ot neutrality
4l.,cs not settle the question. She canuot seirct
her own course, irresTscfl7c u the e7cnts
which mar pass around her. The re~cHh'i"e7t
of Eanad;, presents no charms for the mass ot
the Freuch Canadians. They are proud of their
origin and tenacious Of their nationality; but,
Nv I, people, they wonld not ike to commit their
destiny 10 the cArriccs Of the rarisian ulnb OF i
y,!,sion Of Il successful dcsPot. though his nut
ihoriiy enul be referred to a!lcnloc!a'lc orI!!l'
\ dreamer has now and then been hcardto s'gh
for 4 return to French domination in f.ower Cl-
nai4; but the mass If the population have lost
iii political svmpathcs with the country from
which they sprung. Tic numerous revolutions
! through Which trAnee las passed. slnec lne
conquest Of canad1, hnve destroyed all conf
dencc which the Canadians might hare pos
>cs.cd If the stability of auv form Of govern,
: snent which the French may set IN. We should
:. therefore hare nothing to fear from the porrla-
tIcn Of Lower Cauatla in the event Of British
supremacy being attacked, on the banks Of the
ID ,s c%tst ] Of as p5sixns sq eos wsT
, ton Of Neutrality, Canada will benefit by the
! war prices which the belligertnts will have tc
; pny. Shoula the war be Il protracted one, our
ships would be likely to ina ready market, as
well as our produce. Austria i, is true Is not .
yrea, uaval power; but large feet Of merchant
,, vessels would be required by tue bclligcrents
, and demand far new ycssels would spfanS Up
In any case, the war will give us higher prlee
ior our wheat; but whether We shall ind u mar
ket for ships, and british capital find ,s* way
into Caua,fa, in increasing quantities; depends
: entirely upon whe,her England be abe TO r.,
main neutral, kuzbaudiug her resources, and 5
developing new sources If wealth within 1ie
limits of her wMe-e1tendcd empire.