The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-24
TIE WAR FEELING TN CANADA.
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THE MILITIA CALLED OUT.
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FLEET FOR THE LAKES.
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THE FEELING In TORONTO DiViDED
the CRY OF WAR IS SOUNDED.
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Fortifying the Coasts on ALI
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FLEET FOR THE LAKES.
THE FEELING IN TORONTO DIysDED
the CRY OF WAR IS SOUNDED.
VOLUNTEER COMPANIES ORGANIZING.
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3 REGULAR TROOPS FOR 0uB BORDERS,
&c, &c, &c.

BY the following from the Canadian Journals
vll be that the feeling Is rife in Canada al
though division exists among Of the people. The
extracts chosen from the principal papers Of tho
THE MILITIA CALLED OUT.
60. EILInA nEeARraENr QvEDEc Dec. 20: 1861.
A mitin general order s promulgated today rcquir-
TALON Of ssdentary militia 10 be imnedat ~ formed for
actfve service, from volunteers from service No
man to be accepted who does not volunteer for imme-
date service and on days notice. The three
stoned officers to be nominated by cicovs commanding
6staons and 10 be approved Of by the colonel Of the
Astrct and joint certificate OF their aness sent to the
Commander in Chief, who alone sanctions their appoint
nent Field officers Of battaions may be company oi
oers without loss Of rank BY command
A. D. sAILABERRY, Licgt. Col. +. A. G. NJ.
s.s a- PREPARATIONS FOR pvFENcE.
-sh fFrcm the Toronto Glo,s Ice. I'll
Tho government have called out = slapany OF seven.
yhye men ia each battalion q! ttu asdertary Militia
There are about Eve hundred ba,taots Canaa, Upper
nnd Lower, and the cali will produce between thirty aud
forty Thousand The calling out Of this num-
ter Of militia involves very largo expenditure and we
ero bound to believe that the step has been taken
hghtly We arc entirely ignorant Of the which
have produced H. and only guess that instructions
roceived by the Jnra have ciused the govern
ment to regard tho United States difficulty
tain II is that communications from the goyerrnen.
day or two old did not indicate that they thought thirty
Province An intmaion from England that the arning
OF the militia was advisable and perhaps aso that tho
mperal government would bear the expense may have
led to the change OF policy The government win doubt
less supply the public with needul information on tho
point Tho call FOR men Will be promptly met Compa
nes being formed in every village and town and the
rural districts will soon begin to In short time
very respectable force could be guard tho ex
posed points On tho frontier and tha rest would speedily
3 gHr CALL FROM THE MILITARY AUTHORITIES.
ttrom the Toronto Leader, Dec. 2l.
The order from Colonel De Salaberry, calling on tho
commanding officers Of the different hattalions for COM
pany Of seventy men each has already been respond
ed TO- eutenant Colonel Jarvis had his bis out the
walls last night calling his company for the requisite
number Of men, and Colonel Duggan hrs already appoint
Cd tho officers OF tho company from the First battalion
follows s:-Captain, Robert Maitland Lieutenant James
H. Doyle; Ensign, Wm. n Beatty. The company Is to be
formed at once.
E THE MILITIA LAW OF CANADA.
At this moment may be interesting TO many Of orr
yeaders to the terms Of the militia law OF Canada
70 the requirements to be made under it for service in
case Of war, invasion nsurrcction. Tho provincial
militia by the act, divided into two casscsseden
tary and Actiye. The "activc ore the volunteer COM
nhabtans Of the province Of tho age Of eighteen or up
wards and under sixty, not exempted disqualified by
law. The sedentary mitiamen, arc, moreover, to be
divided ino two classes to be called respectively
men and reserve men; the service shall be those
Of eighteen years and upwards, but under fcry-nve
years, and the shall be those Of forty
years Of age and upwards, but under sixty years. The
following persons only between the agcs Of eighteen
sixty as aforesaid, shall be exempt from enrolment
and from actual service in any case Judges OF tho
Superior Courts Of Law and Equity the Judge OF tho
Court Of Vice Admiralty tho Judges Of tbs Circuit and
denominations; the Professors in any College or Uni
versy and altcaches in religious orders the wardons
s q no sSa M And
muster and from actual service, except in time OF
Invasion or insarrectcn viz.:-Ths Reserve Men, M-ni
0cers of The SAID Councils aud he Assembly ressctiv
ly tho Attornes and Solicitors General: Provincial Sc
cretary and Assistant Secretaries nll civil officers a
pointed undor the Great Seal; all persons lawfully
shorzed to practice physc surgery; all ADVOCATES
6arTsters, solicitors and attornes; notares in Lower
Canada half ray and retired officers Of her Maics
tys Army and Navy Postmasors ard Nail Carriers sea
Sarng men actually employed in their calling masters Of
public and common schools actually engaged in teaching
terrymcn one miller for cachrun OF stones IN every grs
MILL keepers of public toll gates; lcckmaaters and labor
cfs employed in attending to locks and bridges public
canals; engine drivers conductors and swItchmen con
nected with the various railways actually In use in this
Prcvince members or Gro conpancs ailors tables
and officers Of courts Of uftc not being such solely by
virtue Of their being commissioned officers Of militia:
students attending seminar.es colleges, schools and
scademics, who have been attending such at least
six months previous to the time at which they claim
such exemption; all persons disabled by bodily nirmty
Also all persons bearing certificates from tho Society Of
ouakos, Memnonsts and nnkeTs or any inhatitant Of
this province Of any religious denomination, shall be
averse to bearing arms and shall refuse personal military
service, shall be exempt theTofrom.
With view to actual service IN tne Of war, nvason
Or nsnrrection, the service shai! bo divided
two classes to be called respectively nst class service
and second class service men, tho rs class to con
eiet OF unmarried and widowcrs without children
and the second class Of married and widowers with
children.
When the sedentary militia arc called on, in case Of
INVASION ns1rrection those taken for actual
service shall be volunteers from the service men, then
che first class service then the second class service
men; and, lastly, the reserve men
militia man drafted for actual service either
She class himself drafted for service who VIII
ssrye he may provide approved substitute of the
sams class, and not drafted TO serve in his place.
BOATS FOR THE LAKES, AND MEN FOR THE BOATS.
steamers, the Victoria Lady Head Napoleon aud Adj.
vance. The three arst named iron propellcrs tho
aast mentioned is sidewheel vessel OF wood Can they
pass the canal ocks2 IF they should cent to King
ston at once. few days ago tho water out OF the
achipe Cana aono the others we're fun and as the cold
weather had not set IN, vessels might he sent through
thcm TO the lakes If We cannot get these boats 1t
will be we TO put them in readiness receive guns the
day tho breaks out There also number pro-
peefs lying at various ports which might be fitted up
readiness for the contest il 1t come or course they
would make comparatively poor vessels but as every
thing depends upon tho possession OF tho lakes 10 that
shd our efforts must be directed. Most Of them large
enough TO carry couple Of sixty eight Founders, and
would thus be valuable auxiares to the English gun
boats which will tany be sent here There another
point connected with this OF great importance. war is
commenced OR lake trade VIII be destroyed Many hun
drcds Of able bodied soilorS will thus be thrown Of
employment. Most Of tho who during the Summer
engaged on scnconers or are now at Their
homes earning little and spending their seasons gains in
She support Of themselves and families 1t would
require comparatively little TO induce them to turn
out and learn how to handle TIE great glns Indeed
very many would be glad Of tho opppfsGay in this way
70 make some addition to iber scanty fUnAg. Troy
are as bravo md hardy set or 10 be foHad
sho world, and whether required for tho English gun
boats, to defend our harbors, 10 leet biit in
Canadian Watcrs win do their duty 10 their country and
thor sovereign. Tho act aGrizcs the formation OF
company Of marines in this city, and two ore
10 the governments but thero Is no law aithorisc The
confident II IN appeal made 10 the class Of whom VIC
speak that from Brockyille to Sandwich the response
Sond % clal 70 tne nost sanguie exrectatonG that
be formed. II they not wanted iittle harm will
be done. fthey arc wanted, they win be better on ship
board than In the militia. That they nre ready Ia serve
tho Queen is manifested by the case with which Mr. "
F. sfcMsser has raised full company in few hous
time.
sEcEssi0NiST TERRORISM IN CANApA
From the Toronto Globe, Dec. I2l
The infamous conduct Of tho corfuptonst ran IN th;s
city exces the deepest Indignation among our reonlc
There are plenty loyal in Toronto there are mono n
fact who arc unwilling TO turn ont to defend Canadian
so whenever is assaied, but our people such
admen as 70 seek quarrel with neghbors who proess
Mo most friendly feelings and have done us no niurv