The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-11
The Coming Absorption OF Canada by
the oii.ss > sses--our Canals AS All IA
ways fur War 4 ses.


Ih- war ~ me, il1t las been VI gunboats 1t
IS ny The and " hes3 I Tho leocras La, OBJ
lnnea an ascenaency over the eneaerates al al points
d tue coast ana along lie banks al great rivers
On tne Als ssi ~ tAe oport4ns OF couple Of
sUhto.ss s~te1 lie Northern arms from .errioe dis
Ister ara noninS probably mas eAectnaiiy irnpeded
AeCss'a recent operations As mo inaOLity his gum
bot no lin 20 force p4ssaee 70 hci.nd. The last
dem nd nlaao ~ lie eiera government on tie cOun
Try has beaa demand d, zen new gunboss. and
the Americans haye Boosted that a short time their
new navy viii be lh, mCst powered navy ia the world
AS ar a. coast or fVsf sery concerned this esti
mate Ia perhaps, nj III oLnded aud pr position is
no~ beIors he ~ sasare Which VIII o9en 20 these yes
Sc ulaeT ec " aot asc IN Joos ldS hithcto
e'seh - Is acc ny r. posed - complete an entire
ma nnbr Ken cireuit lizard CATION through the
sao NOUS territories oil the Amer c4n states. Vessels
are to DC enabled 10 pass from the waters CT Tie Atlantic
INTO the heart Of The continent, and to find thsir way
out INTO ths GaH Of Mexico. The Hudson IN the
East ~ " De connected with the Mississi p in The
"est 30 thit the vast tract Of country oaeosed viii be
sGrfo inGe D. water ike prOaioGs island But
plan has thin. il than ne improv emeut
OF COMMUNICATIONS. Its iumed object Is essentially
Eilrary. The Mississippi III one sldc and the Hudson
IN shc other age u be Connected with the great
the North On one shore OF hosc lakes LIS tho Brush
territsry o. Cana 2, ana Gy for u. purpose of
insarig sepe1.oity II farce important waters
mat TIE ~of Ks ~ g. ssion are 70 be Undertaken.
The Americans absolutely excluded from these
access gained T. tho lakes bat canas beng con-
stucted Tor purposes o. tratc only enou.
Tor the psssl.. Of gunboAts The rst proposal there
fore, 10 enlarge ths locks the Erie and osweso
canal so that vesselso.-aar may be enab ed to Let
through and b. these the Hudaon river would be-
At once connected with the Akss. Mr. Ericsson the
raider OF the Monitor, has been nsllted On the sub.
;--, and has ccined tho Dimensions which should be
given 70 the lo admit o. his model
estimate e 81 has also been framed, and it is
pated that tie work nisJ .tese.med for about
f7O0 900. But this is only one hall Of the sSsSms-
narrow And Shallow channel embracing the small lake
81. Clair. uniss the Lake Michigan and Lake
Huron wftn those OF Lake Ere aud Lake ontario That
enanns nsh. easily be stop ed, and i has on that
account been proposed TO open an
Lakes Huron and Michigan from the Gull of Mexico,
through the Mss sippl ana Illinois Thus in the
event OF contest On thc lakes sorot expeditions could
be Despatched to u Use Dders at from Neg Fork and
Ne,c Urle as ana If the ST. CAR oIe, gusbat Rect
could sa'i 71 round the chef porto" Of Anr.can ter
,r'Ory.
1t Is no. improbable that the federal government NAV
discern sons domestic advantages IN the scheme thus
opened but II proposed aud lded exclusively
with reference 10 Canadian war, and is. indeed
designated as measure OF Irrational defencsn The
object is 70 provide facilities for throwing powerful
force on TO the waters OF the lakes short time
as possible, and this object might Be attained il
srgle year Ths execution Of the plan uoSld umds,H
edy modgyle re dse positions Of Great Britain and
America The Canadian fyostiers but we do not know
that anything moro Can DO said or the point The treaty
81 sbsnt wjdd not coss these canals 10 the Americans
any more .dan IL osss the + Lwrsnce to 49,. IN facr
the would pre5ab; say thai ihs new project Is
chief secu..ty Of Canada will b. found NOS in from.
tier arsenais but ~ tbs spirit With which
its population Is ANIMATED 1hs psriod Of Suspense
which followed the Trent AFFAIR disclosed to the Ims
ricans the unwsicome and apparently surprising fact
that Canadians Of all classes ana parties w.ra fSsoIysd
10 bear the brunt Of unsa wArustnsf than be absorb
"a 10 'ae sreA ..pubc We fssy ~ cannot be assumed
uis' .ssts Of war will leave the Americans with de-
sire Tor peace 1t seems, on the contrary AZ they
vere already rscoEcsd ~ all the evils which war brings
inss train, and a. if they preferred military glory,
With all its cost to tranquility and tase Still, 1t
/ viii undoubtedly be felt that to attempt The con-
quest Of a hardy and courageous people Is very diff
fsrent thing from annsxing . wii & province. The
fsderas, even they should prevail the Confeds-
will nialby discover that rsboious subjects
flaaf dan dapsR
Il will hardly be woth theft while repeat in the
North attempt which has cost thsm dearly in the
south While beisvsd that Canada wanted only
op ortunity to become part OF the Union IL natural
TO eculate the chances
acquisition, but that the Fee ing Of the Cana
dams has been shown, those spscuiations can 6nd
place. The Americans will PROBABLY think twice be.
fore they attack Canada, and they may te perfectly
sused thai hdpx no. the TeTnsss in ensos OF attacking
tasn. Tney build many gunboats sslthey please
out We think would best with the good
well the financial antage Of both countries 1t the
understanding which has hitherto 80 successfully pre-
vailed respecting the nsui ally VI the Lakes should b
lett undisturbsd.