The New York herald., 1863-08-17
Thc Euture OF Canmda.

ffrom the Toronto Globe, August IL
The following from the ionon British Standard
embodies great many popular faacies about Canada
which are commonly entertained both In Canada and the
United States,-
There very little fear from the United States
shord the Union be restored but should collision
4 sertln. beyond Al rational on,adcion has Finland
Snqaesiionasy large proporioa OF lie people would
prefer en.ne .ndcsendsnss Of Gsst & Britain To that,
and. And 'Ssr may be whser .as Cana
son Of veoris for Sns-whch would. we thnx be neon.
sS ac 1 Ss hns the S soss hid doG dserc r%seyss dyes
.phca position ORIGIN ansnage and reson Sonia seem
preference for he stability Of monarchy with well de-
II il geest mistake to suppose that in Of with
the United states Ensand could not preserve Canada
II she despatched sufficient fleet Of gnboas % the Likes
secure the entire command Of them she mRb prevent
the Americans obtaining foothod IN Unrer Cana.
da the accessible part Of the British American
ritory, without the aid OF gunboats, however, by
a proper Concentration o. forces, q large portion
Of Upper Canads and MI Lower Canada could
be defended against any American force. But
Sir T. y Head, who has grown wiser since be was Cover
nor OF Upper Canada hit the mark ben he said that
c'nad, could be oes, defended on ,ne aanlic az me
Britain and the United states would be mainly naval
Great Britain would blockade every access bile
port, lay the cities under conributon and harars the
contnerce or the states 10 hundred ways The United
satss eir side would seek by privateers 20 do all
the damage they could to British shipping, and would
dpuoeiy be successful 10 large extent Conveys guard
cd BY steamers would however BE- formed all great
shipping routes and tho immense naval force or Britain
word give her great advantages in this of pillage
What would be the end az II ag Both sides would yet
tired they did IN 1912 for neither could gain any ad
vantage which would touch the ebood or the other aud
compel submission. Negotiations would be opened and
every acre Of Canadian territory which might happen 10 bS
in rosscsson OF the Americans. Rather than prolong
wasteul the Americans would yield, and that would
be the " tho business No nation more shrewdy
alive 10 their interests thn the American and there
fore is that unless forced ~ by sense of gross In
Jury, they VIII 10 10 with britain They Car
mako nothing by IT, and would certainly be enormous
! lJsers.
singular as u may appear 10 onlookers In England the
people ~ Canada quite willing 70 take all the risks
wr with the states for the sake of British
The adv antages ~ the alliance very Great and the
people of Canada and OF England would show ordinary
discretion, the risk Of with the republic would b.
trifinK The present position s undoubtedly the most
dangerous which arisen during tho haf century
similar circumstances likely 70 again. The poo
pie Of Canada prefer British connection 10 Independence
ard will be the rst TO break the tse. In the distant
future the population may grow TOO large TO re
colony II In impossible for human vision 10 pene
trate far. But British America e narrow country
with long frontier and stretches three thousand miles
from great ocean 10 another, and will always be
very handy thing 70 have great empire a near ant
dsA ally When we have ten millions OF population and
grow rich with gold our alliance wl b~worth somelhn,
In time Of war; alec, and all the aid that can aorC
VII be gladly given 10 the old ag II is not all ncces
In order 10 continue the connection that should
alter institutions any An attempt to create
bic failure. British connection stands far stronger
ground than merely accidental resemblance In the gov
eypmcnts forms OF the two countries Ne do not necs
% ape an arstocratic system, for which have a,
natural facilities, In order 10 love and vencrats Grea
| Britain.