Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-09-17

THE CANADIAN ALARnlSrs. The
Toronto Globe Of Saturday, contains re-
port of the debate in the Canadian Parlia-
ment, portion of which We reprint. The
question under consideration was whether
the militia bin should be ordered to a sec
ond reading. The bill provides for an m
crease Of the militia force by 10000 men,
for armmg, clothing, drilling and support
ing whom, $4,000 is to be apPropria-
ted. After some debate as TO the provis-
lens of this bill,
"Mr. Cameron spoke of the danger OF
an attack by the United States. lie be-
leved the government were IN possession
of facts showing that danger was brew
ing. and that they were anxious to nut the
iitia ON a better footing, because they
had that knowledge and thought it was
we'll the people of this country should
! know it too, that they might brace them
selves up for any effort that might be re-
CURED Of them.
Mr. McGee proceeded to recapItulate
the grounds on which he formed an opin-
ion of the danger towhlch Canada was eX-
posed. First, there was the fact that the
North American people had fanatlcal
belief in their own institutions. In TINS
respect they had what we had not. Amer
leans were ready to shed their blood, as
many of them were now doing, IN defense
of their Constitution. No man IN Canada
had an enthusiasm for the constitution as
it is. or would shed his blood for our Act
of Union, which was our constitution, lie
proceeded to enumerate other elements oil
! danger. There was another presidential
election twelve months from next Novem-
Der. and he affirmed hostile movement
against Canada would be the most popu
lar movement in the Northern States, anc
would unite more classes IN support OF
presidential candidate than anything elst
, could do.
The most popular thing in the New Eng
land States would be the invasion OF Low
i er Canada. A crusade could be preached
, in the meeting houses of New Englan'
that would organize a powerful force t
sweep Pope and Popery out OF the vale,
e of the St. Lawrence. Then the Irish pop
. ulation in the Northern States who mag
h med we had here a state church and grea
landed aristocracy, and other evils INC
dent to the state of society at home, coul
+ through sheer ignorance of the true chai
6 acter of this province be stimulated to a
aggressive attack.
1t would be curious to see the chlldfe
: Of the Puritans and the sons Of the CathC
i lie Celts coming together from opposlt
=. motives to overrun Canada. The capita
Il ist interest, which had made great fortune
y bv the present, would desire nothing be
n fer than another war. He was III Por
,s land recently, and never heard anywhel
more bitter anti British and anti-ProVr
J cial sentiments than he heard expressed [
it gentlemen in the State Of Maine, some
them men who had been Governors
Maine and Massachusetts. He nslstt
g that we had but two alternatives. W
= must be prepared to defend Canada to II
X utmost of our power, or deliberately r.
- solve to Americanize. For his own pal
n he preferred the former course. lie adv
Gated British connection, IN order
give Canada and the other provlnc
Is time to be linked together and become
T. great and united nation.
The bill was ordered to second rea
>, - ing by vote of 80 u.