, 1864-11-09


RATION.
: The London T1me1, Report or N,
Nb1tc nma Aam A. Of the movement i.
vented AT all Hazards,
Correspondence OF the London Ttm.s1
The inveternte Jealousy Of toEE5s5s, E5ps,,G 9s sa;sr
tanned In the Northern States Of america the
/ progress and probable results OF the evil
leading American statesmen aud ;onras1;sss -,
tlat the conqueet or annexation Of C,nad i
Will soon be sit. mpte6, In retaliation fnr roll
Or supposed injuries on the part OF Graft
Britaia, OF simply as couuterpQise for
the loss 81 the Southern States, hare natu:
Of the Canadians. It Is, not the srst Tina
thst they taye asked themselves the Question
whether they were earnestly loyM - the
britleh cfo"n,. or whether, all things con-
eideied, 1t would not be to th5If adYastsge
eltner 70 declare their independence or 70
republic upon their border; but It Is tbs flrst
time, that they have answered It wifi en-
phauc unan1n1tyi and that al classes have
come 70 the conclusion that their liberty.
fEosRerlty, and happiness will be best secured
Great Britain; that If this connection ahouid
unfortunately be- severed, their duty wonid
be to establish their Independence in unfon
possible, with, Nova Scotia, New Brnns'
'Wlck. FHnce Edwards Island, and New.
1ouud!and; and that under no circunstances
sbott. Of. absolute eubjugation they woni5
consent to Incorporation with ths Fcdarai
Republic. '%'' >0etA'
During journey Of upwards Of twe1va
hundred miles through the towns and cjties
| Ct Upper and Lower Cannda baye made II
ny business to canEerse on this subject with
s sa9aes aessftRtons EGasa 9f people I have inter
With clerks and shopkeepers, with hack drfy.
ets and boatmen, with merchants. .laRversana
physicians; with members Of the Legislature
Of every political purity; with actual or for
mer members Of the Government; with
Apglo-saxen or Irish descent, and with new
Somess q all classes. In ali this intercourse
did not meet With one person, hoWeyer
Rre}na1eed sr ignorant s he might be On other
connection at Its full yalue, and exnress 20.
Rugnance at the tdes Of annexation to tha
Fecerat States. There Was time not rerV
femote f91 When different feeling prevailed In
American civil war have wrought chauge.
and produced throughout that province IN
attachment to the old lag which may ha
equalled but cannot be excelled in EngIani
or Scotland. In the Lower Province the low
slty to Great Britain is not so feryent: but r.
tie French fall short Of the Anp1o- Canadiana
IN this respect, they entertain towards The
- fanEtes'-or, as they sometimes call chem. |
the " Bestonais"-a far greater aversion than
is felt or expressed bg any portion Of the
Epgilkh, speaking. population. II they love |
England little, they hate Federal America !
much, and sue fully aware Of aud res olyed to
preserVe the benefits Of British protection.
The people Of the mother country viii be- |
better enabled to understand the pennfne.
hts Of the loyalty Of these noble PROVINCES !
snd hoR the diverse Interests of the several
Iaeta who lnhsbit them oil converge into |
this ore sentiment, If they will call to mind
the leading Incidents Of Canadian hiatory
srd separate into Its constituent parts tne
actual body OF the population. For this nnr,
rose 1t viii rot be 50 satisfactory to divide
me Canauians into persons OF French. Eng
in, I'm, Scotush, L1eb and German descent, as
into the three great social and political sec.
tlons: First, Of French Canadians: second.
OF United empire 1osalists and British Cana.
olahe and third, OF recent emtgrants and
their descendahts. Every Canadian falls mn.
o. aer :, one or The other Of these divisions, and
theiroWn, independently Of those cntertain.
"a BY Others, each of these elemantar7 narta
OF Canadian nationality clirgs to the Rr1si,h
crown as the surest guaranty Of its liberty
aIa aoVancement, 1t may be accepted as =
1!aH. 1sct toat Canadian loyalty is not thing Of
enter upon very dangerous career If It At.
would be, In case Of emereeucy hV The nnr:a MY
al,0 strength Of the British empire.
ne 10y alty Of the Canadians being conced- !
: g., .:,.t " oIIie9 government and people have
. flelt 10 ask how it fs that in this time Of
peril to the American continent. when The
ttue1al States swarm With soldiers thaf a. ]
20 &c counted " vMehu.dred tousand, and when
iherei is at least possibility that Great Brit
E.h :. may bs dragged into quarrel with the ]
dcnc 80 little to1 their 0 wn defense and svhv
lbey base rot at this moment, including vol. /
lntee1s and militia, an available force Of ~.
No or loo, 600 mens The little State of q
y anne, their rext door nelghbor. has furn. I
4. tned upwards Of 4o, 900 sull:ers to the armies
u Mr: Lincoln; AID Canada. With pennls. t
ion M five times that OF Maine, and with MI i
E56 ,oQ0 ahle-bodied men, finds 1t ojfIicult "a q
Mise ~ o0o volunteers, and takes no effsctusl =
:teps to call out eEer a 1.-THE Of lis militia. +
= ho 10 m1ke 1! t1at booy reality instead Of q
s II that Canada has been 90 long arcns-
on'ed to rely upon the military end rayat p
srength Of Grat Britain that she has mot ar. e
In'1eo tle art of walking without crutchesy Il
tose a s1e Imagine tast It is always to be her 1t
BE- eTeateet m m nalfo1 q tts power Of g
'ttbout taking *' apy ~ tns share word, n. t t
te burden Of seli.defenss either In men or m
r., nof.y5 r, AZ Indignant deniol IL always ln
- ~ - EAuautans 10 these qusatfons | el
ave neSer been found wanting In their duty e.
7 tiaek In their exertIops: t1as in The Wsr a
1872 they did noble service aeainst the ii
tt5 TT 81 ksen1y p t5e the .s'1 ar Of fse Trent
70 that they wou1d hare accepted ali the ft
onsequtnces Of war With America for tue e.
Of British honor. and WonI5 c1
arc raised q qu,rter of million Of men. ri
oGuple NE number, If necessary, to repel
ly nFatiot that In such war the AmsrI- OF
ABS would have hur1ed either ngainst the ] he'
PIPER OF the Lover Province. Thev a1so Di
.slst that II war against Grtat Britain were I'll
01l6e ont Of the present struggle hptwern 81
otth and South, there would be q Ievee m EEL
as@ o. the whole population to act In con- :
-. - ~ mlsn Any bntish force that might be tai
a. a. 70 direct tie defelses Of the colony. eel
Ihese assertions are doubtless true. M 81
3g y, caa ee many days among the Canadians pc
lthout. feeling that they are hrnye neonia Ytc
,tn as mnch light In them as the Amert. hal
~ ~ ;e elneI .! me north or the South, and bel
elr Whole duty to their old and their new In
nntfy without finchiDg, and without the wb
oucenent OF bribe or bounty money ~ ~.
o1her than pure lore of the cause b9t is I
!, mas.ake M which the Canadians have made en-
q In which they still appear to be nnrsin1 elu
emsefres, is that War Is improSabIe ana nL1
u me Americans are likely to have too be
zen work on their hands in cutting each the
lef'6 throate, during the next dozsn ~ T
e1ty years, to have either men or time ~ has
lre 1ot The wicked invasion OF q coIonv fill
= nag done them no injnry, and that ain. the
ely oeelrts to be at peace With them and I bee
n az mankind. They do not Fake into has
onn1 taat the Americans arc not reasoo. nrt
: people toward Great Britain. that thpv the
leve the "old country" to bs effeta ma his
reFlc, and 50 rapidly totteriue to ita fai1 ]eay
% need only blow from America - far
'e the thrtne Of the world Yacant beel
hont any competitor but the c1si]
ted States to step Into the aovereIenty nf recr
1zaffon, and dictate the policy Of C6rts. tug
1om. "Why," they argue, aahould wa II
and maintain large force to srnar5 daut
= Ist Ls1-9 ~ imaginary danger? We are q PROV
. uasuAouteu ana Poor people, We I orea
!; ~ ~ ammerse Ine OF frontier, which It tie
~ ue Impossible Tor Us to garrison at all eral
~ ~ Ee ~ 10 aeteat and hold an nudacious Wert
ny. If LIE suddenly attacked Us. Besides ion
.aletee VI eucn 10rce, We were able tn Won
= tne COST, either In men or money. statt
~ W sIandll 6 men9ce to quarrel mad,
ne1gnoor, and challenge the aggression put i
u VIZ "onld rather avoid. Moreorer. | draft
tl5 example Of The Americans, shows.us but
We eoulo DO II our blood were up.- been
Aau put small arny.Whe1 the civil failet
'cmme9Ged. Now they have q YeFY ee1yi
Cne. we ala0, under the pressure Of By
81, aad Stirred, By the feelings 1nary
9atf,ot1sm, would eing- the toe ed nu
and carry the fiery cross addit
eh our toWns and villages II the Yan- | grant
attacked US, and In few weeks get to- In Ia =
r an army of volunteers sufficient ia Of th
with Any An1nunt nf iorpdor. %h.4 ! 1fnu II