The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-30
Yarkss De.er,ers In ,canada.

II issaid that there are large numbers OF
Yankee dssertes In Canada. Many Of the
@oslosghed ones repair al oncc to that Brit
isA colony for refuge. They do not stay
20 receive the congratulations Of admitting
friends, Or the fond kisses Of wives and enii>
dren. Their patriotism, their lcvc OF home.
and their thirst for glory all give place to
the supreme consideration OF personal sale
IT, They have no use for the Banner OF the
Stars, excspt TO light them to haven for re-
pose; nor for the far-amed American eagle.
except to bear them on eagles wings out Of
the reach of danger.
How little could the Fathers Of the Amer
lean Revolution have anticipated that thei,
Northern descendants would one day betake
themselves TO the faithful provinces OF
George the Third for shelter from the mil
itary despotism oftheir own Repu3iicl How
little could the grave old loyalists Of Cana
d. whom, 81 the close Of the Revolution,
they sat gnashing their teeth in rage and
disappointment, have looked for such a rich
revenge. How little could oven the philo-
sophical and manifess>destiny statesmen OF
ten years ago have foreseen such an extin.
gQishment Of ell their magnificent predic-
sle0s. In their 7alnglorious boastings, Can
ada was o contemplate appcndage of the
British Crown, which the Yankees would
absorb when it suited tleir convenience,
and now Caaala is absorbing the Yankees !.
The old song, "There's no place like home,"
finds no response in their hearts. New
there's no place like Canada. There the
.draft officers Of Lincoln, and the military
police Of Grant, Meade & Co., cannot over.
take them! Taere the glisten Of Confeder-
ate bayoness is never seen, nor that appall.
log war whoop heard, which is more fright.
full than the falls of Niagara. There "the
wicked cease from troubling and the weary
are at rest"
We congratulate her Britannia Majesty
upon this new accession to her population.
She has permitted the Canadian provinces
to be for long time refuge for runaway
negroes; why not for runaway Yankees? p
It must do her soul good to see the descend
ants Of those who once rebelled against
Britain's authority now rushing to her apron
strings for protection and sOlace. We also
congratulate the Yankees. The climate is
cold; but any climate that comes in contact
with the ley sons Of the Pilgrims and does
not get the worst Of it must be in the heart
of the North Pole, and several hundred
thousand miles below zero. The Canadians
are sharp in their business transactions, OUT /!
what will their keenest eige avail them |
against Yankee competition? Nothing Is
to be dreaded from Yankee arms, but their |
arts and their articles, their bargain and
chicanery are more subtle and powerful than
the 6irocco Of the desert The multitude |
of Yankee dsserters in Canada must live, !
and that imperative necessity will be filed /
even though somebody else must die. We |
invoke the Canadians to sharpen their wits, !!
lock mp their silver, and never be tempted
into Yankee trade for chattels or any
thing. As the lamented Simon Suggs OBJ
served, "the meat has gin cut, and some
body's bacon has got to suffer-"