The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-12

the negroes and peace will soon follow
Leave Affairs as they are, and there will
soon be neither army nor negroes. for Con-
federate States.
TheCanodlan ConfexeFa6ion-A
nexatiOn4 20 the Union - be
Prevented ~ all Hazards.
QUEBEC, Oct. a-The inveterate jealousy
OF England entertained in the Northern
States Of America, the progress and prOha.
bic results Of the civil war, together with
the insolent threats Of leading American
statesmen and journalists that the con-
quest or annexation of Canada will soon be
attempted, in retaliation for real or sup.
posed injuries on the part Of Great Britain,
or simply - Z c0unterpoise for the loss Of
the Southern States, have naturally excited
the attention, il not the alarm. OF the Cana
dams. 1t is not the first time that they have
asked themselves thequcstion whether they
were earnestly loyal to the British crown.
or whether, all things considered. it would
not be to their advantage either to declare
their independence or TO seek peaceable in
corporation withthe great republic upon
their border but it is the first time that
they have answered it with emphathic
unanimity, and that al classes have come
to the conclusion that their liberty, pros
psrity, and happiness will best secured BY
the continuance of their connection with
Greet Britain that If this connection
should unfortunately be severed, their duty
would be to establish their independence
in union, If possible, with Nova Scotia,
New Brunswick, Prince Edwards Island,
and Newfoundland; and that under no cir
cumstances short OF absolute subjugation
they wonld consent TO incorporation with
the Federal Republic.
During journey Of upwards Of twelve
hundred miles through the towns and cit
les Of Upper and Lower Canada have
made it my business to converse on this
subject with all descriptions Of people. ]
have interchanged ideas with farmers and
mechanics, with clerks and shOpkeepers.
chants, lawyers and physicians; with
members of the Legislature of every. pO-
litical party; with actual or former men,
bers Of the Government; with French Ca
nadians, and with Canadians of Anglo
Saxon or Irish descent, and with new COM
err Of all classes. In all this intercourse
did not meet with one person. however
prejndiced or ignorant he might be on 9TH
er matters, who did not estimate the British
co0nexiOn at its fun value, and sxpress re-
pugnance at the idea Of annexation to the
Federal States. There was time not very
remote when different feeling prevailed
in Upper Canada; but the teachings of the
American civil war have wrought change
and produced throughout that province an
attachment to the old flag which may be
eQualled but cannot be excelledin England
or Scotland. In the Lower Province the
loyalty to Great Britain in not 80 fervent
but il the French fall short Of the Anglo
Canadians in this respect, they entertain
towards the "Y ankees"--or. as they some.
greater aversion than 10 felt or expressed
BY any portion Of the English speaking
population. II they love England little,
they hate Federal America much, and are
fully aware Of and resolved to preserve the
benefits of British protection.
. The people Of the mother country will be
better able to understand the genuineness
Of the loyalty Of these noble provinces,
and how the diverse interests Of the sever
81 races who inhabit them all converge in
to this one sentiment, il they will call to
mind the leading incidents of Canadian
history, and separate into its constituent
parts the actual body OF the population
For this purpose It will not BE- 20 satisfac-
tory to divide the Canadians into persons
or French, English, Scottish, Irish and
German descent, as into the three great so
cial and political sections: First Of French
Canadians second of united empire loyal.
lists and British Canadians; and third, Of
recent e1nigrants and their descendants.
Every Canadian falls under one or the 9TH
er of these divisions, and il il, should ap-
pear that for solid reasons of their own,
independently Of those entertained by
others. each Of these elementary. parts Of
Canadian loyalty ,clings TO the British
crown ~ the surest guaranty of It's liberty
and advancement, il may be accepted as q
fact that Canadian loyalty il not q thing Of
light account, and that federal Anerica
would enter upon very dangerous career
II IL attacked such IA people, supported, a.
they wonld be, in case Of emergency, by
the purse and strength of the Britain en-
pire. a3seSdsF u e
{ The loyalty of the Canadians being con-
0eded, the British Government and people
have right to ask how i - that in this
time Of peril to the American continent,
whom the Federal States swarm with, s0l.
dieFs that are - be counted by the hum.
drsd thousand, and when there il ct least
. possibility that Great Britain may be
dragged into . quarrel with the Federal
Government, the Canadians have done %
little for THAR own detense, and why they
have not ct this moment, including volun- |
teets and militia, m available fofoe OF 60
600 or 100000 men The little State Of
Maine, their next door neighbor, hes fur |
nished upwards Of 1000 soldiers to thear-
mics Of Mr.. Lincoln; and Canada, with q |
population Ave times that Of Maine, aud |
with . militia force amounting on paper 70 |
opvards Of 456, 600 ahle-bodied men, finds
IL difficult to raise $4,000 volunteers, and |
takes no ehectual steps to call out even al
tttho OF its militia, or TO make that oody
reality instead Of sham. What are the
reasons Of this apathyf II Is that Canada
has been 20 long accustomed to rely upon
the military and naval strength Of Great
Britain that she has not acquired the art |
Of walking without crutchesf Does she
imagine that It il always 70 be her happy
lot to be supported by the power Of The
greatest nation In the world, without TAX.
ing any share Of the burden Of self-defense |
either In men or money! An indignant
denial is always given by the Canadians to |
these great questions. They assert that in |
the hour Of danger they have never been |
found wanting in their duty or slack in |
their exertionss that in the war Of 1872,
they did nobls service against the "Yan-'