The New York herald., 1864-08-08
Petitions for the Recognition Of tho
Southern COlfederaCy.
Linco'n's Defeat Equivalent
to Reunion.
The People OF Canada Anxious to
Jeia the United States,
eess &es. As.
Our Toronto Correspondence.

our Ecronto Correspondence.
TORONTO, August 4, 1864.
The conservatives or you very correctly term them,
the royaliss Of Canada very much annoyed when
General Grant was called by representatives OF tho
people Of the United States chief command ns
armies. They tFemblng With anxiety lest Mr..
Lincoln, aying aside for his ignorance and his
stnacy, should call that other great soldier OF the re-
public, General Mcclellan, to Grant Mcclellan and
Sherman. With such trinity Of genius, heroIsm and
persistence, who shall say that 1865 would dawn
peaceful. united country and that President Mcclellan
or President Grant or President Sherman might not
have time to consider the application OF three
new States north OF the lakes for admission into the
federal Union2 i hope you will not think l roman
cling There Is war going here well as in the States
and It is worry similar for 1t Is between the aris
tocracy and the people, The arstocracy
royalists whatever you choose cali them, were
very much frightened Eve years ago at the very slight
tenure by which they hold their power. This
perfect god-sepd hem and they have since been
trying to frighten the masses OF the people with
horrible tales about the curses of democratic gov,
ernment, with the desire OF treading Uut the last
spark Of hope which the honest aborog classes
were chershrE lhlt they might some day unite with
their near peghbors in celebrating the Fourth OF July
They have been very dAgent these roya!s,s TO magnify
Southern victory and TO print the great Union vic.
tories In small type. They have been willing forget
that they once worahpped negroes, and have
the conclusion negroes better than white
laboriDg md that they ought TO be kept in slavery
They argue that 10 the south are as Tree as their
own agricultural a0orers and in respect they are
perfectly right. only that before this forced upon
by THESE vagabond aboitionsts and hreeaters the
negroes were doal better oil for food and CLOTH
ing than English laborers.
We'll, with all this beating rodnd the bush the royal
lists have only partially succeeded in honeyfupgiug the
laboring Glasses OF Canada for although | have peen
bere Tor some me and have boen seeking TO find out the
opinions OF the bone and new OF the country can truly
say that tho honest working men OF Canada, almost
without exception arc anxious TO the Union restored,
and hope at no distant day TO form part OF 1t: and
trust therefore, that they will not be made responsible
for the insults daily offered 10 the government OF the
United States by demagoguos aud pohouse politicians
yet for the polished scoundrelsm Of the upper
ten thousand, who plotting and intriguing
against the reign OF freedom upon the American cona
nent.
Now let lock at this last plot. Petitions are being
circulated scahy among the holders OF property, and
especially among those known TO have influence with the
home government, urging the immediate recognition of
the Southern conederacy and among thor reasons why
IL should be done at once are the following stated in
their own language:
We willing to let the contestants tight it out to
the hitter end long there The hope that at the
end the South would maintain her independence because
IN their exhaustion and separation was our security
We now feel that there Is danger OF reunion-hrst
because the term OF Mr. Lincoln mas neaAy expired and
the lin tho event OF his dcfea be carried on
longer as the war Of faction. Should President be
elected who Will tako his stand upon the constitution
without regard TO the question OF slavery any other
local state ISSUE large portion those States
in rebellion would undoubtedly seek reamisson to the
Union.
That having this last important fact Impressed upon
by the Southern agents IN Canada, feel to DO
our duty urge upon the homo government the imme
date recognition OF the Southern confedeTacy
sure OF safety and protection to these colonies and
do SO specially because We are credby informed that
Nr Mason has been authorized by the government at
Richmond to form an alliance, olensve and defensive,
with England regards the Canadian frontier and that
Mexico
They then urge emone other reasons why the power Of
e United States should be controlled that the grow
feeling or the hbHns classes OF Canada IN favor Of
tenn cracy renders doub%en whether English authorhy
.Ss Ss mT1 bs s sns
great regret tho increasing dsyay among the Scotch
| and Irish euferants.
Now, this pretty plot tor me ne,trals OF friendly
Power 70 be engaged IN Bua this an They are
going to be passive this great yhay admit
the saress break np the Upon. They therefore
propose 10 assist 10 h r~elccton BY raising funds tor
msnt FOR the reasons s. stredMyn: that te suscss
TO promote the success OF The rebellion 70 elect
laundering dic to she Presidency and they ne TO get
money the aboktonsts in England under the mise
rsteDee that TO elect Mr. lincoln b abolish slavery.
know that sums have sready been promised IN Mon.
hopes that may a. Rusxe day sarnsh you With the
subscription list
friend and fellow dsunionis Nr Greeley, that the
missioOers arrived 90 thus neutral ground. They came
here to plot and 20 moe me downfall Of the republic
Be IL ours to counteAc their WHY and reasonable pro-
jects.
genSal gathering OF the southerners now in Canada
Is 70 take place In London, c. W. during the present
month The exposure OF their project the HERALD
70 deferred their threatened raid upon the coast
They have however. by no means abandoned IT, and o
week lever passss Toronto without q considerable
quantity Of rearms passing from the hands OF the shop
Keepers to those 0 the "refugees Before the the
laws very strictly enforced In Canada against the
carry ing OF deadly weapons; but u Is now quite a CON-
occurrence Tor these Refugees to bsandsh their
bowie knives and revovss in the hotels OF this cy and
have heard IL sand than once his presented
to me by Mr. so and So on condon that gave my pro-
mise 10 XII, Yhpsee whh ~ The temporary defeat or
Of divisions front o. Petersburg has been mag.
uhed here INTO the total defeat aud demoraatou OF
Whole army indeed, from the headings OF the IN
the Toronto Loader should scarcely have expected that
Ceneral Grant had got away with q whole skn.
The Detroit paper which tDtmated that Clay and com
pany mad gone the Western States hoaxed The
commissioners stall hoverhg about st Caherincs
tue Falls and Toronto Next week. am told, rs TO be
grand - tho Falls There Will probably be more poh
cins pai classic neghborhsod than before dis
graced H. What Pity IN the sake Of the country, that
they cannot al be dropped over. However, win be
there 10 see wTst can be dCpe