, 1865-06-29

Onion1tm Of the People = Rebe
Agcnta-An 1nctdens-CAnadtAn De
fense and Opinions
Correspondence Of Tho Chicago Tribnne.1
! TORONTO, Junt q, 1865.
Canada nsy be sald to be divided int,
three sections, Upper Canada, Lower Cana
da, and the Grand Trunk Railway. Although
ss an American, prefer American RAILWAY
to hny Other, 1t is simple justice to ssy, tha
tbs great international railroad il In th,
hands Of men who are particularly polite tt
all Americans who pass through their hands
and from baggage agents to Superintendent
| all the officers ofthe road vie in attention II
Travellers Hho are to be ticketed from West
crn to Eastern cities. There isa perfect rust
! Of travel this season, via the lakes and doHr
the ct. Lawrence river to Montreal. Thence
there Is a choice ot routes, via the White
Mountains, to Boston, or viz Lakes Cham
plain ard George, and Saratoga Springs,
to New York. The first foreign
point On this route Is Toronto,
where Americans are received with
gracious courtesy end treated With gsucrosl.
IT. quite In contrast With Montreal And Que
bee. Before going further, permit me to say,
that there Is considerable Of secession cle
mcnt get left In Canada. and that It loves
particularly to display itssE on tie cubject
Of American money. Hrrcfa lies the courtesy
Of the Grand Trunk: 1a1lwsg officials, who
all rece gn:ze the Ereenback ~ par money.
receivable Ct It's ace tor everything, at prices
far below the American stauda-a. Thus, at
!! Bbe railroad stations the chargc for mcals IL
OILY hau dollar in postage curtcrcy, where
as In "the States" tls ordinary price Is
ssysnty. five cents. Awa3 from the railroads,
The Cal adians dtslike grer1tacksass1y Price,
ncd they tell you 70 pialn1y.
Ihs first feeling on entering Toronto Is of
disappointment. 1t has become the fashion
in our country TO disparnae Cana!lh and
latbrr run down the public spirit Of the
British pTpyincss. Toronto, however, bears
abund1lt evidence Of thrill, wealth and en-
te,p1i.e- The first thin e tlat .cau:ss dtes,- .9
nullic edlnc1s- Ar specimens Of afchl1sc-
iu-c the sc arc not surpassed anywhere In the
United States. Many Of them would be cen
E.dertd outta9eously exttayagant BY Ameti-
English ide1eis NOT correct after sill: They
arc firm belieters IN permanencc end have T.
pride In erecting handsome buildings for the
beneflt Of posterify. Americansas . rule be.
lievc That pts;aic aaildings should be built
with view to ecoromy and more for present
sn.e 3ssn 'u'us as'fs ety our mss Sa eoas. ste
: There are magnificent cathedrals, market
. houkts. banks, customs warehouses, barracks,
substantial, too1nT post olhce, Mechanics
Institute, theatet, concert hsll, and ethera
: for the public use, snd 1one Of them are Ia the
gingerbread wo:k,so c4ten applied to sne
buildings in "tbe States" The material
chiefly In use is an Inferior blue granite,
which b easily cut, aBd qrlte imposing upon
af1ont Of several stories high and few bun
.dred feet IN length.
The Ear Of Toronto isa beautiful Inlet cut
ofEfrom The main body. Of Lske Ontario by
= eaud Inland aoou: four miles long. For
r1e.ly this island coaaected with The main
land,- A1t a heavy gale on the Lake
washed aWay ono part Of the pentneula, aud
LETT ., new opening for vessels, which is now
of the bay when tho Lake II placid, aud veS-
sells bound Inward and4 outward arc In
sight. The horizon Is 7szted by the island
trees in the distance, sndson the land side
he AoFdn2 hills and magnificent dwellings
Il nd abauty to the scene which in the sum-
m tr eeason - inspiring.
.1bele7e that Americans owe = special debt
Of gratitude to the people Of Toronto: To
uss. On -Americanism, It's the hea1thiest
pla ce In Canada on the rebellion question,
ard vlralenee on the other aide, The friends
of he Union, however, are ta-a large majoTi-
ty, nd whatever noise and fuss the rebels
may make; It IL the sentiment Of eome Of the
abltt t ard-oldest citizens here, that secession
will leEes command auy substantial sJmpa.
thy II Tsrcrto. This Is illustrated In the
cunra Of the two journals, the E7a5e and the
L<ude =. The latter lA an Intense secession
organ 1T Is latqe bnt poorly conducted
eheet, whose attaehees are known rs hard
and 4 ,tirs.y unreliable set Of fellows. On
the oil Ter hand, the G1o0e. which has given all
It's he'll and sympathy, through the entire re-
bellion !, is a1nodel paper. It hEs the largest
cireuls: ton ol any paper IN caEada save one
il At'n'rea1. 1ta editorials. atc ahly
masses Of the people, It's, conductors
have the coincidence Of tue peoEse, md have
coutrlb1 tied Immensely to build up what the
seedy r. bells call the Amedc an patty in this
city. ...
Of this place "a general ,hI ny. Jake Thoup-
son private Secretary, Claary, =, still here,
however. awaiting tslsl on q cha.gs Of viz
latirg the neutrality laws In conaplrug to
fit cut psivuteer en- The lakes. He is a
small, salloE.faeed fellow, rather esnten2ti-
icsl principles: cles'y, lite AL the other
rebels, are aaxeors TO 60 ba ok tothe United
States, bnt Cleary cannot go until the charge
INV pending against him Is disposed or !
asked the hotel keener whs thsy thought In
was: ava think he Is an un*crupulous
kpare, With brass enough In his lace 10 build
q tubular bridge across th e Atlantlc.'' Tet
| the rebe1s are rot inoctiye even n,w. A
Western odlcer, who acct':npsa.ed Sherman
tR.onsa GeoFs.s as one .t,enss Of gallant JSs ,Ss
Royal Lyceuaa last evening with some ladies'.
| He wore a. blue blouse With brass buttons,
| and was .bs snbiert Of annoyance to South,
ern rtbel:who Has paroled with Lees army,
The Canadian. With the rsbal, kept talking
that the.offieer referred to epake to the door.
keeper about It, when the scoesh chaps were
| walled ap,n by policeman and requested tC
change. their seats. This is the style OF rebel
activity, hut the Canadians here don't give
them nueh assistance
the United Slater is considerably agitated al
the present lime. Several boards Of enginec i
and military men have examined Toronto tt
decide upon the OF defense In case O
an attack. Since the recent flankins marches
\; Of Sherman. the general concln!ion seems x
| Of atnary earthWorkB, on account OF The sxp
|: posed facilities for eIectfng a landing 1t
point on the lake where days' mascl
would taDk the position and isolate
Toronto from The rest OF Canada. Thl
Is one of the grounds on which the Ca1adia1
| friends of annexation base their advocacy o
fusion with the United States. They argn
that In case of war the whole OF Lover Goa
ada, from Kingston westward. wonlGtal1 init
our bands without blow. That ie- also on
of the grounds why Canadian Coafederac.
| ie popular In this section. The p.o1le her
wEo jce1 that England will 1eave Canad3 I,
her own resources In such WEI, wish tn
help of the e1stefn Provinces 10 sustain thei
cnuse. We hear these topics dls.lsssd by al
classes Of Toronto, and the DRIFT OF omnlol
SEEMS to be ,hat when The wax comta, thi
city will catch fits from the Yankees ore
the water. All the Lake Ontario Canadian
alItct 10 believe that the Yankees played
sharp tick on the British by the treaty pro
hibitipg armed vessels Of either power tror
cruising on the hikes, yet they ar0 decided
opposed 10 terminating that treaty lest tn
Yankees have more vessels on the water
than themselves. They admit this inconsis
| cncy- OF Ofcou1sefthete are soldiers here. We Sc
them at all bouts Of the day. In fact b%foE
;; leaving the wharf ws jaw Kfenadier eyeln
our baggage suspic3ouelS, hut be said notf
irg. there Is nothing that distinguishes OF
ue bic veterans from the British regular mol
than tie habit Of speaking out You ask o1
Of the former a single question and after
. has answered It, be will ask you doze'
! We tried it on BE1tish artilleriBt, and c,
, cepj}pg few monosylAbles, not q word di
: the fellow utter, and when they mArrh the
| look neither right or left, and as nero humq
s machines they are perfect. The men nj
l taller than ours IS rule and look bright
= new button. There is . eocta1 questio
/, connected with tie oflIcers' privileges whlt
s recciyesa ventilation IN tc-daJ,s h7obe.
concerns the conduct Of the of1ceIs Of u
Russell, with complaining Of The inhosptta
ty CT Canada. Russell said 1t is beard ever
l. where. He excuses 1t on several ground
but the Globe goes into longer e1planatit
and says 1t is the fault Of the young office
who abuse their privileges.