The New York herald., 1865-04-08


bsIong to us, that we should do what We can
10 place their borders In state of def'nce
Without the slightest expectation Of the government OF
the United States medlaiing any attack upon Cana
dian provinces do not Why should not do what
are ne esary to protect III r frontier Now, good deal
has been said abo the great lcngth of the Canadian
ontier but upon that point need hardly say more than
that never intended 10 maintain that front or intact
Hear hear) Not only would attempt Of thai Kind
prove impraclicabe in the of Canada but must al
impractcabe In the Of continental nation
engaged in with powerfsl eiythlF. What re.t
nation there IN Europe for instance, which cannot
be invaded any moment by powerful neghhor not ut
one bat at many p.acesg All then that can be done is to
fogtfy the most yis points and TO for the exprl-
sion Of the enemy to sucn further operations as may
from time to time be Judged expcdient. (iiear, heer)
II anada be invaded by the United States any other
enemy, the invasion must either be made with the
inlIcting upon or arms huniating defeat |!
the object be the permanent anneya. on OF tlp
country that can only be accomplished by the onquest
of the whole country, and especially By tho re-
duction of the most important points IL can ccrainy
os or that cbacer ma o ne largely
tended. Above ALL to insure the annexation o. Canada,
It is necessary that the enemy should possess his Il
OF the line OF the river st. Lawrence the great artery
OF the country He must also possess himself oi
the points which command the navigation Of that
river-namcy, Montreal and Quebec. Ii we, therefore,
can place the line Of the St. Lawrence and these two
points which command its navigation in such state OF
defence enable the Canadians resist the attack
OF an enemy reasonable 70 suppose that If the OBJ
ject OF the enemy be annexation he will first OF all en-
deavor ascertain his chances Of success at those points
Unless he see prospect OF success in those drec
TONS he will hardly think It worth while TO incur the
expense and the loss Of 30 large number OF men as
culated the number Of troops required to garrison
those places thirty thousand men, but 1t was
movabl, force Of twenty thousand or twenty ve thou
sand men, making total OF sixty thousand men. ethen
noticed the military force in the colony consisting OF vo
lunteers and mit and observed that quite posi-
BILE that the western provinces Of Canada not think
sufficient provision made for their defence but that
the government plan, he believed was perfectly practi
cable as defence Of those provinces In conclusion he
ead the adopted the view OF those who thought
W 81 'sSs snd no the
gcscd another mode Of defence, by Withdrawing our
troops from the colony and, necessary, acting upon
show the points whore the United States, mitt all their
great harboys rtftd a1d with esnN rs armies could be
less than by the plan proposed by the government
which he hoped would be approved by the House
DHRA after confess ng his dislike 70 the manner
proposition said he should support the VOTE though ne
considered war with America most improbable Canada,
her blood was up might raise two hundred thousano
fighting men, and this number supported by series OF
strong places woud be equal to three hundred thousands
that the result of invasion would be uncertain He
dissented from Mr. Lowe In his views Of the future Of
Canada.
fence OF Canada to be borne by the colony
He protested against the doctrine that the Cabinet Of
London may get into with that Of Washington, and
Canada be made the battle feld this country bling ent
tied to call upon Canada bear the chief part of the
CansdaY There Was no prospect Of war between Anne
rca and Canada alone Why should the Canadians be
taxed for policy not Canadian This his main OBJ
lection to the VOTE
Lord PALxKRs1os said-sir, this is not Canadian
question: 1t is not local question, Il e az imperial qpes
claraeter TIC honor ne tnlsras and tie duties Of this
srsss oorssy; and hold 4 to be OF the utmost impor
and when ne the I great majority Of the House seem %
be Of the Same opinion that II ehould not go forth
to The world that there has been cen difference % Of Of
seen TO have been accepted by q unanimous House
Of Commons Hearl Sir, there are ono or two points
sent from some doctrines which have been laid down.
Many gentlemen have argued this question - II there
Umlsd Nases oas inn.inem and that this proposal Of
ours for the purpose Of meeting sudden danger
which we apprshended % 30 hanging over rs MoT
has recently passed ;nea any 1as1s diesson @ s
port Of e tned sta iouards and therefore DO not
take place between this country and America But 70
necessary that when you propose 70 put country In
powerful neighbor is imminent and likely soon 70 take
placer Why, the whole practice OF mankind V fonnded
on an xSaS s s 90 so IL
neighbor is powerful State which might thought nt
attack it, But Il is said that you cannot defend
SSssr cansas sh,pt .Sst !. sss assuming % eopciuscn
which no man II entitled TO Does tho example
ciusioni Tho territory Of the Confedetes vas. and
extensve Have they attempted % dessd ecevy ron q
points and those important points although the rest q
fack-some or them 70 this day, and others for
a. a. RssAmond; 4 @ Z R;cSmemd saxeni (Hsar, hear)
Has not Richmond been attacked for great length
sarhworks With force behind them and tho1sh that
force Ii inferior In numbers TO the force which threatens
It, has hitherto remained IN Confederate hands Tne
occupation Of territory BY An army that travers
quest ' The ".saS conquest Is limited 70 Tho ground
aa, the ey's the sony %
oorquet passes audy via But all countries fortify
Sey ss. tSas Tic 's general bulk Of he territory is safe
from any permanent occupation or conquest ey any
enemy who may attack it, is urged that Canada has an
in that respects What country has the largest ions
What is the extont OF own fronsrf Why tha whole
a. we'll saw tha. would b. necessary for the
ry OF this country that We should line our whole coast
at any point Of tina. great and extensive from
tier Hear hcsrl I maintain, therefore, that there
! ss e s me- & s Sss &C. .:s I'd: !ss sss s:s. @
IssS.s~ Gs seo eesass srs ltsly :, Sr..m!
But, then, the honorable pember for Birmingham says
that any danger which might threaten Canada and our
pStes between and the United s,ates And, there
FORE the honorable gentleman the Canadians will nd
that their best Security is not in Qualifications Or in
Brsn Bsn in ne AZ pss HsSpsSs not 70
be the wish 6f inclination Of tho Canadians Checr
The Canadians most anxious 70 nsaiNtain tAs con-
nctSoR uIa Ms cWwry. They are proud OF that
connection; they think II for their interest; they are
willing TO make every cxertion that their population and
resources enable them to achieve, and, In conjuno-
tion with the efforts Of this country, !. TO pre-
serve that conncctop apd prevent themselves
((Qw Sviug sosyr1ea BY neshbcnng Pqweg e
country for the sake Of that reputation which tho
power and strength Of a nation, when We nnd the
Canadas and other provinces desrous Of maintaining
thu connAcion 10 do that which have the means
Of doing in assisting them 70 ntan that connection,
and remain united with Great Britain (Hcar, hoar)
But sir is 70 true that the only danger which smaller
colon al State runs from powerful and larger
neghbor arises from quarrcs that may exist between the
mother country and the foreign statef say nat =
Ltrl frllacy Suppose these provinces separ
rated from this country-suppose them erected
into o monarchy, republic, or any other form
of Qoyernmcnt--arc there not motives that might
lead stronger nsighbor to pick quarrel with that
smaller State with view TO Its annexatonf tfdcar,
hcar) Is there nothing Ike territorial ambition per