The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-15
Nothing Oflcial Known Regarding
the Rumored Difficulties on
the Maine Border.
Cho Canadian Government Sending
Forces to the Frontier.
TROOPS ALREADY ON THE MARCH.
ths Discovery Of q Fenian Plot to Rob tho
Canadian Banks.
CANADA AGAIN 2xo1Y0O.
20. Go. 90.

CANADA AGAIN Hxo1xHD.
70. &c. 90.
Our Toronto COrrcsponAenoss
TORONTO, @. w., Nov. Is, 1895.
The Canadians stl shaking their boots with tor
Tor equal to that which fell upon Belshassar whom he
Dad interpreted the mysterious herogyphics upon the
Wa They sleep upon beds Of down, but their sumbers
orc broken By visions Of Fenians In their parors
md Kitchens and tho whstng Of hostile bullets and the
screaming or she'll Few sleep easy. ''The guilty." IL
d said sfear evil" II this be true this unfortunate
people must be sinsteeped indeed; for few very few
9ee the Of their homes and the con-
enua.on Of the present peaceful relations with the YAM
ees which they still persist In styling everybody whose
clothes not cut in their peculiar bobta fashion,
and whose tastes after "mustaches imperials
pnsead OF the good old Johnny Bull mutton chop"
AFTER all they are singular conglomeraon Of oppostes
composed Of all nationaes, which, when well shaken
mp. does not fail to produce q pretty decent in
che end. There is the ever present Englishman
sho still worships his roast beef and sshale;"
4he canny Scot, shrewd, crafty and GENIAL
yellow, who loves his haddes oatmeal old rye the
pho whole souled happy Irshman who greets you
with warm hand and 'swee dhrap of the crayther II
you are his friend, and and knock down il an
descendants OF jacques CARTIER noted for their friend
ship and hospitality more than their Chesterfield
polteness to strangers These the ingredients that
form the basis Of the Canadian, and when
u is seasoned by little Yankee blood the
product is not the worst man in che world.
But with all their good qualities the Canadians
have their faults, Of which is shown during the
war; miserable spirit of man worship, fawnng upon
genegades and Adventures. and sympathzing with the
slave system Of the South and the institutions that grow
out Of IT, As matter of course, their sympathes being
with the rebels they could good in the Northern
Yankee, who they spoke of vile low hammered fe
low, unit for association with the highbo Southerner
OF pure Saxon blood. But down tumbled the confede
sacy the great grief of this people, and they once
6nore the Yankee rise up from out the mud re-
spected honored and even feared by the world.
The Canadians now see their error. For four years
ehey have grown Tat and saucy upon American money
left among them by Yankces which kindness was re-
paid by such epithcs Yankee "horse thieves" "Cow
fear and temble They know well that they given
ample cause to the Americans to hate them and now
when the promised Fenan invasion is looked for no
wonder the poor sinners begin to shake with fear
For few days In the early part Of last week the
ctement had cooled down, but IL was not destined to
aast long
rgSIAN ARRrsrs-pror TO ROB THE RANKS
On Thursday the Leadr startled the public with the
the banks It asserted that emisearies from
ins the campaign upon the banks Az a mat
Der OF course this startling news put everybody
v and military doubled their precautions to prevent
Durprise. These men still locked up. I do not
now how far their confessions impcate other parties
9ut this do know, that yet the detectives, who
American 'buter merchant" IN the city, have failed to
arrest any OF tho hundred men who were said to be
organized for the purpose OF repenshng the treasury of
She Irish republic by borrowing from the Canadian
This ezposs comes at a very opportunc moment when
very little ten by nine newspaper In the country is
nesang the correspondent or tho NEw York HERALD
regarding his sensation dispatches II Is merely
nrmation Of published In the HERALD three weeks
ago. So apprehend it will be tho OF the other
turn out to be correct In OF my dispatches the
photographer made me say 1.-The Oransemen arriving
s'Ths Orangsmsn are arming for deencen Quite an i'm
portant error you will see.
Tho Fenian Juror has been chiefly confined TO the
ctcs but since the appearance or Ogle r. Gowans
manifesto II has spread the entire province.
not open newspaper that does contain Iabored and
nnxious articles upon the apprchended INVASION and the
probability of between the United States and Eng
graph n the editorial columns Of the HERALD relative to
canada is seized and commented upon with much
Eoncern as We might expect were the HKRALp edited by
president Johnson Seward and Stanton. They 70
ealize that the HERALD speaks the sentiments Of the
great masses Hence they have good cause for alarm.
TIKI CONQUEST on CANADA PossIBLn
'Can the Fenians take and hold Canada'' Is ques-
eion that Is asked and answered hourly The pros and
Soos has been very generally admitted eyen sy Se
post loyal that Canada be conquered easily in
Pie winter season. viii state some Of the reasons
advanced There are but about 10 900 regular troops
Canada and perhaps 600 volunteers could be got TO-
ether TO repel invasion. But scattered From
cr OF 800 miles from Montreal TO Detroit this force OF
20 0o0 oven IL every could be depended upon would
hcaroey make skrmish line 10 impede the advance Of
400 900 or 1850 900 well armed Fenans, providing they
wero properly handled For Instance were the FenIans
- their forces Rouses Point say Is 0O0
900 q 0gdensburg 10 600 at watertown or Cape Vim
Detroit and Port Huron, and assault Montreal Prescott
nd cut the Grand Trunk Kingston, Windsor and sarnia
~ Of the Canadian volunteers doubt that
ehose cities would become an easy prey 70
sSs Of sherman Sns and Sheridan, 0Ii his
Envasioa were made In December or January,
they could Gross upon the ice the whole line Of the
Frontier could be carried with few hours fighting, and
efore the Canadians could thor forces at
khe points threatened Indeed attack Of this kind at
Different points would be dangerous 20 the Cana
Slams than II the invaders entered in but one or two
eolumns 10, 10 meet variety or plurality Of columns
email detachmcnts While these cities arc being carried
column on the NIAGARA could CROSS and by days
march surprise and capture Hamilton. which Ia unde
Tended by forts and then wnging around 20 the night
weep down upon Toronto and pay visit TO ia nhabi
ans, throwing out forces upon the right and left and
Forming functions with the columns that enter via Kings
With the whole line Of the frontier once in their nos
session, together with the Grand Trunk, which Mr
Bridges would doubt lease 10 the Fen ans ON EASY
bcrms the conquest Of the country would be GER
tan. Ana TINS witDout the assistance OF the Canadian
Bcnians who, holding positions In the volun force
fould aid the brethren 10 more ways than by quietly
Ind silently dsointng those fne Armstrong guns or
kpiking the artillery
with their governmcnt once established the United
States could follow British precedent and recognize the
hew government belligercnts, and American capital
lets would be slow TO ~ out Aabamas and shenan.
boahs for the OF the Fenans 10 prey upon British
commerce Let the Brotherhood possess foothod
IN Canada, and there they would make their base
Dom which NJ out expedition for the liberation Of
IRELAND No one can seriously believe that England
would attempt 10 dislodgc the Irish from Canada II
would be paying too much for the whste.v But then
ekho knows but the possession OF the Canadas would
nstisy tho Fenans II rich soil there potatoes grow
1arge do babies and planted there, the Irish
yace could have country 10 themselves TO which they
could invite their friends in Ireland TO join them, and
hinder the protection the United States they would