The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-11

Quebec stands entirely at the mercy of an enemy The
rock upon which the city Is built, the wall by which
portion Of it is surrounded the citadel towering a NE
top and poutng their black lips at you from hun
visitor an uncomfortable idea Of the terrific strength
old wall is ready to crumble down-thst the
earh aud rock under the citadel gives way and caves
from the threatening mouths Of the
ms are choked up by houses built outside and crowded
70 TO the wallstbe illusion vanishes and the useless.
ness OF the numbering, rickey Of is at once
For attacking army to occupy Point Levi and the
compel the surrender Of the city.
The citadel Is OF course the main defence the place
It's stone projections would be speedily destroyed by
modern artillery from the other side OF the river and s
from the Plains of Abraham~it has scarcely snV de-
fence but along that side Of the city placed four
mateo towers a, intervals Both from the river and
from the plains the garrison would be without defence
from vertical hre or she'll and would be exposed 70 de-
struction The entirely insufficient character OF the
works Is appreciated by the British engineers,
ana hence the speed with which Notifications on tho
opposite heights are being pushed to completion.
delights Is distance OF half nautical miles,
from the citadel to the heights Of Orleans
cove. where General Wolfe effected a landing and
assembled 70 the Plains Of Abraham south Of the citadel
The Isle OF Orleans rises gradually from sloping banks
to the centre ridge, which is from three hundred and
nifty to four hundred feet above the river.
TEE WHOLE PROVINCE OPEN TO ArrAcK
From those facts will be understood that the whole
province Of Canada stands open attack and thai now
might be accomplished without any d,fncalty or
loss what may short time cost the lives Of tans
Of thousands of citzens and the labor expense
ola prolonged II probable that England exposed
the province nosy ana a ns people Of
virtue Of necessity, and atone fOi msdeeds bv
yielding possession without resort TO BuI q cha
should be enough throw herself in the way OK
the republic she would speedily b. made 10 repent her
folly
THE PLAN OF MILDLY coERcIvE ANNEXATION.
Aa Gran haara tIv hapn in anil ao
doubtless formed his ideas the most advisable
method Of conducting friendly campaign to relieve the
afford them neighbory aid in the accomplishment Of
their desire for annexation, il may presumptuous
70 suggest any plan OF proceedngs but few points oc
cur to US suggested by opportunity ascertain
the sentiments of friends the border which
We start with the proposition, undeniably true that
large proportion Of the people Of Canada favorable
willing TO accept as the way their present
dncuiies and that scarcely any are willing to hgh to
by prominent citizen Of Western Canada will show that
THE MILITIA WILL NOT FIGHT AGAINST THE UNITED
STATES.
81 should not wish to say that militia dsloya
cowardly and indeed such Is not the fact But
1t my belief that in OF with the States the
militia Of Western Canada at least would be very unwl-
ling to fight The reason is In the first place. that
young men aud business would form the bulk of tho
force and they nneenths Of them at heart
able to annexation to the States The young Of
ami they like the spirit and enterprise Of the Yankees
while they have OF the preudces that distinguish
the genuine John Bull The business aware that
the country be prosperous until they
tablished lasting and intimate commercial connection
with the States and they other means Of accom-
plshng this except by annexation They all know that
you could let loose upon US force sufficient TO overrun
the whole territory from Lake Huron to the Ottawa and
that resistance would be hopeless. Is II any wonder,
then that they would be unwilling to 6ghS No you
have asked me for the truth, however calling 1t may DO
that NE Wesrn mitiid, cut of IN deachmeus as they
doubtless Tosld te by ne inoadtng army csd ts only 10
IN
to accept parole for the ,oar' by that means alono
could they hope Upper Canada from the extreme
horrors Of and am quite convinced that they would
never consent to be taken from their homes 70 defend
some distant strategic points"
IT. thcn, the approach made at well selected
points along the main road from the west smultane-
Ously, the lighting population wouA gladly avail them
indeed they ever took them up-and accept parole
for the Such could be accompanied by an
understanding tina, where no Resistance was made tho
people should b, left entirely unmoested in their per-
cons and their property
The occupation Of Paris and Guelph would cut on tho
whole peninsula running between Lake Huron and Lake
Erie, and the entrance OF force from Michigan tho
citizens would doubt yisd gracefully and prepare 70
conduct themselves good citizens Of the United States
Al Hamilton and Toronto no force would be found 70
stand against ten fifteen thousand veterans and the
good people Of those cities would doubtless receive their
visitors the SCARED heroes Of the Wilderness with
ntting honors. should Kingston prove contumscious,
| other, could submit her speedily to the inevitable
"1ankinS process while some visitors from the water
front From Rouses Point Montreal could BE- visited
conveniently by AS many Of our boys az her cItisens
would care about eneanns and A. there would % no
doubt be Hospitality received In that interesting city IL
well treated they would respect the bridge and the pub
lie buildings and that they would be well received IN
commercial city whose most earnest warnings are for
| annexation there cannot be doubt.
As Quebec IL the residence Of the Governor General
| and the seat Of government II would be emnenty
proper that General Grant himself should head the party
destined for that quaint and interesting old city II
might be that British influence and British prejudice
might render his reception less cordial than that which
his comrades would experience In the West but General
Grant is firm in his hold and few Of our now unem-
| poyed iron clads seaming up the ST. Lawrence, and
prove valuable auxares and doubtless secure him,
this visit an audience with The representative OF Inc
British throne
men TO Quebec could be easily and rapidly performed,
and the force would reach the heights Of Point Levi
without encountering obstruction And Montreal which
could not fail TO fall without material resistance,
would open the st. highway 70 the more north
| ern city.
| COULD ENGLAND HOLD HER coLoHIEss
We have already expressed the conviction that England
will never give up provinces without struggle She
would not willingly yield the military position which
the canadas afford her to hold check upon the only
Wrestling from her both her military and commercial
supremacy. She would not set TO her other
surrender Of her greatest colonies she would
not voluntarily give ny quebec its dsfences have
down her proud fac from citadel would be 10 lower Id
renown and abate It's prestige wherever Il nice
But could sne nou possession " Snoanh u SUE Wou'u
A call TO avengc the Insults and the injuries w
have suffered from England; 70 punish her treachcyy
during troubles her secret and threatening policy
since they ended, would be answered BY an out
pouring Of the American veterans OF war which wout
suffice 10 sweep the province from Lake Superior 70 Thu
81. Lawrence Gulf
Our gunboats would be In the st. Lawrence bsfor
England could strip vessel for action, and at present
at least, she has nothing here 70 meet them.
Her little garrison In Canada would be wiped out 0
existence, and tho passage OF fresh troops into tlr
| province would he barred. The Grand Trunk Railroad
tho shore, would be instantly destroyed
many points necessary The military roads woult
BIO In possession We should hold almost without 70
sstance all the main points in the provinceNagara Lon
DON Kingston, Montreal Quebec would be In our hands
and with the accustomed promptness Of American sol
dier earthworks would spring up In night upon Psin
Levi and hold Of the key 10 the province would b