The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-09
THE DOMINION OF CANADA.


WASSA vo""A onul VIZ W uShelu.
The Presidents Message and the Alabama
Ciaisss and Their Consequences Considered
In Nonsreal-PubIic Opinion Of she sisuR-
stsn-Thc Military Aspect.
MONTREAL. Dec. T. 1867.
The Presidents Message has rendered Montreal un-
easy and the advice Of the Nsw yoKx HsRAID 70 seize
Canada and hold II until the Alabama claims ~ settled
threw the Canadian military world into . state Of OK
element and indignation for days or the
volunteer officers who may hare mastered the way to
depoy column, and conceived that they had learned
the Art OF war he extent OF the regular officers
quirements is about the sameh were load In their
defiance and told the United States to come and tax
Canada. &C. Even q little newspaper here said
that the President had not an army to take
Canada. Now, the young men OF Canada
fierce set Of patriotic fellows but SO missraby is
the volunteer force organized and cared for that few
young men enter It only to wear uniform and cIa,ter
scabbard AZ to the ability Of the United States send
an army to Canada at present thirty thousand OF
the regular army OF fifty thousand could be rendered i'm
mediatey dlsposabe, the remaining twenty thousand
being enough TO hold the Indian tribes in check; and
what time do the English in Canada think would be re.
CURED 10 oil up tho army OF footing
that Is fortytwo thousand mens Well, just two weeks
The Fenians would Ill II, and in two weeks
hundred Thousand volunteers would be at this army 3
back. On the other hand, how long would II take
nifty thousand men to the ironiiorS A month; and 10
send City thousand more. three months; for every
species Of force after the volunteer merely the people,
designated the 'servicc militia"
However tho writer would be very sorry to see the
scourge Of laid upon Canadian soil and il is to be
hoped the commercial interests OF the uBed States and
Britain too close and important to be broken by
The view, however, taken here OF the Alabama claims
is that Britain should not pay them. This decided
spirit would, doubt, yield, II the alternative
made the occupation OF Canada for sef-nersst is IT
the bottom Of everything in this age show the people
Of any country the disastrous effects OF war upon their
country. and they. above all those whOs0
erty lie most in the path OF the enemy, will lose
their war ardor very indeed and cry for contnu
The people OF Canada exception this general
feeling There may be afew men Of spartanllke spirit
affected by the state OF their purse and consequently Of
their comfort The greatest poet who lived would
find impossible to fire the Northern heart in the face
OF want Of bread and, might be, want OF rewocd;
sgan, roof to family from the dreadful in
cemency OF Canadian winter.
The draft OF Cartiers 1.-THE new Minister OF Mitia)
militia bill has been II leaves blanks for the
Der OF men to be orgpzed and drilled but that number
is expected to be 150 000 The bill will before
Parliament until next session. but IT will pass, for Cartier
man or energy. Among the appointments will be that
OF G. J. Courso to be Deputy Adutans General for tho
province OF Quebec. Mr. Coursol the present Judge
Of Sessions, and the who tired the ST. Adams
raid case. He is man OF spirit, and Is liked by Eng
ish as we'll as French, hence hs appontmsnt but he
has no military experience, not having served in the
regular army, and he has no military talent
The scheme embodied in the bill u not indicative Of
talent, and is tho conception Of Colonel MAcdougal,
Adjatant General. formerly officer in the British
army. II would place the Dominion Of Canada in .
better state Of defence than 1t s but scheme could
place the four sparscy settled provinces in state to
successfully resist invasion. They would certainly
be overwhelmed by numbers. In any case the United
States would have at least hundred thousand
more than the army Of defence, disparity in num-
bers that would insure the conquest OF ut least
section--say Ontario South Canada-of the
Dominion. differ with the New York writer who
speaks OF selling Quebec for Is above the reach Of
coup de main although the stone walls OF the old for
could be knocked into cooked hat very quickly
BY the tremepdous impact OF American projectiles
Tho PORT Levi heights armed with batteries
and therefore, they could be seized by any enemy
Montreal however, lies open 70 attack IN late winter
mercal etrsp5t for the East and West very different to
what It In 1176 when General Montgomery tbok It.
although then il furnished enough cloth TO give
the American forco . suit Of clothes Now II could
give clothing to the million This point once seized,
the most important part or the Dominion would, IL
must admitted, DO In the hands Of the enemy From
radiate the chief railroad water
while IL " the military storchouso OF the Canadas ~
Halifax Ia VI the lower provinces.
tary talent and ideas Of Braddock Burgoyne 10
mand In Canada the most important points Of
the country Ia suggested to the United States gov
ernment but 10 to be hoped the British government
will give for this violent step, which would
prove calamity the Dominion and beii for
the homo government
10 reported in the city that Thomas y. McCee will
have TO lose foot TO his life. For timo past
no has been troubled with varcose affection In Of
his legs and Il has assumed form that nscess-
tates amputation says report In the meantime rod
Is kept Ia pickle for him by Hon. Mr. Howe, bu: 10
be hoped the rod viii not be applied poor MCGEE,
onendel though he may be- shall lose his foot.