The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-04-30
Canada and the gnsted SsAtes-Mr.
Chambers Lasc Speech Criticised.
a dispatch dated OttaHs, Canada. The

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Chambers Lasc Speech Criticized.
a dispatch dated Ottawa, Canada, the
18th instsnt, says: 3Eg'
In the House Of Commons this afternoon
[ Hon. Mr. Gait introduced his motion re.
specting the Fenian raids as giving ground
for claim by Canada against the United
States, and spoke for an hour in its support,
He did not believe Mr.. Chandler, in his re-
cent speech, reflected the sentiment Of the
people Of America. II England could for
On instant entertain such monstrous pro-
position as to transfer the Dominion to the
United States, he thought he could be per-
fectly justified in saying. in behalf Of that
house and the people Of Canada, they would
be no parties to such transfer. Loud
cheers. KISS "a = s51sis ESQ., 4 :. 4.
He regretted that the United States Sc
nate did not adopt the Alabama treaty,
which would have settled the whole bust
ness. He asserted that Canada did her
duty during the late civil war in America,
and might be proud Of her record as good
neighbors. Forty thousand Canadians
served in the army Of che Union. He defend
ed the course Of Canadian officials in the
st. Adams raid; by reason Of the Ameri-
can war the Canadian war expenses swell
ed from $50, 900 to $500, 900. He concluded
as follows: Looking now at the other side
Of the picture, he would ask what was the
course of the United States toward Canada |?
lie was sorry to say that any one, inferring
from the tone held by their press and pub
lie men during the period he referred to,
would have to acknowledge that it was most
severe and unwarranted. They threatened
Canada with retaliation for acts which she
never committed. ~ ars4 - H.
EARLY IN the war our intercourse and
trade relations became embarrassed and
hampered by consuls' certificates, and q va
riety CT other forms tending to make the
interchange Of persons and property with
the United States expensive and difficult.
When the war was ended, from one end OF
the United States to the other, in all the
principal cities, armed men were publicly
drilled and organized with the svowed OBJ
Ject OF capturing Canada. 1t was not dis
countenanced by the United States Govern
ment, as might have been expected. 1t vas
fact that for months, aye years, an organi-
cation Of the most formidable character
was in the States, armed, he would not say
from the arsenals Of the United States, but
certainly having United States arms, and
drilled by United States officers, held pub
lie meetings, in which they stated their OBJ
ject to be the invasion and oonquering Of
Canada. They entered the province in
armed bands by thousands and not from
any want of will on their part, but simply
want Of power, they failed to deluge the
western peninsula with blood. rn~sre
The course of the United States Govern
ment appeared to be dictated by the desire
to bring about the humiliation of England
through her dependencies on this continent !;
but he did not believe the plan would sue
coed. England would not for moment
give way, and the people Of Canada would
sustain her to man, having repudiated the
idea that the policy of Great Britain toward
the Dominion was one of abandonment. Mr..
Gait closed amid load cheers.