The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-02
The Defence of Canada.

II the House OF Lords, June %, Earl Russell moved
an address 10 her Majesty expressing the satislac-
ton OF the House Ut spontaneous expressions Of
loyalty and attachment to the British Crown winch
had lately enalatei from many the colonies, ami
prayIdS the appoiatmcn or COmmi son u inquire
into the Dcst intel 20 guarantee che security
OF every par her Majety's IN Mons. The noble
earl based motion upon two grJunds-one, the
great change With Ia been made since 1853 In
the mode CARRYING on war, and The preparations
whi h other Powers had made 10 meet the altered
state O. thplgs; and, secOn lly, becanSe or late
years thero had been great disturbance OF the
pu lic mind with respect 10 our col Mai poll ~
and II was desirable TO have The opihon OF The
executive government, ana If necessary their ori-
shpa Op mon, rs 10 the polly when ought 10 he
maintained. Having urged the ne es lty o. III TN
the NAYS, force upon thoroughly ucient system
ne observed in reference 20 MAINTAIN ~ troops In
tie ;oI1nes that he had he ri with regr ;t the de
termination OF the government TO Withdraw tue gr
rsoll rom quebec. He diI not dou1C tne courage
and skill OF The Canadian 1a but in the even. Of
a war suddenly bre king out one single error nilht
prove fatal diSa5tro 10, inasmuch as III Water IL
would be extremely di1culC TO Senl Brt g. iOrc3
up the ST. Lawten G. In CONCLUSION. he contelde
that II the duty OF the g0vernDe IL to aicc tain
by commission or otherwise the best means OF al
forlng adequate protection to the whole OF our c.
lonia POSSESSIONS.
Lord NoRrHBRoOK pointed out that the old policy
OF colonial protection ia retn for the non0J0y ,.
q colonial market, was eXpl deJ an that the !lne
had come when sci governing colonies 6n0dld de
rend themselves WI reSa TO canada The WAS
reason TO believe that the Dominion wJ1d be oae
q gTedt ana p0Cey1Rt nation, luiiy ALE 10 deen
Itself. The mother )untry had ALREADY x IA It.ed
her a railway loan. and iurtner alvance w uli be
made TO compete the 0roiIcab OBS fcCJlHlcnuei ny
Captain Jerys. Under heSe CT instances tlGg v.
erament had resolve to red zee the Britt force TO
one battalion OF infantry al Que uat cry OF TIL
lery The defence oil the Dominion would tneD dc
vove upon q OF forty no isad militia aud upon
the general naval SUPREMACY OF tie untry. lie
hoped the moi on would not bo pressed as It was
not necessary, while The scope OF such an tiquiry
would be lar too gigantic tor The estgation OF any
Single com MISSION.
Earl GREY commended that closer connection
should be maintained Detyeea the co oues ami the
mother country. lie condemned the policy pursued
toward the cape. expire sed his APPREHENSION That
II iC were persisted IN IL would lead TO another
Kaifre war and recommended the manLenaAce OF q
British garrison.
Earl GRANVILLE defended the policy OF the govern
ment. and remarked thar the WAY In Wa CT the
Canadian militia mad r0utel the Feuials (whOm he
character sed as Ccnte npthle class OF ib lsters)
showed that The Dominion could protecG itself with
out The assistance OF the mother country. Al the
same time he admitted that the colonial posses
sIons were attacke 1t would DO tie duty OF the In
perial COVE nment TO defend tDeIn. As for the
motion, 1t was not one winch 1t WoaId be possible
for the House to adopt.
The motion was eventually withdraWn.