The New York herald., 1870-08-09
MONARCHY In RETREAT.
THE DISARMAMENT OF CANADA.
EXIT OF THE BRITISH LION.
Hauling Down the Red Cross
Flag.
OF THE BRITISH LION.
Eellng0ff Old HOn---Giving Away Gibral-
tars---The Heather and the Herald.
TIE NEW BULWARKS OF THE DOMINION.

QUEBEC, August D, lcfV'
The shades Of Wolfe, Montcalm and Phipps look
aown with pity and amazement to sec "Ichabod"
aaming on the toothless walls Of the great CITADEL
and tho spirit of the dauntless Montgomery-if
ever 1t haunts the neighborhood Of the simple
stone that marks where his blood was spilled bo-
meath the bastions Of monarchy for the dear
sake of nascent repubhc-may smile and hero
after rest in peace. Time Is bringing about his
reyenges. The Eagle will soon have tho Cont
nent to himself, and monarchy is dying at Quebec
30 surely as Maximlian at Queretaro. Ships lie in
harbor laden deeply with guns, shot, shell, mu-
nitions Of war. You meet the oilclothcovered
wagon, with its red flag, hourly In tho streets.
The blue peter is hoisted at the masthead, and
ship after ship drops down stream with the
ebbng tide. England is
CALLING OFF THE DOGS OF WAR,
and her bull pups are going to be left alone in
their Canadian kennel.
There has always been q large force of British
regulars stationed in Canada to man the various
fortfcations and seduce the nurse-maids in the va
rious garrison towns. Between IL, 900 and $4,000
men have been found necessary for the Canadian
station-foot, cavalry, artillery and engineers,
without counting the squadron at Halifax the vol
unteer force-said to number 10 900 efficient men
and the active service militia. This force has me-
cessarily been source Of expense to England.
During the last ten years the British taxpayer"-
poor devil-has had to pay $205 100000 gold, for
his colonies, Canada's share Of the swag being
about 81 500 900 annually. In addition to this the
militia costs ST. 100000 year, 80 that our Fenians
stand us about as much per pound, dead weight,
as your Piegans.
The Trent difficulty in 1861 and the formation of
the volunteer force in Canada did much to per-
petuate the system of imperial garrisons. The
close of the American war and the accession to
Office Of Bright and Gladstone gave It its death
blow. The only foe which England could ever
be called upon to face in Canada must, Of course,
be the United States a Power able TO place mil
lion Of men In the field. Close examination was
made into the matter by eminent English officers,
and although system of Notifications to defend
the cities was recommended their private convc-
tions and reports decidedly to the effect that
CANADA WAS DErENoELEss
Her long frontier and small population left her
at a serious disadvantage, and the only practica
BILE course, said these officers, would be to hold
Quebec, let the rest Of the country go, and pound
away at tho seaboard cities. Even the winter
would not protect Canada, for believe both Lee
and Mcclellan were of opinion that a winter cam
paign was possible and preferable. The railroads
at st. Albans, Ogdensburg, Oswego Buffalo
and Detroit afforded fine opportunities
for massiug men, and a landing anywhere near
Prescott would sever the entire system of COM
mnnication between the East and West by rail,
river, wire or canal, and q similar blow at the
Intercolonlal, where it runs near the Maine boun.
dary line, would deprive them of ocean communi
cation. In short, FIRST class American general,
who served with distinction during the war, said,
and meant It, too that he would contract to take
Canada in ninety days.
Since, then, 1t would take at the least compu-
tation 10000 men to begin to hold Canada, the
English government seriously began to consider
what it advantaged them to keep 1000 there. A
nation Of 4,0OO,0 900 souls should surely bo able to
do It's own police duty. The Fenians did not re-
quire l4,O00 men, each costing $3.50 year, to
repel them. Then, the only earthly use of these
men was sort Of sentimental guarantee on
the part Of England that she would protect the
Dominion. When her honor was concerned
fourteen men were quite as useful for
such purpose as $4,000 So tho
RECALL WAS SOUNDED.
Sir John Young, the Governor General, In his
Quebec speech last year gave the warning note.
He put forward this view and declared that the
modern system of warfare was to centralize and
mass, aiming desperate and rapid blows at the
heart Of an opponent instead Of carrying on long
campaigns with widely spread forces. At this
time positive information was received from Eng
land that the total disarmament of Canada was
contemplated and that not one red coat would
eat his Christmas pudding on Canadian soil in
1870.
OF course q howl went up all over Canada.
This was the beginning Of the end. Deserted by
I4,O0O soldiers tho miserable 100000 of Cana
dams would perish of hunger and thirst. Fenians
would capture US. So would flibusters. So
would American armies. Tho union jack would
be dishouored. The late Messrs. Pitt, Marl
borough, Palmerston, Wellington l. Co.
would rattle their bones under the stones
Of tho Abbey if they heard such a
thing mooted. Gladstone was playing into the
hands of Russia, Lowe was checse-paring huck.
ster and Bright was paid agent Of tho American
republic. If Canada went India would go, so
would Australia Gibraltar, Senegambia, Heligo-
land, and then where would the British empire be
"Gone where the woodbinc twineth." The loyal
press bestrode the British lion and made him roar
again, In italics.
OF course there were some conscientious luna
tics who believed all this, and there were many
impressioDable idiots who swallowed it for gospel.
But in the majority Of cases the cry did not come
from the heart, but rather from the belly. Con.
tractors, dealers, butchers, dealers in "fxed
bayonets''--the canteen term for forty-rod-these
men werc averse to seeing most profitable trade
Of several millions year withdrawn from the
country. Half the butchers In Montreal turned
annoxatiouists within forty.eight hours after tho
troops left the city.
Meanwhile the government strovo with might and
main to have the order revoked. But vainly.
Not even the Fenian raid and the Manitoba
troubles could alter the decree, and Canada
xroaned In spirit when sbe found that three.
fourths of the cost of the latter expedition must