The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-01-11

OF politics In the State that tho famous def
milton OF q States relation to the Federal Gov
eminent was intended only " rs the expression
OF n sentiment. and not as tho basis for any
contemplated action. 1t amounted. In fact.
merely to cavent directed against tho course
Of party disposed to take an even moro UNI
constitutional view OF the Union than was hold
by those who voted for tho resolutions"
The Death Struggle or New France.
The story OF tho long contention between
France and England for dominance In North
America-in which Mr.. FRANCIS PARKMAN dis
cerned a fitting theme for historicallro POSI-
ton o; tho first order ends with the second
volume OF Montcaha aud Wolfe little. Brown Il
Coz. When the thread Of narrative Ii caught
up In the first chapter Of this volume the situa-
ton OF the English colonies was disheartening.
though 1t may be opined that Braddock's de-
feat and other reverses were needed to call out
the concerted energy by which their numeri-
cal superiority to the French enemy was
to be ut last turned to account. Certain 1t
IL that In 1853. after the return OF William Pitt
to Office had given them the assurance Of Wig
orous support and capable leadership on tho
part a the mother country. the northern
colonies In particular evinced n fighting power
In which observing Englishmsn discerned q
warning. But even Pitt could not rsorsanize
the British army at a stroke. and tho coonists
had yet to sufror good deal from incompetent
ueperalship tina failure of the movemsnt from
which they hoped the most-the attack on Fort
Ticonderopa in l75S-bsinp unouestionablv
due "A Mr. parkman shows IN the blunders
and intbenrtedness of tho English com.
mander. Abercromby.
But while the direct avenue OF approach to
Montreal by way OF Lake Champlain was thus
barred for another year. the circle OF the French
defepces WAS broken down and narrowed by
successfu, operations in other ouar,ors The
Cane Breton stronghold. I,,uisburp ON which
tho French relisa 10 command tina na, ~ ~
Lawrence and keep omen maritime communi.
cation with Quebec. had Welded to n strong
English armament nitcr niIespcrate resistnnce
while the capture of Fort Frontinac and Fort
Duouesne freed tina colonies from anprebep
sions OF attack upon their flank md rear
md left them fre. To make n supremo
effort for the conquest OF Canada in tho
succeeding summer. Tho mnip interest Of tn,
decisive campaign md of this yolume 4. of
course. concentrated on the expedition led Inv
Con. Wolfe against Ouebec. or this of6cer
whose death in the moment OF triumph has
disarmed criticism and gained for him p,r.
haps, more fame than his abilities deserved n
discriminating estimate is here for tho frat time
offered us. The resolution disp,aved nv him
less. Lacquer Of Ouebec i, rorciblv d.pi.t.d and
II Ia clear that Wolfe wns sick man when be left
England and had he survived the buttle IN the
Plains OF Abraham. wound probably have died
like Forbes lwho n vcar nrovions,v Ind
taken Fort Dunuesnc, bofors reochinp
home. but while without bis dountl,ss
and INLAY lila amir, IN, exp.di,ion n,ue, l,yo
miscarried tina inr.rcnc, ia nr.ssed un,n ne
Nv Mr. Parkman', racitaI NJ thu siaya that
WoIfe's s.ratepical abilities were n, tho wbo,e
inferior tn those ~ his opta-,,is, Non,co,m
and that III, daring movomnnt hv which suc.
cess WAS won vas ,arr,lv dina Ia accident IN,
imnrossion lcf, pn,n th,. boatv r.o,,r -, his-
tory ,as hn.n thot ~, T., f,un5 ouehoo ,nn,,-
entlv ;mrrcon,l,I, hut that b,a oy,, M on,,
d.,nc,.d e, sinyl. cb,,,oo fo. ,ho o,s,i,nt IN
~, ro,,,n,. nhn,, ,ho ,,,rr ,,,as,, n,,,,,,,,
thonyh surr,n,lv bo,,r1,n. w,s n, ,oo,t,,"s'
sihle The facts how.v.r ,ra tn,t tho
British tl.,, opcror,d or Omaha, IN IN,