The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-30
FRANCE AND CANADA.

H"s Ntnteihent which Find,
.ie"encs Among Some French. fans.
dlans.
lie Monde, of this city. prints a lette,
from It's Paris correspondent saving that
there exists in the archives Of tbo
Marine IN Paris an elaborate plan for
the invasion and occupation OF the Gnl,
OF st. Lawrence and the province Of
Quebec m the event Of a wal betwc,n
france and England He saws. loo
NM 'the visit OF the French l%ronclnd 4,
uallssoniero to Quebec four wear. snn
W., Tor the purpose Of exploring and
nhuihg out the points of yantage olong
the coast. That visit,n the poris cn.'
'uspohueht says, 'was made be-
cause the English Government NJ tbat
ume threatened to seize the sncI
,ahai. In conversation with onc ~
lhe most prominent French. Canadian
journalists In Montreal about this ind.
uohi' Your correspondent was told tbat
inc existence Of such a plan wns ma
news TO him. THE English Govern.
ment' he said, ''is well aware that
France has an eye on Quebec. and h
knows, too, that II wal ever takes ulacs
between tho two countries. The Franch.
canadians will side with their mother
country. War between France and
England would moan war In Can,da
rms " no secret, and not only has nv.
French Minister Of Marine an elabor.ta
pan Tor the invasion and occupation Of
Quebec, but the French Ministaro of War
knoWs exactly The state of public fool
ing here, the number Of men ths
french-Canadians could put IN the mia.
what arms they possess, tho strntecicai
FEATURES OF the country. and tho ns.ist.
anee France might expect In the eyen,
OF attempting an invasion Of Canada
Inc orumbling condition Of The citaJai
~ Quebec, the neglected state Of lbs
iorts Of Point Levis. the temper ~
Tue frenoh-C Canadian people on tba
national question, the relative STRENGTH
OF french-C Canadian and English militia
baltallons. the strength and wealnss.
OF Halifax. and everything that gnes IN
make up what the Paris corresponJ.n,
Of Ia Monde ealls'an elaborate MAN fnr
thc invasion and occupation Of this
country have, to my knowledge, been
on record In the French archives for
some years past"
"Bnt do you believe that the French.
Canadian people would support such
venture on the part Of Francrp" | asked
why, yes, Of course, o know ~.
would, y he answered. They wonll /
grant, rather be left alone. 1rbey bssa
been until lately fairly well satisfied. bnt
war between France and England wonld
~ once p%recipitatc a wat Of @ hers
happened To be in Paris NJ the verv
time that England was, as IL Mouds,,
correspondent says, threatening 10 sri,.
The suez Canal, aud II | had I had
one hundred conversations on the snh.
Iect VI the invasion Of Canada by /,
tfonch cxpcditionary force. MilitsYv
men, naval men and Journalists ali
poke to mo about Il. A few swift cruisers
WITH ten thousand troops and n hmm.
lred thousand stand Of arms or board
Would do the work. And 10 tell von
he truth we here 10 not pooh.pooh ina
dea, because we know that the Envlish
'eople viii rc.pect our rights ali tbs !,
when they understand that we /,
ave an outside nation to whom we can i
ook for help, just as you Irish pcople f,
~ better able 10 hold up your heads :
ere because u the neighborhood ~ !
our Irish relatives In the United States . :
No french-C Canadian In the Dominion !
Understands his people or the situation /
than my infnfmarf nn.s~. :
Dr. NJ y. ssH. :