Year: 1863

A vast amount of speculation is being


indulged in, and very naturally, as to the


destination of the splendid army that is


being concentrated at this point The city


is full of troops, and all the islands in the


bay and the adjacent country for miles


around here are dotted with encampments.


There is at present a force of over thirty


thousand men in and around New York,


and it is being daily increased, so that we


may expect in week or two to reach fifty


thousand men. 1t is composed of infantry


cavalry and artillery in due proportion,


and it is in every respect ofiicered, equip
ped and disciplined upto the highest stand
ard of excellence


What will we do with it


This is the question that is puzzling the


minds of the whole community At first il
was supposed that it was intended to over
awe and suppress all riotous demonstra-
tons that the enforcement Of the conscrip-
ton law might give rise to. This was
mistake The draft has been going on with
the utmost regularity, in peace and good
temper. without the rcmotest approach to
resistance, and yet the army, instead of be-
inc withdrawn. as it would be if that were
the object OF its being sent here, is being
steadily reinforced Then, again, a few
wise heads among our own citizens and
great many nervous people in the British
provinces have come to the conclusion that
we are about to anticipate events BY cross
ing the st. Lawrence and quietly anneXing
the Canadas to the American Republic
Not vet That will come by aud by ; but
the army of 1000 men encamping in and
around New York is not destined for that
pleasant and easy conquest, and our Cana
dian friends need not get excited for yet a
little while Others might imagine that
it was intended for operation against the
rebels, except it is plain to everybody that
the Confederacy is at It's last gasp. and that
it is entirely unnecessary to have recourse
to any new army to accelerate its dissolu-
ton


None Of these gucsses therefore, are
correct And yet this mysterious army
must have destination What is it We
will try our hand at unrayelling the mys- |
terry.


We had, when this Southern rebellion
sroke out. republic as a neighbor--a re-
public unfortunate it is true, and suffering
from civil discords. While
we were engaged in restoring our own gov
ernment aud putting dovr armed treason,
an ambitious European Power stepped in
and overthrow our neighbor's government, |
in its stead the monarchial
principle, which is entirely contrary to the
instincts and interests both Of Mexico aud Of
the United States Well, now that by the
virtual subjugation of our own rebellion we
can afford to pay some little attention to our
ncighbors affairs, we propose to undo what
has been done or attempted to be done by
the Emperor of the French. The army
about which So much speculation has been
in is intended for that little
piece of business. twill probably be trans
ported without much loss OF time to the |
harhor of Vera Cruz, and will plant the
emblem of freedom on the castle of San
Juan d'I lloa 1t will not be the first time
for that flag to float from those ramparts.
The French army will thus be locked up
in the interior; and will not be very well
able to get out until the imperial pro-
gramme is thoroughly renounccd and aban-
doned Our sister republic will then be |
left free either to rcconstitute herself and
make another effort at civil. religious and