They have printed and
circulated an appeal to the people to rise and demand their liberty.
We told you some time ago about England's idea of federating her
colonies.
If this should be done, the mother country would have the right to
demand that the colonies should contribute to her wars, and help her,
and stand by her on all occasions. The federating of England and her
colonies would bind them together in much the same way that our United
States are bound together. They would be under one head and one
government, but each portion of the empire would take its share of the
profits and losses.
It is this which has roused the Canadians of Quebec.
Here is their complaint: "Canada, more securely chained, will be thrown
into the defensive and offensive politics of Great Britain. We will be
called upon to contribute toward the military and naval forces of that
country. We will have to give our money and our blood to defend the
interests of the noble lords who scorn us, the London merchants who
exploit us, and the deserts of Africa or the plains of India will be our
funeral pyres, where many of our people will sleep.
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