We, your Excellency’s recommendations regarding the

(1) Sessional Papers, 1862, No. 17,—première partie.

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fence of certain points by permanent fortifications, as we consider the former subject “Ana gPially within the provines of the General Commanding Her Majestyts And we have been given to understand that a separate commission has been employed to investigate the latter important subject. We have, nevertheless, in arranging our proposed distribution of ihe three arms of the service, kept in view the nature 9 the defence that would be required in the different districts. We have, moreover, in eat aguition of numbers, been strongty influenced by the conviction, that ln ts th the neighboring Country, no defence could be effectual unless the ere held by a powerful force of gun boats. N e submit the Draft of a Bill in accordance with the foregoing Report, and submit the same for Your Fxcellency's consideration. GEO. ET. CARTIER, JOHN. A. MACDONALD, A. T. GALT, ALLAN N. MACNAB, E. P. TACHE, D. LYSONS, Colonel, T. E. CAMPBELL,

À. CAMERON, THOMAS WILY, Québec, March 15, 1862.

Projet de Loi de la Milice, 1862 (1) (Extrait)

CALLING OUT THE MILITIA

“439. — The Comnander-in-chief may call out the militia or any part thereof for “service, either within or without .the province, whenever it is in his opinion advisable “s0 to do by reason of war, invasion, disturbance, or insurrection, or imminent danger “of any of them ; and in any such case the volunteer and regular force shall first take “the field, then the reserve force, then additional active battalions from the service “sedentary €orce, and fastly the retired sedentary force.”

Débats sur le Projet de Loi de 1862 (2) Le 2 mai 1862:— ; Hon. 3. À. MACDONALD—having Proposed to proceed with the debate on the bill respecting the Militia —

Hon. Mr. LORANGER-—hoped the debate would be postponed until the correspondence on the subject of the military defence expenditure was laid before the House.

(1) “Cerrespondence between Her Majesty's Government and the Governor General ef Canads in reference to the Militia Bill Proposed and per in the Canadian Parlis-

le texte de la loi antéri lui du projet pré. ré pe ln Commission ot sressent

antérieure, ce ré r ssion et re l’Assemblée, et celui des amendements Pot as la défaite du ministère, L'article et. dessus est extrait du projet de loi rejeté en mai 1862. ;

(2) Extraits des Parliamentary Debates, 1862 (compilés du “Morning Ch'onicle), Le chiffre de la page est indiqué après chaque citation.

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subject, and no contribution Whatever had been asked from this country for war pur- Poses,...,,... *es...... Ï believe that net juvPle fully value their privileges, and @at (ae, most anxious to preserve intact ii” connection With the British nation. (Hear). They have institutions which they highly prize and they Possess institutions which they both cherish and are ready to maintain. They know well that as a body of freemen, they would be unworthy of their liberty, and unworthy of their free

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As hon. members are well aware, in 1854, in consequence of the exigencies of the Imperial Government, they were obliged to Withdraw their troops nearly altogether from Canada. The country was on the eve of the Crimean war, and a correspondence ensued, in which the Imperial Government informed the Legislature of Canada and the people of Canada that their necessities compelled them to recall most of the Imperial troops then in the Province, and that in future Canada must depend upon

know that so far as ourselves are concerned we should be utterly helpless in such an event. (Hecar, D ne We see that Whenever, either in Upper or

Possible avoid mingling up this Measure with the consideration of what England Will do for us. England will, of Course, do as much as she Can for us, will if neces-

her subjects in this country. In case of war with the United States, England wit undoubtcdly be Willing, as the member for Montreal West remarkcd, to expend her

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(est farfhing and her last man in our defence. But while it is the duty of England te de ss, and while we will receive from her the exercice of all her power, still it is olain!y and obviously our duty to provide a large and efficient force for the purpose

ef fighting upon our own soil, for our own possessions, our own privileges snd our