DIVISION DE LA MILICE

6.—La milice sera divisée en Milice Active et Milice de Réserve : La Milice Active comprendra la Milice Volontaire, la Milice Régulière et la Milice Navale.

La milice volontaire se Composera des corps levés au moyen de l’enrôlement volontaire.

60.—L'officier comm inandant aucun corps d'invasion ou d’insu dangers, appeler, signification du

d'avoir à fournir le nombre d'hommes requis soit. comm renforts ou pour remplir les vides dans les corps en activité de service;

3.—Lorsque la milice sera, en tout ou en pa:tie, appelée au service actif, en conséquence de guerre, invasion ou insurrection, Sa Majesté pourra la placer sous les ordres du commandant de ses troupes régulières en Canada.

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Débats sur la Loi de 1868, (1) Le 51 mars 1868:—

quota necessary. If the population between the ages of 30 and 45 were not sufficient they would have to fall back upon the respectcble (laughter) portion of the community, between 45 and 60.....,(149)

HON. Mr. CARTIER (after recess) :—In resuming said that if the measure which he now had the honor to introduce, had been the law of the land during the past three years, the defence necessary for the protection of the country would have been provided at a lower expense than that which had been incurred, and though he hoped that no such invasions would be repented it was necessary to be prepared to meet them, in the firm determination of

spectacle of Canadians educated at the expense of the Canadian publie fighting the battles of contending parties on Italian soil. Now, is th's what the people of Canada are to be taxed for to the extent of 8110,000 a Year to furnish soldiers for the service of the Pope and Garibaldi? What 1 contend for, Mr. Speaker, is, that we have neither

(cheers). — (153)

Hon. Mr. DORION — thought the government measure fgnored the volunteer and adopted the compulsory system. StUil he believed that there was, or would be, no lack of men to carry out the principle......(150)

Le 22 avril 1868 :—

HON. Mr. DORION : — The battle {entre l'Angleterre et les Etats-Unis], if it were ever to be fought, must be fought by sea, and not behind any ramparts on Cangddian soil. The only information which the minister would afford

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Britain in heeping soidiers here. Me (Mr. Sanborn) believ creased expenditure for Great Britain, as those soldiers must be kept in Canada as cheaply as anywhere else,

HON. Mr. CAMPBELL :—Every additional colony gives the ployment of s0 many additional troops, therefore we are the, additional troops being employed.

HON. Mr. SANBORN-—did not think any larger number of troops was hept aceount of Canada being a possession of the British Crown. If there were, it was the maintainance of British power on this continent, from an Imperial, and not from Canadian, point of view. Suppose a war tukes place between the United States and Great Britain, it would not be on secount of any grievance which we have, as Canadians; yet the result would be the devastation of the most beautiful and productive part of our country, Should we not then nssert our own peculiar position, and show the state in which we would be placed by the contingencies of war, Then look at the importance of the colonies to bring power and prestige to Great Britain. Let her be shorn of them, and where would her name be in the estimation of the world in comparison to what it is now ?......(259-200)

occasion for the emoceasion of

HON, Mr. MITCHELL :—.,...,,,..., The number of those in England who wish te throw us upon our own protection is very small; all the British people ask of us js that if British treasure is to be spent in Canada, we should pay our just share to maintain the rights end liberties of the country. He did not think there was à single man on the floor of the House, or äny man who wished to remain a British subject, but was willing to contribute his fair share for the defence of the country. These Bills will be an evidence to the people of England that we desire to maintain British power on this continent, and it will be an argument against the reasoning of those who desire to sever the connection between us and the British Empire...... (261)

Dépêche de M. Cardwell, ministre de la Guerre, à Lord Granville, ministre des Colonies (:) (Extraits)

(1) Extract of Letter from Mr. Secretary Cardwell te Eur! Granville. War Office, 25th January, 1809.

“In looking at the document, of which 1 enclose a copy, entitled “Distribution of Regimental Establishments, 1868-9, I find that of the whole number of men voted for the current year, 50,025 are entered under the heading ‘Total for the Colonies, which includes the force in Japan; of this number, viz., 50,025, no less than 16,185 are entered for British North America, under the several heads of Canada, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland.”

“Of this last number, 3,592 have already been recalled, and 1 have had submitted to me a letter from the Colonial Office, dated the Sth ultimo, stating that in the opinion of the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (2), a further reduction of the troops servins in the Dominion of Canada might take place, s0 as to leave—