those periods, numbers emigrated from this province to the United
States, and the usual immigration from Europe hither was also
materially interfered with.

Assuming 1,500,000 as the present actual population of the Canadas, we
shall examine the strength of British North America from published
returns in 1845, or the best authorities.

CHIEF CITIES. POPULATION
POPULATION, 1845. OF 1845.

Canada 1,500,000 {Montreal 60,000
{Quebec 30,000
{Kingston 12,000
{Toronto 20,000

New Brunswick 200,000 {Fredericton 6,000
{St. John 31,000

Nova Scotia,} 250,000 {Halifax 16,000
including} {Sydney ------
Cape Breton}

Newfoundland 100,000 St. John's 20,000

Prince Edward's}
Island and the} 45,000 Charlotte Town ------
Magdalen Isles}
---------
Total Population 2,095,000.

A serviceable militia of 80,000 young men may, therefore, without
distressing the population, be easily raised in British North America,
with a reserve sufficient to keep an army of 40,000 able-bodied
soldiers in Canada always in the field; and, if necessary, 100,000
could be assembled at any point, for any given purpose.

The Great Gustavus said that he would not desire a larger military
force for defensive purposes than 40,000 men fit for actual service,
to accomplish any military object, as such a force would always enable
him to choose his positions. Two such armies of effective men could be
easily maintained in the two Canadas, and concentrated rapidly and
with certainty upon any given point, notwithstanding the extent of
frontier; and the Canadians are much more essentially soldiers than
the people of the United States, without any reference to valour or
contempt of danger: whilst they would be fighting for everything dear
to them, and the aggressors for mere extension of territory, and to
accomplish the fixed object of destroying all monarchical
institutions.

I have already said that there is no sympathy of the Irish settlers in
Canada with the native Americans, and the best proof of this is the
public demons