Canada; its Defences, Condition, and Resources Being a third and concluding volume of "My Diary, North and South"

CHAPTER XII.

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The Militia--American Intentions--Instability of the Volunteer Principle--The Drilling of Militia--The Commission of 1862--The Duke of Newcastle’s Views--Militia Schemes--Volunteer Force--Apathy of the French Canadians--The first Summons 200