The St.
Lawrence Is Blocked Up For Four Or Five Months In Winter, And The
Steamers Which Run To Quebec In The Summer Run To Portland During
The Season Of Ice.
There is at present no mode of public
conveyance between the Canadas and the Lower Provinces; and an
immense
District of country on the borders of Lower Canada, through
New Brunswick, and into Nova Scotia, is now absolutely closed
against civilization, which by such a railway would be opened up to
the light of day. We all know how much the want of such a road was
felt when our troops were being forwarded to Canada during the last
winter. It was necessary they should reach their destination
without delay; and as the river was closed, and the passing of
troops through the States was of course out of the question, that
long overland journey across Nova Scotia and New Brunswick became a
necessity. It would certainly be a very great thing for British
interests if a direct line could be made from such a port as
Halifax, a port which is open throughout the whole year, up into
the Canadas. If these colonies belonged to France or to any other
despotic government, the thing would be done. But the colonies do
not belong to any despotic government.
Such a line would, in fact, be a continuance of the Grand Trunk;
and who that looks at the present state of the finances of the
Grand Trunk can think it to be on the cards that private enterprise
should come forward with more money - with more millions?
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