Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-04-11
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CANADIAN AFFAIRS.

CANADIAN AFFAIRS.
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CANADIAN CORRESPONDENCE
Nosrtr,L March 20 1897.
To he Edifor, 4 ne ". D. D.nlv Eipras.
"Nhy." hear Il asked. do Ancnoan now,pa.
psrs Interest themselves leo Canadian sfIoifs The
Americans do hot wan, CAasds =" s,r Tus UNi.
TED STATES DO Nor WANT CsNap,." What.
wan, frigiJ country, fllcd witb people gnoran,
u democratic Institutions, Who spoak French in
stead of English, and attend Catholic church in-
stead Of meeting house ;" | say ",cs, though
hey may no, Of late have though, much about IT,"
There are ,hfng disparagsm0n's. They in.cfe-
red tot with the accession Of Louissns which gave
you the command Of the great Southern ssisry Of
DOR continent nor would they with the accession
ot Canada which would give you the command Of
the gtca, artery Of the North. Who can calcul.
ate hat note arc the advantages of the first -
Who 4bsi may be the Advantage of the second
Would the inhabitants Of The valley Of the Missis
prepared by God Sr sss2s abode. np,r permit The
oephi1 pi n iNfflEi4 ~ E"is IhNly ptUp,
al New Orlcansl No. Or VIII the countless
thousands now ,hronging westward in continuous
removal, like the iruptions that o'crruh the state
OF antiquity but with more beautiful designs Of pro-
violence in their hands for the old world barbarian
was the harbugor fdt siruction and death-the a.
metieaa democrat ofprosperiiy and life. VIII they
.opg petma the presence eta foreign Deputy at Que
bect ! answer, THEr WILL NOT. The present
fro,hy Governor OF Upper Canada sand, 10 sllision
to Americans. in one Of his feeble addresses last
summer. Let them come if hey dare. The ihrca,
will not be forgotten when he people Of Michigan
and Wisconsin are ready, and should their rifles
be pointed Eastward, ii would be wisdom in that
gentleman rather to resume his Old following in the
Wagon train than 10 assume the Commander in
Chief. Nothing can withstand The torreD, of A.
merioan determination it needs but to iciH and
monarchy, like masonry must be swept from hem
sphtre in which II has no INHERITANCE.
But why" repeats tho European, who cannot
separate the idea Of acquisition from spoilation,
edo the United States want Canada Z" They have
no crown princes or archdukes 10 provide for, on
the contrary they are annually dividing off new
States, without sadJng them with tribute or aris-
tocracy." He cannot comprehend the policy Of gran
ting 10 newly congrcga,ed population of $4,000
oil the privileges Of an old common wealth. In his
opinion the glory Of the old confederation would
be exalted by imposing conditions upon these new
States that would keep them miserable for cen.
tury-os miserable as q colony Of Europe.
Oh. how peurile. how little, how contemplate
does the polhy Of Europe sppesr--her fashions and
her course Of ihought-wheB we compare her
,rammelled popu.ation-hcr population IF iaequsl-
tiles and castles to the men Of equal righ,s-the
great people Of the West-the free, intelligent,
unettered, dsen,hralled people the United States
moving with the invncible march Of perfect temoc-
racy, to unexnmpled advancement in social happ-
ness in national glory--with strides so resistless
and so rapid, that the imagns ton OF the astoupd-
ed bcholder gazes with bewilGerment as on liv-
ing miracle. What becomes of Abe sovereign prin,
ces of ten square miles Of the carths suriace-the
lords of standing armies Of thirty men cook groom,
HITLER. and fuoiman, oil counted the breeders of
nigh, divine breeders for greater potentates TO
perpe,rate race of legitimate imbeciles TO rule
the destiny Of man-whcn compared to the simple
citizen the freely elected ruler Of one Of the TWEEN
,v-six confederate States 7" "German gentles
are but sand" sang Burns in his advice TO King
Georges daughters. But oil this is not exactly
pertinent to the "Conada question:
The United States does not want Canada upon
European consideration Of population or territory.
bu, they want il upon American consideration, for
convenience fI lfouc, hUu US sfe"Hy SRdthsf oHa
neighbors. They want the pine forests of Canada
to supply countries becoming year by year d,spos.
sessed of this NEST valuable Of oil timber, and they
must hare free from the producers Of -four
and pork, TO the fisheries Of Newfoundland and the
ocean. can never look on the map a, iha, dark
mass Of territory in the north, commencing at tie
sources Of the St. John, and after ndeniing down
wards to the 42d degrees of latitude at Detroit,
bearing off again TO the 15,h degree, from whence
it stretches across TO the Pacific, hanging over
the brighter climes of,he United States like gloo-
my cloud sbove The sunshine beauty Of summers
day, without dwelling on the importance Of that
dfeary waste and its Struggling population 10 those
southern regions.
Though the seabosrd line Of the United States
is ofcnormous length and cannot be very well tor
tilted you have nothing to fear from Europe on tho;
side, though oil its powers were combined agaus,
you. They might commasd the seas. bat no nr-
msment, however powerful, could ever cross an O.
cesn Of 5000 mes, and make permanent lodge
meui on your coast. The power uf England could
no, ofec, II when the thirteen igiasl states were
but ribbon along the Atlantic. offering nearly the
same profile TO attack that you now present. Your
danger is in the rear. You ecu never be prepared
for war for which ii is our motto 10 be prepared