North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-08-21

IMPORTANT PEECHIN THE
ENGLISH PARLIAMENT.

ENGLISH PARLIAMENT.
ron the / lh of July last, Sir Charlie,
t.. Grey, o0e OF the Commissioners who
came out tn Canada in 1885, brought m,
QUESTION OF Canadian Independence before
the House of Commons, and expressed far
greater fears that Lower Canada would
fall into the hands of France, and the
Gull nj ~. Lawrence, the Importance oil
which he shewed, come once more into
the possession of that power, whose fleets
are formidable, and whose government is
far less hateful! 10 its people, and far more
cnngenal 10 the Lower Canadians than
thst Of England, the most heartIess. cruel
and ungrateiul Of ell the governments
with which, for their sins, mankind were
ever cursed in any age. heard Earl
Grey tell the House Of Peers once. that
they had refused the just demands of the
people Of the thirteen colonies until they
threw them into the arms ol France. Enc.
land has done the same by Canada and
may bring about the same results. Lower
Canada, with a French feet, French off.
GERS, French money, and her own gallant
population may yet seek that indepe ndence
which would hold her separate from these
States. And, if mistake not, Mr.. Pap
Ineau found American friendship colder By
Tar than Canadian winter in his hour Of
greatest need. He is now where Frank
I'm found friends for those who have i'll re-
Quilted their benefactors. know that
many influential persons of Lower Cana.
ia who have seen the gambling, specula- :
lag, bank note shaving. heariIess system
q seeking riches by every other means
Than honest industry, which is running the :
morals and undermining the real power of !
ms country, have expressed the utmost
aversion In any nearer connection with the V
states. The government appear to wish !"
ne downfall Of this system, out many per- a
IONS express the strongest doubts. Mac \
itnsie's Gas. q
House OF Commons, July IL. #
SIR. {. e. Grey wished for few hours =,
Q be dedicated to,the general consideration n
J ihe Affairs OF Lower Canada and being "a
contrary opinion as to every thing 81;
se which had fallen from Sir VIM. Moles. he
'orth, he would venture to draw attention ~
three or four prominent considerations If
'nnected with the sub beet. n
There was one point TO which sufficient, !,
tent'on bad not heen paid. The mis- he
net and dangers which must arise To the m.
'onify IRON Encouragement of the affairs he
Lower Canada. He had never seen 70
aced IN sufficiently conspicuous point in
view me consideration as TO the hands IN
when Lower Canada might be naced c,s
the event oil ITS ceasing 10 he connected Can
IN Tins country. Above all, he would Ill.,
the House 10 turn its attention IN the
III Of 81. Lawrence. nv ~
he had been surprised when an allusion -
> made 10 the possibility of separation
lng place between this country and A
wef Canada il had been said that At Gre
- 10 oanger could be apprehended of Bee
"e,ng maze source OF aggression. inst
"ou" peg them TO cas-, their eyes over viii
map OF the world, & they would find by i
spot 90 the globe from which apgres- aiarl
IS were 50 likely to be made aesins, our
tam as from the waters of the ST. Law if he
e. IL was, IN fact, a Baltic of opr of a
I'LL was an inland sea requiring only ton
tal ana industry 10 develope its resour- beau
70 make II all to the country which won
10 possess Il what the Baltic was - BUT
saa and the counties which soyropn1 land
Like The Baltic, il was defended dn A moi
n ~"NNh PSA
.Du'loe'a oie part oil the year from to, al
.p -. - u ua an eaemy by ice but in pa
80 .n~ u,hetenee between il and Amer
49, 'ua. tne unh OF ~. Lawrence tell S
= A"aHoes, each OF which it ter II
: y .e'sssaty 70 guard 10 prevent ihroa
,-, .. "os'iie Meet. The strait OF Tullir
.s,e vac passage between the main Of her
and the island OF Newfoundland. aud
,ns Of Canso, between Cape Breton tn,
Nova Scotla al these mus be email baitle.