The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-05-07
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EsDAY MAY 1889.
THE BOUNDARY.

All this matter may be summed up in few words
Great Britain 'oiU haoo their territory north Of the
ST. John until she gioes up the Canddds If we claim
of her ghts and insist upon enforcing them she
will either buy the territory she needs, or abandon
the Canadas entirely. She cannot retain the Can
adas two years if her communication with the low
er provinces is cut off. She will gladly offer to
make the st. John the Boundary if she finds us in
earnest The question cannot remain long IN sus-
pense 1t must be settled before the tSession OF
our Legislatures closes, there will be an outbreak
of ten fold more violence than the last. Nothing
short of what have named can avert il.
The above is from the Maine correspondent OF
the N. " Express. off we claim of her (Great
Brittany rights and insist upon enforcing them
she will either buy the territory she needs or aban
don the Canadas entirely" So every one who
looks at the matter candidly must be convinced II
we insist upon rights she will abandon the Can.
adas. This would be probable result under ex-
listing circumstances; and that too without the she'd
ding Of more blood in the Provinces. 1t must be
looked upon moral certainty thar the people
of the Canadas will eventually be free from all for
eign domination, either by sanguinary peaceful
revolution. If the United States, by insisting upon
her rights, can hasten an umicable result of that
kind, it ought TO be done, not only in considerable on
of the aid it would extend in promoting civil liber-
ty, but in justice to herself ~ 70.
It is in this view of the case in part that should
utons to protest boldly against the repeated and
too often manifested predictions Of the present
Executive OF the United States in favor of Great
Britain and to throw every possible obstacle in the
way of the republican party in Canada 10 prevent
the accomplishment Of their object-,he establish
ment of such institutions will bestow upon each
citizen his nalienabe rights. Instead of opposition
from this country, so far it be done legally
we
should extend to them aid in bringing about
if possible, peaceful reformation in those laws
which are unjust and tyranical in their operation
The independence of the Canadas would bcstow
numerous advantages upon Should they be-
come SO, nalions they would be feeble that il
would be unnecessary to maintain military posts
upon tho frontier from New Brunswick to the ex-
IRENE west, which must be done to some extent
while Great Britain controls them, even in time OF
peace, and in case ola between the U. States
| and Great Britain, after the happening of such an
event, scarcely half the force and would be
| necessary to defend our territory that would now
be required to do it, In this point of view the in
dependence of the Canadas is subject of vast mo-
ment to the United States.
With these views Of the subject, in connection
with many others not enumerated, cannot but
deem it the bounden duty of our Government to in
sist upon every inch of territory upon the North
East, without compromise by exchange or by sale
for any price; and had Maine maintained the posi-
ton she lately assumed there is hardly reason to
doubt but that Great Britain would have abandoned
every iota of her unjust demands, without war. -
Now the prospect is, that by "hackipg out" she
will be encouraged to insist upon compromise oil
some sort by which she will hold the keys Of the
Canadas, if she has not that assurance from
our Governments. %. ".|
| The Montreal Courier says,-A letter received
from respectable gentleman in Toronto, mentions
that Sir George Arthur has been recalled from the
Government Of Upper Canada