North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-06-24

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/ institutions, g. TO build Up aristoctaey and
monarchy in their stead.
/ In the 9th volume Of the same work.
+ page Io4, we find another letter from John
Adams To Mr.. Genet. minister 10 France
at Versailles, concerning the boundaries Of
the United States, in which he says thai,
( Il Canada or any other part Of the CONT
nent OF North America, is left in posses
sion Of the British, there will be jealousy
and quarreing between the two neighbofs,
and that the English will be continually
encroaching upon the I nited-States. The
letter is dated
"Paris, May l7lh 1880.
The boundaries OF territory will also
be another constant source OF dispute. -
II peace should unhappily be made,
leaving Eng iaad in possession of Canada,
Nova-Scotia, the Fiorldas, or any one
spot OF ground in America, they will he
perpe,uallv eneroaching upon the States
of America )" whereas, France, having
America, will have no room for cohiro-
versy."
But the following extract from another
letter of the same writer TO Mr.. Samuel
Adams, which is TO be found in the 9TH
voluqe Of Sparks diplomatic correspon-
dence, page 257, is still more explicit -
Passy, July 2sth 1878.
Il is an observation that have often
heard YOU make, that" France is the nat
urat ally of The United States" TINS
observation, is in my opinion, both just
and important. The reasons are PLAIN,
as long as Great Britain shall haze Can
ada, Noua- Scotia, and the Foridas, or
any one Of Them, so long wiH Great
Britain be the enemy Of The United States,
let her disguise ii as much as she can. 1t
is not much 10 the honor ot human nature.
but the fact is certain, that neghborng
nations are never friends in reality. In The
time OF the most perfect peace between
them, their hearts and their passions are
hostile, and all This wiH certainty be The
case forever bettceen the Untted-Siates
and these English Colonies"
In one Of his letters to the President Of
Congress, Mr. John Adams gives the out
lines Of plan of cancellation which was
then going the rounds in the different pa
pers OF England. We copy ii, because we
find the prediction then made (17s0) &C
compished to the very letter, up 10 this
day.
This letter is to be found in the same
volume with the preceding one, page 500,
and is dated
Paris, 18th April, 1880.
There are in some of the papers hints
OF plan OF pacifcation, which is said TO
come from the Rockingham party. The
substance Of it is as follows -
Let US open our eyes The hope OF
sublecting America is a chimera. Nothing
hut clemency can ever open a way for a
reconciliation with its inhabitants. To
show that we wish il sincerely, let US
give up Nova-Scotia, that dry, uninhab-
liable, and languishibg colony, which pro-
duces nothing. Let US permit The Cana
dians TO institute a form Of government,
1rhich may be agreeable 10 themselves, and
! let The independence Of North .4meriea
become The object Of our support. Sooner
or later ii ,oiH be unavoidable that Amer
ica should separate herself from US, and
should be very glad that permanent sys-
TEN Of alliance should take place between
them and their mother country, before our
ancient colonies shall he united IN France.
by lies too strict 10 be relaxed. j am per-
suaded that neither Nora Scotia nor Can
ada riH remain long under the Gov
eminent Of England and it is to be lear.
ed, that 10 con,ending for them we shall
still further embroil affairs. Nova-Scoua
is not worth the trouble Of keeping and
it will require continual succors. Canada
triH accession US more expense than IL riL
bring us in profit, And WILL NEVER BE.
CONE FLoURIsHING UNDER AN EURoPEAs
GovERxMEsr: at least, unless the wholt
country should be recovered"
Whoever was the writer Of this article
he deserves the credit OF having been one o
the best and most correct prophets that tbs
political world ever afforded. +" Canada
seiH nerer become .fourishing under az
European Government -. Vas there eve
a greater truth and do not facts speak a,
well as theoretical discourses on this Sub