Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-07-29
CANADA:

Inc population OF Lower G ,nada, by the
census OF l044, amounted to 693. $40 ,ou,s
OF whom Sis, 56j are French, s5.07s of
BRUSH origin, 1888 from Europe. and II
S43 from The United States. The French
poP"'a''on have never assiuia,ed to the En-
gllsh that have come among them, no, have
'hcy assen'ed TO the laws enforced mon
them ny their ccnquerors. With the ex-
cepiion OF those of British, o,is;n.,her. i n.
doubt but that the continuance of Rr;,;s,,
i rule is siasteful 10 the whole pconle and
even OF the B ish immigrants, of whom
1888 are Scotch and Irish, probably a
large portion are in favor of the indenc,-
dence oft5e Colonies. This is indicated in
some degree, We think, fiom the fac, tina,
mos, of them who arrive at Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick piss through She provin.
ces into the Western States, where chesr
and fertile lands, freedom from taxation and
selt-govcinment, arc offered in compe,i,io,
with at least no better advantages, cloroed
with imperial med Hing, and government
without representation. Since the capture
OF Lower Clnada in l749, and of the upper
Province in l7S6, they have advanced with
far less rapidi,y than have the most nor,her-
ly of the United States. We doubt not
that if,he viii of The people were fairly Ia
ken by vote. vast majority woafd be found
N favor OF annexation" Why does Eng.
land want colonies? For the sole reason
that their connection with her in that capa-
city benefits the mother (as she erronouslv
supposes) more than they would if fice.-
These benefits alc, therefore, deprived from
the action of imperial laws without repre-
sen'a,on, by which the proceeds of colo
NAL labor are transferred, withou, adequate
compensation, to the mother country; pre.
ciscly in the same way tina, the serfs of Rus
STA are compelled TO labor for the benef, of
their lDrdly propr;etors. When some poll
tican at home becomes Troublesome to the
,vernment, he is sent 10 govern colony:
and the people suddenly find Lord Jack
or Sir Dick, come among them, without
their beng consulted to tn ther affai S ton
Sy ,urvy, and rule III roast at his pleasure.
The Democratic principle is lvancinp
toe rapidly throughout the world to permit
this state ofihings lJng TO coaine. As soon
as the popular will in the provinces begins
10 manifest itself the connection with the
other side of the water will have reached its
close. That England will mike dcspc-
rate struggle TO hold those Provinces may
perhaps be the case, but owing to the growth
OF commercial intercourse between the L.
States aud Grea, Bran, the probability of
war is yearly diminishing, and with ii de-
clines one great reason for holding these
colon Is, and that is the immense advan
tlge they will give us over the commerce Of
England. Nova Sofa has twelve mqgn Il
cent hlrbo.s. incu ling Halifax, of capa-
city sufficient for the largest ships. and four-
Teen others of sm,ller capacity. New Bruins
kw'ck his also many good ones. The an
I lextion of thcs; province to the United
States will rest ore TO the Eastern Sales tho
Epreponderance of the commercial interest,
and mike this Uaion indeed the rival of
England at sea. The time will come, and
lhri shortly, when the colonisls will become
! Assumed of their state Of slavery, an | cast.
ing off The yoke of England, SIT up for them
selves. Tne spirit Of commerce will recap
iure poaccably from f IgIand Ihns, :air pro-
vinccs which her bloody sword wrenched
from the feeble hand of Francc.--N y.
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