The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-01-31
"RE.ANNExATIoN OF CANADA

A petition is in circulation in Michigan
for the annexation of Canada 10 the United
States. The National iniellgencer, OBJ
serving that popular petitions of this kind
are on foot, and may be expected 10 come
~, takes advantage of the idea for the pur-
pose of taking off" the SolomoniGa ar
guments Of the Texas Annexationists
Should they do so, and Joint resolution
% "annex" follow, we see not by what
arguments the iayorers Of the Southern
Annexation should oppose the Northern.
They viii themselves have supplied a sys-
ten of reasoning aud of public morals
which, however others may have conluted,
they cannot answer.
Like the other, il will be " re.annexa-
ton ! for Canada and the present United
States were once part of the same empire.
The acquisition of Canada will be
much m re positive enlargement Of the
" area Of freedom" than that of Texas
for Texas already enjoys a Republican
Government, and Canada does not.
Ii will prevent smuggling, to an infinite
ly greater extent for, instead Of mere in.
terror borders, little accessible 10 the Trans.
partatlon of goods, and only three hundred
aud ten miles long, Canada offers, by
great river, lake and water access, at
least two thousand miles in extent.
II will be far more advantageous 10 our
manufacturers; ios Canada contains q
vasil Y larger population than Texas.
This annexation of Canada will certain.
ly be less hurtlul TO the cotton planting
States than that of Texas for il will not
bring 10 the competition production al
ready excessive.
To the sugar. planters it will not oppose
a rival while it will give them an eularg.
ed market.
Canada is not so fine grain or stock
| growing country as large part of Texas
is represen' ed to be !; and must therefore
be more advantageous acquisition TO the
West and Northwest.
Ii will still better secure and perpetuate
the peculiar institution, the protection of
which is a main argument in favor Of the
other measure for 1t will cut off the inter
course Of England with all our part Of this
continent, aud remove the refuge which
has so long existed in Canada for fugitive
slaves.
The Texas Northumberland
enough clamoring all the while Now or
never !'-insisi that we are destined inev-
itably to have all this continent, no mat
ter by what race peopled. Canada, there
fore, is ours, by the same easy and equit.
able right of the figure of anticipation
The Anglo.Saxons are TO lay hands upon
every thing; then surely that which An
glo-Saxons already possess is ours by n
still better title than any thing which they
have never yet held.
A As to our own military security, il is
clear that the inducements to Canadian an.
nexa,ion are ten.foId We have never
been and cannot be invaded through Tex
as; while we have been and may always
be from CANADA.
We have many s;t;.sa4 L. G----i-------i
many more who would like to be. There
has been and still is large sympathy "
between US and ii. The people are of
our blood for who are not About the
same time as Texas, they attempted their
independence if they failed, does that
make their cause less respectable
II II be clear that Texan Annexation is
not sectional question, 1t is hundred
times palmer that Canadian Annexation is
national in the highest degree.
Besides, Canada has positive and d.
rect constitutional right 10 be admitted IN.
TO the Union. For ii was distinctly s,ipula-
ted in the Articles Of the Confederation Ga
good deal older Than the louisiana trea.
ty) that she should come in when she
chose to do so. We have, then, only to
get up voluntary movement on her part,
by inviting her to ask to be annexed.
If ihese arguments IL favor Of the {" an
nexation Of Canada are absurd, and fit
only to be laughed at, the arguments most
relied upon TO Justify the immediate au-
ncxa,ion Of Texas are not much more
worthy Of serious re(uiation.