New-York daily tribune., 1845-01-27
Annexation OF Canada.

The National Inteiligeacer sets forth the ad-
vantages Of the proposed Annexation Of Canada
with cIearness and force perfectly overwhelm-
ing. Only listen!
Thus far, as 10 any thing like right or policy,
the Annexation question has gone but lamely,
OF n singie leg anolher however, seems not un-
likely 10 be found in the introduction o some
like measure for annexing CANADA; for which, as
we have already apprized our readers, popular
petitions may be expected TO come IN.
Should they do so, and u JOINT resolution to
% aAuncx" follow, we see not by what arguments
the favorers of the Southern Annexation should
oppose the Norhern. They Will themselves have
supplied system of reasoning and oipublc NOR
ais which, however others may have coniuted,
they cannot answer
Like the other it will be :" re anpexatlon y
for Canada and the present United States were
once pats OF The same empire.
The acquisition of Canada will be much
more positive enlargement Of the "aTea OF free
dom" than that of Texas; for Texas already
cnioys a Republican Government, and Canada
does OF.
1t will prevent smuggling, to an infioitely
greater extent for, instead of mere interior
torder, little accessible to the transportation OF
goods, and only three hundred and len miles
long, Canada offers, by great river, lake and
water access, at least two thousand miles IN cx-
tent.
1t will be far more advantageous TO our manu-
facturers for Canada contains vastly larger
populs ton than Texas.
This annexation of Canada will certainly be
less hurtful to the cotton. planting States than
that of Texas; for it will not bring IN compe-
titon in production already excessive
To The sugar planters II will not oppose rlVai
while it will give them an enlarged market.
Canada is not SO fine grain or stock-gFowlng g
country as large part OF Texas is represented TO
be; and must therefore be more advantageous
scquisit on TO the West and North.
1t VIII still better secure and perpetuate The
peculiar institutions, the protection OF which is
main argument in favor of the other measure
for it Will cut off the intercourse OF England
with all our part of this continent, and remove
the refuge which has so long existed IN CANADA
for fugitive slaves.
Tie Texas Annexationists-curlousy enough
carnoting all the while Z" Now or never in,
sist that we are destined inevitably 10 nave al
this continent, no matter by what race pcopled.
Canada, therefore, is ours, by the same easy sro
eoui,abIe right OF the figure of anticipation.
The Anglo-Sa1ons are to ley hands upon every
thing; then surely tha. which Anglo Ssxons
ALREADY possess is ours by still better title than
any thing which they have never yet held
AS 10 Que own military security, 1t Is cie"r
that the inducements to Canadian annexation
are tsn.fold. We have never been and cannot
be invaded through Texas; while we have been
and may always be from Canada.
We have many citizens N Canada, and many
,,,,.r. v,bo -yould like to be- There has been and
still is large sympathy" between US and 1t
The people are Of our blood-:or who are not
About the same time as Texas, they attempted
theiy independence: if they failed does that
make their cause less respectable
If it be clear that Texan Annexation Is not
sectional question, it is hundred times palmer
that Cansdigu Annexation Is national IN tne
Besides, Canada has positive and direct con-
s,tutional Jigh, to be admitted into the umon
For it was distinctly stipulated IN the At'cles oi
the Confederation "a good deal cider man the
Louisiana t!eaty) tha; she should come IN when
she chose to do so. We have, then, only 10 gel
up voluntary movement on her part by inviting
her TO ask to be annexed.
If these arguments in favor OF the" Aanexa
ton Of Canada, are absurd, aud TT only to bt
laughed a., the arguments most relied upon tf
Justly the immediate Annexation CT ie1s!
are not much worthy OF serious recitation"