Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-09

And again admit that the time was come when
the people of Canada and Nova Scotia in a firm
and united voice, declared their intention to dis
solve their political connexion with England. Are
the advantages OF that political connexion to Eng
land so great are the differences between the ex-
pendtures and receipts, the mercantile and com
mercial profits SO Uery enormous, as to induce Eng
land to enter into long and expensive for the
sake of retaining them, and retaining them also
against the aUiH of The people England will not
agiHingly renounce her sovereignty over single
foot of her territory, nor would she be driven to
do so by the dictation or denuncation of any
foreign Power, or by the world in arms; but let
her Government be convinced that the majority of
the people of any of Der colonies are DESTROYS of
change are able to maintain political independence
and 10 build up name and fame among the
nations of the earth, and she would see be con-
vinced, and admit that what was best for them was
best for her, 1t would be short-sighted policy
for any nation to prefer unwilling and rebellious
subjects to attached and peaceabe allies and such
would not be the policy of England. When the
time arrives, and arrive it will for all of them, for
ANY of Great Britans colonies to assume the pr-
vilege and the power of sefgovernment, she will
not deny it on the contrary, she will help them
in their undertaking, bid them God speed, and find
her best interest and her truest national honor and
glory in SO doing.
pose that Canada insisted upon her political indie
pendence, and Great Britain refused it, and sent her
fleets and armies to ccerce her rebeous colonists.
In such juncture would it be the duty or the in
erest of the United States to interfere? Accord
ing to the soundest views of International law it
would not be right for them to do so and what
is not right cannot be duty, nor, in the end an
advantage. The United States did not do more
than synpathize with the South American Spanish
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Nor did they adopt different course with respect
to Mexico as regarded Spain, nor with Texas as
respected Mexico. Why then, should Canada, as
respects England, be an exception to general rule
established among and adhered to by all civilized
nations
Some will say that, in the event of war be-
tween England and Canada it would be impossible
for the United States to avoid collisions with the
hostile fleets and armies. This might be the case.
The Irregularities and the outrages of war are al
ways so indefnabe that it would probably be diff
cult to guard against them; but these outrages and
Irregularities as likely to arise from Canadian
soldiers and sailors as from English ones, and
therefore would probably embroil the United
States with one with the other. These things
must be guarded against as well as they can be- ac-
cording to the usages of civilized warfare, if there
be such thing All that is attempted to be proved
is that War, should such an unnatural and terrible
thing take place between England and Canada,
does not ineUitably involve the United States in
war with the former.
But it may be urged that the Northern States Of
the Union will find it necessary to possess Canada,
&c. in order that free States may be carved there
FROM to balance the siaueholding States which will
be furnished to the South from Texas and the con-
quests TO be made in Mexico and, further, that the
British North American colonies would rather be
incorporated in the Union than remain attached to
connected with Great Britain. The first part of
this observation will not be made by any American
citizen whose opinion is worth asking, or whose
sanction is worth having the latter part of it may
be fairly denied until it is little more manifested.
1t is not, therefore, Uery evident that " the next
contest with John Bull will have Canada for its
causes" and, if it have not it is not perceived how
" the theatre of action of such contest is to be on
/" the inland lakes
No; let Mr.. KING be assured and let it animate
and cheer his patriotic and liberal heart that con-
test with England is not so sure as that the
World turns round" Let the United States and
England each pursue Its high, its honorable destiny;
let them cultivate " the arts of fair delightful
peace" Neither of them is asked to submit to in
suit or wrong upon the other: neither of them
has the slightest desire to i1fict insult or wrong
upon the other. United in purpose and design,
not by treaties or conventions, but by honest
PiHiCiPiC earliest eAtTLIOl III pTOIHUllHg all
the best interests of their respective people, and,
in connexion Herewith, and flowing therefrom, the
best interests Of the world at large, they may be
the means of giving liberal laws to other nations,
and become the regenerators of mankind. There
is no cause of jealousy between them there is no
FLASHING of interests there is ncompatibility in
their prosperity.
Mr.. KINGS position and character demand close
attention to his dicfa His opinion that there is an
inevitable necessity for with England about
Canada has already been cited by some ilberal
persons as proof that such an event would be gra-
tifying to the Americans The ascrpton of such
feelings is as unjust as the anticipated war is i'm
probable. With this satisfactory reflection we
take our leave of the subject.
much more painful matter for consideration
arises from the numerous large failures which have
lately taken place on the Corn Exchange and other
mars of business and it increased in intensity when
we became aware that very few of these failures
have been occasioned by fair and legitimate mer-
camille enterprise but that nearly all have resulted
from reckless uncalculating speculation and from
bold dashes at goodluck, entered into with the des-
Peraton of the gambler rather than with the cool,
steady, and honorable feelings of British mer-
chant. And our sorrow is stu further deepened
when we learn that the game for fortune was played
Nth BREAD for counters and that, in fact al
thouUh much the greater mart Of tho sufIerino for