The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-22
TWO CENTS

us case palr terms, fsiy ami unr,ssrpedfy ART
oeckrcd 70 tie Imperial gor1n,ent, that ther. "a ",
and ol3ow Canada to glide gently INTO the arms 81
the United States confrd@ocy. The grounds IN
which these demands are made are strong-yery
strong indeed. They are no less than the calami-
ties inflicted on Canada BY free trade; and the n,.
possibility of existing under free trade system.
with the United States ports shut against us. The
Executive Council has made out stroag Case
ms we ADMIT; and Montreal and Quebec will give
IL thelr cordial support, for they are the sufferers
but let i be noted, that il Is case 20 precptate
separation, to hasten an event tina, in the natural
order OF things !s inevitable, and 10 bring within
the compass OF year. or probably two years VIII AZ
might not otherwise happen before the lapse of an
Indefinite and protracted period. However faint
might be the hope which we entertained that free
trade would bring the people ana government OF
Great Britain 10 heirsenses we now beglnt TO appr.
bend that such an event, if it should yet come would
come too late, Tor the Executive Council of Canada
has supplied virus that will soon inoculate ths
whole Province. We have had several depu,a-
Provincial Secretary and Mr.. Laiontalne.
The government at Washington Is remarkably
accessible but it is already agreed on there, that
the piice which Canada snail pay Tor the privileg.
Of the United States market, will be taken in IN
stalments, amounting, IN the aggregate, to the III
innate Incorporation with the States, under on.
federal government. This is no secret-it is per-
fectly understood on both sides. The difficulty
the part OF the Executive Council here, is TO has
ten on the payment OF one more instruments
at once, and thout further delay but as this can
not be done directly because all correspondence
on commerce and navigation with foreign coun.
tries must be conducted through the fore ign office
N London, and therefore could have 40 chance Of
being accomplished ~ any shape. we find the In
spectcr General admonishlng Lord Elgln az u
the expedieney or getting the Imperial govern
nent 20 set aside general rule and dispense with
constitutional practices, lar as empower tl.
Minister at Washington to correspond directly.
and communicate freely with the Canadian go
yernment The ordinary and constitutional way
- thus considered too tedious, and great impa-
tlence is here eyinced. Altogether the events now
transpIlng are sufficient TO convince us that we
are about 10 undergo great change and that
crisis has arrived. Is Mr.. buchanan 5 prediction
TO be verified! There is every appearance that II
viii. Our readers will recoett that, on the eve OF
the departure OF Lord Eigin from England, Mr.
Isaac Buchanan predicted, IN letter addressed to
his EXcelency, that his EXcellency was the last
Governor that the British government would send
10 Canada. Appearances are certainly orlnous.
since writing the above, the copy of another des-
Patch. OF subse luent date, from Lord t,lgn to
Eatl Grey, has Gene TO hand, and, OH account OF
ls very great importance, and Its connection with
the despatch already referred 10, we publish il tn
this number OF our paper. We have no doubt that
these dispatches Will startle our readers Free
trade, il will be seen, is dong its work The ur.
gency OF Lord Elgin's language is portentious; it
i iui OF significance; and now that the navigation
laws are no, 10 be repealed tbs session, we may
expect, on the part OF the anne1ers and the Mont
real Tree traders something IN the shape OF physl
cal force demonstrations This IS quite in unison
with the progress OF The age, and by no means I'M
fashionable al the present moment n more pla1es
than Canada.