Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-09-06
The Anne xsa tom Of Ga sa:a Gl:a.

IN the Canada>. 10 effect separation o
those provinces from Eagland. and then
annexation to the cni,ed States Trad.
and Commerce have increased there Il
, such all extent that their influence is be-
ginning 10 be felt BY dose engaged IN the
administration of the government OF the
country. 1t Is an extensive. productive
country. and under liberal government
the inhabitants would advance rapidly in
improvements and wealth. The peculiar
interests of that people cannot be well
cared for by rulers three thousand miles
distant. with an intervening ocean. The
Efforts OF the Canandians 10 produce a
repeal Of the British navigation laws. or
even such Il modification of them as are
needed 10 secure their commercial pros
perifv, have failed of success, and bus ness
and credit have been seriously affected by
their continued unequal operation
The Toronto coloni>t. a paper which
supports the Government of Canada. in
commenting on Il recent threat o! the ad-
best market. in case certain measures of
tie Government were frustrated. indie ateS
clearly, and with a bold spirit. the sent-
ments oilhe Canadian people OH the a,,cs-
ton of separation from the mother coun.
try. and lead to tho belief that affairs in
the Colonies are riscting the attention of
the Canadian people. The Coionist saws:
We are evidently now arrived at a crisis
in Canadian history: "A crisis in which the
Executive Council has taken q stand on
certain posted demands: has stated its
case IN plain terms. fully aud unrescrved-
ly; and declared TO the Imperial Govern
inent. that there is no alternative bat TO
yieldto commercial preferences. and allow
Canada TO glide gently into The arms of
the [. States contcdrracv. The grounds
on which these demands are made are
strong, very strong indeed. They are no
less tnan the caianIltIes inflicted on Canada
by free trade; and the imposbiltv of ex-
I>ting under free trade system, with the
nitcd states ports shut against US The
Executive Council has made OUT a s,rono
case; this we admit: and Montreal and
Quebec Will give it their cordial support,
Tor they are the sufferers: but LEI II be
noted. that IT IS a case to precipitate a
separation. 10 hasten an event that i'm the
natural order OF things is inevitable. and
10 BRING within the compass of wear or
probably two years. what might not other
wise happen before the lapse of an indie
Unite aud proiracted period. However
FAINT might he the hope which we enter
tanned that free trade would bring the peo-
pie and Government of Great Britain TO
their sense. we now begin to apprehenG
that such an event. il it should vet come.
: would come too late. for the Executive
council OF canada has supplied virus that
VIII soon Inoculate the whole Province.
We have had several dcputa,ions to Wash
lngfon The last was that of the Provin
clal Secretary and Mr.. Lafontaine.
+ The Government at Washington is re-
markably accessible, but it is already
agreed on there that the price which Canada
s'all pay Tor the privilege Of the United
states market, Will be taken in instruments.
amounting III the aggregate to the ultimate
Incorporation with the States under one
Federal Government. Thi> is 10 secret.
II IS perfectly understood on both sides.
ne dIificulty on the part Of the Executive
Councll here. Is to hasten on the payment
OF one or more lnstalments at once and
without further delay; but as this cannot
DC done directly. because all corrcspon-
uehce on commerce and navigation with
foreign countries must be conducted
thfough the foreign office in London. and
therefore could have no chance of being
accomplished in any shape. we find the
inspector General admonishinr Lord
i-isn as to the expediency of getting the
inperlaf government NJ set aside a general
RUE ana dispense with constitutional orac-
nee so tar as to empower the Minister at
" ashih@toh To correspond directly and
communicate freely with the Canadian
Government. The ordinary and constitu-
tional way IS thus considered too tedious.
ana great Impa'ience is here evinced.-
Altogether. the events now TRANSMITTING are
suiflcienf to convince US that we are about
10 undergo great change. and that crisis
has arrived. Is Mr.. Buchanan's prcdic.
ton TO be verified. There is every ap.
Pearance that it will Our readers will
recoilect that on the eve of the departure
OF Lord Elgn from England. Mr. Isaac
buchanan predicted in letter addressed
TO his EScellency. that his Excellency was
the last Governor that the British Govern
ment would send TO Canada Appear
ances are certainly ominous
Since writing the above. the COPY of
another despatch. Of a subsequent date.
from Lord Elgin TO Earl Grey, has come
10 hand, and on account of It's very great
importance. and It's connection with. the
despatch already referred to. we publish
II also IN this number Of our paper. We
have no doubt that these dispatches will
startle our readers. Free trade. it will be
seen. is doing its work. The urgency of
Lord Elgin's language is portentous: i, is
full Of significance: and now that the Ma
vigaiion Laws are not to be repealed this
session. we may expect on the part OF the
annexers and the Montreal free traders.
something in the shape of physical force
demonstrations. This is quite in unison
with the progress of the age. and BY no
means Questionable a, the present mo-
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