The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-21

CANADA AND THE UNITED STArEs--PRoGREss OF
ANNRxAToN.-The subject Of the annexation oil
her Britannia Maesty's Canadian provinces to the
United States has been topic of newspaper dis
cussion and general conve rsatlon for number o.
years, in Canada, as well as in this country. Unit
lately the Canadian press, especially the tory por
ton Of ii, treated the matter with dsdain and con
tempt and whenever it was preached, would
after venting Its spleen on Yauk eedom 10 Its salts
faction, rhapsodise about the loyalty of the Cana
dams to thelrbeloved and most gracious sovereign
their inalienlable attachment to the constitution
and swear that only for something or other, the
loyal subjects of those provinces would march
across the lines and eat us up, head, TAIL and
all Recently, however, a change has come over
the spirit OF their dream; great deal of this boast
ed loyalty and affection has oozed away, and the
ultimate incorporation of Canada with the United
States ls not only freely discussed, and freely
threatened by the Canadians themselves but is
virtually within an ace OF being accomplished
This may appear startling, but it is within the
truth. Let the measures that are now in contem
platoon by the Canadian Parliament and by the
Congress Of the United States be effected, and a
eolid union and community of interests between
the Canadas and the United States will be at once
established, without the trouble of negotiating a
treaty. One Of those measures is the bill now be.
fore Congress, establishing reciprocity OF trade
between the two countries; and the other is an ad-
dress which has unanimously passed both bran ches
of the Parliament of that province for the abolition
ofthe navigation laws of Great Britain 80 far as they
relate to the navigation of the river St. Lawrence.
This latter petition to the home government will, in
all probability, be granted, because the Canadians
have strongly intmated, on many occasions, within
q few years, determination to have what they de-
mand; and the home government have acquired the
habit, from some reason or other, of granting what
Is asked by the loyal people OF Canada The re-
ciprociy trade bill Is In fair way of being passed
and Will, we think, become law before the ad-
Journment Of the present Congress-
When those things are In operation, there will
OF course, be a community of commercial int.
ests between the two countries. Canada will
then to all ntents and purposes he part and parcel
Of the United States. She will exchange her pro.
auctions with us as freely as the Southern States
do theirs with the Northern. Her merchants will
avail themselves of our markets, and we will send
productions to them, whenever prices will JUS
fifty It, In what respect, then, will the two coun-
tries differ from each other! Only IN this, that the
one will remain normally colony of Great Bri-
tain. Let those measures, however, pass. and Ca
NADIA will soon cut the remaining link that BINDS
her to England, and will seek admission into this
great family of independent and sovereign States,
where there Is no loyalty to anything but the con-
stitution and liberty.