New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-07
Annexation in the Canadian Pa rlinment.


! Fru - Aossy Arsas
We have before Us IN the MoHfs' 1ie'".- y
I Tuesday report Of the debate IN the EruNin''A
/ House u Assembly on Saturday. on the anufess
l 70 the Governor General
! The debate s remarkab able only for It's occasio"S
outbreaks IT, reputation OF the icea OF snneAa'
ton 10 tie United States. However Oansdlsn SIS
/ NAV differ On other matters, on this polh' ou'n
parties 10 the II use protested al least :" uAI
monte Members prominent on either sue u
! the main question IA agitation 10 ine lu''o n
/ the Indemnity Bill wed with esch other 10 the
/ force Of their dIsavowa's % the very idea oil an
nexaf on. under any crcumstances some NJ tne
minority were the loudest and most vehement N
Their necations Of any symp Rthy with the annex
ton movement.
The address contained this passage
A. such moment % excitement We itri . ~ be- ine
/ tn our-.res and OUT constituents o. assure our ~
-cucy o. ~ devoted loyalty AMI attachment oi i,
/ rsarI. ni Csnaia o. fhr Person and Government Oh
our beloved Sovereign ami % thar ,lrqss asv, 20 pre-
sore re connection rift tis Parent >r'c-
This. whether 81 intended or not, naturally led
n definition OF position. We select at random
from the debate some disayowals on both sides ,
and frst from the leader OF the minority the
" gallant knight from Hamilton, as ne IS called
in debate
-rn ALLAN McNAr-ln thclr s'iachmcni 70 ih"
] Rrri-l Crown fnry mu-t al agree 10 N'.i Al
treated with he r-' profound contempt ihe il'h ''l
t t .,-,o Is ..a,,d thrrua hout ;Als coun-
f-. at arn.Na-. . ~ fhf Oulf-i ~fatc- Loud cnt,F
iasf be- ua- prepared 90 lay down 80 -i' On ..s
-cs@ 3d. 0r DE rsld to MAINTAIN Ar 'olf'''." ~
frr,..- Britain Loud cheers i-um Voti iAis''I 81.
I Ne--,.r-lloo about trr Hrn ZION >rctttfr - lAr
Vrrl.lr >i,ra;lr-V haf had hc fo do Win nc h''i
t,s Sn,cfatrrs ironica cr.es ol hear f'sf A' ara
cle. 90 annexation Oh the Spectator eu'ta''" .i'in "
man Who entertained the same opinions as ih' non.
/ member himself Name. name lui any non mem
h,r mean fo -sv tha' hc sir Aaiil ad'l''i .'' 'FI
| off ans man wL0 vl0tr 300 iae hi'''''' ''' '" cow
MA U % H BE-
/ ,.rr.i In the Journal s. ErWtss, ana other papers
! throughout fhc Province Bur Dr. "orh -t'.' i.'t
| Nc'y and before fir country irf' ~ ~" III,
ry o- t.cu- with o., men who entertainer NOS ui'
| ,-,. .gh..-. The whole course oi hls hc -hoMe
his attachments o. British connection .ch'cis anu pa
WINS p-cn4rei "a. a tlWcs AMI IN every lhe'' #" ""'''
with every good man ia putting IoN w. Nm INN
| and defending our connection with tnc Mo'"'' 0o"i
| Try Cheers
This disclaimer was followed by prominent
/ member Of the msjorlty
Nr Nof uen had not said word on the beoeion
Losses Bal be- had listened go the debate on ooh -il's
and he came % the conclusion that me h was one max
ought fo h supported be- did not regret The vote De-
gave upon that occasion because he thought 10 was
| INST and proper and equitable that those who had
Sustained m.t losses IN Lower Canada should hc pMd
A. wen as those n Upper Canada Hear hear ~
tho time of the disturbances IN lci', when the coln'c
/ tou with Great Britain was threatened DE- turned o"t
under the gallant knight from Hamilton tor the plf
pose OF maintaining tdaf connection ana whenever l'
avos-io az .ennrafion should arise in This country he
would ic found. and T. decidedly opposed
| ~ IT, Ioa- hrar.l lie dii not mean 90 accuse me
hon member for Hamilton OF any adhesion o The pnu
cipe- 90 annexation but 10 Wa certain mat papers
uihH-hfd boz the interest of the hon member party
had argued n favor IF IT, and that the letters when AP
pcaroi 30 the HImM9r >ltcfr0r We're written oy Nr.
| " Wilson. gentleman who always belonged 10
tho Conservative party. u such aims could hc accom-
| plished. The Colony would have passed from great Z"
greater evil We would be- under system oil TAXA
| non that would be- most burd"n'ome-oul hnu'u'o
would Dee huf spcck instead 0i bong a. no" great
COLONY favored hy England above All oihers sni pro-
tectod from insult by her powerful arm
Another member Of the majority
Nr. Cameron was glad the hon member for ilinil.
ton nai taken the occasion OF declaring mar n' was op
| po-ed tO annexation 90 tire United states he Nnc"
well That was the frcln- ot the gallant Knight nut u
could not be- denied nnf the party winch wa' support
| lnr the hon member olf of doors openly expressed
| OPT mons favorable % that movement
still another prominent majority member. well
known in these States thus defined his position
on this subject
| Dr Nelson confendci THAT the whole az the rural
| uouuisfi0n wa- well p.ca-sd with The Ministry, ana
would -u-fin d. n. condemned all ideas of annex
| a.ion. and though be- ht lived u tho micd states,
anil entertained the very highest respect or ihr people
there lr would consider n great misfortune i0r Ca
NADIA to join them
All this shows that whatever the extent Of the
| feeling In favor of annexation may bo Ia Canada
neither parfg dare identity itself with the agita
| ton as party measure. The remark Partlcuar-
| ~ applies t. the Anglo Amercan party, who, u
they have not openly favored annexation out ct
doors, have at least shown disposition t. magni:
fy wha, there may be Of such feeling, as bug
bear for effect abroad
But though the speeches Of the minority lead
ers were decided against annexation their votes
were al recorded agsinst the Address, strong
as il was against that proiect-Sir Allen and his
partsans being .in minority OF 10 against 80 for
the Address.