The Arkansas banner., 1849-04-10
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ncattUy anu confP0sEd. " tien assemblies 04 men cease to deliberate tis sure indication that they have temporarily ab4ieated their There is an inioxication of passion well as of wine. The one suspends the operations of reason and judgment as etfectahly as tlle other We find ia the FereRI meetings respecting the rebellion loeses aba ndss Of materials to iilustrate these facts. There we ind that contagious delirum which, through the medium of heHtcd Psssion-oHe man cOmmu nicate to others The language of the parties express their disordered Passions not the eonscieRss sf the sober mind. Extravagant language becomes the type of ungevernable passions. la such eases, yellenence and hyperbole, according 10 their intensity and
 ravagance, indicate the mastery ol the animal over the ihtelleetasl--of the brute over the man.
 Not ih this spirit, however, k the question of an Rexaton approached It Is the earnest topic of the social circle. It Is thing of which men speak as ol family arrangement Co one another. With . great many 1t begins to be considered tle questiOn. Men thinR sobehy upon iL and speculate upon its advantages, which they weigh against the disnd- vantsges. The lnst year has witnessed complete revolution n the sentiments of at least political party. The qaestion is everywhere moated by the tories. 0ne of their presses, would be by the extracts we published last week, has given psrtal expression to the growing sentiments sB favor of annexation. There was ne mouihiDg, no beating about ti.e bush; !. but plain speaking.
 We now give another statement frem all organ of that party. which unreservedy admits the !" an- nexaton lesnings cherished by them, and which they do not attempt 10 dssembe or keep secret. k is from the Montreal correspondent of tie TorOnte Patriot:
 Tie saly ea dsf of the day worthy of credit you mast not give any 10 those mentioned in the newspapers reiersto the under current leaning of the Anglo Ssxons here towards an annexa,ion wlth their brethren ef the United States, anjHsty and Hnttuly attributed to them by Lsyd Dunbaxn, in his time. bst true the gospel now''
 We have endeavored to ascertain the causes that have led 10 so sudden and apparently complete revelation in the sentiments of the party who used previously to speak so dsparagingiy ofibe American people and their institGtions. The result of our inquiries has been to convince beyond douh, that the idea of annexing Canada to the United States has been embraced by this party after fully examining its own position, if not that of the coun- try. A portion oftbem have strong dislike to the existing union of the Provinces, and insuperable objections to it's continuance. Annexation, they argue, would dissolve the existing union and make upper Canada sovereign, independent State of the American Union. A great deal is said by these parties about the superiority of the Anglo Saxon race while the most ridiculous tirades are vented against the imaginary and non-existing domination of the French in Lower Canada over this boastful Anglo Saxon of Spper Canada. They profess to see all sorts Of hob-gobhs m the realization of Mr. Laontaine's declaration that he will never submit 10 Upper Canada having greater number Of repre- sentstives than Lower Canada. Upper Canads, discovered from her twin sister, inc oErrng of la belle France and placed under the protection of the stars and stripes, wouid, they believe, contain two political parties, nicely balanced te Rambes and changed more in Na;ne than in principle The accession to power ofthe whg Tsgime under General Taylor, gives them assurance or strong hope that the policy ofthe federal government will give aseen- dancy to principles not far dissimilar to those embraced in their own political creed, which they no hope of carrying into fleet under the existing circumstances of their colonial position The pro- teciIonlsis allege that the American tariff would insure them ample protection. That protection, they alege, correctly enough no douht they can heyer hope to obtain from Provincial Parliament Annex Upper Canada, as d sepaia ate State to the American Union, they say, and that oca legislature which now denies protection 10 domestic nanufac- lures, will yield up 10 the federal government, at Washington, the right .of regulating commerce Here again their hores excitetssk1 the elevation to the Presidency of General Taylor avhose policy they argne will be strictly whg, and therefore pIo teciionist-s There Is yet another section oG this party who advance different arguments in favor oi annexalon They see plainly that he clergy will at distant day, be devoted to genesa nposes. Here they bring forward all their stereo- typed nonsense al out vested rights, spoiatou, and robbng the Lord :" tor the high chufchmen never hesitate al blasphemv if they think it will be of service to them. These parties, following the example of ihe Hon. J. H. Cameron, in his speech al the bar ol the Rouse of Assembly, against Mr. Drape.'s university bill, talk about the magnanimty oi the republican S.ates which never alienated the lands given hy a P.ons monarch 10 1he sShugch Of England. The immense revenues rf Trinity Churcb are frequently instanced, sometimes even in the columns of the church newspaper. From these facts they conclude, and argue 10 convince others thdt annexalioH isthe only of preserving what they very srrogantly style their vested Tigbts |" II wonld be unfair towards the conservatives repre- sent that they regard the question altogether as fiarN minds, and arc dwelt upon ia the contemplation of the slbject For instance, the Mirror In remarking upon this under curren, of feeling relates tbe follow ing curious case of its working. s'l hus it is our good loyal iellewe citizens are cogiiaiing, ruminang whining, growing, grnning--and everything but barking. They say they must and will have annexalion; ior they cannot, and will not do with oui Il. Ope old toy we heard oi toiher day, who, after coming home from the indignation, d-d The Queen and Lsiontaine, and swore he could stand it no longer. Here said he, q am, with couple of thousand pounds, worth of property, on which have been hy'ng. Tor eighteen months past, to raise EI50, ard l'll be cursed if can find man 10 lend it 10 me- tried one of these new -fangled shaving shops. csIied the Building Societies. and found could. when my turn came, (that is, when I would be goose enough 10 overbd the lackasses who are borrowing money ihere,) get what requi ed, at an interest which. when carefully calculated it, 1 found would be about s per cent Now said
 
 States should mol lake $50 900 for my property; and before week could sell one-fttielh part of it, cleai myselfot debt. and be independent for ever D-n such hnmbug; have sucked my paws long enough; butfil bear it TO longer. Us against my s;omash.'"
 Such is ress'a' or the principal arguments in favor oi an 'Sxatlon, now so much in vogue in the social circles of one yof the two political parties These arguments regarded by many persons who, ihongh not of this political party have no in. nate preludices against American institutions, ss quiie visionary Some Of these apply ether and wholly different arguments in favor of the same measure. The public mind. as exerted by this question, appears to be in that state of undeeison when very slight circumstance turns the scale and decides ihe most momen.ons questions. Many, locking at our position, geographical and political, assnIe themselves that destiny has in fact rsadered inevitable consunmaiion which the speeches of orators. the arguments ef fwrers or even the voIi- tion Of the public mind canno prevent or long de- iaff fet elf pstt, tse pretend 'io to the gift of pIophesy and can only asyait the fulfmeat of o,,r