New-York daily tribune., 1849-10-29
The New Annexation Journal at Toronto.

The /rd< Deadent,' large se.ni-vceAly news
paper. ably edited, by n B. Wilson whose father,
ostive OF New.Jer.ey, formerly sPes.er OF The
Csnsdisu Assembly, has been es'a5i.hed 81 Toronto
to support the cause Of peaceful separation Of Csnad'
from England, aud iis immediate annexation to ini'
Republic Mr. Wilson writes ritn cslnuess and ten
perauce and 10 unousst-nssy sincere IN biz deslsn T.
remove British power isom the Norih-Anerean cont
tnent He reasons after this manner
"The advocates of lndepeodenc propose 70 do
nothing toward the attainment OF their OBJECT cxcep
by strictly lawful aud constitutional hesns' insy
propose 10 elect men TO the legislative Assembly Is
vOrsble o. their views ana when they have securrd p
DsjOrity IN the ouly dependent bfsnch ~ the Less
ature 10 open negoiist with the Imperial Govern
ment. for uesty OF Independence
This point once attained, Canada. and the Lower
Provinces (Which will uuquesiionsby JON Us Ia the
novernent) will be In pO,ition after tetuing the
bounderies OF the new States, 70 open negotiations
with the Federal Government al Warrington Tor 30
mission into the Union sovereign and irdc enden
states We have already shown IN series OF letters
published In several Upper Canada papers, an iT.ns
stcd into the French papers Of Lover Canada, tnAt
while vast advantages. both polucsl and comHciclsi
would result 20 Cgnsds BY the proposed union, th'
change iu our form Of Government aud institutions
would of necessity be such ss 10 shock tue feelings
preudi es of ANY one. We showed that eacn staie
possessed the power 10 frame iiS own Contribution
and that N, Canadian States niPM hfB cl0s cOHttf
ue lnd,r tseir present fm u Gourrenf with the sim
pie exception that they would nave to elect their own
Governors sc well ss pay them As the letters re
tered 10 contain much OF The groundwors OF the sre
ments IN favor OF a rneNstion shall mske free zee
Jf the materials they contain, and perhaps publish
some oi "a, m entire
We do not for moment doubt that we shal meet
with = cordial welcome from great msjoriiy OF the
thirty sovereign States which st present compose The
conf, d-rscy Bot before cOnsent 20 enter, or
received into the UuiOn there will be numerous pre-
minsries and details 10 be submitted sud sgTeed To by
10th parties. The British Provinces have many and
great advantages 20 confer upon the Union for which
they justly entitled to fair equivalent and which
must not be- thrown sway
Among these we may briefly enumcrste the fol-
loving nsmely the acquisition az our Custom house
revenue which msy be- estimated Al least ~ 81 OoOOOO
per snnum the saving OF 5000 OO0 year for the Rev
and Custom House service from Chicago 10 hnn'
tue closug uy of more than thoussbd miles oil iron
Ter the North the Tree navigation 81 tue srcr'
Lakes and The Sc Lawrence thereby giving 10 th'
American Union the enrre control OF the most nssh
nccnt system OF internal navigation, extending tnrous-
the hcsrt OF ihe NOrth-Am-ficzn Continent ron th'
Cult of Mexico thu south, o. the Gut OF - Ia"
rcnce on the north and extended market q theii
.urpus manu- lectures We have beeioc, tie valuable
fisheries u the Lower Provinces, and an almost mex
n.ustbe supply of pine. oak aud walnut lumber :
FER tno shipbudefs and manufacturers OF the Union
| To all these msy be added cur WIG iAncsi many o
valuable for tner minerals properly developed
To such Confederation rs the United states, We con
cevo that ths Sc advantages invsluableworh IA
more than the of the Mexican war, esurated ~
| hundred milions of dollars As regards Crnsca, ne
debt OF SIS 100 coo. for which are 81 present Gns
Die to prtvice the interest must Ike tbs, OF Iexas, b
assumed and al least 5 OOoOlo or 5OuoOOOO throw
into the bargain 10 nnsb- US 10 build sn extended sys
tenn oi Railwsys from Quebec to Windsor