The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-06
The French ana English View OF Canadian


tains an article Of than three columns the
present situation Of Canada After maturely consider
Ing tho OF the IL comes to the
illusion that no need be enter ,aned AZ
present of any attempt at spDexaten either In
derhand or publicly on the part o. the govern
America are at present the Dkes says almost unsni
nous In repreheDdpE all idea ~ conquest they by
the issue IL the In Mexico whatever sefsf IL may
have thrown American arms that such enter prses
NECESSARILY attended With great sscrihces aad dsn
ger internal repcse B.ioss argues thu Dessts the
nost adventurous and daring advocates the schsms
for anpsxpg Canada ~ the United states prudent
enough to perc.ve thst an enormous dnersncs exists
between stacking Q defencslsss state like Mexico and
powerful nation like England. In the very meridian
Of Der power and without exterior interior diff
ncules to cramp her energies There 10 siso" says
the Dsbat "a great guarantee Of peace IN the personal
character Of the President Of the United States Gen
sra Taylsr Is honest who does not think that
there can be two standards Of morality for private
life and the other for political affairs He Is convinced
Frat peace 10 more favorable to the interests OF bis
country than war and though succesrful general he
prefers tho honour OF carving ont the Law Co lau
reis he may gather the bat. asld He is sincere
republican II the school of Washington, and not Of
THAT OF Jackson Al the Of his heart whilst he
covering himself with glory In Mexico he deplored
that var 50 unjustly commenced us not man o.
States into contrary to What 10 just and which
would lead to 90 dreadful coli,,on the peace OF
the world destroyed by attempt the part Of the
United States IL will be the fsu. Of Gepsrs Fay
lor" The Dttafs then closes ts arguments as follows
- Consequently the issue - the troubles Of Canada
10 entirely to interior ipfuoncs IL depends
on the enc hand the amount Of good sense and II
political feeling which ssCspsdian population VIII ind
10 thems.lves. but in mach greater degree on the
combined prudence and hrmness which the Canadian
government will evree in It's relations with the male
contents and with the mutituds"
lFrom the London Zines Sept. ~
Should We desire any consolation tor our numerous
colonial troubles n sstiisotory to tno~ that our
our own nesh and blood and inh.ritins alec
lonsl recoe ctions they IN condition 90 sppreci
81: cur ,s ssg n%. '" are
ali surprised to read In the Ner York Herald revie- OF
Canadian politics fun 81 the most gloomy spps.nen
his pen not fall fom bis hsnd while he depicts The
approaching do-nfal 81 Esslsnd's chief pros-py nor
does the scspel clip While he probes the deep wound OF
Its iptcstipe or rather its International divsions
Courage bo~sver 10 thing Of familiarity and prac-
tce Os friends at New York unfortunately for their
comfort are nearer the e-ne ~ these csismiss than
and are oomp-led 80 speculate cslmly on -hst
they cannot but behold rhsns' to thsr spl.nais in
We'd for the pre- eiu.nce they no~ only tro days
journey frsm frontier VI fifteen hundred mee vh,ch
on the hard Custom house barrier, sod on the
other ON. OF the nu.,t riv.rs Ia world when ths
Americans look 10 the ~ @~rrpce Instead OF seeing
-hst should ne ,nsy o,noa s,..apa.n. ,s...
tongues religions and is-s and rrady 70 burst Into
general cornasstion No wonder that they are moved
at the spectacle
Asitis the quest % psoseea which has suggested
these grave sprcustions we may nov venture TO ask
whether annexation would h. such psnsosa, aud
the writer IN tbs Nee York Herald would be sbs
10 sleep ell the souDd.r after such event We
f..r that we should b. raed on 70 the
doienoes he nov tenders Unfortunately the great
facts Of Canada wo-ld remain Nothing would be
changed but the politiosl tie There would still be
falfs million French with their customs aud LAYS
and perhaps equsi number ~ aud ex-
ciusivp ultra Britcns congress voud merely relieve
tbc British Parliament w TIE care - very trouble
acme child All The annexation and extensions that
lave hitherto occurred merely ssst territories
rupIed BY few strsggling indians or dsxcsns sod .
much mere considerable population OF american citi-
zsps abs states have IN tact been .stted sod ss"m
Hated before they ANNEXED snd annexation ~ss
ory the poitics pishmsnt ~ an existing fast
r,,y ,spsaa IA q snada ana uorld remsin Csnsds We
will not veptsrp 10 a.uy that " some day he an
pered naturslly and easily that sru-ration might
n,.,,,n,ied nbxs,csl rpsnrrrep We forb-sr 20 expa
tate u the possible result. ~ two great and sdveutu-
rous populations speshins one language ssreeisg 90
tccupy one great cuntinept under ermmon tsss We
only efy This. ~ ~ouid be sit, g-ther new sxpsrt.
ment an s-neration ~ very different sort from any
hitherto attempted and vast accession OF dmouloes
to the existing stock Of the States.