The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-18


citisens Of Montreal the subject OF anne alton
sscribed to 1t the Importance which belongs to
Ing the opinions prsdoninsnt In a lsrS. eommppitv
But il may be safely doubted whether We have not
sscribsd too much Importance TO 1t. We retrset
nothing that We said on the tone, the temp per- and
the gravity Of the document By whomsoevsr
1t proposed by whomsosver conoocted 1t rejects
great credit the skill, taot and adroitnsss Of its
authors But IL to doubtful whether Il oor-
rectly expresses the sentiments OF the majority OF the
Montreal population and 1t 10 quite clear that even
II 1t does express them the present position and oond
ton of that city would not In measuring BY
the state of It's own the general state OF Canadian par
Montr, al has been for many years distinguished for
Its turbulsnce and fsctiousness Many have 90
operated to produce this result 1t psopled by
each very excitabls and each OF the
most opposite impressions At time commu-
nifty Of religion unitss them In . violent hostility
to the members Of other sects at another diversity
Of race impels them to acts Of violence incon.
sistent with any religious sympsthies. At time
they Cathscs linked with Catholics against Pro.
tsstants Of every denomination at another, Irish
Celts fighting against Gallo habifans in behalf OF
British and almost Of an Orange cause To these
recent causes Of discomfort among all classes at Mon
tTeal II the entrep6t Of . great export trade,
wbsp Canadian exports were cherished by protective
tariffs IL IL the seat OF government In troubled times
and during critical discussions Protection s
it, trade suffers temporary lethsrgy. IL Is proposed
TO transfer the sest of government other city
Tbis proposs IL sted In diminish its import
spce and, for certain time, damage Its interests.
Under these what wonder is there that
the citizens Of Montreal should exhibit and
indulge in the language Of dissiection? Surely, the
wonder rather is that the discomfort should have been
measured In Its terms and temperate In its tone
But, apart from Montreal, 1t seems almost beyond
the possibility Of doubt that the tendency to
tion has not spread far throughout the province Of
United Canada. The evidence Of this Is striking aud
almost universal The Governor has, in his recent
tour, been received with enthusiasm in several with
respect and cordially In almost all places The excep
tionsl cases Of disioyslty and turbslence may be
traced to the very same cause which has recently dis
tui bed the quiet Of Northern Ireland viz the viru
onft hA Go thut L.. fa~l IA.
caDgsr to the Preservation Of English power arises
not from love Of republican institutions, bat from
jealous rgsrd for the prerogativts OF the English
crown. The representative Of the crown, when in
suited At all Is insulted by those who think that the
people have too much and the sovereign too little
power This curious symptom commend to the
study OF those who in Canadian discomfort see
nothing but learning for republican institutions
aud csmocratc license. To us the matter appears
In different light. We believe that the men
who are now loudest In their cries for ration
would be most reluctant TO realize their
With the exception Of one or two who might be-
come distinguished statesmen OF the great United
American Republic, the majority Of the annexa-
tionsts would really be less considerable pers9nages
as American citizens than they srs rs British sub-
jeets. When the novelty Of great revolution or q
great Apostaey had worn away, they would sink down
into the unmportapt condition of Legislators without
influence or specuatois without capital; they would
ind that they bad formerly possessed without using
sill the advantages which tree press and responsible
government can confer on any nation and that IL il
ust az impossible ter republican for monarchical
government to force wealth and prosperity upon pas
Some ofthe leading statesmen of Canada seem
Of the predcsment to which this might
duce them. Mr.. Baldwin emphatisay records hts de-
cided opposition TO the annexation party. Otters
must follow Indeed 1t rs difficult OF whom such
part be consistently and continuously composed
Win It be of Frenchmen? Why, snuexstios would
swamp the IN at once They would b. absorbed. en-
quilted, annihiaed in the huge Celtic Saxo Germanic
element Of the Republican Union. or the Bri-
thhs population Of Eastern Canada! Why they
have no. suffered materially by the psicy Of the
mother country Protection did not do much for, free
trade does not do much sgainst, them They hare no
special feason to murmur and complain The Western
& Canadians have suffered most. They have been sud
denly deprived Of monopoly share in great market
They have been suddenly exposed to the risks aud
perils q a mighty competition. They may be Spite
iul thty may be rritsted; but then, many or tuem
are ultra 10y asts many ultra .Protcstants, many
ulI a-Churchmen, no few Orangemsn. How will
such eoelesce TO substitute republic for the
ctement Of ascendancy factions aud alist teuds!
szd more than this The recent experience of Eu-
hetory teaches us that nothing possible in
politics But We do Fay that the iabTogiio in which
Canadian Iertes must be involved ere they make
move FIR annexation proves that any distr.sses and
nisfortunes which Canada may perchsuce undergo,
will receive Increment from Other things than Eng
lish y amy or imperial caprice
But II, under the pressurs Of temporary adversely,
from undue estimate Of the benefits OF
institutions, the CanaaAn people deliberately propose
TO exchange the freest poty that any colony ever
joyed for the ambiguous honor OF forming small part
OF unveldy confederation, then let them under
stand that the eondsct q the people of England will
be directed by motives 81 prudence and interest alone
IL they think they can do without canada, then,
and then only, VIII they give up canada But, in
Csssda, they will take not 20
render one jot 81 sea or land, the possession Of
which really and effectively the maritime and
commercial in pertsncs II Greet Britain. They will
not csd- Nova Scotia they will not cede Cape Breton
they will cede that seaboara aud those harbors
which mutt ever command the mouths Of the ST Law.
and protect the trade Of the Atlantic In part
ing from Lpgend Canada will lose the name OF de-
pendent province, TO be brought more nearly within
view Of The force which might have perpetnsted her
s.Ienderee la losing Der hold Of Canada. England
will take 10 lose only the responsibilities aod
psnse Of her retention. But we apprehend that the
de- tined fortunes Of Cabsds and the disposition II her
people make all such snticipations as these wholly
pernuous.
England and the United States-Ntcaragua
and the Mosquito Territory.
fFrom the London Journal OF Commerce, Oct 81
There ATE, probably, few Of readers who either
snow much Or care much, about two adjoining terri
tones In Central America the the REP bho Il Nj
caIsgua the other the Of the Mosquito Saore;
nor ~i IL be vey necessary at present to inquire how
an INDEPENDENT monarchy These territorial divisions
and different forms 81 government were, sf course,
oonsqu.Dt upoa the general break up and destruction
of the Spsnish power throughout It's American d0mi
lions and the various nsurrecons and reyolts which
led TO their pres.n position would prove very tedious,
hat cert My very unin erestiDg
TO cur readers as portion Of history But, in fact,
neither the Mosquito territory h an nte
pendent state the latter under the protection OF sad
its monarch b pensioned by this country; and the
former has BEEN, more recently, taken under the
especial patronage and protection Of the United States
IL - whch give tnkAtttb
interest TO portion Of the American continent which
IL but little known, accessible to Europeans. To
show that ELgland has no great reason TO be
proud Of its ally, or ward, may mentton that some
NJ optbs back his Mosquito Majesty Jsmsso invaded
the Ncsrsguan territory at the bead Of 1910 men as
saui,.d the City Of Nicaragua now called Grenads-de-
BY Ere and put the whole Of the inhabitants
10 death In return for this, Munoz the President OF
Nicaragua raised force to rspel the invaders or In
the words 81 MupoE to repel the usurpstiOn OF Eng
land in the name OF the Mosquito King What
bloody vars may have since occurred between these
beigerents know not but 10 is reported that our
Corsul AIR ChIisty, had left san Juan-ths Mosquito
sspts-pow called Grey Town, either in honor OF our
Colonial Secretary or the Governor Of Jsmaics, We
know not which.
These territories our readers may pos
sbIy know, have recently been the subject OF rather
angry correspondence between the government OF this
country, Its repreeentatv ct ashngtsn and the
government 81 the United states; and that we may
better unoerstsnd the reason and object OF this, We
must refer to their geographical position IL viii be
sufficient TO ray that the plain Of Nicaragua lies be-
tween north latitude ~ degrees 30 minutes, on
the Pacific, to about IL degrees on the shores OF
the Mosquio Gulf end H. In fact, that part OF the