Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-07-23

o. The Republican, we fear, has not read ..
at least has not remembered what we have S,;S
from time to time, upon the subject of the apncv
alton OF Canada. AT any rate, it does not nra
sent our views correctly. We have, all alon.
said, that it was but question of time-that SOON
er or later, the British provinces would be ob-
sorbed-and that this would be the result,wbeb
er they pass trough the intermediate STAGE ns
a ricketty INTERCHANGEABLE Texas-or. Eorn
colonies of Great Britain, become at once mem
bers of the American Union. Every DAYS do.
velopment confirms us in this opinion. The preS-
ent discontents may be allayed and things 90 On
smoothly for a few years longer-but separate
must come, and we think the Canadians will siiss'
ceive it to be their true interests to go into pa,
nership with their thriving neighbor, rather Than
to attempt business on their own account We
have never anticipated any objection upon the
p IT of the Government, or of a majority of the
people, ofthe U. States. We believe the whole
OF the Northern and Northwestern States would
be, irrespective Of party, very unanimously in a.
vor of the measure, not only because off its "en-
larging the area of freedom in a restricted and
obnoxious sense Of the term-but from the pos;-
tive advantages to be derived from converting the
St. Lawrence into an American river and from
ambitious views of national aggrandizement. II
cannot be supposed that all the arguments, urged
in favor of the annexation Of Texas were utterly
thrown away upon our Northern brethren Great
pains were taken to persuade the people that ex.
tension of territory engthens-insead of weak
enS-the Union. The same doctrine has been
still more industriously inculcated, since the i'm.
mense acquisitions under the Mexican treaty.
The North, it may reasonably be supposed, will
think its turn has come land will affect, at least 10
be convinced by the arguments urged in favor of
Texan annexation. Ii may reproduce them, with
new illustrations and enforcement, derived from
our subsequent experience ofboundless territory.
We also said that the South was foreclosed-that
the constitutional question could not be raised
and that she could not preventive reproduction
Of her own gigantic scheme of self aggrandize-
ment.
| Does all this imply that we approved the meas
ure ? Far from it. We. do not know that the
time has arrived for expressing any opinion upon
the subject, but as our heghbors are very frank
and love frankness in others, we have no obec-
ton to tell them, that we do not believe in the
new tangled theories with respect to enlargement
of territory, and that we shall regard the annex
alton of Canada with not less regret than we re-
garded the annexation of Texas. We shall do
this from general considerations-and from the
special consideration that the annexation will
THROW 100 great OuuS against luc SOulN.
Should the state of the relations between the
provinces and the mother country be such as 10
Justify it, we have no doubt whatever, that, at
the next Presidential election, Annexation will
be the watchword of the Democracy ofthe North.
The cry may be "Cass and Canada" but is
more likely, from present appearances, to be
"Benton and British America" In saying this,
we do not mean to infer that the Wings Of the
North will oppose the scheme. Far from it.
Gen. SCOTS late uncalled for and considering
his situation as Commander-in-C Chief of the ar
my,-improper letter,we regarded as bid for the
Presidency. On the supposition that Canadian
affairs are ripe for the issue, we are persuaded
no man, of either party, would get an electoral
vote in any Northern State, who should take
sides against annexation.