The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-26

The excitement CAUSED by the discussion Of the
indemnify bill IN Canada has been aggravated, by its
passage, TO degree OF warmth and violence that
might almost beioken an imminent outbreak Al
The last adyices the Governor had not signed The
bill
The loyalists, those who sustained the government
In 1887 when the rebellion broke out, are the chief
aplalors In this excitement. They protest against
bill which proposes 10 pay for property OF rebels
destroyed during the prevalence of civil war pro-
yoked by the very men who now ask Tor indemnify.
This appears TO be The main cause OF the present
disturbance. No doubt the prejudices of race have
also great deal 10 do with IL.
IL may seem strange that the loynlists OF Canada
who have signalzed SO repeatedly and SO pointedly
their attachment 10 The mother country, should now
hint significantly and strongly al the possibility Of
| annexation 10 the American Union. hut the fact Is
So They find us all the colonisls of Great Britain
must find that the recently adopted policy of Eng
land sacrifices colonial interests to domestic necessi
ties; and that free trade without nationality ofheir
own 10 modify It's application, and TO guard internal
from exhausting orprostraIing influences
OF powerful antagonists abroad, Is and must be, in
lis ultimate effects, ruinons.
Thus loyalty must give way before the stern pres
ure of TINT necessity which compes 10 self preser-
WALTON. Isolation from the warmer sympathies Of
the mother country might be borne, and pride, at
being part of so great an empire, might. In Cana
dian bosoms, supply the place of affection. But
when Saturn begins devonr his offspring il Is nat.
nral enough thai there should be some manifesia-
lions OF repugnance on lhn part Of the victim.
is iniinlaled in some Of the Canadian papers
that il the Governor should sign the indemnity bill
the next step would be n Convention at Kingston
The Montreal Courier gives an account Of public
meeting, al which resolutions 10 the same effect
were passed with tremendous cheers. "But one
feeling" says the Courier eliminated the meeting
and Is shared by the whole country and thai is new
er 10 submit 70 the payment of The rebels. Let the
Parliament pass the BILL let the Governor sanction Il
i he pleases bit while there is are and rifle on the
froner, and Saron hands 10 iriea them, these losses
irW moi be paid"
federal union among all the British North Anne
rcan provinces Is suggested In the Kingston Chron-
ice; and the objection that this imitation Of the Uni.
led States might be followed by further imitation,
evenlo the extent of Independence Is NOT regarded
as very weighly or very alarming. Upon The whole
the present aspect Of things in Canada isnite inter
esting. The philosophy with which the people of
the United States can look on and leave them 10
work out their problems, will be exemplified we
hope, In this insancef matters over the line should
proceed to extremes. We doubt whether the Bri.
fish government would make any very serious effort
TO force Canada to her allegiance il there should be
general disposition on the part Of The Canadians 10
throw il oH.-BaH. American