New-York daily tribune., 1849-03-22
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The Csnasi,n Journal. are busy discussing the
question brought up BY the sstsfoH now solns on on
their side Of the line The T~0ai0 Era"iao' al 'oe
close Of lonz article on sunexsiion' says
The public mind a. excited BY this question, appears
70 be 10 that state Of lrdscsion when very sgnf er
eumstsnce turns the scale and deeiaes ne NOS N y
menfous questions Many. lOoAlng a. our P'sNoo' so
ographics end political sssure themselves tna' oeshy
has 10 fact rendered nevts5le eonsuinnAuon Nnion
the speeches OF orators the sr-umenn OF "n'ets OF
even the voltion oi the public MAD eshno. PIs'eH1
long delay. For part ~e pretna 90. - 1se 81. -
prophecy and can only await the iuintneni OF our 70.
iics destiny without tosnAiiealy p'sdieuns 70 WAL
goa u vii lead.
writer IN the Eiag,oa Csros cl goes into the domi
nation Of the Fren h party under the Union win sres'
bitterness. snd contends for repeal J. says that three
alternatives are presented the people OF the Prov
lnces:
The frs, 3. return to the pree xs,ins system with
the pton that the principle Of responsioe govern
mont should be continued. 81,
The second Is severance OF ihe connection VIII As
and, and annexation 70 tie United states .,-, -.
The third federal union Of al the britsa Nott1
American Provinces un5er the dominion OF our oe4o'eu
sovereign.
The FRS, Of these plans the writer eonaenos Oe'Ds
retrograde sod then continues:
The sec0nd proposition is ore BY which msny 8 PIE
men are Of opinion the matris prosperity OF the couh
try wou be advanced but vhen look y the fd ths
Canada, under the Brtiih Government mas s1'sh.e.
10 iiiy years both in population and resources a.
greater ratio speaking Comparatively than the state OF
New York has ne In the same period am opposed
T. this alternative Oar present insutlions are aso'
beyond doubt preferable 10 those which are purely 'e
publican.
The third proposition is one which seems TO me en-
tilted 70 an earnest approval Objections have, howev-
er been made to II on very different grounds one
class Of obieciionists say this ie1eral union W" rN
the Provinces too strong Iney VIII io1oN " 80 ~
md hor
other class will say, you are copying the American
Constitution. .x -.
C0i9Hie u irefcbE bto0< fnfpcHdenf, bnt frdersl
union will not unduly hasten that event On the con
tarv the importance will acquire in the eyes oi tne
world st arge-ihe intimacy tnst VIII spring up oe'
tween the integral portions Of British Norm America
will ripen our insiiuiions-ht US for political emancl'
uaon-streugt gthen resources so ss % make US ca
pable Of sefpreseryzon. and ente us 10 toe resPec
friendship and alliance Of the mother country IS vel
perpetua,e that love OF British Consttuiona uoFefh-
ren, which is widely dfGsed among us.
To the second objection, the answer is we copy, not
the American Constitution but only that pornon OF Il
which seems fitted 10 our stustion calculated 10 give
unity and force by the federal connection, at the same
time that IL would give 10 the Provincial Assemblies
of each section the benefits of local government each
unhampered by the other except when the general
welfare should be at stake.
With regard to annexation the ColoRist OF the ON
inst makes the following announcement
Now as the North Apericsn Colonies are at pres
ent situated they the eve OF making ne" com
mercia connections which must necessarily be follow
ed by ne political connections also.
- We have no longer, it may be said, any inter
est in continuing connection which, in time oil peace
offers no percepible advantage and Ia the event OF war
would expose ne cruelty TO the begerent operations
Of our peiehbors Circumstances now be-
token that II will not be long before commercial prefer
the one hand and colonial and Imperial diHsr
ences on the other will carry into effect wha, has been
solemnly predicted.
We shall have no cause to'regret that change,
whenever ii shall take place be 1t sooner or later
10 the speech made BY J. q vanst,srt, Esq a, apub-
lie dinner given him In Hamilton, find the follow
ing sentence as reported BY the Hamiiion Gesetis'
Petitions should at once be sent not only to the
Governor General but to our most gracious queen
against the Representation bill. which would give Us
into the hands OF the French. when there would be
nothing et us but TO conquer the French race again
or to seek more friendly government
The Montreal correspondent OF the Toronto PdtT'ot
says:
The only on dit Of the day, worthy Of erodit-you
must not give any to those mentioned IN The he~spa
10 the under current leaning oi the An
go here toward an annexation with their breth
ren of the Uoted states unjusty and untruly surib
uted to them by Lord Durham in his time ou, true as
the gospel nOn.'
The Montreal UtHess hss an article in which tho ad
vantsges aud Disadvantages of Annexation are stated
II would says the WtHtss do away with frontier Gus
tom Houses introduce American capital, raise the value
of Fixed property promote the construction OF prop
eriy, make the 81 Lawrence the great highway oil
Western produce, abolish the 1.-THE system, prevent
legislation for the exclusive benefit OF any religious
sect give the non ssveholdng interest large majority
In Congress, subject Canada TO the American Tariff
which is higher than that now enforced there Cthe
money raised by duties being carried to Washington to
help in the extension Of Slavery Annexation would
also involve Canada in the odibm and guilt of Slavery
and such discredtsble diplomacy that recently car
red on respecting Oregon, Texas and Mexico