The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-04
Oar Canadian Correspoudence.
MONTREAL, Oct 30, 1870
The A~~sraiio~ Fseli~g ~ Canada State Of
the Parties, &c. &c.

MONTREAL, Oct. 30, 1910.
The A~~sraiio~ Fseli~g ~ Canada-7ne State o.
| the Parties, &c. &c.
In the present crisis Of this province. while the
Nontreaers are getting up and signing maaifes
tos on one side and protests on the other-the
Quebeckers protesting against the Montrealers
and getting up meetings on their own account
the Toron,onans protesting against ditto and also
| muttennR annexation-membsrs of tho ministry
writing letters, and members Of the ministry pro-
testng-wbils every newspaper teens with an
neIation-in short, in the dust that has been
raised, frsm Gaspe to Sandwich, an interesting
questisa arises to all whsm annexation may con-
cern--it is, When will Canada 10 prepared to go
for it This question is, Of necessity, a speou-
latve one; but pretty shrewd conjectures may be
formed. Flour and tmber-in other words, the
dolar-is said be the bottom Of all the noise.
II has riuch TO do with it, but not all. The predi-
leciions Of the parties who occupy the field Of Ca
madam politics, or the grounds circumstances may
force them to take, must not be overlooked, as on
them will, in the end, turn the question.
Let US, in the first place, glance at the people as
. whole; and the first thing that strikes is Its
want OF homogeneousness. Consider we a mo-
ment the effect Of thls and the srifes, the jealous
les, the bitter hatlngs, that have for time out OF
mind Cursed Canada, and rendered the province a
by-word for all evils OF this Kind rise at once to
the mind, and tell US that ii has not been good.
The London Times, In recent article on this sub
Jet, tells US that annexation will not mend this;
the anti ebneIauonists in this province tell US the
same. They ale both mistaken, and their srgu-
mtBt no,hing more than coarse ex cdthsfra AS.
seftion. We examine why. The two principal
causes Of STRIFE patent 10 everybody. are,in Lower
Canada, the struggle for French Canadian ~afiors-
aiut; end, in Upper Canada, the struggle between
tory and democratic principles. Both thess, an
neKation will hopelessly. lrrevocably annihilate;
for as forming a part Of the United States,
no French Canadian could be mad enough
TO look backwards towards a French Caaa-
dian rationaiift; nor could any Upper Canada
tory be 60 mad as then to quarrel tor an iml-
tation OF royalty. And more the hstings
and Jeslousies now existing between those
Who desire to maintain British connections, aud
those who do not between rebel and royalsts--
would, with annexation, be set at rest, as points
psst dispute. Then this argument OF the Tunes
Bhd the tails to the ground, as
anne xstion must for ever destroy the present
causes Of suite This fact is felt by the most en-
hghteBed spnexationsts. The knowledge OF n
" sso gaining ground among the most enlightened
fsiiiseDp 81 the rival political creeds, whe are be
ginning To get disguised and sick at heart, At the
bthting. niissTsble disputes that now distract the
county. These men are not yet anne xationlsts,
but they soon will turn TO annexation their polar
ttaIs NV ulttuSSiOn WHICH ~ now agltAtlnE the
province Will make more and more clear this fact,
am lie Effect will be to hasten the period when
Canada " III be prepared 20 10 for annexation.
Let us begin win Lower Canada, and give the
factions lltle nearer examination In this sec
Ion The great majority Of the people are Of French
descent. The Lpgllsh minority are Just powerful
enough 10 pick up very decent quarrel with
| them The French are factious enough to quarrel
/ pmung themselves, but they are united one
/ Jomt-it is, hatred Of England and everything
\ that u English. These nice little fdsrr,ls and
| hsu,ds beng Interesting and pertinent to our
| inquiry Jsst now, vel lock into them Well, the
their. Ind The English iniorloping dodgers. The
| Enyhsh hate the Frencb, because the French bate
| them Tb French are Jealous Of the English,
because they are more enli ghtensd and prosperous