Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-12-22
THE PROGRESS or THE UNITED
STATES s. WESTERN CANADA.

The Toronto independent, an annexation jour.
nal, compares the aggregate emigration from
Great Brtian to the United States and the Can.
adam Provinces, during several years, as u con.
elusive proof, that the United States are in
much more settled and healthy political condition
than the neighboring provinces. The Independ.
ent states that Western New York contains IT,.
900 square miles, and that Western Canada con.
tains $4,000 square miles. In 1890, The popu-
alion Of the former was only 1851, and Of the
latter $4,000. The population Of the two IL now
exactly equal notwithstanding the immense die.
parity in size. Ohio contains 10000 square
miles, and has increased In the same period from
1000 to 2,000,0O0 souls. From these facts, the
Canadian journal arrives at the conclusion, which
Il holds to be unimpeachable, that had Western
Canada been State Of the Union, from the
time her population would have entitled her 10
admission, she would now have possessed a pop.
ulation and resources equal 10 Ohio.
A glance at the political history Of Canada for
the last twenty five or thirty years. will show that
It has been almost constantly In d state Of poiti.
cal disquIe,ude, attended by frequent acts Of VIC.
lence and boodshed, on one occasion. by break.
Ing out into open rebellion. A principal reason
Canadas have made since the rebellion, the In.
dependent says, was the benefit they derived from
diferential duties, estimated to be worth over
81 900, 900 year. lhe Canadas also derived
revenue Of from S3,000000 to S4.000,0O0 an.
nually, from the outlay necessarily made for the
support Of large military notwithstanding
reduced to one fourth It's former force. The ec
feet Of these expenditures was TO stimulate ell
kinds Of industrial pursuits. These stimulating
causes are now all withdrawn, and Canada is
LEFT with magnificent canals and public works,
without any thing, comparatively speaking, TO do,
and heavy debt, the interest on which is raised
BY indirect taxation, and Is drained out Of the
country.
| As another evidence Of the injurious efIec,
which this lack of confidence has had upon the
prosperity Of Canada the Independent declares
that Canadian stocks are totally unsaleabe in
I England, while the stocks oi several American
States are at premium Of from 8 to per cent
Another fact mentioned is, that during the last
fifteen or eighteen years, the several State gov
ernments have borrowed without difficulty
100000, coo In England. Railway companies ia
the United States have also borrowed millions
, while the Canadians cannot borrow dollar.
The same cause.-the unsettled political con
dtion ofthe country-has driven BY far the mos
, numerous and wealthy class Of emigrants from
the British Isles to the American States. Ac
cording 10 statement in the London Economis
! the emigration from the United Kingdom to The
/ North American Colonoies from the year 1896
/. 10 is47, both inclusive, amounted to 372,ss6
4 the number Of emgrants to the United Statel
Q from Great Britain during the same period wal
!. $50, 2O5. During the present year 100000 hav'
emigrated to the States, and only $4,000 hav'
! emigraied to British America. But this proper
!, ton would be greatly increased If we had m,
, accurate account Of the number Of those VIII
0 went during the same peliod from the Colonies I
: the neighboring States, as compared with thos
who left the lalterior the former. Such accOun
would show TIRES 10 one in favor oflhe States.