The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-21
The Annexation QuestiOn-The United States
and Canada
cd States


recent meetings. respecting the rebellion losses,
abundance OF materials to illustrate these facts.
1here we lind that contagious delrium which,
through the medium of heated passion-one man
communicates TO others. The language of the
parties expresses their dlsordered pass ons not the
CONVICTIONS of the sober mind. Extravagant Ian
guage becomes the type OF ungovernable passions.
LII such cases vehenlence and hyperbole, accord
Ing to their intensity and extravaganza, indicate
tae mastery OF the an NAL over the ntellectual-of
the brute over the man.
Not IN this spirit, however, is the question OF
ne Ration approached. 1t Is the earnest topic of the
social circle. 1t is thing of which men speak,
as OF a family arrangement, to one another With
great many 1t begins TO be considered the ques-
ton. Men think soberly upon it., and speculate
upon It's advantages, which they weigh against the
disadvantages, The last year has Witnessed
complete revolution IN the sentiments OF at least
one political party. The question is everywhere
m0oted by the torres. One of their presses, as
would be seen by the extracts we published last
week, mas given partial expression to the growing
sentiment In favor of annexation. There was no
mounting, no beating about the bush; but plain
speaking.
We now give another statement from an organ
OF that party, which unreservedly admits the an
nexatlon leanngs" Cherlshed by them, and which
they do not attempt to dissemble or keep secret 1t
is from the Montreal correspondent of the Toronto
Patriot -
The only dit Of the day, worthy of credit--you
must not give any to those msntioned in the newspa-
Angle saxons he towards IN annexation With their
brethren Of the United States unjussly and untruy
true as the gospel now"
We have endeavoured TO ascertain the causes
that have led to SO sudden and apparently COM
plete revolution in the sentiments of the party
who used previously to speak dispa, gingy fthe
American people and their Institutions The re-
suit OF our inquiries has been to convince us be-
yond doubt that the idea Of annexng Canada to
the United States mas been embraced by this party
after FULLY examining Its own position, If not that
Of the country. A portion OF them have strong
dislike TO the existing union OF the Provinces, and
lnsuperable objections to Its continuance. An
nexatlen, they argue, would dissolve the existing
union, and make Upper Canada sovereign, inde-
pendent State of the American Union. A great
deal 1t is said by these parties aboutthe superiority
of the Anglo Saxon race, while the most ridiculous
TRADES are vented against the imaginary and nom
existing domination OF the French in Lower Ca
NADIA over this boastu Anglo Saxon of Upper Ca
NADIA They profess to see all sorts OF hob COLLINS
In the realization OF Mr. Lafontaine's declaration
that he will never submit to Upper Canada having
a greater number OF representatives than Lower
canada. Upper Canada, discovered from her twin
sister, the offspring of Ia belle France and placed
under the protection OF the stars and stripes, would,
they believe, contain two political parties nicely
balanced as {, number, and changed more In name
than In principle. The accession 10 power OF the
Wig reg me, under General Taylor, gives them
assurance or strong hope that the policy OF the
federal government will give ascendancy, to prin-
cipts mol far dis nllar to those embraced in their
own political creed, which they see no hope of
carrying into effect under the existing c!cum-
stances OF their colonial position. The protection
them ample protection. That protection, they al.
lege, correctly enough, no doubt, they can never
hope to obtain from our Provincial Parliament.
Annex Upper Canada, as a separate State to the
American Union, they say, and that local leglsla-
ture which now denies protection to domestic
manufactures, will yield up to the federal govern
ment, at Washington, the right of regulating com.
merce Here again their hopes are excled by the
elevation to the Presidency of General Taylor,
whose policy, they argue, will be strictly wing,
and therefore protecuonist. There is yet another
ooat,< Af ~hz al
ments IN favor OF annexation. They see plainly
that the clergy reserves will, at no distant day, be
devoted to general purposes. Here they bring
forward all their stereoyped nonsense about vested
rights, spoliatjon, and .robbing the Lord > for the
high churchmen never hesitate at blasphemy il
they think 1t will be of service to them. These
parties, following the example OF the Hon j. II;
Cameron, in his speech at the bar OF the House Of
Assembly, against MIR. Diapers university bill,
talk about the magnanlmity OF the republican
States, which never alienated the lands given by
p,eus monarch to the Church of England. The
immense revenues OF Trinity Church are frequent
ly instanced sometimes even In the columns OF
the church newspaper. From these facts they
conclude, and argue to convince others, that an
neXatlon Is the only means OF preserving what
they very arrogantly style their SO vested nights"
ltwould be unfair towards the conservatives to
as party one. Other views present themselves
their minds, and are dwelt upon in the coutenl-
platoon OF the subject. For instance, the Mirror,
in remarklng upon this under current of feeling,
relates the following curious of Its working:
-"Tbus it is our good loyal fellow-ctizens are
cogtating, rumnatlng-w whining, growing, grin
ning-and everything but barking, They say they
must and will have annexation; for they cannot,
and will not, do without it, One old tory we heard
of to'ther day, who, after coming home from the
Indignation, id the Queen and Latontalne, and
swore he could stand II no longer " Here," SAID
he, am, with couple OF thousand pounds worth
of properly, on which | have been trying for
eighteen months past, to raise Gl5o, and I'll be
cursed if / can find man to lend 1t to me- tried
anti heee ~. Ia oil sha led
Building Societies, and found could, when my
turn came, Chat Is, when would be goose enough
to overbId the jackasses who are borrowing money
there,) get what required, at an interest which,
when carefully calculated It, found would be
q. # Carada was annexed to the United States,
should not take $4,000 tor my property aud be-
fore a week, could sell one:tiftleth part of 1t,
clear myself of debt, and be independent for ever.
Din such humbug have sucked my paws long
enough but I'll bear II no longer It's aganstmy
stomach
Such is resume Of the principal arguments in
favor OF annexation, now so much In vogue in the
eocial circles OF one of the two political parties.
These arguments are regarded by many persons,
who. though not OF this political party, have no
nate prejudices against American institutions, as
quite visionary. Some OF these apply other and
Wholly different arguments In favor of the same
m easnre. The pubic mind, as excited by this
an stiep, appears to be in that state of INDIGESTION
VIII, N very slight circumstance turns the scale
md 'ecdes the most momentous questions. Many
nnt,, Y at our position, geographical and POLITICAL
ssnra themselves that destiny has fact rende red
InevItab 9 a consummation which the speeches of
Orators Ne arguments of writers, or even the vo-
it,on oi Se public mind, cannot prevent or long
delay For our part, we pretend not to the gilt OF
uyonnesv an can only await the iulflment OF our
PpoI,cs} dee, ny, without dog,natica!ly predicting
10 what goal it wa lead
r, rom another paper
The tories OF sndwieb, Canada, called e, meet
ing, few days 81 nee 70 P pro I ps"
duriuo the emcuie t 1887 But the liberals out
"vrnhe red them. took possession of the hall, ar
pointed their chairman and secretary, and enacted
o. -. y,o,nitv1 ia the res, dence of Colonel Prince,
whose royalty is as unques, toned as his brutality.