Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-11-29
VERMONT wATCHMAN & STATE JOURNAL,
considered nearly as Utopian as plan for revi-

considered nearly as Utopian as plan for revi.
sing the other
On the whole, ihen, the question resolves l..
self into this. Would Canada better herself
without hurting England, by annexation to the
United States? Could we give up To rlva
aud aggressive Republic province as vast u,
Franco, without perllIng our power and dana
glng our prosperity? Could we give up Cana
da withou: aifrontlng the brave oyalisis of No
va Scotia, and losing the most valuable harbUr,
on the globe? If Canada ceases to be British
must Nova Scotia. New Brunswick, and Primes
Edwards Island cease TO he British also2 Oh
is there no intermediate course which should so
cure to the dlsconlented colony independence
without forcing her into rivalry or hostility? |.
IL impossible TO devise such a Government -
whether Royal, Imperial or Republican us, by
consolidating the thee North American proyin.
ces, would erect huge breakwnter between IFS
and our nearest but most formidable rival? All
these are questions of moment aud Importance
but there is one quest on which takes precedence
even of these - How far are the sentiments con-
tanned IN The Montreal Address general aud pop.
ular IN Canada? How tar are they merely the
expressions OF party spirit? How far Cana
dian? This it Is not only useful but necdful 10
ascertain. To take one single step without
knowing this would be TO plunge deliberately
into darkness and difficulty. Frantic us il was
"A lilrU and n FU mr. IA naI
the Unanimous opinion Of thirteen provinces, It
inca IN hind snhr,,.s,,n ., io ,,snnd,r',d
dictates of mn over Mod f,r,ionsness Mean.
while-erp This onesti,n ho so;ved : lot ma cop.
graduate ourselves on the reflection that The doc
ument which we have quoted proves that the p0-
hlcal training which England gives to her colo
nists Is ono which need neither make them ashu-
ineu of her, nor her Of them; and that The future
which awaits men thus trained can never be OBJ
scure NOR dis nnnrnbln
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Pseu 10 'ans.er 'ue s'at o. uo'ernhe,' 10 sumo
o'nel cry MS proposal, u PERSISTED III uuo'
u''h'h'Sh us importance, ana 'or cer'ah u'he'
oahu@e It's interests Onurf l"ese cHcu ns'ah-
ees' what WONDER Is mere mat 'ho c't'zens ~
Mon'T'u' eh'oI' 'Nnon u.sc"ihen'' anu ,nnu'ge
III 'ne Innguagc OF dlS"icc'lOh: surely, The
"ohoer ri'her Is mat inc dlscohleh' should nave
zee" SO measured III lis terms, ana so temperate
!" us zones
nut apart from Mcntreal II seems almost be-
yohu the possibility "i d"nD', that The lehd'uc!
TO annexation ms not SpTead lar tiio1ahont the
p'oNi"ce o' On'''d 'hhhdo. lhe 'Fluehce oi
'h's Is STRIKING ana almost universal. lie Gov
eIi'or mas, III MS recent tour, ueen received WIN
en'n"s,as" III several WIN respect ana cordiail-
III almost All places. we oeiI''c That Inc
unh VINO are now i"udest IN Their cHes Tor ar
"e"''on wound ne most reluctant to realize their
o"" mehaces. VIVA the exception OF one OF
"" 10" l"e", "eco,'e distinguished statesmen
Vi .'e glea. onl'eo american hcpu"l'c' ne