Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-10-29
The Annexation of Canada.

1hiS question Is now OeluS ulsSuseeo A
all its shapes by the newspaper press and
politicians OF Canada. There appears TO
be a large and powerful party there IN
favor OF the immediate unconditional an.
nexaIion OF the provinces to the United
States. We do not suppose that any con-
siderable portion of the American people
will oppose the measure, especially in the
Northern States. The greatest objection
that can be urged against The movement, is
the fact tina; most OF the Canadian annexo-
tlonis's are governed more by pecunlary
considerations than by noble Ieeling OF
patriotism ond desire to enjoy the full
blessings of Democratic liberty.
The annexa.ionists Of Canada have
made an arrangement by which the Mon.
treal Courier, an able and influential paper
is to become the organ of the new move.
ment.
1t is evident that the Tory or British
party of Canada already begin to fear and
lremble, for the Governor General and
other officials have determined to remove
the seat of Government 10 Toronto. A
correspondent of the N. Y. Evening Post,
in writing from Montreal, under date ol
Oct. 18th says: "Ihe general opinion here
is, that this removal must destroy the
administration. As far as their individual
interests are concerned, do not think that
the loss of the seat of government will be
of much consequence 10 the Montreal
people; it may be felt for few months by
persons who have houses to let, and the
Of bun i
gentlemen, in what may be termed gen,eel
circumstances, will have the effect of
lowering rents and reducing the business
of the leading retail sorekeepers, but all
this will soon pass away."
In relation 10 the address recently issued
by the annexationists the same correspon
dent remarks:
BY this time you will have received a
copy of the address issued by the onnexa.
lionists, and we hoped to have received to.
day the New York papers, TO have seen
their comments on it. but by some accident
the New York papers have not come on
the latest journals we have, being those o
the 10Th. A Tory paper that reached US
today, speaks we'll of it. Here the address
has excited feelings the most opposite
The Upper Canada papers, both Tory and
Radical, as far as we have yet seen, are
perfectly furious, with the exception of two
Tory papers published at Kingston, who
seem to look on the thing as a matter thai
can surprise no man, and on annexation as
inevitable sooner or later. The Quebec
Tory papers, are not violently opposed to
it. They seem to think the movement
premature, and to tell the truth, this is the
opinion of great number of people here,
who are really favorable to annexation
but think that the authors of this address
have begun at the the wrong end. There
is most passionate attachment to the
mother country among the English, Scotch
and Northern Irish, and they think that
before any number of persons had determed
on attempting separation, they should have
made solemn and final appeal to the
mother country. Another large party
think that prosperity Of these provinces
may be secured by federal or legislative
union them all, accompanied by high
protective tariff to encourage national in
dustry. The ultra loyaIists are circulating
protest against the address, and am told
they have obtained three hundred sigma
lures; the address has already been signed
by more than one thousand persons.