Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-10-24

ly been put into circulation, calling public at
tention to the subject Of Union with the United
States The present declining condition of their
country, the causes which have led to it, with the
remedy proposed, are discussed in this paper
freely, lenghily and ably. The argument re-
jects the idea of a Federal Union of,he British A.
merican Provinces also that Of the independence of
the country as Republic; and urges speedy, pru-
dent and vigorous efforts for friendly and peace
FIJI separation from British connection, and Union
upon equitable terms with the great North Amer
lean Coufederacy Of Sovereign States"
The Montreal Witness, a religious newspaper,
warmly advocates annexation, and gives the ndl-
cations of Providence in favor of the measure
Some of these indications are, First The change
OF feeling in Canada towards the institutions and
people of the United States Ten years ago, to fix
the stigma Of American or Yankee on any party,
was to sink it beyond the hope of recovery Now
there is juser appreciation of our "many excel
lent qualities" and general disposition TO contrast
our prosperity with their depressed condition. Sc
cond: Until lately, the productions of Canada and
other British Colonies, were admitted upon much
more favorable terms, TO the home market of Great
Britain, than similar products of foreign countries I;
but the recent policy of the mother country has
Withdrawn that advantage without substituting
those which annexation would afford. Consequent
ly, the value Of property of all kinds is greatly de-
preclated, railroad enterprises blasted bank stocks
are at an enormous discount, and commerce Ian
guishes. Third: The loyalists, who have hither-
to maintained the British connection, and without
whose concurrence peaceable separation could not
take place, have been weaned from their chivalric
attachment to the British Crown, and converted in
to an annexation party. Fourth The people of all
parties-Liberals and Observation-Disclosures Sax.
ons, French Canadians, ant Irsh-Prolestants and
Catholics-have settled down upon the conviction
that annexation is the only remedy for their other
wise ruined state.
Thus it appears that the "indications Of Provi.
dence" have taken the place of manifest desiiny''
and are relied upon as the strong argument in favor
OF annexation. We, of course, cannot resist them
without sin, and, therefore, the Canadians intimate
no doub, of our willingness to receive them, but are
making their preparations 10 join us without so much
as asking our leave. These indications" howev-
er, seem to us to indicate nothing more than that
the people of Canada are dissatisfied with their pre-
sent condition and wish to be annexed to the u.
States.
GS- movement in opposition 10 the above has
been signed by many members Of Parliament and
Others The protest is published in the newspapers
with the salary of each sgner attached to his name
WLMoT PRovIso In UNSATISFACTORY the first
nC
gates was held IN jackson, the capital of Misss-
sppi 10 consider what course the South should pur-
sue in reference to the movement to exclude slave
ry from the territories of the United States. The
Convention was without respect to party, and was
composed, 1t is said, of men of the first respectable
ny aud Influence. In the resolutions adopted they
expressed their devoted attachment to the Unisn,
but at the same time, declared their determination
not to submit to the passage of the Wilmot Proviso.
They thought the time hadarrived when the South
ern States should take counsel together and recon-
mended that a convention of the Slave holding
States be held at Nashville, on the LIST Monday in
June next. committee was appointed to prepare
an address 10 the Southern people
AS It is probable that California will soon be adj
mtted into the Union as State, and thus the agi-
taon of the Slavery question, with respect to that
territory, be put to rest, the Mssssppans, it ap-
pears from article in the Democratic paper pub
lIshed at jackson, have got up new difficulty
lie area proposed to be embraced the State, they
insist, is entirely too large, and on that ground they
Will oppose lis admission into the Union The size
Of the State, the Richmond Times remarks, is mat
Ter which easily be disposed of satisfactorily,
ii be approached with real desire of affecting a
good result but some Southern Democrats, no
doubt, wish to keep the Slavery question open, in
order that their Northern allies may have the Will
mot Proviso TO strengthen their hands with.
Go- The PORE is feeling his way back to Rome
His Manifesto will be found on the first page of the
paper; there is not word Of liberty in it-even his
early notions of reform have all vanished like the
''morning cloud and early dew" The efforts Of
MAzzINI and GARIBALDI go for nough, (pro prescn
Ill., Instead ola Republic founded upon the "rnns Of
two empires" that Of the Cgsafs and the Church