The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-11-10
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, m
MISUNDERSTANDING CANADA.

ANNEXATION FEELING IN CANADA,
Ia ls.t7-only about twelve years ugo-tb'
French population Of Canada were IN tumul
iuuus ADD feyeush state of-eKcitement, ready
to shed their blood Il they could but be dely,
cred from the domination Of British rules bal
since then strange revolutions have taken
place, aud they have become the British parry
while those who, at ttTat time were ready "a
resent the slightest whisper against Her Maj.
csty Victoria have become cslsargcd from the
Home Goys5nmeul and are now huuahing ior
Acknowledgement and annexation 10 the United
States. Various causes have contributed a.
cn,c, this change, but none more than the pas
sage of the indemnity bill aud It's approval by
the Home Government, The loyalsts, ~ re-
sisling the French movement, thought they
wcrg verify doing good service TO the crown
but NJ thr Shurt rrrtgd OF t~-ly- yesSa, iAa =
found the Home Governments the "a
yor aud influence Of their opponents and cS-
tending to unlathful subjects uhmcrlted re-,
wards This evoked a feeling that was no,
suppurrd 90 rs,st ~ ih"jt b...Di,s. aud nov ~
hear az the corners OF the titrrts aud upon
tho house tops, loud complaints against Eng
land aud demands for "a uniou with us.
The removal Of the seat of Government
from Montreal to Toronto DO making the breach
still wider and adding ffcsh real to the annex.
alton cause IN the lower Province, even the
leaders ofthc French parry cShbltstrong sign'
Of tending their influence IN ITS behalf Ia
3uohoc, portion Of OH part.ca favor auurSa
ton, oul The promise OF having the PROVINCIAL
Government there at alternate periods will
doubtless serve 20 quit the people TO some e..
tent.
wh,lc two lrfd-, perhaps, Of the people IA
the lower Province would gladly scvcf their
allegiance 10 England aud unite with the Unit.
ed States, Two thrds, at least, of the people
OF ,hc upper Province sill desire 20 remain as
lhcynow are. The upper Province We should
regard ne much the more desirable acquisitions
and, could the lower Province be SIZED of the
ignufanI portion on French iuhabitarts, the
remainder of, the population would be, mainly,
uncHccpt,ouah'o.
But We 40 not see indications Of "immcdi.
ate annexation" yet annexation appears prob.
able at some period in the future.
Tm,t, OF srrrp The Vermont Central
aud Rutland Railroads have had ts,al Of
speed. There were 20 be-, 10y the arrange.
mcnt, twelve trips, the starting point Bellows
Fails, and rom thence 10 Burlington. For the
frs, week this arrangement was adhered 10,
and the Rutland according to the SentincD
beat the Central hours and 20 minutes on the
six trips,
The next week the distance run was from
Boston" to Bulington-the Central leaving
tho route via Windsor, and passing from Dos
ton over the Concord and Northern Road --
The last week the C,ntral beat the Rutland
by o. minutcs-an average of about .
minutes per day. The Rutland folks, howev-
or, allcgc that the Central run ancxpress train
a part Uf tirr it.--frztt1yr dry. of ttir -rc-
ond wcek-contrary tolhe arrange
gaining most of what was lost by II the first
week. One passenger, at least, was to be car
ricd through on each route. Each road has n.
bout 90 miles Of staging, but the Central, we
believe, has little the most
The two trains, the second week, left Bos-
tun ut "a uiriueh, A A NJ and sesshed AutlinH.
ton as follows.