Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-10-13
CANADIAN ANNEXATION.

canada, and seen mucn discussloh uPo'' nv
point in the Canadian papers, evidently, now
ever, induced by dissatisfaction with the 20
vernon of that country, and not by any very
great attachment to the institutions OF the
United States, or any proper appreciation vi
the benefits they confer. recent aitlcle in
the Montreal Herald one of the ablest pa.
pers In Canada, drops all passion, and discus
ses the project calmly and soundly 1t first
.bows ,hh, n Federal union of the British
provinces, which has been advocated, in
wolves a separation from Great Britain, and
the right to treat with independent nations as
an independent State. This would necessa-
rily throw upon the citizens the cost of main
tanning an army and navy, for it would be
absurd to expect Great Britain to bear the
brunt Of their quarrels. This brings the edi-
tor to the poin, of showing how mnch less
advantageous this arrangement would be
than annexation with the United States. By
1 Federal Union the Canadians would have
o incur the additional expense of a State 60
,crnment, now borne by Grest Britain, and
the United States by the Federal govern
nent. Joined with the United States the
population of the two would be twenty-four
Millions. But Canada separated with its two
1ilions of inhabitants in order TO the maln-
,nance of thorough system of diplomatic
sla,ions abroad, would require as many AM
assaders and Consuls, as would be necessary
" the % millions. The two millions would
ave TO 90 to all the cost of paying ior Pre-
dent, instead of paying an eleventh part of
lie cost of one such functionary for the 20.
he two millions must keep up a great va
e,y of other civil establishments, at the
me way and out of their own resources in
cad of sharing the burden with ten times
cir own number. The army and navy
ose of the United States in order TO pro-
It Canada against so powerful a nation
80 millions of population then mnst 20 to
same expense as twenty millions, or else
ste all the outlay in useless form, whereas
Union with the twenty millions, which
uld diminish the necessary cost OF the pre-
1t military establishments maintained by
'latEer poprfation the same protection
.ht be had for a ti,he of the money
xt the Herald considers the advantages of
lexaton over a Federal Union. 1t says
The great advantages to be looked for in
ler case arise from enlarged markets for
produce--an increased field for our fu-
industrial enterprises. Now a Federal
ion of the British Provinces would add, if
were all customers only, five hundred
usand people TO our commercial system
our two staples, lumber and breadstufs,
Sc five hundred thousand people would
uire nothing but breadstuifs. ButanneXa-
10 the United States, would add twenty
ions to our commercial system; would
US markets wherever railroad, canal,
roing ship, or pack-horse could transport
present proInce. and would open the
me vast region to onr manufacturers pro-
tected from foreign competition by high
leteren,a tariff Instead of taking our
oreads,ufi> only, this immense population
would, every year, require more and more
# the produce of our forests, while the funds
which came here in return would aecumu-
ate till they grew into capital: and were re-
ins,ated in the manufacture of fresh sources
If profit Finally, the Federal Union would
give no privileges 10 our Canadian vessels,
steamers or otherwise, which they do not
now possess annexation would give tree
entry to our'craft in every water of the Con-
tnent.
THE contrast is succinctly stated, but we
think '1t,is sufficiently striking 10 induce any
one who rejects upon it to give up the Fed
eral Union, and dcleave to the larger, and bet.
ter measure.
The WEsrERa; CoRN Csor fully makes up
for the deliciencyin the wheat orcp. The
Cincinnati Gazette says the yield of Indian
corn in that State is abundant. 1t has been
estimated that the valley of Paint Creek,
within the space of % miles from the mouth
of that stream, has produced nearly two mil
lions of bushels of maize. Similar accounts,
both as to the quantity and quality of The
corn crop, reach US fora all the rich valleys
of the West
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