Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-11-07
Lord Brous hams Opinisn q %.


During long speech in the House OF
Lords on the l9 h uit.. in relation to the
troubles in Canada, his lordship thus re-
vealed his notions Of the ambition and as
pira'ions Of the people Of the U. States:
The House might rely upon il that they
were on the eve OF great struggle in
North America; and il they supposed that
that great struggle between them and that
colony was viewed with indifference br
their neighbors on the other side Of The
Atantic-if they rocked themselves 10
sleep under the impression that America
was no, looking on with anxiety, Or tha:
America, having boundless extent of
territory, would not coyet more, let him
awake them from that dream. Let him
remind them that If America was for the
first time an unambitious republic-sfat
il for the first time they had an instance
in America Of popular government with
out the control Of crown or without tie
control of an aristocracy-,he control al a
crown 10 keep the peace, the control Of m
aristocracy TO perpetuate the peace as al
Venice of Old--thai il America for the
first time furnished an example Of popular
government. without any such checks, sp-
pIances. or control, and was divested Of
all ambition, it was the NEST novel event
in the history of human nature and Of hu-
man government.
If they fancied that as America had ac-
quired great territories and extended them
to the seuth and west in all directitls,
she had more land than she knew how ID
cultivate, more people than she knew
how TO govern, and more produce than size
knew how TO consume, and therefore that
she would noElook to the north and ret
seek to extend her influence in that quar-
ter, then he contended that an infinitely
great wonder had taken place, that an aJ
solute miracle had been wrought, because
they were believing what was contrary 10
the whole history of human passions, pro-
pensiies, and crimes, that the lust for do
minon was capable Of beirg satisfied.
Besides the lust of power, which increas-
ed in proportion 10 its gratifcaiioD; there
was positive direct and prevailing inter
est which no American doubted. There
might, perhaps, be some doubt as TO the
interes, of the Southern States in the a1-
nexaton of Canada, because it would tend
TO increase the preponderance Of the Nor
lhern or an'i-slave States; but even those
southern states were anxions that Canata
should he absorbed in the Union, for thi'
reason, that it was now the great refuga
for runaway slaves-and at this moment
there were $1,000 families Of runaway
slaves in Upper Canada; so that besides
the general love OF American rule and A
merican fame by which all American cit
izens were more or less influenced, there
was in The slase-holding states Of the sonIh
this strong motive aho. They participated
also with their northern fellow country
men in another feeling. We had recently
, given pr lection to America as against cur
.elre>. We had adopted the doctrines Of
" free trade and had extended those doc
y trine. from time 10 time, from one article
TO another.
The Americans did not s. ympathize with
: us OH the subject Of protection; bu' tie!
did sympaihize with the Canadian r~Ee'-.
They were delighted, a. he knew by let
tiers whicl, had come 10 his know ledge
lately. and which had been addressed TO
. one of the greatest houses in the city
from America. expressing the greatest joy
and exnltation at our abandonment, Of The
. navigation laws but they add, do not
suppose ,ha, We should join yon in such
policy" Hear. hear. ION the coE-
trary, it will be our care now 10 draw our
projection tighter than ever" We had
Withdrawn protection from our manufsc-
lures, not so the Americans. They de-
: sire TO increase the protection OF theirs
> What now prevented it? Upper Canada,
a frontier OF l4CO or 1900 miles which it
was utterly and absolutely impossible to
protect.
No amount of American police or OF
;. house or excise officers, could prevent Z
bale Of good, crossing that extensive from
, tier into America. A friend Of his SON @
4 time since saw number Of hatchstx in
!. Illinois. He said, These look like OIL I
e manufactures" NO." replied the Amer
: lean with whom he was speaking, "you
e cannot make them Some time after
n wards, he returned, and found that IL ~
h were supplied with the same descrip,ton
= of tools from Birmingham. II sTpearr
e that another party went there, and see :
tnc American GU " hdt -
were sold at, he vas told dollar %
d cents each. He undertook TO send TIL n
N consignment from Birmingham, and te
IT did send $4,000 hstchets which were 81.
ID at half dollar each. Notice was ri, E:
a to the government and excise, and dow
II came the custom house officers and nil
"a tia TO seize them but the attempt was in
IN tile, for when they arrived they fouas
them all sold. Every man had boue
Il his ha,chet for his hall dollar and carrie
i. off on his shoulder. And thus 1t W.
J. with all other articles Of manufacture
ot the difference Of price was such that D.
re mere custom house regulation would pr
vent their intr roduciion.
A PUrTIss THE FLIEs TO Roo~T.--lp o.
,r; OF the Toledo Hotels, a suffering lit
n waiter and the black cook were al WORD
ne points, and the only end for which Jsc
as the waiter, lived, was to poster the COO
"a "A few days since, when the air W.
a scorching, and flies in the dining-roo'
.ly were more plenty than candidates at a lrs
ie, democratic convention, word was sent ,