Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-03-02
Canada Kept out of Bad Company.

from tho National n. >. Standard.
THE hopes of the disuflected Canadians
of lieing Incorporated with the Model Re-
public seem TO be indefinitely postponed.-
The Strange expectation which appeared TO
prevail among them, as well MS on this side
the lnc, that the Mother Country would
give this overgrown child the rest of her
tine, and suffer her to set up on her own ac-
count, or consent TO her marriage with
Brother Jonathan, hes been put at rest by
the letter OF Lord Grey to Lord Elgin.
We entirely stand by the British Govern
mcnt in their course in this regard. Queen
Victoru has shown herself TO be nursing
mother to these forward children of hers
She seems bent upon bringing them up in
the way they should go. Bad Company is
always one Of the staple elements of paren-
tai anxiety and cXhOrtation, and has been
ever since, and long before, the days Of
| Solomon. And, surely, there could not be
worse company, more evil communications,
than those into which the Canadian branch
of the British family seemed bent to rush.
| As general rule We adult that children
should be allowed TO choose for themselves
with whom they will cast in their lot for
| better, for worse, but there urc cases of such
| extremity OF bad character that n good pa
rent could hot excuse himself from forbid
ding the banns. To permit well-behaved
british Subjects 10 motanorphosc themselves
iuto american citizens, American citizen
shif Being what itnow ~, ns long ms II could
ys.7'lly he prevented, would be indeed q
| Iety yk,tlon ot oil that is parental in the rela
iions OF Governments. Just conceive Cana
da changed from the sanctuary of the fugi
tive from the American lInynaus, into I
hunting ground or n cage for him Now
there is not Canadian that would not spur
the idea of betraying him that VANDERBILT
then, il would become his sworn duty a
least not 10 hide the outcast. The Churcl
of Canada is now pure from the wicked
ness of bapiizing Slavery; it would, then
be turned, like ours, into Propaganda fol
teaching that the "Sum of all Villancs" j:
not Inconsistent with the moral virtues and
the Christian graccs. II would be n demora-
Ization fiom which it bchovcs the Head OF
the Church of England 10 protect its Mem
hers.
We can readily conceive that the situation
of CANADA, an adult colony under the tu-
tclage of Step-molher County, may be
sufficiently annoying in many respc,t cts
But we cannot think il bad enough 10 cX-
cusc the strong measure of throwing her
sell into tlc AIMS of so very dscredilublc Il
partner for life as her neighbor Jonatlan.-
II would be too much like jumping out ol
the irying-pau into the fire. We think it Is
one of those extreme cases which would
justify the guardian in putting her under lock
and key. And this restraint would he made
the mere eusk, iuasmuch Hs the swain Ia
too much engaged in lnrVPpiag his nggers
swapping notions, playing props III Callior
MIA and practising on his neighbours Will
reyolyers and bowie knives, to care mucl
about rcscuing this Dulcinea from tic du
rance of her cross-graincd Duenna. |
there were spirit enough in the Noriherl
t States 10 preach Crusade of Annexation
ms the South did in the case of Texas, anC
the rest of Mexico by instalment, there
woull be some satisfaction aud possible
, good in the erection of Free States out o
, Ihc boundless extent Of British Amcricu.-
But there is not, yet, and IL is not clear tia
it can ever bc got into ticIn either by Kick
ar arguments. so 1t is best as It is, for tn
, present. We arc not worthy of being al
= neXcd TO one OF the dependencies OF TN
, British empire. The American Eagle Is
craven fowl in the presence OF the British
Lion. Much as we wish the re,aiatory An
, neXaiion OF Canada might be carried through
ior the sake of tho political advantage
, would he 10 us, we cannot have the heart {
] Nteltt ~ III NlGh VI lliI iiNASi i'lA'NiiNi
which it mist inevitably wor, TO hcr-E. {
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Wm. w. BRoWE.-We venture 10 max
the following extract from letter recent
received from ELIZABETH TEASE, OF DaI
, lingion, Eng.:-
I'VE had a visit, last week, from w. W
Bows; and can truly say, that he full
; realized all that we had heard Of him, DO,
in public and private. Ills was evidently Nc
+ spirit to be retained in slavery and ho'
/ does il arouse ones indignation TO think Tia
| such an one could ever have been treate
= aud regarded-nay is even now regarded
0 the eye of the law of that land which
Q loudest in It's talk of libery--as mere cha
J tel, thing TO be bought, and sold, and ira
@ ficked in, the same as the implements OF hu'
5 bandry or the stock on Il lhrml lie made
; most excellent speech, and had large an
@ highly respectable audience, by whom Il
b was warmly appauded.'-Liberaior.