The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-20
The Canadian Antl-sia, cry Association.

TO The EDITOR or IHg NKw YoRK HERALD.
have recently perused, and, must say, with
infinite disgust, letter from your Toronto cores
pondent, very properly condemning, while detail
ing, the proceedings OF a meeting got up by cert AIN
fanatics, who have formed themselves into an asso-
citation, the avowed objects of which are TO en-
courage disunion in these States and TO Induce the
slave population to rice against their masters.
These Canadian Intermediates are consistent
men. IL is not many years since that they raised
their dismal howlngs against the government of
The United States, because certain restless spirits
on The border were not 10 be restrained from Join
ing those were called the rebels Of the province
Perhaps, however, they can chow the dhereoce
between the two acis-aIding men TO acquire that
Independence which should be the common ia.
he rtaGce OF the white race, and encouraging
slave population TO regard insuicrable On fage
a tie which never would have been considered
ontrous, but Tor The suggestions Of set Of SOt-
dtSsm pbilantbropsts, VINO are far greater tyTants
in their hearts. infinitely more dictaora than those
whose conduct they affect TO impugn
Now, MIR. Editor, there is a remedy for all this
much cry aud little wool" affair. Suppose tn
President Of the United States should cause Il To
be intimate d, through the proper channel Of com.
municatIon, 10 the Governor General OF Her Ma.
jesly's North American posse ssions-Lord ElgIn-
who, forgetting his rotten cgg peng al the public
dinner OF the Mayor Of Toronto, anpses himself
with drawing contrasts between the United Sta ,es
and Canada, unfavoratle 10 the former: aud with
the shaking Of hands with ano h r equally celebra-
ted character, Sir Allan McNab-suppose, | repea',
the President should cause II to be intimated 10
the Governor General, that II these and similar
meetings aud associations insulting than
dangerous 10 the American governmeni-are not
promptly discountensnced, he will be unable 10
prevent public feeling from manifesting itself in the
marching OF some hfy 10 hundred thousand
chivalrous spirits into Canada. What, think you,
would be the result Surely, Lord Egin could
not pretend that he without the power 70 issue
proclamation prohibiting asst mbages and proceed.
ings, the repetition Of which would ultimately in
volve Her Britannia Majesty government IN war
with the United States, the result OF which woHld
assnredly, be the absorption into the vast arteries
Of the latter, Of the young province that had had
the hardihood 10 try the power Of its sting upon her
We have had enough Of The impairment interference
in the internal affairs Of ,hIs country of Mr.. Thomp
con, who has almost brought disgrace upon the
parliament OF which he 10 an unworthy member,
and American forbeafance has been manifested In
a most extraordinary degree; but there is limit to
endurance. What might be borne from a mono
maniac, whose acts, Il il well known, are disa.
vowed by, and obnoxious 10, the great mass Of a
powerful nation, will not be endured from the I'M
petinent and yeping ours OF province so iasignh-
cant that only exists by sufierance even although
IN the pride OF its reflected importance, IL swells
out It's litile throat, and, pulled up with self suf
What duet we make"
IL these vauntirg Canadian fanatics. who, under
the fancied security OF the Bfsh flag. hurI heir
anallemas against the domestic institutions Of
q neiehboring end friendly country, were true and
sincere pinlanthropsts, and possessed OF common
sense, hey would at once perceive that such gross
ano perinent Interference must necessarily have
an opposite fleet from that which they profess to
eiin at Let them beware ~ the consequences
which generally await those who are prompted by
nischlevous disposuCn to interfere in the private
queuels OF their neiglbors ANGLO AMERICAN.
Nav YORK, March ~, 1901.