The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-01-30
ANNEXATION OF CANADA.

showing us its hand at this early stage of the
| game.
ANNEXATION OF CANADA.
The New York Tribune, after deprecating
| reciprocity with Canada in long article, con.
| soles itself in view thereof, in the following
| manner:
"To us, this project has, we must admit ONE
RECOMMENDATION. Reciprocity will bring with it.
among the farmers north of Mason and Dxon's line
| unirersat determination to have annexation at
whatever cost, and this annexation will come and
with II uU come the destruction of Southern control
orer the policy Of the Uaos but it viii be preceded
by much distress among the agrcultu al interests of
country which we would prefer not to be called to
witness. Annexatlonls ccrtsin to in due season.
and to bring about do not need distress of any
KIND but II our Southern friends desire to expedite
1t, we would recommend them to unite in the esiab
lshment of system that retains the duties on all that
the Canadians desire to buy, and abolishes them Oh
all that they desire to SELL and does this in the name
and under the mask of reciprociy-precisely as
England conpels the farmers and planters of the
world to make all their exchanges in her sing mar
ket aud requires them to do in the name of free
dom of trade
1t was thought great error of judgment in a
distinguished southern statesman, to have de-
clared that his great object in annexing Texas,
was to retain the superiority of the South in
the National Legislature. This avowal of the
Tribune is hardly more discreet, or better
timed, than was that of the statesman afore-
said. The South, however, is much obliged
for the timely warning, and should the time
ever come, when the question of annexing
Canada becomes practical one, it will not be
forgotten.
Butt Mr. Greedy desires to destroy, entire
ly, southern control over the policy of the
Union, we do not see why he should wish to
bring in Canada to do it. The free States have
already, majority in both houses, large
enough to carry out any project they may think
proper to breach, and if they do not exercise
it, we presume il is because all of them are
not sect naf men--because some of them are
conservative-because a majority cannot be
maze to believe that il is consistent with pa
triotism, to legisate solely with the view to de-
sroy the influence of the slave States. The
slave States may sometimes happen, in the
opinion even of members from the free States,
TO be in the right, aud so it may be even with
Canada annexed.
We hardly think, despite his agreeable an
ticipations, that Canada will ever be annexed
in MIR. Greely's time, though the farmers north
of Mason's and Dixon's line, at some period
remote in the dim future, may come TO "a uni
versal determination" to have 'ennexation sat
any Cost" meaning, we suppose, at the ex-
pense ola long and bloody war with England.
We doubt not the rapacity these said farm
ers-indeed they gave US specimen of it
fourtpau No hoSit Cd fch o-
lieve, that while they were lifting up their hands
in holy horror, at the encroachments of the
South upon the dominions of Mexico, they
were all the time meditating similar one up
on the possessions of Great Britain. We felt
convinced, that had the Queen of England
been as helpless as the President of Mexico,
Canada would have been long since annexed
But Mr.. Greedy may rest satisfied now, for the
rest of his life. The South will never consent
to the annexation of Canada, with the avowed
object to render her powerless in the National
Councils, and she will be sure TO find plenty
ofhonest, right-ihinking Senators and Repre-
sentatiyes from the free States, who do not
believe that it is consistent with their oath to
legisiate for the purpose OF expressing any par
tcular section of the Union. Such men will
not think it exactly right, to bring in whole
country, which from its settlement has been
monarchical-which resisted all appeals in
| l776, from the United Colonies-which III 1872
| manifested not the least desire to fraternize
with us-with the ayowed object of oyerwhel-
ming, and reducing to a condition ofvassalage,
| the sons of those who stood shoulder to stoul-
der with New England in the war of the re,o-
luton.
hidnappers Arrested at Weldon, n. C..
On the 9th inst, two men, bearing the names
| of Banks and Beach left Portsmouth W and