The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-08-12
From the New York Herald.
Annexation Of the British Provinces-Gen.
SCOTS Letter.
MONTREAL, Jnly 20, 1852.

in the United States The object Y
IS to advance the interest of certain men of Il
broken political fortune in this country, for
the benefit of similar class across the line !
of forty-fve degrees, by getting up serious Q
difficulties between the two countries, which '
can lead to nothing but discord, turmoil, J
and bloodshed. This movement is nothing r
less than the annexation of Canada to the t
United peaceably if possible, forci- i
bly, Unnecessary.
To understand the matter fully, it will be
necessary to go back to the commencement
Of the organization of the movement. The
old tory party of this country, by their
odious and tyrannical conduct, involved the
country in civil war in 1887. During the
continuance of the war they had full oppor-
tunity to crafty their vengeful disposition,
by Selling their liberal neighbors, trying
them by a drum-head court-martial, sentene-
ing them to death, and reporting them
" shot accordingly" Having since then
been entirely overthrow, and reduced to
hopeless minority, portion of them have
come out violent cxationists-out-Hero /
! ing Hcrod in the new born zeal for free In
situations, and their anxiety to become part
and parcel of the United States Three
years since, they mustered their forces in
this city-quite formidable as to numbers
! have before me the names of rbout two
! hundred--some who had beepmembers of
Parliament, many merchants, traders, &c
An address was issued to the people of Canada,
committees were appointed to raise funds,
conduct correspondence with Americans ia
vorable to the measure, and all the arrange
mcnts were made secretly and quietly for
formidable movement. Immediately af-
ter, very interesting articles relative to Can
ada appeared in the New York Tribune and
other papers; and almost simultaneously the
people here-not in the secret of what was
+ being done--were astonished and indignant to
see flaming letter from Gen. Winfield Scott
then presidential aspirant--in favor of
Canadian annexation. A friend of mine has
now in his possession a copy Of he letter
addressed to Gen. Scott, infuentially signed,
stating that the people of Canada were al
most unanimous in favor of annexation, and
that the annexation influence could control
the sentiments and the votes of the northern
. States Of the Union. New York was espe-
cially mentioned as one Of the States which
could be controlled in the presidential cleo
tion by the annexation influence. General
SCOTS letter appeared; the anncxationists
hourShcd amazingly; they had arguments
q for every intercst--frce institutions for the
liberals, unrestricted commerce and increase
If business to commercial men; those who
= objected to American slavery, and the giving
e up to their masters of the poor fugitive a
y mong US. were impressed with the fact that
the addition If Canada to the Union would
cause the free States to overbaance the
South, and do away with American slavery
r '.r.,rrly. Communications appeared in the
O E rk Tribune from interior towns, t
l. IA. feet bat nine-tcnths Of the people o
Canada were in favor of annexation
The Canadian government, in order t.
facilitate the commercial affairs Of the coun
try, had previously proposed to the UniteC
States a fair system Of reciprocity of trade
with the free navigation of the St. Lawrenc
to American vessels The annexationists
seeing that this would take all the wind GU
=. of their sails, by obviating the necessity G
annexation, denounced reciprocity; the Nev
~ York Tribune denounced it, and continue
or to do So
,ur Since the nomination of Gen. Scott for tn
es, presidency, the annexation organization al
IRE almost beside themselves with joy. Privat
= correspondence, secret gatherings, active
he nance committees, and the circulation {
is Gen SCOTS annexation letter, are all tn
Or order of the day. Scott must be elee. &c
they say--annexation will be the immta$$a
result 1t is only necessary that the Sta
u. Of New York be carried for him to secu
the election. Discarded torysm again rea
its snaky crest, and fanatic abolitionis
DO sharpens its armor for a foray upon Amer
can slavery at the South st this poin
= what do we see as the opening Of the dram
val, A fire occurs in this city, destroying tt
Try property of some of our most active annex
ion ton agitatOrs. Dispatches are received il
mediately from Washington that Gener
Scott, as head of the War Department of tt
eys United States, has appropriated $4,000
CHI in cash, and great quantities of army tent
les blankets, provisions, and other relief, to tt
sufferers.
- If it is not deemed impertinent, I won
be glad to know how much of this SlOC
900 goes back to New York, to carry tn
State in the coming election?
But this munifcence of General Scott
pointed to with great exultation by our a
IA nexationists, in contrast with the pitiful Ell
contributed by the Governor-General
Canada.
# In addition to all this, comes grand I'll
ms. clustering expedition of Gen. Scott and
party in the United States, to celebrate
battle fought on Canadian soil forty yes
ago. Sensible people here are indignal
and they have right to be. Reverse
Vote case. Suppose the Governor-General of Il
a'u' province should declare that the State
Il ., Michigan ought to be attached to the BIZ
ish Empire; should hold reasonable corr
pondence with disaffected people ther
!, should send 100000 of the public mon
with to relieve his confidential correspondents
ual- that State; and finally, should send fllib
tering expedition of twenty or thirty tn
anu sand men over to Detroit to celebrate the
niversary of Hull's surrender at Michigan
/, the British in 1872: would not the dan
D. of Brother Jonathan be aroused? A
think you that John Bull is less testy g
- tleman than Jonathan?
io5ils But few words with your Scott fill
-ly d. ters. The people of Canada are not d
- rous of annexation-the letters of J
NKs' Montreal and Upper Canada correspond
'0S0' and the funds sent you toprocure scOtt's
L. II &noAoH inn