The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-13

BALM FOR THE CANADANs.--We perceive that
our Canadian friends have taken the alarm at
some recent remarks Of ours in reference to
the probable destiny Of Mexico and Canada.
Our friends, who have not hardly yet relapsed
into the torpid state into which winter usually
plunges them, are dreadfully indignant at the
idea that the United States could swallow their
little strip of territory, and talk quite refresh
ingly about ''broadsides to broadsides," vic
torious Canadian warriors the port and as
pect OF our militia &c Leonidas was craven
to the Jean Canuks," according to their
spokesman. As for the :. Yankees,"i it is much
more likely, says our enterprising neghbor,
that we, 0he Canadians should annex the
Northern States than that they should annex
US. The writer concludes. as in duty bound,
with the flourish obligato about . the flag that
has braved," &C., and Britannia ruling the
waves" as we have no doubt she does.
Now. we don't pretend to know everything,
and it may be true that Canadians are as
ferocious a people as our contemporary would
have us believe. We must confess. however.
that the specimens we have seen have not i'm
pressed us in this wise. We have not noticed
any particular martial port and aspect about
them; nor have we felt our virility ooze out of
our fingers ends at the prospect of broad
side" with such victorious warriors" 1t NAV
have been mistake on our part, but we have
always taken them, on the contrary, for very
inohensye creatures, chopping wood, aud
growing wheat. and boiling potash. just as
their fathers did, and fulfilling their religious
and moral duties with very praiseworthy re-
gularity. They have q number of British
soldiers among them, who are of course.
great nuisances, and demoralize the sim
pie natives; these, we dare say. are ready
enough to earn their shilling a day by
shooting at us across the borders. But we
would as soon have expected our poultry to
rise up in rebellion against us az a regular as
sault from our excellent neghbors themselves.
And if we had. as the Canadians suppose, any
serious intention of invading their territory,
we fancy the thing might be done without any
very fearful amount of carnage
But we have, in reality, no such design or
wish. Nobody ever talks, now, about invading
Canada, with the exception of q few hair-brained
demagogues here and there, who have private
ends to serve; nobody contcmplates any inter-
ference with the sway Of her gracious majesty
over her American provinces People hear
with total Indifference, Of military roads being
built for the purpose of protecting The country
against us, and of considerations among the
provinces in order TO constitute counterpoise
to this Union We take an interest In the ma
terial progress Of our neighbors-in their new
railroads, their steamers, their agricultural and
Industrial developements-bec an artificial
boundary line can be no barrier to the diffusion
of prosperity; and if plenty abounds on one side,
want can hardly prevail on the other. Bnt, for
the present. our interest in Canada arises solely
from these indirect sources. Our own political
condition, in fact, forbids the present indulgence
OF any desire that We might feel for the extern
sion of our territory in that direction. There
appears to be a good deal Of confusion in the
Canadian mind with respect to this matter, and
it is perhaps well that we should endeavor to
set them right.
fall Canada were to go down on its knees to
the Congress Of the United States, at the present
day. and mplore admission to the Union, the
prayer could not possibly be granted Nay.
more if The British government and aristocracy
were to look round for a new and more potent
weapon than any they have hitherto used in
their endeayors to check the growing power OF
the United States. they could not devise any
scheme better suited to their purpose than
proposal to sell us Canada. Let Lord
palmeraton CT any osLef British minister,
just hint such thing, and the whole ccuntr