The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-01


The Detroit Free Press says that .the project OF uni
ting all the British North American provinces under
iederave which has occupied the attention
Of the Canadian press for some lime pasi, 10 not alto
gethsr new. 1t was PROPOSED by Lord Durham. twelve
fifteen years ago. a reform measure which TO
cure multitude Of evils The scheme. however, did
then meet with favor and abandoned for the
project OF uniting Upperand Lower Canada under sin
gle government. This latter project was consummaed,
the union act being passed by the British Parliament
Forty members given to each province in the united
house of assembly. and the provinces otherwise oslens
bly, put upon equal footing The movement was Of
English origin, having in view the dminu,ion of French
Canadian and increase Of BRUSH. influence in affairs
The Union has not according to all accounts worked
advantageously for It's projectors rs was anticipated
The Lower Canada British (says Montreal correspond.
emf OF New York raper) have derived little bene.
fit from it, and Upper Canada has sulky submitted to il
for the time. The French Canadians in the united
parliament have always presented serred phaanx to
their opponents of the British race, always divided into
two or more parties They have usually voted, one
would suppose from their unanimty, if their nation
aity at stake, invariably following that OF their
leader. The British portion, more independent. and
loving 10 divide in opinion has suffered from this voting
en- masse of the French Canadian members. They are
dissatisfied TO find French Canadian influence. from what
may proceed powerful in the legiss.
ture. They, therefore, hail any change in the mode Of
governing the country which would elevate it above a
mere colony, and give them an influence commensurate
with their enterprise, wealth, and general intelligence
The writer is evidently OF the British party. and he re-
veals the real secret of The renewed effort for union OF
the provinces Il is to crush Canadian French influence
| and make British power supreme.
1--WE do not know that the prospects of the proposition
may be. but il will evidently meet with stout resist
ance. The home government would hardly venture on
act of union without the consent at least OF the Ca
madam Parliament and the present obtaining OF that
consent is extremely doubtful AT any rate, the French
Canadian interest is in the ascendant, and that inter-
est would vastly prefer annexation to the United States
to consolidation Of the provinces.
Canadian affairs are assuming most interesting atti-
tude which the people Of the United States are
dsineresled Spectators Colonial bondage dis
tasteful to enlightened communileswll become insult
ferable to the people Of the Canadas That is as certain
as that effect follows All history proves that col
ones attain great degree OF prosperty and such
! is the history oil Canada. Contiguous TO the United
States what contrast is presented between the prov
inces and the States bordering upon them This con
sheraton, this palpable fact aone is working slow
but very steady revolution in the Canadian popular
mind And well may; for could the two provinces b.
suddenly converted into American States, what an impe
us would be given to their prosperity What chang,
would come over the face OF the land |"