The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-13

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The echo OF the world"
beautiful in every changing aspect and creating eontin-
ual wondement without satisfying curiosity. Aristotle
remarked that by nature political animal and
The saying-loo good TO be losi-has come down 10
tmSy everhed here, for amidst these OF
vast tranquility and imposing restIessness-these gigantic
woods stretching OF either shore, and yon tremendous
cataract with power enough TO set the wheels OF all eath
manufactures In motlcn-il is impossible 10 dvest the
mind OF those political conside which the locality
suggests Nor 10 the soemniiy OF feeling here created
through the influence OF the can thoughts
appropriate be added Than those pertaining 10 the present
eventual period IN country's history. when all the
elements OF power in action and industry and
merce are bringing the earths most distant shores into
connexion. A border line is in itself suggestive oil in
ernalona relations, IL especially invites comparison
IT, in addiioD the results oil diverse legislation be equal
y visible these creating far ,feclua mode OF de-
arkation. Rivers have ever constituted the favotite
boundary between nations, yet, by The communication
they invite, have SELDOM in the end, proved eteclua
Was il in consciousness OF This that Rome chos, for
her boundary the and neglected Rubcon, in place
of river that drained all the walters OF the Alps They
are moreover, general rule to which the st. Law
renee is an exception. difficult 10 defend Thus the Rus
sian forces must advance beyond the Danube before
meeting with armed opposition. Thus France in vain
has attempted TO make the Rhine her territorial bound
But, notwithstanding differences broad and evident be.
tween the two countries, he who now visits Canada
comes al the commencement OF a new era. brighter
day is davyning, whCh-@whcther il issues in colonial in
dependence, in the anal amation Of Canada with other
British Norh American provinces distinct territorial
sovereignty, in the annexation OF Canada to the Uni
ted Stateswill assuredy witness an immense advance
in the development Of its resources. The vgor with
which lis railroads being pushed betokens a conf
dence in success that only be founded wellascer
tanned premses Whether this has been impaired through
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force OF interior development may be matter for differ
ence Of opinion but of the fact there is question.
find large demand in every direction for artisans
whilst good portion Of the ngneerng staff the roads
in progress are citizens of the United States. We GER
tainy hold share in the credit OF what enterprise
manifested, though all that has yet been done, taken to-
ge,her can hardly excite wondermen. The opponuni-
ties fd and enlarged enterprise evident. The
avenues to fortune vide, that is rather surprised
al what has not been done Than al what is The extent
and superiority OF Canadian timber lands and the ADM
abe dspa,on OF soil TO the growth OF wheat arrest at
once the strangers attention Truly there is work here
to be done. have tidden through miles Of country out
Of which fortunes are TO be made. To this. labor in
elligenly applied is all that is demanded The Weand
canal a mag niicen erection. IL has business rapid
ly increasing, but not at all commensurate with the ac
tiles afforded. After works in progress shall be com
pleed its trade will not now. be chiefly in one
direction, namely, from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie
To all these northern lakes, the 81. Lawrence is
unques,ionaby the natural outlet That rvet with its
lhIce thousand miles Of .hote, looks douby inviting af.
ter coastng, really imaginatively, along Canada
West, Michigan, and Wisconsin. ! understand that the
concession OF The free cation OF this river il one Of
the allowed conditional Terms IN the instructions held by
the British minister Washington in reference TO mat,
tiers pending. Any settlement excluding such a
grant, no, tending towards II at distant tay will
much dissatisfaction Throughout, the north western
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few open advocates hee, OF thousands resident in
Canada would welcome il as common boom and thou.
sands more presently find themselves In favor Of be.
cause benefited by it. "rhus far shalt thou CO. but
no further" is command which, though carrying au.
thor,y in its tone. may well be neglected when con
ttoverted by The laws or The provision of Nature Our
own Declaration OF Independence founded on The
principle that the tights impaired by Nature are in.
alienabe, not to be abogaed by any possbe conven-
tionalites. Not OF the South American States has
claimed The complete control oil river forming an
allowed boundary. la the treaty lately entered into with
Paraguay, The bhe side oil Iver only secured to for
eign Bolivia indeed, has promised like
render Of the other side and a consequence of that
treaty; but for this it is her promise reliance is
sci, and not the treaty. Let Canadian Statesmen
awake 10 the consciousness of the immensely of the
boon The free passage OF American vessels on the
ST. Lawrence would confer on Canada itself In
such a matter Eng and will do well TO gslaie
without reference 10 ibOse pcty, local views which
here abound That the opening of the ST. Lawrence
is not an absolutely immediate want constitutes no rea
son why should any longer be compelled 10 wait for
it, All the opposition exhibited here TO the grant is
born OF Montreal The French Canadians are compara-
lively indifferent the matter but without any enter
Prise themselves the Indifference is rather in favor
Than Otherwise, their views consulted. They
nevertheless jealous OF the reanment OF what they hold
to be peculiar privileges and witness with uneasiness
the entrance OF Americans, even British Canadians,
into their settlements They may be described in word
as living isolated and conened satisfied with ancient
laws never abrogaed and ancient custom never improved
upon From the Britisb party have nothing TO hope
This is The party that has Tor years embarrassed colonial
gisaiion-that creates difficulties for the sake Of their
creation and denounc,s allowed evils without proposing
any remedies Opposed they have been 10 the exist
ence OF any colonial legislative assembly despite all the
grievances that distant parliamentary rule entsed how
can literally, intelligence, progress Of any kind, be
peced from them Fortunately, this party is no longer
in the ascendant. Its opposition 10 the remedial measure
OF limited legislation gave il a fall from which il has
not yet recovered. With numerical superiority. common
prejudice and interested aims have not suced keep its
members together, or 10 give them working majority
Blu, The topic may well be leo ADLER hands. At thi.
present writing may be constituting the maferti with
which diplomacy is at work. Restrconary measures OF
this character render political barriers more and
vain; and, applied to us, continually TO
mind Canada that, though with such ready egyss 10 the
Atlantic allows her vessels TO compete in sailing time
with those OF any southern American port in reaching
England, and though lying contiguous to lands that
stretch away 10 the far Pacific, and afoding the shoe.