The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-09
ANNEXATION OF CANADA.

The Albany Ereaing Journal, leading
Free Soil journal of New York, has an arti-
Gle, urging q commercial union with the Ca
nadas and the contiguous British Provinces,
from the " important influence which the
Journal thinks it would exert "upon the
question of their ultimate annexation to this
country. We make the following extracts:
There 10 little reason to believe that Great itain
deems the possession of her Northern provinces e.
sential either to her political or commercial great
ne" The United State. have been worth far more
70 her - an Independent republic than they wsuid
have been colonies The same thing would be true
u the Csnadas should swing into the same haven =
lind With their mions Of Il. amen. than % obtain
Cuoa nom Spain. with her millions OF siasee. nut
e fsssusa are rot n.rsstsbls sommedity, tout 2,
!" quiet possession Of England. while to procure Cu'
ba we are likely to be plunged into war
Of the Cauada By Canadians themselves and doubt
less the chief objection TO such consummstlon oY
tns mother country is the existence OF ssve ss Of
Psrliamentl have assured that but for Their an
come part and parcel Of na'ion recognising the prin
cipie of involuntary servitude not voice woua pe
raiseed against annexation south as sne arr
tens, should secede, not twelve month, we very
believe, would pass, before the unanimous petition
Of the provinces for annexation would NEE. Win
Deprecate dissolution as we may, it is possbie
event. Slavery 10 insatisbe as the grave. c'uSiS
new concession is succeeded by new oe ~ sbsII
be foiIed In it's purposes-a will belts tnreas OF
seceason will hereafter be followed oy "
secede. Freedom will not again be sacrihcee 10 PIE
vent the establishment of Southern republic
The Northern disunionists are beginning to
throw off all disguise. 1t is from that quar-
ter alone that we hear threats OF secession.
The British provinces are to supply the loss
of the South, whilst the South is to annex the
West Indian Islands and Central America.
This is very comfortable arrangement ano
if the North desires it, the South Will inter
pose no obstacles. 1t is better, II we mus
part, to part peaceably, and by mutual con-
sent Let us initiate the example OF the pa
triarchal STAKEHOLDER Abraham, and his kins
man, Lot. We are told in the Scripture mar
rative, that "the land was not able to beal
them, that they might dwell together; fol
their substance was great, SO that they coui'
not dwell together. And there was strife
between the herdmen of Abrams cattle ant
the herdrnen of Lots cattle, and the Canaan
lite and the Perizzite dwelled there in the
land And Abram said unto Lot, let there be
no strife, pray thee, between thee and me
and between my herdmen and thy herdmen
for we be brothers. Is not the whole land
before thee? Separate thyself, l pray thee
from me; if thou wilt take the left hand, then
will go to the right; or if thou depart to the
right hand, then will go TO the left. This
was fair proposition, and Lot acceded to it,
moving himself to the East and, being fond
of city life, pitched his tent toward Sodom
The STAKEHOLDER Abraham preferred the fair
fields of Canaan; and SO the two separated
with mutual esteem and satisfaction. But the
narrow escape which Lot afterwards made
from Sodom, shows that he gained nothing
by the dissolution of that union, and his taste
for living in crowd. Now, anything, we
say, for a. peaceful life. Let our American
Lot, if he see fit, dwell in the East, and pitch
his tent near the Sodom of the British posses
fions The American Abraham will continue
to abide in the fields, surrounded by the Ca
naanites. We think that Lot will have the
worst of it if he goes, but he would better
go and enjoy his city life than live in per-
petual broil with his rural and patriarchal
neiphhor