New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-17
CANADIAN ANNEXATION.

The Rochester Daily AdreriSer, a Loco-FOco advO-
cate Of the Nebraska nquity informs its readers that
Among tho political movements silently going at
present and intended to have future bearing upon
great political issue Is the advocacy OF reciprocal trade
with the Csnadas.
This subject has, it says, OF late been discussed
with considerable interest. by real ree-rraders
but chiefly it seems TO think, by those who desire
annexation measure ofopposon to the slave pow
er BY which the country hasso long been ruled. When
valuable southern or western land is 10 be secured
there is we are told great cutlery OF danger to the
Union: but when il comes "a southemterritory the
old federal Wing policy appears" and men who
everywh here else staInch advocates of pro-
testion become at once metamorphosed into op-
ponents of restriction and supporters Of free
trade principles. Amid all this anxiety for the
safety Of the government and freedom of the peo-
pie it il however, it continues ''plainy enough
observable that there is on foot scheme to bring
about the annexation OF the British Provinces, in
order to effect oteet-the abolition of Slavery in
the States, or the formation of separate northern
d" Union
To all this it il entirely opposed. Ii we are to
have more territory, it would have it to be of that
Kind which can be governed in democratic form"
-. =. by aid of chains, whips aud Northumberland
it cautions its brother Democrats against being mis-
led by any pretended desire Of Wings or Wing
prints to open more intimate commercial inter-
course with the Canadss, or to approximate a sys.
tenn of free trade with them-which is an Anti
Wing doctrine-but watch and learn that tae whole
lis scheme of Abolitionists, which they have le-
'gitmste right to pursne, but which should not be
mistaken for patriotic effort TO do good to his
country or our Canadian neighbors"
The whole movement is regarded BY our coteul-
Porary os Hartford Convention plot for crush
ling out" the slaye-drying Democracy What truth
there may be in this charge We do not pretend to
know but if such be really the objects OF the frenis
Of this measure, We know of no better means for Sc
curing It's early accomplishment. We. however, are
not among the plotters. While avowing ourselves
distinctly favorable 10 annexation, We entirely OPP
posed TO the sham reciprocity now proposed 10 be
established, by which give all and obtain little
nothing in return. Annexation il bound to come in
reasonable time and We do not deem it necessary to
sacrifice the farmers OF the middle States to the man
uacturers and fishermen of the eastern Ones for the
purpose Of accomplishing in i've years what will be
10 come in ten or fifteen, without the slightest
sacrifice. IT, however, by any combination of Fed
'ersl Wings" - Aboitonlsts" and slaye-driyers the
measure should be forced upon the country we shall
find our consolation in the beeftha no other could he
devised calculated so speedily to place CANADIAN scna
tors and Canadian Representative in the Congress of
the United States for its inevitable effect must be
that OF converting the whole people north of Mason
and Dixons line into anncxstouist,