The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-07

added their he DIS over schemes r invading
Canada, an sending an expedition to Ireland.
That the facts discl sed had really taken place,
we have r. ason to Goubt but for John Mitchell
and his Irish friends to fancy they were going
to shake spheres, and conquer provinces, or
for william II. Seward and his organs to rub
their hams gle fully over the prospect of gain
ing more abolition allies and fresh accessions
Of free soil strength, Trough the aid of u
moor creatures, is really on par With ssscso
Panza's fancying he was governor Of flourish
ing island The analogy, by ',he w.y. might
be drawn still closer; for, as wa understand,
it was settled by the doughty COP. ederates that,
il order to satisfy both the Fish and the aboli-
ton wing Of the army, John Mitchell should be
Governor Of the conquered Province of Cana
da and Henry ]. Raymond Lieutenant Cover
nor. 1t is to be regretted, for the sake Of our
Canadian neishbors and the world at large,
that these Ewo illustrious personages will not
have anopportunity Of displaying their public
usefulness in the capacities aforesaid but no
man can struggle against destiny, and the
Irish must bottle up their valor. 1t will be
failing him, the Governorship of Coney Island
is vacant; and though the emoluments are not
equal to those of an Alabama plantation, the
honor is far greater. The wish Of his heart,
cherished fondly between sigh over Eelands
wrongs, and a snarl at AngloSaxon perfdy,
was for gang of fat negroes to drive; it can
not be realized there for the negroes one meets
~ l.
But if the negroes are Got fat, the clans are
and for the present, the illustrious Irish pa
triot must content himself with the ownership
Of the bivalves instead Of the bipeds.
Our Canadian contemporaries have done us
some injustice in coupling our name with the
movement. We merely recorded the fact of the
existence of the conspiracy and the coalition
between Mr.. Mitchell and Mr.. Seward so far as
our own opinion went, we never regarde. t.he
matter otherwise than as bagatelle. We are,
it is true, very DESTROYS that steps should be
taken for the transfer of Cuba to this country;
but that desire does not imply similar wish
as regards Canada. The two cases are widely
and essentially different; and the points Of differ
ence are SO important that it may be we'll to
mention them for the information of those who
now confound the two colonial dependencies.
The only motive that could induce us to pos
sess ourselves of Canada is political one--a
desire that our northern boundary should be the
perennial SHOWS and impenetrable forests
Of the north. To a nation devoted to peace
Cuba, ON the contrary, we desire to pos
sess on grounds commercial, and military
as well as political All classes are alike
interested in its annexation. Cuba, in the
hands of foreign power, necessarily threatens
our southern and transcQntinental trade: Cana
da, in case of war, would be SO difficult to guard
that it could never become dangerous neigh
Dor, Cuba shuts out our exports by it's abomi-
nable tariff; Canada takes all we can send her
and makes yearly alterations in her tariff to
suit us. In Cuba -four is SIG so barrel, thus
diminishing our exports of the article thither:
from Canada we take more flour than we send
and find in return an excellent market for q va
riety of our manufactures. The people of Ca
NADIA are happy, contented, and free under the
British rule the Creoles arc only kept down
by bayonets The Canadians lose no opportu-
and us closer, more intimate and more friendly;
the Cuban authorities lose no opportunity of
showing their desire to break off their inter-
course with us altogether, by insulting our flag
and molesting our vessels In one word, Cana
da is as good a customer, and better friend
than she could be were she annexed Cuba is
the worst customer and the most direct enemy
bau oh ,rx,scb c.
the annexation of the one without the other.
There is yet another reason why project for
adding Cuba to the Union is more sensible than
scheme for annexing Canada. To the last it
would be utterly ridiculous to expect Great Bri-
tain to consent; whereas her objections to the for
mer could certainly be overcome. A day is surely
at hand when British statesmen will be convinced
of the emptiness of the notions about balances Of
power on this continent; or will learn at least.
that no balance can be worth any thing where
the scales are uneven, and that no power in this
country can equipoise the United States. BY
the time this obvious truth has begun to make
its way into the British mind another Of equal
moment will be entertained by the mercantile
community Of England. British merchants and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VIII Wy tliil title HdVe begun 10
see that Cuba, under the stars and stripes, would
consume about ten times the amount Of British
goods and manufactures she now does; and in
return would send to England much larger
quantity Of sugar, tobacco and molasses. They
sec that new trade would be opened for
British ships. In short they would reap all
the advantages which the opening of rich
country, now comparatively closed to trade,
could not but confer on one of the leading CON-
mercial nations Of the world. These ideas will
find their way sooner or later into John Bulls
head; and then he will be the first to second our
designs on Cuba.
The FIRE TELEGRAPH OF New YORK.-A
plan was proposed about two years ago, in the
Cam Car ~ ~,