Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-07-17

laws ior tue puOiiC yOou.
As to the advantages and disadvanta ses
over what is enjoyed in the States, |
think. as a whole, the balance would be
in favor of the Provinces. The influence
OF the Government in elections. by sub.
sides and the appointment of officers, is
infinitely less than with you. No gov
crnment or Legislature would enact law
equivalent, or bearing any resemblance.
to the kansis-Nebraska bill, or the Fu-
gitivc Slave law, and stand a month =
The Government would be put down at
once, and better one provided to supply
its place.
Nor do We ever hear of such decisions
IN the courts Of law as those in the cases
Of Burns, Passmorc Williamson, Booth.
Bully Brooks, and Dred Scott. Nor are
the people here ever troubled with Lynch
Law, Vigilance Committees, Border Ruff
fans, or Baltimore Plug U5lies." And
the people pray most dcv5utly, with the
Episcopal Church, From all such men
and means, Good Lord deliver US.
In another particular, namely, .ha. cf
taxes, the people in this province have
greatly the advantage. The taxcs arc
nearly nominal. Your reala-s would
open their eyes and say. Il swow,' il |
were to tell them tha, they pay ten dol
lars taxes whore their cousins here are
not called upon to pay one, \ friend
here from Maine. who has accumulat,l
large fortune, owning two lrrga m i,
lands, AMI 4 number of valuable lw H
lns houses, ani is, perhaps, worth S7o.-
600. assured me that his taxes d. not
average $40 per yclr. Io1 will ask m.
"liov Is the sofcrnm ut and Necessary
institutions supported = vii tell yna.
the Governor Is appointed IN En,l nj,
and EnS.and h4sto pay him. The naval
aud m,iittFy establishments are appointed
aaa suatc BY the home government.
N III Sogetam Mt a. home hlve to fo7t
the oils. In. Province, hive no reprc.
stn'atoa IN the English Parliament, and
| pte,une 1t was established as jus.
principle IN 16-"No taxation without
representation -
Bn; yoa will inquire az in, How are
the House Of Ass mbly and Lesislative
Council paid and r3als mlda. e." By
the revenue at.Sins from comm, rec. Al
produce, as gr4ia. Aear, corn, sugar,
oots, vegetables, mutton, beef. pork, but
ter, che fruits, &c. come duty free.
Manufactured articles of all description,
pay duties. whether from the States or
England. They have generally paid ten
per cent. but the Assembly, last year,
laid on an additional tax Of two-and-a-
half per cent, to build the Railroad now
in process Of construction through the
Province. The common roads and
BRIGGS are made by appropriations by
the Legislature, from these funds; and SO
are almost all the other expenses paid in
the same way.
Thus YOU see that Her Maesty's sub
jects in British North America have no
object to induce them to come and knock !
at the door OF your Congress, and plead
for annexation to the model Republic :,
Nor would they consent to be united
with the present Amcri an government;
with its hereditary en,ailmcnt Of the
patriarchai institution.
Ia few days the celebration Of your
National Independence viii take place
in Portland, Boston, and other cities OF
the Union; when merchants and other
visitors will b. prcs,n: from this country.
What do you suppose they will think
and sly. while hearing from the Declar-
alton the setferideh fact that all are born
equal. and have iralicnable ri shts. as
life, liberty, g.. posted up as thy are on
the subject of our cherished system of
Slavery. They say we Americans have
curious n,tons, canting abou, liberty,
and yet loving slavery almost to id1la-
try.
lnste Il Of annexlng the Provinces to
the States, some of the people here talk
about annexns the Free States to Brit
ish North America, as an asylum from
the oppression of the American Govern
m mt anl ar,fis' FIN the tyrn1y of
= he slavthuiin. i-tr-ty. wIull
you, Mr.. Z i!t1r. Ike th4t, F,r myself,
| think, as tlings are progressing. Bro
ther jonathan may do worse than that.
y.
III maa die. shall h, live again."
And once year have the daisies an.
swered it, ami every day has the morn
a