The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-24
canadian annexation.


-,.,., p.,,.u On the authority Of Judge Halt
=. "a Nnxs Scotia. accuses the Congress Of the
,.a..ua state. Of having sent an agent to inspect
a., ....,s..tlons OF Cenafa, ascertain the chafac
.,A nrr,bers of the militia, and examine INTO inc
,4..a, of the arsenals Of the province. 4 ~
.,., a. annex the Canadas ia boldly asserted
"a. .r.So,v declared that the United States have
.toir ,oxc,nns regards exed upon both Canada AMI
C,ha and are only waiting favorable opportnni
~ n devour them both bodily
,, q. scarceiy possible 50 conceive that such q
.n.r,ro can be seriously believed by any one out
Ia. ~ Eedlam If Judge Halliburton has mad"
,ho statements attributed to him. no must ha'r
,,.o,v, them 70 be without foundation. such e!'
,.oraipary allegations surely demanded some SEM
,i.noc If proof and should like to see the pr
.Dodincs Of Congress, which can be produced, II
.unnnrt Of the astounding assertion Tho past &C
,;or ~ Congress il always with open doors ana IL
t,l view of the world. If 1t ever ordered an agent
% Canada for the purposes indicated ny jug
u.libur,on or for any other purpose 1t must nav
h.o, known 10 the whole world, and the pt'P'
and ,,ress Of the United states would he quite a.
1kely to know all about it as Judge Halliburton
The Philadelphia Ledger justly remarks that -"
;s a disgrace to any writer for the English press
and much the more to contributor Ter hFS'
class magazine to exhibit; such intense and almost
malicious stupidity; for the sentiment Oh 'be pc"
rle Of this Republic has declares i'Seli ho' o"''
only. but frequently, against foreign ahs''S'i''
and conquest. The strong sense OF the community
repudiates oven the notion of annexation, ui"'S ~
cases whore the population to he anhe1 eo h"' Pc
utical ideas similar 10 our own. or where tD' ''l y
tory promises at an early day 10 be occupied .!
coIonists carrying with them these ideas' We
hmericaXa rest the pcrmanencF oi our 'ne'''H'
tioBs ON the virtue aud wisdom oi our ci''@eh'
knowing that on these foundations only can 'h'S
De sustained: and hence We desire no extension Oh
our boundaries. not even in the direction OF C"h"-
us. unless that extension will add 10 u.s. which as
Net il will not a people homogeneous with our
solves
We do not. however. agree with the Ledger when
il declares that the Canaias are fast graTtatinS to
wards the United States aud that they are even nov
only little lesc American than Ourselves. That
tbey are Il free peorlr and have free press, il no
more than can be said Of the mother country. But
Victoria has no where more loyal subjects, and
none who, in particular. hate Americans more cor
daily Canada is proudor OF being an appendaSe
If Great Britain The tail of the lion than of any
houors the United States could confer. Even If
she desired annexation, the acquisition is not lie
,IaLle, AMI would only increase the distractions
and weaken the strength Of our cvergrown Repub-
lie The people Of our Northern States are already
49, infected with the anti-slavery views that the hal
mOny Of thc country is perpetually interrupted by
that disturbing subject. In Canada they go a bow
shot beyond American sbolition. The whole popL-
laion, with scarcely a solitary exception. rum
mad anislavrry fanatics, and their addition to the
American Union would give an overwhelming pre-
ond"ranCe to the anti-slavery faction and lead to
an immediate change of the L. s. Constitution
the result OF which would DO, that as Canada canr
IA, III" southern States would go ont If this is
the object desired by those in this country who
favor the ultimate annexation Of Canada. they are
seeking the right means to the proposed end. But
Canada can never become a part OF the present
American Unious