The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-27
. p,.. To- the Annexation of Canada By a
Slglsh Settler.
mn rua RDITOa or THE HERALD.

In Ina rororso E, COscnist Of the 9Th Of July
.rco .nns.,.a bss6.6 " Constitutional Changes, &C."
The article ia an answer No oe which appeared in tho
Oswego Tines which staies che iemedy Tor the evils eK-
tpg in Canada be annex stio0 70 inc uned STATES.
which would be the meaDs Of inaenS emgrAns 10 settle
in Canada, &c.
The article the Consg does not meet the proposition
cy fair argument and reason but ndu2 In silly remarks
ABOUT bass wood hams wooden nuimegu absence o. foe
dom the United States, freedom 10 be found only on
b'NSh sou, &C. This is the old twkdde over again
ouo'' time ago an article appeared in the Nsw York
hkkAIp from Toronto correspondent complauny OF tho
upsIsrts who infest Canada The editor OF the Coni
se up kiad Of bloodhound yell at this apd ssks sswno
10 the correspondent Of the NEW YoR9 anpAIDYwu 10 IL
he--where 10 he--who knows anything about MIN ~ 1
have no doubt but the C5onit man would ke "a drive
the evils which ac. Canada west and Which ressS ~.
material and social progress OF the country Tere
shadow OF doubt but that the Ia.e and s
depression in business in Canada Weet has bosn ~
tie failure Of the crops but had the crops not failed md
business continued a. prosperous ss before tho
ihure OF the crops there still other evils the eec
OF which are evident 70 any will look with n.
unpfeudiced mind the startling fact that while the
Csnsdas altogether only number about three mops a.
people tho United States number abou, thirty illoas
The crops have failed In Of the Western Jnite6
ssses as VOL rs IN Canada West the winters long
the so here genera rch with abundance OF TINT
1ne Canadian farmers are also nearer 70 q market than
many OF me farmers in the Western Uated Thsa
why do farmers prefer the Western even the Northwa
err United States, 70 Canada WestS
them out no matter nov unos.tsble Il nav ~ po o
par ucuaE ClssS Canada cursed with land
Who ruin everything tney touch, who feast and fattse
on the very life blood OF the working classes keeping
thousands Of families In wretchedness and poverty Who
put Tor their insatiabe avarice, might portion Of
sie willing 70 work and live the proceeds Of honest
TOLL There s end TO the misery which these drones
eDta on the industrious classes in Canada They pan
defed TO- they are called gentlemen anu IN return they
orowbes bully and insult every noble ded man Who
dare 70 call in question the morality of schemes 10
isct, no man Is considered gentleman or respectable
~ho does not own property. Next come the bosses.
who sene' ally prefer men OF the spaniel dog breed who
dare not repe their nsolence even some of thoea
yrAos with brszen impotence, call themselves REFORM
era while their actions are those of avarcous tyrauts
iew DAYS ago an s,ass appeared in the Conis Gu
lie members By account OF the wealth saad houses
OF the Fifth avenue OF New York. Not word 10 ever
uttered pectDg tbs origin OF those Ftn avenue mor-
chants The mechanics and working classes are
tod that oi those rich were originally me-
chsnics and working men generally.
Who have raised tho cites Of the United States aad
made the republic greaH The people-the in 1ustrous
Birmingham, &c. Kthat vile law Of entail EogiSnd vas
Done away with how long would the leisure Cass-the
droues Of society 70 keep from people tnsr
fghtY DO away, lsy, with laud speculation in Cansda
sua as much possible mitisate the evils Gas already
~'ongh,, and you will see the Same results Of their
Prosperity has humanizng influence on all except tho
lowest Class OF minds, especially when prosperity u the
result Of honest industry and ecoaony The people arc
toe Natural owners OF the SOIL and no government hss
right to give away tacr property TO individual specu-
ja;ors, thus giving them the power to oporess aud
tyraunze over the people by exsOriipg from them im
p,oals the land which they have no, Improved
or MADE Of any more value.
ua,ed States from iS%c 70 81 acre wts ysrsss
Of rich soil and climate whS wonder that emu
and even people who have lived in Canada prefer
l row propose 10 compare the Homestead exemptoa
law ano the law relating property taxes, for example,
OF the State Of New York; with those Of Canada relating
rents and taxes.
AS understand the homestead exemption law, it pre-
utter wrecaednsss and dsstituon poor sensns who i
unable to pay his rent allowing the landlord power
only Of putting into the street the goods Ct the tenant
me sberih having the power TO seize what the Ia
siders more than sufficient for the keep house
and carry on business with The requisite process Of
and landlords generally their rents one month 10 al
vance; so landlord never need lose much.
In regard to the law relating TO property taxes New
York takes notice Of the tenant the property
responsible for the taxes, and the taxes remain unpaid
LOT aFee ear Lease q TIE property sold to pay tho
pays the taxes and expenses. have been acquainted
with several landlords In the United Safes and never
heard OF one Of them utter one word OF complaint against
ether OF the above named laws and believe by ali en-.
lighiened minds the homestead exemption law s con-
sdered Of the most humane achievements Of modern
legislation. Suppose that few months are occasionally
lost what OF thar Why should be from
Losses any than other peopleP why should mans
obtaining living be taken from him for pary
month rent, thus reducing himself and family perhaps
in severe winter TO state Of misery and deslituton,
thus blasting the future prospects Of his chill.
den and perhaps preparing the way for their final ruin
10 Canada, ia rent no matter how small the
amount every vesge of property he possesses may be
the property tax remain unpaid matter If the taxes
were due long before the last tenant upon hired
the premises the goods Of the tenant be lawfully
seized and sold 10 pay the taxes and expenses The
10 effect says the property Of the privileged caasthe
leisure csssis sacred and must not be touched but
working are OF no account-you can Jake theirs I
have often heard it asserted by British subjects thst
property liz sacred British soil than United
Satee but those people took care not to add the oro
perty Of the privileged Glaze" Why Sir .ae Law OF re-
pudation orig IN Eogand to protect the arsocracy
or rather to empower them TO rob and plumber their
creditors What difference In there between the law Of
entail and the doctrine Of reputation? difference.
Entaed property free and uuencumberedt to
ne no matter how much debt his pIOlgate and unpru-
ciped father may have contracted; but then they are
gentlemen, TO whom the people must look up their
superors As patterns OF morality and intelligence. ihs
late elections in Eogaud exhibit those fine English gentle
men in their true light.
entertain for those laws the deepest hatred and
teHpt, and cannot help thinking that the people VINO
tolerate them are worthy the name of free and
rous peoples they suggest TO ones mind the manners and
customs OF savage and barbarous age.
do not wonder that emgrants pass the Canadian
coil with feelings akin to those which men entertain while
orossng the istnmus Of Panama They hurry along
If perchance they should halt at Toronto or
any other place on the line of travel In
sands having left for the United States. Their eyes are
greeted with empty houses and Shops and notices
I'm " Hko place lOr Tent8 tAXe6 II
mechanic can raiee cash enough to pay his passage
across the lake he leaves Canada forever disguised with
the tyranny and injustice which he has et behind him.
And yet be has done no wrong his greatest crime pow
ery and hs greatest fault to have loved too well coun-
try which did appreciate his labor TAX Of slavery
IN the South and Of free British so Sir 90 in for tho
acknowledgment and elevation Of the white working peo
pie in Canada and elsewhere whoever heard tell slave
In the South shooting himself because he and his family
starving for breadp This occurred here only few
weeks ego; and while religious synods were congratulate
ing themselves the prosperous OF their finances
aad wore planning 70 send missionaries nation
Of weed black savsges, who live in and Incidence.
in the South they would do well TO look frs. homo and
not continue to be the dupes Of pack designing knnves
The editor Of the C0Ionis Gays that to open the flood
gates Of Yankeed0m TO this country would be TO sap the
vtas Of the liberal institutions Of this country The flood
gates Of old England Germany and elsewhere have been
opened and the people Of those countries rushed 70
the United States and have they slapped the institutions
OF the United Sates Let facts and figures speak
elves. While Canada only numbers about three millions