The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1860-02-11
The Hopes OF England on s:ss issssoiafson
II fsss ANN Inslts kJlfia,.. 1 - ~

The EIarss OF England OF sse D5ssotafioH
cf tse American Unaa,..
The mails Of Tie Anglo-Sason reached New
York oi the evening Vi The 2Dth. We publish
The following very significant article from the
I.oudeu Past, the government organ, on Eng-
land'a hopes of r4gaining her power IN ihe
American continent by means vi the ";rre-
pressible conflict !"
Within the iast month the Victoria Bridge,
the greatest triumph of engineering SCIENCE,
has been oreued, and the wealth of the West
ern States and of Canada will be carried elong
the Grand Trunk Railway 10 The Atlantic
terminus, ut Portland. Canada thanks to
British and psositcist capital AID enterprise
possesses the longest separate Inc If railway, in
the world. 1t is, however, greatly 10 be regret
ted that this line was not Continued exclusive
~ through British territory 10 Halifax but
this object we have q sangtliin4 hope will be-
~acconpIishsa gpever thai geSeral eonledefa-
tiuu If The Sizes Of British North 4Aslntst lea
comes 10 take p,ace-a matter wticIa, tas long
engaged The attention Of the people ii Casisda.
and which must at ITO distant day engage Ihe
attention ef the British Parliament. ii q war
should unfortunately occur between Engla d
and The United States. the former would be
excluded during one half If The year from all
direct access to Canada. Age7n, if the Nor.
thera States should separate from the Southern
on the question Of s~lauery--one which now 81
fercefy ugisates the public mind in America
that portion Of The Grand Trunk, Raii.a,
which traverses Maine, might 1T any day be
CLOSED Against England. uBitess, indeed. iht
people Of that state, Nth an elm to cnnanepe1a,
profit, shotM offer 10 aunex Themselves to Gssa
Il Hr Hin tpYiFftUFs an yNett n r. nos, .nE ya n
grounds, it is obviously necessary tbat BRITISH
North America should possess orffae Attantj,
a port open at nil times OF the ycar-a por
which, whilst The terminus Of thai Fliiwa,
communication which is destined To do 81
mnch for the deye,olement and eensolidatio,
OF the wealth and prosperity uf British NUrii
America, viii make England eqrully IN peac
and War independent Of the United States. W
J tr,ist that the question Of confederation vii
be speedily forced npon the attention Ct he
aiesty's Ministers, The present time is mos
prapitiatts fer its discussion. Whist the mos
taistipgai4haas 91pa in The united States. sue
MS the President ard Gen. Winfield Scott
view with natural d7strast and apprshens'o
Tie agitation wAifh is gfonia1g aGps7n Ameyic
= IN .Japor Of a dissolution d t&e Uason, til
Z people ot Canada are slli.t antf canes4itei ~
+ der British l'l9es thinking more e economy an
iraee tlatl OF any constitutional changes wt1ie
a they know could not confer nFo6 them q siugl
s. iota OF real liberty and happiness more TIN
( they now enjoy. But If slavery is TO be til
t Nemesis of republican 4 merica--if eeoaratio
IA 10 take ptace-the coufedera:ea States {
British North America, then q strong an
compact nation. woald virtually hold tt
balance Of power on the continent, and lead
The restoration Of that snfus3te uhieh mo,
7aaia eighty gears ago England ,cas suppose
10 Aape lost. This object, with the %pncertai
! future Of republican institutions in the Quite
i State before us, is q subject worthy Of Il
early and earnest consideration uf the Parli,
i nent and people Of the mother country.