New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-13
BRITISH AMERICA.
To the ESisor Of The n. Y. Tribune.

To the ESisr Of The 3. y. Tribune
SIR When the United States Of America declared
themselves free and independent the eleventh article
Of their Confederation stipulated that Canada ae-
" ceding to the Confederation and joining in the meas.
&c ures of the United States shah be admitted into and
/" entitled to the advantages of this Union"
This offer was, doubt, made in good faith verify
believing at the time that they bad something desirable
to offer participation H. Nothing Of course, was
said abOut the disadvantage they in quite as good
faith, undoubtedly believed they bad none but what
they had it in their power to rid themselves Of The
offer, however, was not embraced A hundred years
has rolled around, and what do we now witness
Canada still loyal but free receiving the heir their
constitutional throne with open armsa Joyous hearty
enthusiastic recepton-showing themselves in every
way respectful bapTy, and cOniented people with
but slSht exception, IN which Hibernian loyalty
seemed only to efIervesce jealous of another race and
religion, who, as they thought, were showing too
great attention TO the representative Of the throne thsy
love-. We see, on the oiLer hard, portion OF ne
United States receiving the scion of royalty with
equal demonstrators Of es eci AID esteem, while an
other portion striving 10 exteae themselves from
the bonds Of Union that bind them 10 be fee: How
striking the change Where lies the cause This
query however 1t Ii not toe object of the present az
tice 70 answer but the reflections naturally flow from
the consideration Of the facts. Ia returning TO NV
subject VIII quote from altitle that app cared In
The Hast Gted LORdOn Negr<-a paper that, so lar
as has spoken a, all las spoken sensbly Oh Canadian
afairs having had Of the ATTEST Of lis staff there
for the PAST six months:
The ongcbersbed project Of uniting 81 the lakes through
pavgable channels in ulb1osen course to the Lawrence
40 that vessel might sail from The inland Of the West to
Liverpool without breaking bua would be Of the nObs
engineering enter ses aud IN those regions ne
other plan well worthy iIoya soiet ds would be The formation
81 continuous line ofraway from haiS 70 sneoye OF 70
EewwestHnster the capitai OF british C9uInoa "ich pass
Eng entirely through hi eTi'ory would connect our Attain
Japan Indis . Arekipesgo Ihi. Toute
o. al isa9 19s M pr g = S t an ~ s 20 ~ Wa ovepo
General Of Csnada nor ha scal ID the attention ana apI0
q the present Duke Of Newcastle Esrl Grey and LzI Ign
posso me sy Pot Tow sd IN Puget sound point
o. M, ~. Moth Psc6c Ocean IL be the bseheld Of
Oriena traffic TIE MedeIenear IN former times 10
bis view hs railway would prove Of inesnebe value and N
order that Canada uAy hing her fr power INTO ecGn It may
b nssey that al hs & s D -i the lair Sf wild
beasts poh may be derived from fur and 'An may be de-
The projects may probably engage the thoughts Of the
Prince of%ales."
In reference TO the frstDamed project the Canadian
Governme1t have made survey under The able d.
rection Of Tbos. c. Cla Ike, esqy 10 determine the
q praoticabny Of navigation for vessels Of larger
., rss. between Montreal and Lake Huron, by way Of
81 The River Ottawa and ia tributary the MataWan,
81 lake NIissiugUe, and the irenth RIVER
H. renorts as follows on the lth Of March last, In
bis return TO Parliament. First, the distance az
about 431 miles, of which 352 are already COCO
natural navigation, and require no Improvement
and that il is perfectly practicable 20 TO improve the
g remaining ~ miles a. 10 convert lne Whole Gram
90 of waters into rstclas navigation Tor steam YES
"sel aud to reduce the leugth Of eanahng 10 S9'9S
" miles, OF, ereiussre OF the Lacnil'0 N'H"'' " 49,
% miles" -. NJ, GILL
ruts down the cost Of the improvemeni-capaDie oi
conveying vessels Of loo tuns bQTCen-ai aooat
sIo 10000. When il Is considered that TINS route
wond cut of nearly the entire length Of bo!h LAKE
Erie and Ontario say from 55g TO 4O0 nniet tul5
fac-when taken m connection WIN tne linicsy , ana
apidy increasing prOduc Of the great NCtn et
Is a matter wen worthy of serious consideration,
and that immediately Il. e -. s.1,r,ic and
Pacific Railway bndingiosetDeI all 'nt bn, ns;noo
xasi imrortanee not only IL coloLi4l oul nalon,I
- fcr botb commercial and military puiPVst.sS
The next session Of the CANADIAN fa ;,hont
take mo the Extended Confederation scheme, Will.
doubt and the policy that VIII tend most 20 80
80 ;nanenee Of Bi;ish Anne lea IS the creation OF
federal head allowing NewioundLhd, N ~ "III5H
Rrunsyyick inclucing Prince Edwaiu lsA-Liub
Canada East Canada West, the hed iItei S ~ ~. 10
Oiny and BIifish Columbia, seven III All, 10 ldHe
,her lsees independent ana soNe EN- - 80;
ino their own loral laws and having ociioi ii 80
sn affairs; each half Of Canada assuming sneh tnN
~ he pnblic debt aud each member Of ING Con-
1s,ev receiving a fixed portion Of me genera re'e
me the tariff being uniform, instead OF as d. pie,e
Zach having different raee, eOiiec'es a. 1t
"a trouble The various pursuits ol tLs new Ia w
epe -o,,Id al once almost become, give variety VI
Soan,s,ion and still united sympathy ana sens ;
SST1a tha maritime States are engaged ~ 1nS, nHS
and d mining pursuits and G1Pada w H dDG as snS
River Valley in agricultural Canh@ d Ifl with IL
mp T,ab nnsalaton, with ideas of nigraiioni
axep h';b Columbia With its gold Mines w9aid be
.. ss1 5 b g9GP than Si s shf S
a. iron hand across its American CoI0nles' uhlinkS
them al under d strong goye'Imeh. ~ y.i ~ thsr
the mother country leaving eafn SD a't not q Sir Ed
local affair. yet cer0 Or AsG6 ,b Du' s nGn time i
pluna nS~ o,IO ont The French Roman Cathohc IN
s" S@a Of Canads East and opening p on, =
eTss Of Il excellent Wild lands would induce gsd
sagon from az ps Of 'G DE n %1n thur giving
s,Sa5so9 H. ne prese railway III population li
esp.5 ' y Id he hut safe 70 predict thai lnseao