The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-06

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The Revolution Spreading I'm Canada.
There Is great excitement all over Canada,
arising from the plan of Mr.. Seward to admit
that province into the Union. The journals are
all discussing it at great length, aud transfer
ring our articles on the subject to their
columns, that they may be circulated through
out the provinces.
The people Of Lower Canada are not quite
SO fast as those Of the Upper province, and
their newspapers partake of the same charac-
teristics. Hence the Quebec journals do not
enter SO warmly into the project of annexation
as the papers Of Toronto. The Upper province
is all but revolutionized, and its journals are
more opeR in the expression of their senti-
ments. The journals of Lower Canada
are more reserved, because the popu-
latiOn is slower in political movements
But even there it is easy to see
that the revolution has taken hold, and the
Quebec papers are helping it along. The Giro
nicle, in reprinting an article Of the NEW YORK
HERALD, with the caption of "Perturbations in
Canada" says it is cool on our part TO talk Of
perturbations in the British provinces when
our own Union is convulsed, disrupted, half
bankrupt" and when Gin one of its States a
petition has been signed by thousands for a
uncticn with Canada" This last statement is
news to us; but we suppose our contemporary
knows what is going on on both sides of the
line. He admits that in Western Canada the
people are clamoring for separation from
Lower Canada, which would lead to the an
nexation Of the Upper province to the Ameri
can States west of it." This confirms what the
Toronto Leader said the other day about the
yearning Of the people Of Upper Canada for
larger share Of nationality, and their readiness
to unite with our Northern c0nfederacy. The
editor of the Chronicle says New York would
be the rival of Quebec, and therefore he
does not want the Empire State of the
North in the same Union with Canada. This is
about as selfish and contracted as the policy Of
the Charleston journalists sacrificing the in
terests Of the State from jealousy Of New York
commerce. but more enlarged views prevail
among the people. The Quebec editor pro-
poses to unite with Maine, Vermont and New
and give the Canadians all they want" He
adds that they are "bound by common ties of
interest with the State of Maine," though not
with New York.
This will do very well for beginning. As
to organizations in Canada, our contemporary
feels 100 sensitive. We did not mean to offend.
We were conscious that they existed in our
own country, and only said they had extended
over the British line-a fact which our contem.
porary proves by another article in the same
number, upon "the Anderson case in England"
in which he says "the action Of the English
Court of Queens Bench seems exceedingly
strange" and at is unheard of that an English
court Of law should undertake litigation in
case yet pending in our own courts;" for elf
such proceedings are legal then the question
is raised whether the Canadian courts or minis
tiers have any authority at all in international
matters" Precisely so; and this raises the ques-
ton of union with the Northern confederacy of
free States, in which the Canadians will be part
and parcel of great, sovereign, Independent
Power, and not q petty and dependent pro-
vince The Chronicle faars that ga very un-
toward complication may arise, to be followed
up by similar ones, If the principle (of SUBJ
hitting to an imperial edicD were once admit
ted.v
Verify, this is but revival in another form
of the hostility of the British colonies to the
stamp Act and the duty on tea eighty or ninety
years ago.
In his next number our contemporary seems
to improve in temper, and intimates that our
articles give him pleasure. 1t may also be in
ferred that he calculates they give pleasure
and instruction to his readers, for he quotes
them at some length, and winds up by leading
us to expect some secret communications from
the citadel Of Quebec, with view to its sur
render to the Northern confederacy.
The Quebec Advertiser also copies several
Of our articles on the subject and is thus
drusing useful knowledge where we want it to
go. The Montreal Gazette thinks highly of the
plan of Northern confederacy embracing the
British provinces, and says 1t evidently ema-
mates from no common mind"
So much for the journals Of Lower Canada.
Let us see what they say in Canada West The
Toronto Globe of February 2, returning to
the case Of Anderson, says there is an un-
wonted excitement for the last three days"
among the bench and the bar. They repudiate
"tbe musty precedents dating FIVE hundred
years back which were quoted In Westminster
Hail." and they resent the assumption Of the
English court as gross and special insult to
themselves, independently Of The Indignation
sohich they feel, in common wih the rest Of the
community, at the attempted violation Of those
principles Of self government ,ohich toas thought
had been firmly established in Canada" "The
threatened collision" adds our contemporary,
would be very awkward affair" To the
same effect, if not still stronger, is the Ian