The New York herald., 1862-01-12
The Monroe DoctriHe-Ifs Relation to
Canada in an English Point Of View.


Few things have puzzled those who, with only
Average acquaintance with American affairs, wish to
think well Of the people Of the United States than their
way of talking about acquiring Canada. II Is quite true
that ii Is established habit in Amerc, for political
asprants TO promise Canaa 10 the citizens, and the
citizens TO assume that the acquisition OF Canada Ia
only question II time II IL quito that since tho
existing American revolution took form tho American
Secreary u state has repeated his former assumption
about the duty and expcdicncy OF annexing Canada
that public who should be wiser and more scrupu.
than Mr. Seward has shown himsclft TO he have
fallen into his way Of talking on this matter When
duiges in profgae talk Of that kind, Engshmen may
we'll ask what can mean aud whether the Americans
imagine the Canadians ready make part of tho re-
public, whether they propose TO seize The country
first, and propatc the inhabitants afterwards.
vi easonabc as tho talk o American orators s Is
ntsyibo to thUsc who knew Canada quarter OF con-
nry and who have known tho United States SINCE
American audiences md newspaper reaiors apt
ngcr upon bygole facts and IDEAS and the other
hand their orators and JOURNALISTS at dsincned
10 drop Indictments which have been effective and
very apt TO believe what convenient at the momont
Thus hclr something about annexing Canada every
few weeks months, though II SOUNDS strangely
it would Ianish neghbors b id our members
Of Parliament Lord Russell tectota lecturers
refer ing 10 an approaching time when Denmark would
have become English How could such practice obtain
footing Ia AmcftR
chiefly Great allowance Is TO be made for that com.
placency Of which hear much, and for other
aspect o the same compscencythe sincere pity which
the Americans fcel for everybody who does not live
under their government They live far away from the
old countries of tho civilized world they nothing
in their hemisphere to compare with thoir own
prosperity: they not as people, conscious OF the
defects VI their poy o any political adj
vantagcs social superiority Of any kind among nations
whom they suppose themselves to have outstipped
in all ways In tho acquisition Of wealth. They are
IN short young and successful nation and they have
naturally taken Tor granted that old fashioned colony
hitherto slow In its grow would bc delighted become
glorious group Of states in their glorious Union. But
this general notion and universal complacccy would not
have suite ID without definite facts 10 support them
Meantime. tho asccndancy Of the Southern faction hal
introduced new policy OF annexation for tho support Of
slavery. Texas stolen, Mexico was humblcd, Cen
trial America being got ready, and Cuba attacked
with this object and the Northern men, especially anti
slavery ncn made arrangements for adding free State
to the Union for every slave State aided by
the South. They would cut up their new North
west territory into Owe states; and then there
Canada where tens Of thousands Of fugitive negroes
living already Canada must BIO had for the best
antsiavery and really republican II tho Mon
doctrine 10 hold good for the South, IL hold
good for the North too. Hence men who should have
been wiser and more scrupuous have talked too often
and too long about possessing country which does not
belong 10 them.
All this however, would havc been mere moonshins
then the talk about Canada Is now II Canada had
bcsn ihsn what II Ia We must remember how late
ly that thorough good understanding existed be-
tween the great liberal party in the colony and the mother