The New York herald., 1862-01-12

country. Long sfter there q great liberal party
Il that il Was out Of favor al home
and that IL cheated In practice Of the dement's which
had been grated in theory There was perhaps no season
OF deeper despair in Canada than that in which the people
OF both found themselves little the better for the
reformed methods OF government and regarded as dis
given to the minority who had kept their liberties out Of
their hands to the last minute While such the terms
on which the colony and the mother country living
was natural that the Americans should speculate on
the disgust and disappointment Of the great majority Of
the people Of Canada Their mistake has been in not OBJ
serving the effects Of constitutional from the
time Of its having fair play and Of the citizens being
satisfied that their political lot In their hands,
The commercial classes In Canada had other grievances
when they felt the rst effects Of roe trade before the
Navigation laws were repealed In the English market
they were beaten by the Americans, weighted they
they were met by protective duties So that they suf
fersd at both ends of their line Of trac, while their
neighbors were prottng by the new free trade from
which they were excluded. This astrong bribe to
them to place themselves under the system which
was apparently eDrchng the Americans
Al the same time immigrants pouring into the
United States in preference Canada stimulating jea
lousy the one hand and emulation on the other AT
such uncture there were doubt many Canadians dis
posed TO listen to invitations TO enter the republic and
things were then said which quoted by Ameri-
and received by hearers who have kept up with
the march Of events and have been told how the
Canadians enjoy THAR virtual Independence and go
vernment The Reciprocity Treaty, however turned the
fortunes Of CANADIAN trade long ago. and the repeal Of the
Navigation laws fairly opened the European market to the
colonists They and the mother country on good
understanding Their self government has boen improy
ing while that of the United States has been deterorang
through the evil influences of slavery aud only discon
tented and baed partisan leaders revert to the old
proposal OF trying republican institutions at the cost OF
merging tho existence Of Canada in that OF republic
suffering under moro formidable adversely than Canada
ever knew.
No honest statesman, who is careful to understand
what he speaks Of, henceforth pretend to believe
that Canada Is disoyal to England envious OF tho
United States. Tho loss OF primary liberties tho
American side has been greater than the gain Of
free government the Canadian Any Implication with
slavery such has always existed in the United States,
and has been much aggravated within twenty years. is
thoroughly odous the Canadians. II must be long be-
fore the progressive prosperity cf the republic be
restored while present events indicate of the tide
Of immigration into Canada u is also far agreeable
to tho colonists to bo spoken Of a prey which
the republic appropriate at pleasure and they
sent the assumption that they must be willing to merge
their political existence, invited in system
as yet vitiated by an evil which spoi!s its working
and which must break the constitution well the
Union, before IL be got rid or The English in
Canada pleased the Americans work ont their
own political When American statesmen and
American citizens perceive this they will thce
will then be end of the insults to Engand Canada
and to the good and upright principle Of the Amer
people which asprants to the Prcsdentship and
purpose Of gaining the vanity of the young nation
to their interest. Meantime, such slight review
OF the wrongs and relies Of Canada within the memory
of our generation may to account FOR the
strange audacity and wrongieadedness with which
politician and agitator here and there still undertakes
to the will and the destnies If the free
loyal people Of Canada.